Tethered UAV providing broad area lighting
A tethered UAV providing broad area lighting including a weatherproof drone; an electrically conductive tether; a high voltage power supply; an LED light engine which consumes at least 800 watts of power; an uninterruptible power source; and a voltage isolation stage. The weatherproof drone may or may not include a battery. The weatherproof drone, minus a battery, electrically conductive tether, and LED light engine weigh less than 4.4 pounds. The LED light engine produces 5 footcandles or more over an area greater than 50 feet in diameter.
1 . A tethered UAV providing broad area lighting, consisting of:
a weather resistant drone;
an electrically conductive tether;
a high voltage power supply;
an LED light engine;
wherein said LED light engine consumes at least 800 watts of power;
wherein said weatherproof drone, minus a battery, said electrically conductive tether, and LED light engine together weigh less than 4.4 pounds;
an uninterruptible power source;
a voltage isolation stage;
wherein said LED light engine produces 5 footcandles or more over an area greater than 50 feet in diameter.
2 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 further including a down converter.
3 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said uninterruptable power supply is three (3) phase AC.
4 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said LED light engine includes RGBW.
5 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said LED light engine includes RGBWA.
6 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said LED light engine is adapted for dimming.
7 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said LED light engine includes bi-color LEDs.
8 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 which does not include a battery.
9 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said tether is in communication with a base including a battery.
10 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said drone includes a battery.
11 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said tether is fed from a reel supported by a base.
12 . The tethered UAV of claim 1 wherein said drone includes a battery mount and a cartridge adapted to be secured in said battery mount.
13 . A tethered UAV providing broad area lighting, consisting of:
a weatherproof drone;
an electrically conductive tether;
a high voltage power source;
at least one LED light engine;
wherein said at least one light engine consumes at least 800 watts of power;
an uninterruptible power supply;
a voltage isolation stage;
wherein said at least one LED light engine produces 5 footcandles or more over an area greater than 150 feet in diameter.
14 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 further including a down converter.
15 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said uninterruptable power supply is three (3) phase AC.
16 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said at least one of said at least one LED light engine includes RGBW.
17 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein at least one of said at least one LED light engine includes RGBWA.
18 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein at least one of said at least one LED light engine is adapted for dimming.
19 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein at least one of said at least one LED light engine includes bi-color LEDs.
20 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 which does not include a battery.
21 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said tether is in communication with a base including a battery.
22 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said drone includes a battery.
23 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said tether is fed from a reel supported from a base.
24 . The tethered UAV of claim 13 wherein said drone includes a battery mount and a cartridge adapted to be secured in said battery mount.