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US 12,291,118 · App. 17/966,069 · Granted May 6, 2025

System and method for managing residual energy in a charging component

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (South Burlington, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
B60L53/60G07C5/008H02J7/0036H02J7/0047B60L2200/10B64C29/0008
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Patent No.
US 12,291,118
App. No.
17/966,069
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for managing residual energy in a charging component is disclosed herein. Managing residual energy includes detecting an electrical parameter of the charging component and the electrically connected battery pack and generating a residual datum. The residual datum is transmitted to a computing device. The computing device identifies a residual element, generates an alert datum, and executes a security measure.

Claims (33)

1. A system for managing residual energy in a charging component, the system comprising:

a charging component electrically connected to a battery pack;

a sensor communicatively connected to the charging component, wherein the sensor is configured to:

detect an electrical parameter of the charging component or the electrically connected battery pack; and

generate a residual datum as a function of the electrical parameter;

a computing device communicatively connected to the charging component and the sensor, the computing device configured to:

identify a residual element as a function of the residual datum generated by the sensor;

determine a severity of the residual element;

generate an alert datum as a function of the residual element; and

select and execute at least one security measure of a plurality of security measures as a function of the alert datum and the severity of the residual element.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one security measure further comprises relaying information about the residual element to a user.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine the residual element using a residual threshold.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one security measured is executed as a function of a trip class.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is configured to operate in a first mode, wherein the first mode is configured to execute the at least one security measure on an electric aircraft.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first mode is further configured to terminate one or more connections of a battery component to its neighboring battery components, as a function of the identification of the residual element.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is configured to operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to execute the at least one security measure on the charging component.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the second mode is further configured to trip the charging component in the event that the residual element is identified within the charging component based on a trip class.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the residual element comprises a leakage current.

10. A method for managing residual energy in a charging component, wherein the method comprises:

detecting, by a sensor communicatively connected to a charging component, an electrical parameter of the charging component or an electrically connected battery pack;

generating, by the sensor, a residual datum as a function of the electrical parameter;

identifying, by a computing device, a residual element as a function of the residual datum generated by the sensor;

determining a severity of the residual element;

generating, by the computing device, an alert datum as a function of the residual element; and

executing, by the computing device, at least one security measure of a plurality of security measures as a function of the alert datum and the severity of the residual element.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the executing the at least one security measure further comprises relaying information about the residual element to a user.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining, by the computing device, the residual element using a residual threshold.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein executing the at least one security measure further comprises executing as a function of a trip class.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising operating, by the computing device, in a first mode, wherein the first mode is configured to execute the at least one security measure on an electric aircraft.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising terminating, by the computing device operating in the first mode, one or more connections of a battery component to its neighboring battery components, as a function of the identification of the residual element.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising operating, by the computing device, in a second mode, wherein the second mode is configured to execute the at least one security measure on the charging component.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising tripping, by the computing device operating in a second mode, the charging component in the event that the residual element is identified within the charging component based on the trip class.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the residual datum further comprises receiving a leakage current.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY CITY AND STATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 66278 FRAME 408. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR LLC
Reel/Frame 069444/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2024
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 066278/0408 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17515458 · Oct 30, 2021
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