Patent ID: 11868143
Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A method, comprising:
transferring energy stored in at least one battery to at least one motor of at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the at least one battery is at or near capacity, wherein the at least one battery receives power from a solar array of the UAV, and wherein the at least one UAV is at a first altitude;
ascending, by using the transferred energy of the at least one battery of the at least one UAV, to a second altitude, wherein the second altitude is higher than the first altitude; and
descending, by the at least one UAV, from the second altitude to the first altitude after the Sun has set to conserve energy stored in the at least one battery.