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Solar powered lead acid battery rejuvenator and trickle charger
Assignee: Motor Products International Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-16
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2010-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A solar powered lead acid battery rejuvenator circuit is provided that generates fast time very short duration pulses on the order of five micro seconds or less with a five mega volt per second rise time to 1:1 to 1:3 times the theoretical cell voltage with pulses in the approximate range of from 2,000 to 10,000 times per second. The circuit is also a trickle charger for lead acid batteries. A solar cell panel is connected to power a DC to AC inverter multivibrator having a center tap and opposite side end connections to a primary coil of a transformer. The secondary coil of the transformer, that is a fast rise time transformer in the order of two nano seconds per volt rise time transformer, has opposite end connections to two opposite side terminals of a four diode rectifier bridge. The other opposite connections of the AC to DC rectifier bridge are connected to like polarity terminals of a battery subject to rejuvenator pulse inputs and trickle charging. One of these battery circuit connections from the bridge includes a transistor connected through a voltage bias resistor to the transistor base, a resistor connected to the transistor emitter and to a terminal of the battery and also connected to a diode also connected to the transistor base.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl E. Gali
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:55
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/34; H02J7/35; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S136/00; Y10S136/291; Y10S136/293; Y10S323/00; Y10S323/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger for lead acid batteries comprising: a multi-solar cell power source circuit; a DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit connected to said multi-solar cell power source; a transformer with a primary coil a part of said DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit, and having a secondary coil; a four diode rectifier bridge circuit having a first set of opposite terminals connected to said secondary coil, and a second set of opposite terminals; first connection means for connecting a first one of the terminals of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to a first terminal of a lead acid battery and second connection means for connecting the second of the terminals of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to the second terminal of the lead acid battery; one of said first and second connection means includes connection of a terminal of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to the collector of a transistor and through a voltage bias resistor to the transistor base; connection of the transistor emitter through resistive means to a battery terminal connector; and connection of said transistor base through diode means to said battery terminal connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger for lead acid batteries comprising: a multi-solar cell power source circuit; a DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit connected to said multi-solar cell power source; a transformer with a primary coil a part of said DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit, and having a secondary coil; a four diode rectifier bridge circuit having a first set of opposite terminals connected to said secondary coil, and a second set of opposite terminals; first connection means for connecting a first one of the terminals of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to a first terminal of a lead acid battery and second connection means for connecting the second of the terminals of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to the second terminal of the lead acid battery; one of said first and second connection means includes connection of a terminal of said second set of bridge opposite terminals to the collector of a transistor and through a voltage bias resistor to the transistor base; connection of the transistor emitter through resistive means to a battery terminal connector; and connection of said transistor base through diode means to said battery terminal connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 1, wherein there is a higher turns ratio with more turns in said secondary coil than in said primary coil in the order of four to eight times the turns of said primary coil yielding a higher AC voltage output from said secondary coil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 2, wherein the core of said transformer is a ferrite ceramic core element as an aid making the transformer a fast rise time transformer in the approximate order of two nano seconds per volt rise.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
140 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 3, wherein said DC to AC inverter to multi-vibrator circuit includes two transistors having a common electrode connection of first electrodes of said transistors with said common electrode connection in turn connected to a first side of a capacitor having a second side connected to a tap of said primary coil; said multi-solar cell power source circuit having a first lead and a second lead with said first lead connected to the junction of said capacitor and said tap of said primary coil; and with said second lead connected to the junction of said first electrodes of said transistors common connection and said capacitor; and with opposite ends of said primary coil connected to second electrodes of said transistors and to resistors connected to the bases, respectively, of said transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 4, wherein said multi-solar cell power source circuit has four series connected solar cells.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 4, wherein said two transistors are NPN type transistors with said common electrode connection of said transistors being a connection between the emitters of said two transistors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 6, wherein the opposite ends of said primary coil are connected to the collectors of said NPN transistors and each, also on through said voltage bias resistors, respectively, to the base of a transistor of said two transistors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 7, wherein a resistor is included in connection means to a battery.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
139 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 2, wherein said DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit includes two transistors having a common electrode connection of first electrodes of said transistors with said common electrode connection in turn connected to a first side of a capacitor having a second side connected to a tap of said primary coil; said multi-solar cell power source circuit having a first lead and a second lead with said first lead connected to the junction of said capacitor and said tap of said primary coil; and with said second lead connected to the junction of said first electrodes of said transistors common connection and said capacitor; and with opposite ends of said primary coil connected to second electrodes of said transistors and to resistors connected to the bases, respectively, of said transistors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 9, wherein said two transistors in said DC to AC inverter multi-vibrator circuit are NPN type transistors with said common electrode connection of said transistors being a connection between the emitters of said two transistors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 10, wherein the opposite ends of said primary coil are connected to the collectors of said NPN transistors and each, also on through said voltage bias resistors, respectively, to the base of a transistor of said two transistors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 11, wherein said transistor in said connection means is a PNP transistor; and said diode means is connected cathode to the base of said transistor in said connection means and anode to said battery terminal connector.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 12, wherein said diode means is a plurality of diodes serially connected diode cathode to diode anode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 12, wherein said diode means is two diodes serially connected diode cathode to diode anode.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 11, wherein said transistor in said connection means is a NPN transistor; and said diode means is connected cathode to the base of said transistor in said connection means and anode to said battery terminal connector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 15, wherein said diode means is a plurality of diodes serially connected diode cathode to diode anode.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The solar powered combination rejuvenator and trickle charger of claim 15, wherein said diode means is two diodes serially connected diode cathode to diode anode.
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