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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Microlink Devices, Inc., Niles, IL (US);

Inventors:

Noren Pan, Wilmette, IL (US);

Raymond Chan, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);

Haruki Miyamoto, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Andree Wibowo, Des Plaines, IL (US);

Mark Osowski, Vernon Hills, IL (US);

Christopher Youtsey, Libertyville, IL (US);

David McCallum, West Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

MICROLINK DEVICES, INC., Niles, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); H02S 10/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64D 2211/00 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7083 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments include a kit for increasing endurance of a battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by incorporating flexible solar cells or applying flexible solar cells on a surface of a UAV or on a surface of a component of a UAV. The kit further include a power conditioning system configured to operate the solar cells within a desired power range and configured to provide power having a voltage compatible with an electrical system of the UAV.


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