Apparatus and Method for Employing High Value Capacitor in Starting Applications
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1. A portable vehicle battery booster, comprising:
- a bank of ultracapacitors that provides boosting power to the battery;
a high current relay that makes a connection between a booster terminals at the battery and the bank;
a charge circuit that charges the bank;
a voltage monitor that monitors voltage at the charge circuit, voltage rise of the bank, and the voltage at the terminals;
a management circuit that communicates with the voltage monitor, the relay and the charge circuit; and
a housing to house the bank, the relay, the charge circuit, the voltage monitor and management circuit.
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Abstract
A vehicle battery boosting device to jump start a battery. The device includes a bank of ultracapacitors, a high current relay, a charge circuit, a voltage monitor and a management circuit. The voltage monitor can monitor voltage at the charge circuit and the bank of ultracapacitors and the high current relay to determine status of the various components of the device. The device can be incorporated into a battery tester and charger cart.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable vehicle battery booster, comprising:
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a bank of ultracapacitors that provides boosting power to the battery; a high current relay that makes a connection between a booster terminals at the battery and the bank; a charge circuit that charges the bank; a voltage monitor that monitors voltage at the charge circuit, voltage rise of the bank, and the voltage at the terminals; a management circuit that communicates with the voltage monitor, the relay and the charge circuit; and a housing to house the bank, the relay, the charge circuit, the voltage monitor and management circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20)
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10. A method of boosting a vehicle battery, comprising the steps of:
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connecting a battery boosting device having a bank of ultracapacitors, a high current relay, a charge circuit, a voltage monitor and a management circuit; monitoring a voltage at a connection between the battery boosting device and the battery with the voltage monitor to determine a status of the connection; determining if the bank is ready for boosting with the management circuit; and boosting the battery with the boosting device if the bank is ready. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A portable vehicle battery booster, comprising:
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a means for powering configured to provide boosting power to a vehicle battery; a means for relaying current configured to make a connection between booster terminals at the battery and the means for powering; a means for charging configured to charge the means for powering; a means for monitoring voltage configured to monitor voltage at the means for charging, voltage rise of the means for powering and the voltage at the terminals; a means for managing configured to communicate with the means for monitoring voltage, the means for relaying current and the means for charging; and a means for housing configured to house the means for powering, the means for relaying, the means for charging, the means for monitoring voltage and the means for managing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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21. A portable vehicle battery booster, comprising:
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a bank of ultracapacitors that provides boosting power to a vehicle battery; a high current relay that makes a connection between booster terminals at the battery and the bank; a charge circuit that charges the bank; a voltage monitor that monitors voltage at the charge circuit, voltage rise of the bank and the voltage at the terminals; a battery load tester to test the battery; a management circuit that communicates with the voltage monitor, the relay, the battery load test and the charge circuit; and a housing to house the bank, the relay, the charge circuit, the voltage monitor, management circuit and the battery load tester.
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22. A portable vehicle battery booster, comprising:
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a bank of ultracapacitors that provides boosting power to a vehicle battery; a relay that makes a connection between a booster terminals at the battery and the bank; a charge circuit that charges the bank; a voltage monitor that monitors voltage at the charge circuit, voltage rise of the bank and the voltage at the terminals; a battery load tester to test the battery; a battery charger to charge the battery; a management circuit that communicates with the voltage monitor, the relay, the charge circuit, the battery load tester and the battery charger; and a housing to house the bank, the relay, the charge circuit, the voltage monitor, management circuit, the battery load tester and the battery charger.
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