Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1975-01-03
1977-03-15
Hickey, Robert J.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
320 44, 320 48, 324 295, 340249, H02J 700
Patent
active
040126811
ABSTRACT:
A system is disclosed for monitoring the state of charge of batteries in a fleet of electrically powered vehicles. Each battery has associated with it an integrator module which registers both the depletion and charging of the battery. While the battery is in use in the vehicle, a portion of the current flowing from the battery is sent to the integrator module which registers the current depletion. A readout circuit is also coupled to the integrating device for indicating the condition of the battery while it is in the vehicle. When the battery reaches a predetermined low state of charge, circuitry provided for detecting this condition provides a prewarning signal and on further discharge disables nonessential auxiliary functions in the vehicle, leaving only those systems working which are necessary in order for the driver to be able to return to a battery charging station. At the charging station, the integrator module and the battery are removed from the vehicle and connected at the charging station. During charging, the integrator module is coupled to the charger and a portion of the current leaving the charger passes through the integrator module providing continuous display of the state of charge and information to regulate the charge rate and terminate charge when appropriate ampere hours have been returned to the battery.
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Finger Eugene P.
Marwell Edward M.
Curtis Instruments, Inc.
Hickey Robert J.
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