A charging apparatus and method for charging an electric vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a lid, a plurality of cables, and a power switch. The apparatus may further include one or more wheels, lights, and speakers, which are operated in accordance with the functionality of…
A system for establishing a primary function display for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The system further includes a plurality of sensors that detects at least a metric and generates at least a datum based on the at least a metric. Specifically, state of charge is at least…
A charging apparatus and method for charging an electric vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a lid, a plurality of cables, and a power switch. The apparatus may further include one or more wheels, lights, and speakers, which are operated in accordance with the functionality of…
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an electric vehicle charger including a charger base housing an energy source, a charging cable coupled to the energy source, a charging connector for coupling the charging cable to an electric vehicle, and a cable storage device disposed within the charger…
An apparatus for a locking thermal conditioning hose for an electric aircraft, the apparatus comprising a thermal conditioning hose comprising a thermal medium flow path configured to contain a flow of a thermal medium, a thermal medium return path, the thermal medium return path configured to…
A system for thermal management ground service equipment and a method of use is disclosed. The system may include ground service equipment, wherein the ground service equipment may be configured to manage a temperature of a power source of an electric aircraft. The ground service equipment may…
Aspects relate to a system for discharging a power source of an electric aircraft. System may be configured to transfer power from the electric aircraft via a charging connection. In one or more embodiments, a charging station in electric communication with the power source may discharge the power…
A system for data communication for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system may include a charging connector configured to mate with at least an electric aircraft port of the electric aircraft. The charging connector may be further configured to charge at least a battery pack of the electric…
Various techniques are provided to assemble, manufacture, and use a power source. A power source assembly system is provided to apply a compressive force on a plurality of battery cells so that the battery cells may be inserted into a compact container without damaging the battery cells.
A battery module with a cooling plate and a firewall. Battery modules may include a firewall located proximal to the plurality of battery cells and configured to absorb heat from the battery cells. The firewall may include a stack of materials. A battery module may include a cooling plate between…
A system for cross-channel communication for effectors in an electric aircraft is presented. The system may include a flight component of an electric aircraft. The system may include a plurality of effectors, wherein the plurality of effectors may be configured to control the flight component. The…
An assembly and a method of manufacturing a battery pack with airgap sizing for preventing ejecta debris clogging are disclosed. The assembly includes a battery module configured to house a battery unit, wherein the battery module includes a battery cell and a cooling plate configured to stabilize…
A system for determining remaining useful energy in an electric aircraft, the system including a computing device where the computing device is configured to measure a internal state datum of a battery as a function of at least a sensor, receive the internal state datum from the at least a sensor…
Aspects of the present disclosure include an aircraft with auxiliary components that are powered by an external power supply. Auxiliary components may include components that are used while the aircraft is grounded. Auxiliary components may be off while the aircraft is in flight.
A system and method for using unrecoverable energy in a battery cell is disclosed in this application. A system includes a battery cell, the battery cell includes an excess amount of cathode or anode that can function as half cells in an emergency. A user, such as a pilot, can command a controller…
An assembly and a method of manufacturing a battery pack with airgap sizing for preventing ejecta debris clogging for an electric aircraft are disclosed. The assembly includes a battery module configured to house a battery unit, wherein the battery module includes a battery cell and a cooling plate…
A apparatus for fault detection for use in an electric aircraft is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a battery module with a plurality of battery cells, a plate extending along the row of cells, insulation between the plate and the plurality of cells, a sensor configured to detect a…
An electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle is provided. The electric vehicle charger includes a charging cable and a charging connector mechanically connected to the charging cable. The charging connector includes a rotation mechanism that may control a “pay in” and a “pay out” function of…
In an aspect, a modular battery configuration with a centralized bus on an electric aircraft, including an electric aircraft which comprises a propulsor configured to generate thrust and a centralized electrical bus connected to the propulsor. A plurality of modular battery packs is configured to…
A battery management system includes a low-power chip that allows battery management system, or components thereof, to alternate between operational states. Operational states may include a first state, a second state, a third state, and the like.
An apparatus for pre-flight preparation for an electric aircraft including at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to generate a plurality of aircraft conditioning data using at least a…
An electric aircraft battery pack that includes an integrated battery management component, which determines if a power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft should be terminated due to a failure, defect, or malfunction of the battery pack, such as a failure of a…
A system for dynamic excitation of an energy storage element configured for use in an electric aircraft includes a plurality of propulsors mechanically connected to the electric aircraft. The system includes a plurality of energy storage elements electrically connected to the plurality of…
A system for predicting degradation of a battery for use in an electric vehicle is presented. The system includes a computing device communicatively connected to at least a pack monitor unit, wherein the at least a pack monitor unit is configured to detect a battery pack datum of a plurality of…
An apparatus for venting battery ejecta for use in an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a battery module with a plurality of electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cells of the plurality of electrochemical cells are separated by a carbon fiber barrier. Venting port of a…
Aspects of the present disclosure are generally related to a battery pack having a carbon fiber battery case, the battery pack comprising a plurality of pouch cells. Further, the battery pack having a carbon fiber battery case may include a casing formed with carbon fiber, the casing having one or…
A system for battery pack cooling including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of pouch cells and a separation element, where the separation separates at least a first pouch cell of the plurality pouch cells from a second pouch cell of the plurality of pouch cells. The separation…
A system for an electric vehicle charger with a reel button for an electric vehicle is illustrated. The system comprises a charging cable, a charger base connected to the charging cable, a cable storage device, the cable storage device including a retraction mechanism configured to pay out and…
An apparatus for active battery pack cooling including a battery pack with a plurality of battery modules. The apparatus further including an active cooling system with a coolant channel, wherein the coolant channel includes a coolant fluid. The active cooling system is in thermal communication…
A ground service system for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a charging module configured to charge a battery of an electric aircraft. The charging module includes a charging cable electrically connected to an energy source. The system includes a cooling module configured to…