Charging device
First Claim
1. A charging device comprising:
- an electric accumulator formed by a plurality of series-connected electric accumulator cells, one electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells being used as a reference potential of the electric accumulator;
at least one capacitor having one end fixed to the potential of one electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells or fixed to the potential of the other electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells through a rectifying means; and
a periodical power source connected between the capacitor and the reference potential of the electric accumulator to generate repetitive signals.
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Abstract
A charging device has an electric accumulator (20) formed by a plurality of series-connected electric accumulator cells (E1, E2, . . . , En), one electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells being used as a reference potential of the electric accumulator (20); at least one capacitor (C1) having one end fixed to the potential of one electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells (E1, E2, . . . , En) or fixed to the potential of the other electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells (E1, E2, . . . , En) through a rectifying means (D11, D12); and a periodical power source (30) connected between the capacitor (C1) and the reference potential of the electric accumulator to generate repetitive signals.
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15 Claims
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1. A charging device comprising:
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an electric accumulator formed by a plurality of series-connected electric accumulator cells, one electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells being used as a reference potential of the electric accumulator; at least one capacitor having one end fixed to the potential of one electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells or fixed to the potential of the other electrode of any one of the electric accumulator cells through a rectifying means; and a periodical power source connected between the capacitor and the reference potential of the electric accumulator to generate repetitive signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A charging device capable of charging any one of a plurality of series-connected electric accumulator cells which form an electric accumulator, the charging device comprising:
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a charging circuit; and a rectangular wave power source, wherein the charging circuit has a plurality of sub circuits for each of the electric accumulator cells, the sub circuits each having a first diode, a second diode and a capacitor, an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode being connected to one end of the capacitor, a cathode of the first diode being connected to a positive electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, an anode of the second diode being connected to a negative electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, and wherein the rectangular wave power source applies a rectangular wave voltage to the other end of the capacitor of any one of the sub circuits of the charging circuit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 10, 13)
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5. A charging device capable of charging any one of a plurality of series-connected electric accumulator cells which form an electric accumulator, the charging device comprising:
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a charging circuit; and a rectangular wave power source, wherein the charging circuit has a plurality of sub circuits for each of the electric accumulator cells, the sub circuits each having a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, a capacitor and a second capacitor, an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode being connected to one end of the first capacitor, a cathode of the first diode being connected to a positive electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, an anode of the second diode being connected to a negative electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the fourth diode being connected to one end of the second capacitor, a cathode of the third diode being connected to a positive electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, an anode of the fourth diode being connected to a negative electrode of each of the electric accumulator cells, and wherein the rectangular wave power source applies a rectangular wave voltage to the other end of the first capacitor and applies an inverted voltage obtained by inverting the rectangular wave voltage to the other end of the second capacitor of any one of the sub circuits of the charging circuit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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