Electric Aircraft Charging Connector Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Effective data communication for electric aircraft poses technical challenges due to insufficient existing solutions, which hinder efficient and accurate data exchange.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a charging connector configured to mate with an electric aircraft port, establishing a data connection through a computing device connected to the charging connector, allowing for both data communication and battery charging, with the computing device receiving data from the aircraft at a specified data transfer rate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a charging connector is used to mate with the electric aircraft port, then battery charging is enabled, but data communication capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The charging connector is designed to perform multiple functions: it includes both power transfer pins (first set of pins) for charging the battery and data communication pins (second set of pins) for establishing data connections. This multi-functional design allows the single connector to simultaneously enable both battery charging and data communication without requiring separate connectors for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate connectors are used for data communication and battery charging, then each function can be optimized independently, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the data communication connector and the charging connector into a single integrated connector assembly. The housing contains both the first set of pins for power transfer and the second set of pins for data communication, allowing both functions to be performed through a single mating operation with the aircraft port, thereby reducing the number of separate components and simplifying the overall system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the charging connector includes both power and data pins, then both functions are enabled simultaneously, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with modular segmentation where the housing contains distinct first and second sets of pins that can be independently configured. The first set of pins is specifically configured for power transfer while the second set is configured for data communication, allowing for standardized manufacturing processes that can produce different pin configurations based on specific application requirements while maintaining the same basic housing structure.
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AI summary
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 aircraft, wherein the charging connector may include a housing configured to house at least a component of the charging connector and a pin configured to connect conductors. The system may include a computing device communicatively connected to the charging connector, wherein the computing device is configured to establish a data connection with the electric aircraft. The computing device is further configured to receive data over the data connection from the electric aircraft at a data transfer rate.