Drone Battery Conspiracy

Drone Battery Conspiracy

Anyone who has spent time with me on one of my drone flight missions or been part of my drone training sessions will know about my theory on the "drone battery conspiracy".

I've always said that it doesn't make sense why drone battery technology isn't advancing as fast as the other parts and functions of commercial drones like the cameras, gimbals, ESC's, motors and frames which have improved considerably in just a few short years.

My opinion is that the leading drone manufacturers limit the battery capacity and charging efficiency on purpose. It may be for the same reason as the 'printers and printer cartridges' strategy, where customers have to buy several additional drone batteries, which are pricey, for them to carry out continuous flight operations. Most drone professionals today have at least 3+ batteries per drone.

It is for this reason that I'm constantly watching the growth and development of Tethered flight operations and have been strongly considering investing in such a system. The challenge with this though is the limited industry applications of a Tethered system.

This company (Storedot) in this video and link, has come up with a fast-charging system and it's exciting to see that they have taken up the challenge, to chart the next phase of drone battery development.

We aren't yet where we need to be, but, it's a step in the right direction.

Check out the full article about Store Dot on Drone News Africa

Link: https://dronenews.africa/charging-your-drone-battery-in-five-minutes/

Obey Chipetekure

Investment Banking Associate @ Flamingo Capital Partners | Master's in Finance

4 年

I am smiling watching clip thats exactly the type of docking station i has envisioning wondering if it was possible to set up and the retracting casing solves the security issues pre/post flight docking. ?? #exciting?is it already on the market??

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