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Rechargeable back-up battery system including a number of battery cells having float voltage exceeding maximum load voltage
Assignee: Verizon New York Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-28
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Granted: 1992-11-03
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Expires: 2010-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A back-up battery system for a switching equipment load in a telephone central office wherein the back-up battery system includes one or more rechargeable batteries having cells floated at a given float voltage and of a number such that when the batteries are switched in circuit across the load, the voltage of the batteries exceeds a minimum load voltage for a preselected period, and further being of a number such that the float voltage of the batteries exceeds a maximum load voltage.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. McAndrews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:09
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/50; H02J7/575; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
Apparatus comprising: a back-up battery system for providing back-up power to a switching equipment load, said load receiving power from a primary supply at a nominal load voltage, which is between a maximum load voltage value and a minimum load voltage required so as to avoid disturbances to said load comprising: one or more first rechargeable batteries, each said first rechargeable battery having cells floated at a given float voltage and being of a number such that the voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds the minimum load voltage for a preselected period after the first rechargeable battery is switched in circuit with said load, said preselected period exceeding the period over which the first rechargeable battery reaches an initial minimum voltage, and said cells being further of a number such that the float voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds said maximum load voltage; means for sensing the voltage being supplied by said primary supply to said load for selectively switching said one or more rechargeable batteries in circuit with said load upon a given condition of said supplied voltage; and means for converting the voltage provided by each said one or more first rechargeable batteries to below said maximum load voltage when said first rechargeable batteries are switched in circuit with said load.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
Apparatus comprising: a back-up battery system for providing back-up power to a switching equipment load, said load receiving power from a primary supply at a nominal load voltage, which is between a maximum load voltage value and a minimum load voltage required so as to avoid disturbances to said load comprising: one or more first rechargeable batteries, each said first rechargeable battery having cells floated at a given float voltage and being of a number such that the voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds the minimum load voltage for a preselected period after the first rechargeable battery is switched in circuit with said load, said preselected period exceeding the period over which the first rechargeable battery reaches an initial minimum voltage, and said cells being further of a number such that the float voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds said maximum load voltage; means for sensing the voltage being supplied by said primary supply to said load for selectively switching said one or more rechargeable batteries in circuit with said load upon a given condition of said supplied voltage; and means for converting the voltage provided by each said one or more first rechargeable batteries to below said maximum load voltage when said first rechargeable batteries are switched in circuit with said load.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said minimum load voltage is above a predetermined minimum load voltage, said predetermined minimum load voltage being preselected to be equal to an initial minimum load voltage plus an expected increase based upon aging of said load.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said first rechargeable batteries are connected in parallel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 further comprising: low resistance path to ground means connected across said load during supply of voltage to said load by said primary supply and by said first rechargeable batteries.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 4 wherein: said low resistance path to ground means comprises a second rechargeable battery having cells floated at said given float voltage and of a number which is less than the number of cells of each of said first rechargeable batteries.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein: the number of cells of said second rechargeable battery is such that the float voltage of said second rechargeable battery is equal to the nominal voltage of said load.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein: said given float voltage is about -2.17 volts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein: the number of cells of the said second rechargeable battery is 24; and the number of cells of each of said one or more first rechargeable batteries is 27.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 8 wherein: the number of first rechargeable batteries is three and said first rechargeable batteries are connected in parallel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said number of cells of said first rechargeable battery results in a voltage for each of said first rechargeable batteries which exceeds said nominal voltage over said given period of time; and said means for converting converts the voltage provided by each of said one or more first rechargeable batteries to said nominal load voltage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 further comprising: means for charging said one or more first rechargeable batteries at a given float voltage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 11 further comprising: said load; and said primary supply connected to said load.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 12 wherein: said primary supply comprises: an AC source of power; and a rectifier connected to said AC source of power for developing DC power.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said sensing and selective switching means connects said one or more rechargeable batteries in parallel with said load.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said given float voltage is about -2.17 volts.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of providing back-up power to a switching equipment load, said load receiving power from a primary supply at a nominal load voltage, which is between a maximum load voltage and a minimum load voltage required so as to avoid disturbances to said load comprising: providing one or more first rechargeable batteries, each said first rechargeable battery having cells floated at a given float voltage and being of a number such that the voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds the minimum load voltage for a preselected period after the first rechargeable battery is switched in circuit with said load, said preselected period exceeding the period over which the first rechargeable battery reaches an initial minimum voltage, and said cells being further of a number such that the float voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds said maximum load voltage; sensing the voltage being supplied by said primary supply to said load for selectively switching said one or more rechargeable batteries in circuit with said load upon a given condition of said supplied voltage; and converting the voltage provided by each said one or more first rechargeable batteries to below said maximum load voltage when said first rechargeable batteries are switched in circuit with said load.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of providing back-up power to a switching equipment load, said load receiving power from a primary supply at a nominal load voltage, which is between a maximum load voltage and a minimum load voltage required so as to avoid disturbances to said load comprising: providing one or more first rechargeable batteries, each said first rechargeable battery having cells floated at a given float voltage and being of a number such that the voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds the minimum load voltage for a preselected period after the first rechargeable battery is switched in circuit with said load, said preselected period exceeding the period over which the first rechargeable battery reaches an initial minimum voltage, and said cells being further of a number such that the float voltage of the first rechargeable battery exceeds said maximum load voltage; sensing the voltage being supplied by said primary supply to said load for selectively switching said one or more rechargeable batteries in circuit with said load upon a given condition of said supplied voltage; and converting the voltage provided by each said one or more first rechargeable batteries to below said maximum load voltage when said first rechargeable batteries are switched in circuit with said load.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method in accordance with claim 11 wherein: said minimum load voltage is above a predetermined minimum load voltage, said predetermined minimum load voltage being preselected to be equal to an initial minimum load voltage plus an expected increase based upon aging of said load.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein: said first rechargeable batteries are connected in parallel.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 further comprising: providing a low resistance path across said load during supply of voltage to said load by said primary supply and by said first rechargeable batteries.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method in accordance with claim 19 wherein: said step of providing a low resistance path comprises connecting across said load a second rechargeable battery having cells floated at said given float voltage and of a number which is less than the number of cells of each of said first rechargeable batteries.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein: the number of cells of said second rechargeable battery is such that the float voltage of said second rechargeable battery is equal to the nominal voltage of said load.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein: said given float voltage is about -2.17 volts.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein: the number of cells of the said second rechargeable battery is 24; and the number of cells of each of said one or more first rechargeable batteries is 27.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 23 wherein: the number of first rechargeable batteries is three and said first rechargeable batteries are connected in parallel.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein: said number of cells of said first rechargeable battery results in a voltage for each of said first rechargeable batteries which exceeds said nominal voltage over said given period of time; and said converting step converts the voltage provided by each of said one or more first rechargeable batteries to said nominal load voltage.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 further comprising: charging said one or more first rechargeable batteries at a given float voltage.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein: said sensing and selective switching step includes connecting said one or more rechargeable batteries in parallel with said load.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein: said given float voltage is about -2.17 volts.
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