Electrical system enhancer
First Claim
1. A vehicle having an internal combustion engine;
- said internal combustion engine started by supply of power from an electrical system enhancer;
said electrical system enhancer for an electrical system;
the electrical system including a chemical storage battery;
said enhancer comprising an array of ultra capacitors and an intelligent trickle charge circuit;
said array of ultra capacitors controllably, switchably, electrically connectable to the chemical storage battery under the control of the trickle charge circuit;
the enhancer including a communication module whereby at least status of the chemical storage battery can be monitored from a remote location and aspects of the enhancer can be controlled from the remote location; and
wherein a substitute battery of the vehicle and the associated enhancer combination are sized in accordance with the following steps;
sizing the battery for the designated application as being at a specified CCA rating (cold cranking amps);
sizing the battery for the battery and enhancer combination by subtracting a predetermined adjustment CCA value from the specified CCA rating so as to produce a specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;
sizing the battery for the substitute combined battery and ultracapacitor combination in accordance with the specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;
sizing the ultracapacitor of the substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination according to its sustained maximum current delivery capability over a predetermined time window where the maximum current delivery is at least that of the battery for the designated application;
electrically connecting said substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination so as to form the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination;
removing said battery from the designated application and substituting the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination into the application by electrical connection therein to.
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Abstract
An electrical system enhancer for an electrical system; the electrical system including a chemical storage battery; the, enhancer including an array of ultra capacitors arid an intelligent trickle charge circuit; the array of ultra capacitors controllably, switchably, electrically connectable to the chemical, storage battery under the control of the trickle charge circuit. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing performance of a vehicle electrical system by interconnecting a storage battery of the vehicle with an array of ultra capacitors; the array of ultra capacitors controllably, switchably electrically connected to the vehicle electric chemical storage battery by means of an intelligent trickle charge circuit. In a particular preferred form the trickle charge circuit includes a microprocessor programmed to connect and disconnect the chemical storage battery to and from the array of ultra capacitors under pre-defined conditions while retaining electrical connection between the battery and the trickle charged circuit.
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1. A vehicle having an internal combustion engine;
- said internal combustion engine started by supply of power from an electrical system enhancer;
said electrical system enhancer for an electrical system;
the electrical system including a chemical storage battery;
said enhancer comprising an array of ultra capacitors and an intelligent trickle charge circuit;
said array of ultra capacitors controllably, switchably, electrically connectable to the chemical storage battery under the control of the trickle charge circuit;
the enhancer including a communication module whereby at least status of the chemical storage battery can be monitored from a remote location and aspects of the enhancer can be controlled from the remote location; and
wherein a substitute battery of the vehicle and the associated enhancer combination are sized in accordance with the following steps;sizing the battery for the designated application as being at a specified CCA rating (cold cranking amps); sizing the battery for the battery and enhancer combination by subtracting a predetermined adjustment CCA value from the specified CCA rating so as to produce a specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;
sizing the battery for the substitute combined battery and ultracapacitor combination in accordance with the specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;sizing the ultracapacitor of the substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination according to its sustained maximum current delivery capability over a predetermined time window where the maximum current delivery is at least that of the battery for the designated application;
electrically connecting said substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination so as to form the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination;removing said battery from the designated application and substituting the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination into the application by electrical connection therein to. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- said internal combustion engine started by supply of power from an electrical system enhancer;
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15. A method for substitution of a chemical storage battery in a designated application by a combined chemical storage battery and ultracapacitor combination;
- said method comprising
sizing the battery for the designated application as being at a specified CCA rating (cold cranking amps); sizing the battery for the battery and ultra charger combination by subtracting a predetermined adjustment CCA value from the specified CCA rating so as to produce a specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;
sizing the battery for the substitute combined battery and ultracapacitor combination in accordance with the specified battery and ultracapacitor combination CCA rating;sizing the Ultra capacitor of the substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination according to its sustained maximum current delivery capability over a predetermined time window where the maximum current delivery is at least that of the battery for the designated application;
electrically connecting said substitute battery and ultracapacitor combination so as to form the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination;removing said battery from the designated application and substituting the substituted battery and ultracapacitor combination into the application by electrical connection therein to;
the battery and ultracapacitor combination further including a communication module whereby at least status of the chemical storage battery can be monitored from a remote location and aspects of the battery and ultracapacitor combination can be controlled from the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- said method comprising
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