Portable Power Devices and Methods of Supplying Power

• US 20150008747A1
• Filed: 09/22/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Power Concepts, LLC
• Original Assignee: Advanced Power Concepts, LLC
• Inventors: Salcone, Michael D.
• Application Number:
  US14/492,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20150008747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/66
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/40 wherein a plurality of decentralised, dispersed or local energy generation technologies are operated simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0025 Sequential battery discharge in systems with a plurality of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00712 the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects

Abstract

A portable power supply system includes an enclosure, a battery secured within the enclosure, a battery charger secured within the enclosure, a DC/AC inverter secured within the enclosure, a power outlet electrically connected to the DC/AC inverter, and a current and run time display that is configured to display a current output level of the portable power supply system and an estimated run time of the portable power system.

Claims

1. A portable power supply system, comprising,

an enclosure;

a battery secured within the enclosure;

a battery charger secured within the enclosure, the battery charger electrically connected to the battery for charging the battery;

a DC/AC inverter secured within the enclosure, the DC/AC inverter electrically connected to the battery and configured to convert a direct current supplied by the battery to an alternating current;

a power outlet electrically connected to the DC/AC inverter; and

a current and run time display that is configured to display a current output level of the portable power supply system and an estimated run time of the portable power system.

2. The portable power supply system of claim 1 wherein the current and run time display includes a plurality of light emitting devices arranged between a current output indicator and a battery charge run time indicator, the current output indicator including a plurality of current output level markers, and the charge run time indicator including a plurality of charge run time level markers.

3. The portable power supply system of claim 2 wherein the current output markers are non-linear indications of output current, and wherein the charge run time level markers are non-linear indications of remaining run time.

4. The portable power supply system of claim 2 wherein the current output markers are linear indications of output current, and wherein the charge run time level markers are linear indications of remaining run time.

5. The portable power supply system of claim 1 wherein the current and run time display includes a battery charge indicator configured to indicate a current charge level of the battery.

6. The portable power supply system of claim 5, wherein the battery charge indicator includes a plurality of light emitting devices that are each arranged to correspond with one of a plurality of battery charge level markers.

7. A current and run time display comprising:

a current output indicator configured to display a current output level;

a battery charge run time indicator configured to display an estimated run time of a batter power device; and

a battery charge indicator configured to indicate a charged level of a battery.

8. The current and run time display of claim 7, wherein the battery powered device is a portable power supply system.

9. The current and run time display of claim 7 further comprising a plurality of light emitting devices arranged between the current output indicator and the battery charge run time indicator, the current output indicator including a plurality of current output level markers, and the battery charge run time indicator including a plurality of charge run time level markers.

10. The current and run time display of claim 9 wherein the current output level markers are non-linear indications of output current, and wherein the charge run time level markers are non-linear indications of remaining run time.

11. The current and run time display of claim 9 wherein the current output level markers are linear indications of output current, and wherein the charge run time level markers are linear indications of remaining run time.

12. The current and run time display of claim 7 wherein the battery charge indicator includes a plurality of light emitting devices that are each arranged to correspond with one of a plurality of battery charge level markers.