Patent ID: 11945561
Assignee: SUBCOM, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of providing a quick charge to an undersea autonomous vehicle, comprising:
navigating the undersea autonomous vehicle to an undersea docking/charging module;
docking the undersea autonomous vehicle to the undersea docking/charging module, the docking comprising making a physical connection for transferring power from the undersea docking/charging module to the undersea autonomous vehicle;
transferring power from a charged battery in the undersea docking/charging module to a battery on the undersea autonomous vehicle; and
disengaging the physical connection;
wherein the battery in the undersea docking/charging module is charged via a connection to a land-based power feed via power conductors of an undersea cable.