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Charging regulator
Assignee: Vertiv Sweden AB
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Filing: 1984-05-18
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Granted: 1986-09-30
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Expires: 2004-05-18
Abstract
Abstract An autonomous regulator for regulating the charging current to the individual cells in a battery. The regulator shunts the portion of the trickle current which constitutes an excess to the charging current. There is thus provided an optimum charge for each cell, independent of differences in self-discharge of the different cells. The size of the shunted current is determined by the difference between the cell pole voltage and a reference voltage generated in the regulator.
Inventors
- 👤 Bo A. O. Petersson
- 👤 Leif T. Hansson
- 👤 Per-Edward Samsioe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/90; H02J7/96; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B40/00; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A regulator (4) with a shunt circuit (5) for regulating a charge current (I 2 ) to an individual cell (1) in a battery (2) of cells, where the current (I 2 ) constitutes the whole or a part of a trickle current (I 1 ) applied to the battery, characterized in that the regulator includes a bridge connection having its inputs connected in parallel with the shunt circuit to the poles of the cell, one branch of the bridge coupling supplying a constant voltage, and the other branch supplying a voltage proportional to the cell pole voltage, the difference in these two voltages being utilized for continuously regulating the impedance of the shunt circuit, the result of which having a continuous smoothly varying regulation of the charging current (I 2 ) as a function of the cell pole voltage, the regulator obtaining its driving voltage from the cell poles, thus the regulator together with the cell, constitute an autonomous unit, for keeping a constant voltage between the cell poles by means of the applied trickle current (I 1 ).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A regulator (4) with a shunt circuit (5) for regulating a charge current (I 2 ) to an individual cell (1) in a battery (2) of cells, where the current (I 2 ) constitutes the whole or a part of a trickle current (I 1 ) applied to the battery, characterized in that the regulator includes a bridge connection having its inputs connected in parallel with the shunt circuit to the poles of the cell, one branch of the bridge coupling supplying a constant voltage, and the other branch supplying a voltage proportional to the cell pole voltage, the difference in these two voltages being utilized for continuously regulating the impedance of the shunt circuit, the result of which having a continuous smoothly varying regulation of the charging current (I 2 ) as a function of the cell pole voltage, the regulator obtaining its driving voltage from the cell poles, thus the regulator together with the cell, constitute an autonomous unit, for keeping a constant voltage between the cell poles by means of the applied trickle current (I 1 ).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
140 words
A charging regulator for regulating the charging current fed via a pair of terminals to an individual cell of a battery comprising a first resistor and a transistor connected in series across the pair of terminals of the cell, said transistor having a control input for continuously varying the amplitude of the current passing through the transistor in response to a continuously variable control signal received by said control input, a difference amplifier means having an output connected to said control input and first and second difference inputs, first means for applying a fixed reference voltage to one of said difference inputs and second means for applying a voltage related to the voltage across said pair of terminals whereby a continuously varying difference voltage is applied across said difference inputs as the voltage across said pair of terminals continuously varies.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
140 words
A charging regulator for regulating the charging current fed via a pair of terminals to an individual cell of a battery comprising a first resistor and a transistor connected in series across the pair of terminals of the cell, said transistor having a control input for continuously varying the amplitude of the current passing through the transistor in response to a continuously variable control signal received by said control input, a difference amplifier means having an output connected to said control input and first and second difference inputs, first means for applying a fixed reference voltage to one of said difference inputs and second means for applying a voltage related to the voltage across said pair of terminals whereby a continuously varying difference voltage is applied across said difference inputs as the voltage across said pair of terminals continuously varies.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
The charging regulator of claim 2 wherein said first means comprises a second resistor and a reference voltage source connected in series across said pair of terminals, said one difference input being connected to the junction of said second resister and said reference voltage source, said second means comprises third and fourth resistors connected in series and said other difference input being connected to the juntion of said third and fourth resistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The charging regulator of claim 3 wherein said reference voltage source is a Zener diode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The charging regulator of claim 2 wherein said difference amplifier means is an operational amplifier including negative feedback means connected between the junction of said first resistor and transistor and said one difference input.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The charging regulator of claim 2 wherein said second means comprises second and third serially connected resistors, and further comprising loop connection means including fourth and fifth serially connected resistors connected between the junction of said second and third resistors and the junction of said first resistor and said transistor and said other difference input being connected to the junction of said fourth and fifth resistors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The charging regulator of claim 6 wherein said first means comprises a sixth resistor and a Zener diode connected in series and said one difference input being connected to the junction of said sixth resistor and said Zener diode.
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