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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Wisk Aero Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Geoffrey Alan Long, Montara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/19 (2019.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B64D 27/31 (2024.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); B64D 35/021 (2024.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H02J 1/12 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01); H02M 3/04 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/19 (2019.02); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B64D 27/31 (2024.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); B64D 35/021 (2024.01); G01R 19/16542 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H02J 1/12 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02M 3/04 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); H02M 1/0067 (2021.05);
Abstract
An electrically powered vehicle comprises a DC bus and a plurality of batteries, each coupled in parallel to the DC bus. At least one switch is coupled in series between at least one battery of the plurality of batteries and the DC bus and a plurality of inverter circuits are each coupled in parallel to the DC bus. A plurality of motors are each coupled to a respective inverter circuit of the plurality of inverter circuits. In various embodiments the electrically powered vehicle further comprises a plurality of switches, each switch coupled in series between a respective battery of the plurality of batteries.