公开(公告)号：US20230064908A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17808838

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： MATTHEW AARON KNOLL ,  Neil Davé

IPC: B60L53/30 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L53/51 ,  B60L53/57 ,  B60L53/62 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B63B79/40 ,  B63B35/44 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/52

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media that implement autonomous seagoing power replenishment watercraft. An example system includes a plurality of marine vessels; a plurality of watercraft, each watercraft of the plurality of watercraft including a rechargeable electrical power supply and being configured to operate in: a first mode in which the watercraft awaits an assignment to provide electrical energy to a marine vessel of the plurality of marine vessels; a second mode in which the watercraft performs operations including keeping station with an assigned marine vessel and providing electrical energy to the assigned marine vessel from the power supply; and a third mode in which the watercraft recharges the power supply from a charging station. The system includes a controller configured to perform operations comprising: transmitting, to a first watercraft, an instruction indicating an assignment of the first watercraft to provide electrical energy to a first marine vessel.