Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Wind – solar – thermal – or fuel-cell source
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-08
2011-02-08
Koval, Melissa J (Department: 2858)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Wind, solar, thermal, or fuel-cell source
C320S103000, C320S104000, C180S002100, C180S002200, C903S907000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07884569
ABSTRACT:
A series charger (80) is provided to charge a high voltage battery (42) in an electric vehicle with a low voltage solar panel (50). The series charger (80) provides switches (841, 842) to connect the terminals of solar panel (50) across individual battery cells (341-n) in series connected battery (42) one battery cell at a time. Charging by series charger (80) can occur while the cells (341-n) of battery (42) remain connected in series. With the series charger (80), the high voltage battery (42) can be charged by the low voltage solar panel (50) without using a lossy DC-DC converter. The high voltage battery (42) charged by series charger (80) can be connected in parallel with a second high voltage battery to enable charging all cells of the second battery together. The solar panel (50) can be provided in a moon roof or truck bed cover adjustable to track the sun.
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Berhanu Samuel
Fliesler & Meyer LLP
Koval Melissa J
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