Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Wind – solar – thermal – or fuel-cell source
Patent
1998-09-18
2000-05-02
Tso, Edward H.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Wind, solar, thermal, or fuel-cell source
323906, H01M 1046
Patent
active
060576650
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and attendant methodology for extracting maximum power from an energy source, such as a photo voltaic panel, an array of photo voltaic panels, or a windmill and delivering that power to a battery or an array of batteries is disclosed. The apparatus determines the maximum operating point of the energy source, and circuits and circuit topologies are presented for extracting the energy. The apparatus eliminates the problem of finding local maximum points, and problems attendant variations of the absolute maximum power point as a function of temperature, insolation, array construction, and photo voltaic panel manufacturing tolerances. The energy source supplies power in the form of a voltage and charges the batteries with a controllable current source.
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Herniter Marc E.
Schlanger William J.
Fire Wind & Rain Technologies LLC
Tso Edward H.
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