RECHARGING AN AIRCRAFT BATTERY

摘要

And aircraft recharging station is provided for recharging an aircraft provided with a rechargeable battery. The recharging station includes a parking surface with conductive tiles selectively connected to an electrical power supply. The recharging station also includes a controller configured to determine a position of the aircraft on the parking surface by connecting, including being configured to iteratively connect a different pair of tiles to the electrical power supply to provide a circuit including positive and negative tiles connected thereto, and test an electrical circuit condition of the circuit, until a closed circuit condition is determined, thereby indicating that the aircraft is positioned on the positive and negative tiles, and that the battery is thereby rechargeable by the electrical power supply.

主权项

1. An aircraft recharging station comprising:
a parking surface disposed for an aircraft provided with a battery to rest thereon, the battery being rechargeable, and the parking surface comprising conductive tiles; a switching circuit configured to allow selectively an electrical connection between an electrical power supply and any two of the conductive tiles; and a controller configured to determine a position of the aircraft on the parking surface to allow recharging of the battery by the electrical power supply, including the controller being configured to control the switching circuit to iteratively connect a different pair of the conductive tiles to the electrical power supply to provide a circuit including a positive tile and a negative tile connected to the electrical power supply, and test an electrical circuit condition of the circuit connected to the electrical power supply, until a closed circuit condition is determined, thereby indicating that the aircraft is positioned on the positive tile and the negative tile, and that the battery is thereby rechargeable by the electrical power supply.