Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1992-02-14
1993-12-14
Hickey, R. J.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
320 18, 320 57, H02J 710
Patent
active
052706354
ABSTRACT:
A battery charger of the driven blocking oscillator type includes a three-winding transformer. The primary winding is connected in series with the collector-emitter path of a switching transistor. The secondary winding is connected in series with the collector-emitter path of a sense transistor which responds to the current flowing through the switching transistor. The tertiary winding is connected in series with the battery, series-connected batteries or series-connected battery packs sought to be recharged, via a diode, which may be connected in parallel with a capacitor. No smoothing capacitor is provided across the battery or batteries. The battery or batteries are charged by current pulses and discharge through the tertiary winding to repolarize the diode (and capacitor if present). The secondary winding is poled, with respect to the tertiary winding so that the blocking oscillator is driven by energy from the battery or batteries. The battery charger can operate over a wide range of input voltages with high efficiency, making it useful worldwide. The charger is effective to charge batteries and series connections thereof over a wide range of battery voltages. The charger will only function if at least one rechargeable battery is in circuit for charging. The charger may include circuitry for automatically taking substantially charged batteries or battery out of the charge path.
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Frey Douglas R.
Hoffman Philip K.
Bloom Leonard
Hickey R. J.
Solid State Chargers, Inc.
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