Method for charging a storage battery
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1. A method for charging a storage battery, the method comprising:
- a. charging the battery at a first rate during a first portion of a charging cycle;
b. charging the battery at a second rate, lower than the first rate, during a second portion of the charging cycle; and
c. periodically interrupting the charging, at fixed, timed intervals, during the second portion of the charging cycle;
d. wherein the interruption of the charging cycle defines a duty cycle wherein approximately one sixth of the charging cycle is interrupted during the second portion of the charging cycle.
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Abstract
A method for charging a lead-acid storage battery, the method comprising the steps of charging the battery at an initially high rate during an initial stage of the charging cycle, monitoring the internal battery voltage, charging the battery at a lower, finishing rate after a preselected battery voltage has been monitored, and periodically interrupting the finishing charge until the battery is recharged.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for charging a storage battery, the method comprising:
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a. charging the battery at a first rate during a first portion of a charging cycle; b. charging the battery at a second rate, lower than the first rate, during a second portion of the charging cycle; and c. periodically interrupting the charging, at fixed, timed intervals, during the second portion of the charging cycle; d. wherein the interruption of the charging cycle defines a duty cycle wherein approximately one sixth of the charging cycle is interrupted during the second portion of the charging cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. A method for applying a finishing charge to a storage battery, the method comprising:
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a. charging the battery at a finishing rate during finishing portions of a charging cycle; and b. periodically interrupting the charging, at fixed, timed intervals, during the finishing portions of the charging cycle; c. wherein the interruption of the charging cycle defines a duty cycle wherein approximately one sixth of the charging cycle is interrupted during the finishing portions of the charging cycle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for charging a storage battery, the method comprising:
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a. charging the battery at a first rate during a first portion of a charging cycle; b. charging the battery at a second rate, which is approximately one third of the first rate, during a second portion of the charging cycle; and c. periodically interrupting the charging, at fixed, timed intervals, during the second portion of the charging cycle; d. wherein the timed interruption of the charging cycle defines a duty cycle wherein approximately one sixth of the charging cycle is interrupted during the second portion of the charging cycle.
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