Patent ID: 11936074
Assignee: ALUMAPOWER CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. A method for refreshing electrolyte of a metal air battery on an aerial drone, the method comprising:
docking the aerial drone of claim 1 with the receptacle of the rapid electrolyte replenishment system as recited in claim 1, wherein the docking comprises inserting the fill port to the aperture;
opening the drain valve and the first fill valve;
actuating the feed pump and pumping electrolyte from the electrolyte tank, through the first fill valve and into the first bladder while simultaneously actuating the vacuum pump to collect spent electrolyte in the at least one drain hole that is expelled from the second bladder through the common drain line;
closing the drain valve and the first fill valve;
closing the second inlet valve and the second outlet valve while simultaneously opening the first inlet valve and the first outlet valve such that the electrolyte pump is placed inline with the first bladder;
un-docking the aerial drone from the receptacle of the rapid electrolyte replenishment system.