Title:
AERIAL VEHICLE AND TOWER INCLUDING CHARGING PORT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/117730
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is desirable to enable an aerial vehicle, such as a drone that performs maintenance and management of an overhead power line, to fly for long periods of time without landing on land and receive electrical energy from the overhead power line and a tower. In the present invention, a magnetic field generating module is attached to the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle itself generates electricity using a magnetic field emitted by an overhead power line, and the electricity is used as a power source of the aerial vehicle, which enables the aerial vehicle to continue flying for a long period of time. Additionally, by providing a charging port on a tower supporting the overhead power line, the aerial vehicle can continue to fly by charging a battery without landing on the ground. Furthermore, straddling or hanging from an overhead power line during flight can reduce battery drain and make it possible to fly for a longer period of time.
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Inventors:
KOMATSU NOBUAKI (JP)
ITO TOMOKO (JP)
ITO TOMOKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/045709
Publication Date:
June 17, 2021
Filing Date:
December 08, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL FRONTIER TECH LABORATORY INC (JP)
International Classes:
B64C27/08; B64C39/02; B64D27/24; B64F1/12; B64F3/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017094842A1 | 2017-06-08 |
Foreign References:
| US9421869B1 | 2016-08-23 | |||
| US20170015415A1 | 2017-01-19 | |||
| JP2018090990A | 2018-06-14 | |||
| JP2019089361A | 2019-06-13 | |||
| JPH033847B2 | 1991-01-21 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 4074595A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATENT CORPORATE BODY DAI-ICHI KOKUSAI TOKKYO JIMUSHO (JP)
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