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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Microlink Devices, Inc., Niles, IL (US);
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);
MICROLINK DEVICES, INC., Niles, IL (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments include a kit for supplying solar power in a battery-powered or fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by incorporating flexible solar cells into a component of a UAV, affixing flexible solar cells to a surface of a UAV, or affixing flexible solar cells to a surface of a component of a UAV. The kit also includes 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. Another embodiments include a solar sheet configured for installation on a surface of a UAV or on a surface of a component of a UAV. The solar sheet includes a plurality of solar cells and a polymer layer to which the plurality of solar cells are attached.