Booster pack with storage capacitor
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1. A jump-start booster pack for starting a vehicle having a depleted vehicle battery, the booster pack comprising:
- a positive connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
a negative connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery; and
a storage capacitor configured to provide starting energy to the vehicle when electrical connection is made between the storage capacitor and the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors.
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Abstract
A jump-start booster pack for starting a vehicle having a depleted vehicle battery is provided. The jump-start booster pack includes a positive connector that can couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery and a negative connector that can couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery. The apparatus also includes a storage capacitor that provides starting energy to the vehicle when electrical connection is made between the storage capacitor and the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors.
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1. A jump-start booster pack for starting a vehicle having a depleted vehicle battery, the booster pack comprising:
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a positive connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
a negative connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery; and
a storage capacitor configured to provide starting energy to the vehicle when electrical connection is made between the storage capacitor and the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of jump-starting a vehicle having a depleted vehicle battery, the method comprising:
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providing a positive connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
providing a negative connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery; and
providing starting energy to the vehicle from a storage capacitor when electrical connection is made between the storage capacitor and the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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