Electrical energy supply methods and electrical energy power supplies
First Claim
1. An electrical energy supply method:
- providing first and second battery assemblies individually configured to store electrical energy;
coupling the first and second battery assemblies to form a unitary device configured to supply electrical energy to a load;
charging one of the first and the second battery assemblies using electrical energy from a supply at a first moment in time;
discharging electrical energy from the first and second battery assemblies to the load at a second moment in time; and
disabling discharging of electrical energy from the other of the first and second battery assemblies during the charging.
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Abstract
Electrical energy supply methods and electrical energy power supplies are described. According to one aspect, an electrical energy supply method includes providing first and second battery assemblies individually configured to store electrical energy, coupling the first and second battery assemblies to form a unitary device configured to supply electrical energy to a load, charging one of the first and the second battery assemblies using electrical energy from a supply at a first moment in time, discharging electrical energy from the first and second battery assemblies to the load at a second moment in time, and disabling discharging of electrical energy from the other of the first and second battery assemblies during the charging.
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1. An electrical energy supply method:
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providing first and second battery assemblies individually configured to store electrical energy;
coupling the first and second battery assemblies to form a unitary device configured to supply electrical energy to a load;
charging one of the first and the second battery assemblies using electrical energy from a supply at a first moment in time;
discharging electrical energy from the first and second battery assemblies to the load at a second moment in time; and
disabling discharging of electrical energy from the other of the first and second battery assemblies during the charging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical energy supply method:
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providing first and second battery assemblies individually configured to store electrical energy;
coupling the first and second battery assemblies to form a unitary device configured to supply electrical energy to a load;
providing electrical energy to the coupled first and second battery assemblies using a supply;
charging only one of the coupled first and second battery assemblies using the electrical energy from the supply at a first moment in time; and
providing electrical energy stored using the first and the second battery assemblies to the load at a second moment in time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electrical energy supply method:
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providing first and second battery assemblies individually configured to store electrical energy;
coupling the first and second battery assemblies to form a unitary device configured to supply electrical energy to a load;
providing electrical energy from the battery assemblies to the load during an absence of electrical energy from a supply;
first charging one of the coupled battery assemblies having a voltage less than a voltage of the other of the coupled battery assemblies using electrical energy from the other of the battery assemblies;
providing electrical energy from a supply to the device during the first charging;
second charging the one of the battery assemblies using the electrical energy from the supply; and
disabling the first charging responsive to the providing the electrical energy from the supply. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An electrical energy power supply comprising:
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a first battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy;
a second battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, wherein the housings are configured to be removably coupled with one another and to form a unitary device during coupling thereof;
a connector coupled with the first and second battery assemblies and configured to receive electrical energy from a supply; and
control circuitry configured to detect the presence of electrical energy from the supply and to control application of the electrical energy to only one of the first and the second battery assemblies responsive to the one of the first and the second battery assemblies having a voltage less than a voltage of the other of the first and the second battery assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An electrical energy power supply comprising:
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a first battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy;
a second battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, wherein the housings are configured to be removably coupled with one another and to form a unitary device during coupling thereof; and
control circuitry configured to control charging of the electrochemical devices of the first and second battery assemblies to only use electrical energy from a supply at a first moment in time and to control charging of one of the first and second battery assemblies to only use electrical energy from the other of the first and second battery assemblies at a second moment in time. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. An electrical energy power supply comprising:
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a first battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy;
a second battery assembly comprising a housing and at least one electrochemical device configured to store electrical energy, wherein the housings are configured to be removably coupled with one another and to form a unitary device during coupling thereof;
a voltage converter electrically coupled with the first and second battery assemblies and configured to convert electrical energy from the first and second battery assemblies to one of a plurality of output voltages; and
a connector configured to apply electrical energy from the voltage converter to a load and to define the one of the plurality of output voltages corresponding to the load. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An electrical energy power supply comprising:
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a first battery assembly comprising;
an electrical connector;
at least one electrochemical storage device configured to store electrical energy; and
a first housing including a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the at least one side surface has a smallest dimension less than a smallest dimension of the top surface and the bottom surface;
a second battery assembly comprising;
an electrical connector configured to electrically connect with the electrical connector of the first battery assembly;
at least one electrochemical storage device configured to store electrical energy; and
a second housing including a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface of the second housing, wherein the at least one side surface has a smallest dimension less than a smallest dimension of the top surface and the bottom surface of the second housing; and
at least one support member configured to mechanically couple the housings of the first and the second battery assemblies to form a unitary device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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Specification