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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERCHARGE PROTECTION AND CHARGE BALANCE IN COMBINED ENERGY SOURCE SYSTEMS

  • US 20120235473A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2012
  • Published: 09/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An energy source system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a battery comprising a plurality of cells coupled in series with one another and configured to be coupled to an alternator of the vehicle; and

    one or more ultracapacitors coupled in series with one another and configured to be coupled to starting components of the vehicle, wherein the battery and the one or more ultracapacitors are coupled to one another in a parallel arrangement, and wherein a combined voltage of the battery cells is substantially matched with a combined voltage of the one or more ultracapacitors.

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