Embodiments are provided for charging system for an aircraft. The charging system may comprise a plurality of electric propeller units (EPUs), a plurality of battery packs configured to power the plurality of EPUs, a charge port configured to accept high voltage power to charge the plurality of battery packs, a common high voltage charging bus connected to the charge port, and a charge control unit configured to determine battery pack charge contactor commands based on flight information for an aircraft and a current state of each battery pack of the plurality of battery packs. The plurality of battery packs may be chargeable through the common high voltage charging bus and each of the plurality of battery packs may include a disconnection device configured to disconnect the battery pack from charging.
SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
2025-06-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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