Patent ID: 11890957
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, originating from the mobile charging station, an indication regarding whether the mobile charging station has reached a location within a predetermined distance of a current position of the mobile battery-powered entity such that the mobile charging station can establish electrical communication with the mobile battery-powered entity or deploy an external battery unit to be supported by a portion of the mobile battery-powered entity;
in an instance in which said indication is an affirmative indication, causing the mobile charging station to establish electrical communication with the mobile battery-powered entity or causing the mobile charging station to deploy at least one external battery unit to the current position of the mobile battery-powered entity while the battery-powered entity continues to travel through the transportation network, the deployed at least one external battery unit carrying a replenishing supply of charge; and
causing transfer of at least a portion of the replenishing supply of electrical charge from the at least one external battery unit to the mobile battery-powered entity.