Compact Multifunctional Battery Booster
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1. A compact battery charger comprising:
- a storage capacitor and an internal lithium ion battery to supply a starting current to jump start an engine electrically coupled with an external battery, wherein the internal lithium ion battery is electrically coupled in parallel with said storage capacitor;
a processor operatively coupled with (1) a reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of the external battery, (2) a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said storage capacitor or said internal lithium ion battery, and (3) a voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery;
a display device operatively coupled to the processor, the display device to display a state of charge of said internal lithium ion battery, said storage capacitor, or a combination thereof;
a direct current (DC) output port to output the starting current, wherein the DC output port is configured to electrically couple with the external battery via a set of conductors; and
a power management circuit operatively coupled to the processor, the internal lithium ion battery, and the storage capacitor, the power management circuit to selectively provide the starting current to said DC output port.
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Abstract
A compact battery charger for charging a battery comprising: a microprocessor; a set of terminals operatively coupled to said microprocessor and configured to electrically couple with an automotive battery; and an internal lithium ion battery, wherein the internal lithium ion battery is a lithium ion battery, wherein a single-ended primary-inductor converter may be configured to receive an input voltage of 5 VDC to 20 VDC and output a predetermined DC charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery.
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1. A compact battery charger comprising:
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a storage capacitor and an internal lithium ion battery to supply a starting current to jump start an engine electrically coupled with an external battery, wherein the internal lithium ion battery is electrically coupled in parallel with said storage capacitor; a processor operatively coupled with (1) a reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of the external battery, (2) a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said storage capacitor or said internal lithium ion battery, and (3) a voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, the display device to display a state of charge of said internal lithium ion battery, said storage capacitor, or a combination thereof; a direct current (DC) output port to output the starting current, wherein the DC output port is configured to electrically couple with the external battery via a set of conductors; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to the processor, the internal lithium ion battery, and the storage capacitor, the power management circuit to selectively provide the starting current to said DC output port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 13)
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4. A compact battery charger comprising:
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a processor; an internal battery and a supercapacitor to supply a starting current to jump start an engine electrically coupled with an external battery, wherein the internal battery is electrically coupled in parallel with said supercapacitor; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the display device is configured to display a state of charge of said internal battery, said supercapacitor, or a combination thereof; a direct current (DC) output port to output the starting current, wherein the DC output port is configured to electrically couple with the external battery via a set of conductors; a reverse polarity sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of the external battery; a temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal battery or said supercapacitor; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to each of the processor, the supercapacitor, and the internal battery, the power management circuit to selectively provide the starting current to the DC output port. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A compact battery charger comprising:
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a processor; a supercapacitor to supply a starting current to jump start an engine that is coupled to a depleted external battery, wherein the supercapacitor draws a charging current from the depleted external battery when the engine is not running; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the display device is configured to display a status of the supercapacitor; a direct current (DC) output port to output the starting current, wherein the DC output port is configured to electrically couple with the depleted external battery via a set of conductors, wherein the processor is configured to detect a drop in current across the DC output port; a reverse polarity sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of the depleted external battery; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to each of the processor and the supercapacitor, the power management circuit to selectively provide the starting current to the DC output port, wherein the power management circuit provides the starting current to the DC output port in response to the processor detecting a drop in current across the DC output port.
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15. A compact battery charger comprising:
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an internal lithium ion battery to supply a starting current to jump start an engine operably coupled with an external battery, said internal lithium ion battery being rated at least 3,000 mAh and comprising lithium iron phosphate or lithium ion polymer, wherein the starting current is at least 200 cranking amperes; a processor operatively coupled with (1) a reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of an external battery, (2) a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal lithium ion battery, and (3) a voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, the display device to display a state of charge of said internal lithium ion battery; a universal serial bus (USB) port to supply a first current; a direct current (DC) output port to supply the starting current, wherein the DC output port is configured to electrically couple with a set of conductors to engage with the external battery; a single-ended primary-inductor converter to receive a variable input voltage between 5 volts DC and 20 volts DC and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to the processor and the internal lithium ion battery, the power management circuit to selectively provide the starting current to said external battery via the DC output port, wherein the power management circuit is configured to supply the starting current to the engine via the DC output port if the processor determines that (1) the polarity of the external battery is not reversed, (2) the temperature of said internal lithium ion battery is within a predetermined temperature range, and (3) the voltage of said internal lithium ion battery is within a predetermined voltage range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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