Invertible Drone for Selective Power Capture

Various embodiments include methods for operating a photovoltaic-powered drone having a photovoltaic surface on one side of at least one of wing and/or body of the drone. Various embodiments may include flying the drone in a first drone attitude that directs the photovoltaic surface on the one side...

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1. Verfasser:	VON NOVAK, William Henry
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION CONTROLLING CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER COSMONAUTICS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS GENERATION GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES HELICOPTERS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Various embodiments include methods for operating a photovoltaic-powered drone having a photovoltaic surface on one side of at least one of wing and/or body of the drone. Various embodiments may include flying the drone in a first drone attitude that directs the photovoltaic surface on the one side of the drone to face in a first direction toward a first source of light. Various embodiments may also include inverting the drone in flight to a second drone attitude that directs the photovoltaic surface toward a second direction toward a second source of light different from the first source of light. The artificial light may be transmitted from a ground-based beam emitter.