公开(公告)号：US09732731B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14658224

申请日：2015-03-15

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Brian Hachtmann ,  Damon Vander Lind ,  Maaike Louis Evers ,  Michael Simonian

IPC: B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/36 ,  E01F3/00 ,  F03D7/02 ,  B64C31/06 ,  F03D13/20

CPC classification number: F03D7/0268 ,  B64C31/06 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F05B2240/917 ,  F05B2240/921 ,  Y02E10/723 ,  Y02E10/728

Abstract: An airborne wind turbine system is provided including an aerial vehicle having a fuselage, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a rotatable drum positioned on a tower onto which the tether is wrapped when the aerial vehicle is reeled in, a perch extending from the tower, one or more perch booms attached to the perch panel and pivotably mounted to the tower, wherein when the aerial vehicle is secured to the perch, the aerial vehicle is positionable in a lowered parked position, and wherein the aerial vehicle is movable to a raised parked position caused by rotation of the one or more perch booms with respect to the tower.

公开(公告)号：US10243415B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15393955

申请日：2016-12-29

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Michael Grundmann ,  Brian Adolf ,  Eric Liu ,  Mathias Fleck ,  Maaike Evers ,  Matt Swinton ,  Michael Simonian

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/50 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/90

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing wireless power. The method includes determining a route in an area for a charger vehicle, where the charger vehicle includes a primary wireless power transceiver. The method further includes determining a schedule according to which the charger vehicle travels along the route. The method also includes determining a number of repeater vehicles to deploy in the area to extend a range of the primary transceiver of the charger vehicle. Further, the method includes deploying the determined number of repeater vehicles into the area. Furthermore, the method includes coupling each of the repeater vehicles to the charger vehicle via a respective first wireless resonant coupling link.

公开(公告)号：US20180141682A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15358935

申请日：2016-11-22

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Jesse Blake ,  Jim Schmalzried ,  Trevor Shannon ,  Michael Simonian ,  Sindre Klepp ,  Stephen Benson ,  Adam Woodworth

IPC: B64F1/32 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64F1/22

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/18

Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.