Patent ID: 11945584
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. An aerial vehicle comprising:
a plurality of propellers;
a plurality of motors configured to respectively rotate the plurality of propellers;
a plurality of motor driver configured to respectively drive the plurality of motors;
a plurality of energy storage packs configured to respectively supply a current to the plurality of motor driver;
a sub energy storage pack configured to supply a current to at least one of a plurality of first current paths connecting the plurality of motor driver and the plurality of energy storage packs or to pull a current from at least one of the plurality of first current paths;
a plurality of first switches respectively inserted in a plurality of second current paths connecting the plurality of first current paths and the sub energy storage pack;
a plurality of second switches respectively inserted between a plurality of connecting points on the plurality of first current paths to which the plurality of second current paths are connected and the plurality of energy storage packs; and
a controller configured to adjust a balance of capacities between the plurality of energy storage packs by controlling the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches.