Vehicle auxiliary battery charging system
First Claim
1. An auxiliary battery charging system comprising a monitoring controller configured to:
- operate with a first plurality of sensors to perform a vehicle safety check using a vehicle state and an ambient temperature;
if the vehicle is safe, operate with a charger to initiate charging of an auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage drops below a minimum voltage;
stop the charging of the auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage reaches an optimum voltage; and
disable the auxiliary battery charger after a defined period of time, wherein the defined period of time is modifiable by a user.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an auxiliary battery charging system for monitoring and regulating the energy flow to an auxiliary battery in a vehicle. More specifically, the auxiliary battery charging system of the present disclosure includes a monitoring controller configured to operate with a plurality of sensors, a display device and a battery charger to display the battery status (such as temperature, voltage, time of last charge); initiate charging of the auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage reaches a predetermined minimum voltage; and disable the charging process when the auxiliary battery voltage has reached an optimum level.
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20 Claims
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1. An auxiliary battery charging system comprising a monitoring controller configured to:
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operate with a first plurality of sensors to perform a vehicle safety check using a vehicle state and an ambient temperature; if the vehicle is safe, operate with a charger to initiate charging of an auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage drops below a minimum voltage; stop the charging of the auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage reaches an optimum voltage; and disable the auxiliary battery charger after a defined period of time, wherein the defined period of time is modifiable by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19)
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9. A method of charging an auxiliary battery comprising:
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receiving, at a monitoring controller, an auxiliary battery voltage, a vehicle state, and a vehicle ambient temperature; performing, with the monitoring controller, a vehicle safety check based on the vehicle state and the vehicle ambient temperature; if a vehicle is safe, initiating charging of the auxiliary battery, by a charger, when the auxiliary battery voltage drops below a predetermined minimum voltage; stopping the charging of the auxiliary battery when the auxiliary battery voltage reaches an optimum voltage; and disabling the auxiliary battery charger after a defined period of time, wherein the defined period of time is modifiable by a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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20. A vehicle comprising:
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a charger; an auxiliary battery; a processor to; operate with sensors to perform a vehicle safety check using a vehicle state and an ambient temperature, when the vehicle is safe and the auxiliary battery drops below a minimum voltage, cause the charger to charge the auxiliary battery until the auxiliary battery reaches an optimum voltage; and disable the auxiliary battery charger after a period of time, the period of time being user-modifiable.
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