Battery paralleling system
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1. A battery paralleling system for connecting a plurality of batteries in parallel and for regulating the current from each battery comprising:
- a plurality of battery lines each for connection to a battery and for receiving battery current, said battery lines being connectable to a buss for supplying a load connected to the buss;
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Abstract
An indefinite number of batteries is connected in parallel to provide current to share a load. Each individual battery current is compared to an average value to regulate each battery controller so that each battery supplies its share of the current.
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1. A battery paralleling system for connecting a plurality of batteries in parallel and for regulating the current from each battery comprising:
a plurality of battery lines each for connection to a battery and for receiving battery current, said battery lines being connectable to a buss for supplying a load connected to the buss; - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
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2. a battery current regulator serially connected in each battery line for limiting the battery current in each battery line;
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a current sensor connected in each battery line for sensing the battery current in each battery line; and a sharing circuit connected to each current sensor and to each current regulator for controlling each regulator so that the current in each battery line is substantially equal to the current in each of the other battery lines. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 8)
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