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BATTERY ELECTROLYTE LEVEL INDICATOR

  • US 20110128154A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2009
  • Published: 06/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A battery assembly comprising:

  • a battery having a cell adapted to receive and contain an electrolyte having a desired minimum level within the cell;

    a probe extending into the cell, the probe including a probe housing and a capacitor within the probe housing, the probe housing being electrically non-conductive and acid resistant, the probe housing preventing contact between the electrolyte and the capacitor, the probe supporting the capacitor at the desired minimum level within the cell; and

    a control circuit electrically connected to the capacitor within the probe housing, the control circuit adapted to charge and discharge the capacitor using direct current, to determine at least one of a charging characteristic and a discharging characteristic, and to determine whether the electrolyte level is at the desired minimum level as a function of at least one of the charging characteristic and the discharging characteristic.

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