Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Plural supply circuits or sources – One source floats across or compensates for other source
Patent
1998-05-15
2000-04-11
Gaffin, Jeffrey
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Plural supply circuits or sources
One source floats across or compensates for other source
307 66, H02J 110
Patent
active
060491418
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a battery system, a device, and a method to allow multiple batteries with varying capacities and power capabilities to drive a common load. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for adjusting the output current of one or more of the batteries driving a common load to maximize the operational time of the load. The level of the current being supplied by the battery unit is monitored and compared to a desired current level. Upon detecting a change in the level of the current, the output voltage of one or more of the battery systems is modified to return the level of the battery current to the desired current level. This is accomplished by detecting the battery current (31) with a detector (66) and transforming the change in the battery current into an error signal (76) by comparing a voltage, representative of the battery current (31) with a reference value (72). The error signal (76) is then converted into an output adjust signal (62) by an adjuster (78). The output adjust signal (62) indicates whether the level of the battery current (31) needs to be adjusted and whether the adjustment should result in increasing or decreasing the battery current (31).
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Schmieder Daniel J.
Sieminski Dennis P.
AER Energy Resources Inc.
Gaffin Jeffrey
Zura Peter
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