LITHIUM STARTER, JUMP STARTER, AND DEEP CYCLE BATTERY, WITH SOLID STATE SWITCH THEREFOR

• US 20160268645A1
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LithiumHub Technologies, LLC (LithiumHub, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Stark Power Inc.
• Inventors: Koebler, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,954,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/52 Removing gases inside the secondary cell, e.g. by absorption vent plugs or other mechanical arrangements for facilitating escape of gases H01M50/30
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4271 Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/00 Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/574 Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a starter battery for a starter motor of an internal combustion engine in a battery pack arrangement with one or more lithium based cells. The invention includes a solid state switching configuration for high powered battery systems for protecting against over-charging, over-discharging and short circuiting of batteries, especially starter batteries for internal combustion engines. The invention is also useful as a Deep Cycle battery.

Claims

1. A battery pack for powering an electric motor for starting an internal combustion engine in which the electric motor is in a 6 volt to 48 volt operating system, said battery pack comprising:

a battery pack housing; and

at least one lithium-based rechargeable cell within said housing;

wherein a total discharging amount of each lithium-based cell in the battery pack is from 3 Ah to 2000 Ah, and charging voltage per one cell is 2.0 to 4.2 V.

2. A battery pack according to claim 1 wherein the lithium-based cell is selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂, LiNiMnCoO₂, and Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ cells.

3. A battery pack according to claim 1, wherein said battery pack comprises from three to sixteen lithium-based rechargeable cells in series in said housing.

4. A battery pack according to claim 1, further comprising a protection circuit board within said battery housing, said protection circuit board including at least one of a solid state switch, MOSFET, diode, or relay, which protects against temperature, reverse polarity, undervoltage or overvoltage.

5. A battery pack according to claim 1, further comprising a solid state switching apparatus for one or more of said lithium based cells in said battery pack encased in said battery pack housing, said battery pack having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, each of said cells having a positive pole and a negative pole, said apparatus comprising:

at least one solid state switch within said battery pack housing, such switch being connected between the battery pack and a terminal;

said solid state switch being connected to the positive pole of said one or more cells in series, and to said positive terminal, the negative pole of said one or more cells being connected to said negative terminal.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the solid state switches are transistors, FET, MOSFET, IGBT, JFET, BJT, CMOS, VMOS, TMOS, vertical DMOS or HEXFET.

7. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said one or more cells are selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂ LiNiMnCoO₂, Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, lead-acid, NiCd, and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

8. A battery pack according to claim 1, further comprising a solid state switching apparatus for one or more of said lithium based cells in said battery pack encased in said battery pack housing, said battery pack having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, each of said cells having a positive pole and a negative pole, said apparatus comprising:

at least one solid state switch within said battery pack housing, such switch being connected between the battery pack and a terminal;

said solid state switch being connected to the negative pole of said one or more cells in series, and to said negative terminal, the positive pole of said one or more cells being connected to said positive terminal.

9. Apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the solid state switches are transistors, FET, MOSFET, IGBT, JFET, BJT, CMOS, VMOS, TMOS, vertical DMOS or HEXFET.

10. Apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said one or more cells are selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂, LiNiMnCoO₂, Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, lead-acid, NiCd, and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

11. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating system of said internal combustion engine includes a battery, said apparatus further comprising a pair cables, each cable situated in a cable housing, one end of each cable connecting to a respective terminal clamp, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to said battery pack, and at least one of a MOSFET, diode, or relay being situated within one of said cable housings.

12. A deep cycle battery in a 6 volt to 800 volt operating system, comprising:

a battery pack housing;

at least one lithium-based rechargeable cell within said housing;

a battery management system including a processor and a circuit board having a MOSFET arrangement which protects from one of overvoltage, undervoltage, reverse polarity, short circuit, and extremes of temperature;

wherein a total discharging amount of each lithium-based cell in the battery pack is from 3 Ah to 2000 Ah, and charging voltage per one cell is 2.0 to 4.2 V.

13. A deep cycle battery according to claim 12 wherein the lithium-based cell is selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂, LiNiMnCoO₂, and Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ cells.

14. A deep cycle battery according to claim 12, wherein said battery comprises from two to 250 lithium-based rechargeable cells in series in one or more of said housings.

15. A deep cycle battery according to claim 12, further comprising a solid state switching apparatus for one or more of said lithium based cells in said battery pack encased in said battery pack housing, said battery pack having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, each of said cells having a positive pole and a negative pole, said apparatus comprising:

at least one solid state switch within said battery pack housing, such switch being connected between the battery pack and a terminal;

said solid state switch being connected to the positive pole of said one or more cells in series, and to said positive terminal, the negative pole of said one or more cells being connected to said negative terminal.

16. Apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the solid state switches are transistors, FET, MOSFET, IGBT, JFET, BJT, CMOS, VMOS, TMOS, vertical DMOS or HEXFET.

17. Apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said one or more cells are selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂ LiNiMnCoO₂, Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, lead-acid, NiCd, and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

18. A deep cycle battery according to claim 12, further comprising a solid state switching apparatus for one or more of said lithium based cells in said battery pack encased in said battery pack housing, said battery pack having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, each of said cells having a positive pole and a negative pole, said apparatus comprising:

at least one solid state switch within said battery pack housing, such switch being connected between the battery pack and a terminal;

said solid state switch being connected to the negative pole of said one or more cells in series, and to said negative terminal, the positive pole of said one or more cells being connected to said positive terminal.

19. Apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the solid state switches are transistors, FET, MOSFET, IGBT, JFET, BJT, CMOS, VMOS, TMOS, vertical DMOS or HEXFET.

20. Apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said one or more cells are selected from the group consisting of LiFePO, LiFePO₄, LiFeMgPO₄, LiFeYPO₄, LiCoO₂, LiMn₂O₄, LiNiCoAlO₂, LiNiMnCoO₂, Li₄Ti₅O₁₂, lead-acid, NiCd, and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

21. A battery pack for driving a battery device in a 12 volt to 120 volt internal combustion engine, said battery pack comprising:

a battery pack housing;

at least one lithium-based rechargeable cell within said housing, the total discharging amount of each lithium-based cell in the battery pack being from three (3) Ah to 5000 Ah, and charging voltage per one cell being 3.0 to 4.2 V;

a pair cables, each cable having a cable housing in which it is situated;

one end of each cable being provided with and connected to a respective terminal clamp, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to said battery pack; and

at least one of a solid state switch, MOSFET, diode, or relay being situated within one of said cable housings.