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Patent No.:

US 12611942 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 07, 2025

High power distribution architectures

Applicant:

Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pedro Roberto Paterson Carleial, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Geoffrey Christien Bower, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Alexander Stephen Ostrow, San Jose, CA (US);

Alex Clarabut, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Paul Frihauf, San Jose, CA (US);

Robert Alan Ng, Los Altos, CA (US);

Devesh Jain, North Billerica, MA (US);

Assignee:

Archer Aviation Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Timothy D Collins

Assistant Examiner:

Justin Michael Heston

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/357 (2024.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 58/10 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B64D 27/34 (2024.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); B64D 35/026 (2024.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); H01H 85/041 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H01M 50/583 (2021.01); H02J 1/08 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/60 (2026.01); H02J 7/62 (2026.01); H02J 7/64 (2026.01); H02J 7/65 (2026.01); H02J 7/80 (2026.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 58/10 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B64D 27/34 (2024.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); B64D 35/026 (2024.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); H01H 85/041 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/63 (2015.04); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H01M 50/583 (2021.01); H02J 1/086 (2020.01); H02J 1/106 (2020.01); H02J 7/60 (2026.01); H02J 7/62 (2026.01); H02J 7/64 (2026.01); H02J 7/65 (2026.01); H02J 7/80 (2026.01); H02J 9/06 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H01M 2200/103 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power distribution system for an aircraft, comprising: a plurality of electric propeller units (EPUs), a first paired battery pack unit, the first paired battery pack unit, and a second paired battery pack unit. The first paired battery pack unit may include a first battery electrically connected to a second battery via a first high voltage bus. The first battery may be configured to provide power to a first set of EPUs of the plurality of EPUs, the second battery may be configured to provide power to a second set of EPUs of the plurality of EPUs, the first battery may be configured to act as a backup battery for powering the second set of EPUs, and the first high voltage bus and the second high voltage bus may be electrically separate from one another.

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