Systems for configuring components of a UAV

An unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAV) 100 includes a mounting frame onto which at least a payload 30 is affixed and further includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks 50-n operable in a predefined configuration and wherein each of the plurality of stacks is housed in a separate package. The UAV also...

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Main Authors Ronan Elliot Wilde, Andrew Paul Kelly, Iain Matheson Fraser, Matthew Charles Scrace, Geoff Mark Lawson
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.10.2020
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
COSMONAUTICS
ELECTRICITY
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAV) 100 includes a mounting frame onto which at least a payload 30 is affixed and further includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks 50-n operable in a predefined configuration and wherein each of the plurality of stacks is housed in a separate package. The UAV also includes one or more tanks 60 that are configured to supply hydrogen to the plurality of stacks. A propulsion system is configured to receive an output power generated from the plurality of stacks. A power controller 40 is configured to couple the plurality of stacks in the predefined configuration. The propulsion system may comprise motors 70 driving rotors 80.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20190005672