Battery formation charging apparatus
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1. An apparatus for charging electric storage batteries, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a host computer for providing charging information to and receiving status information from at least one slave computer by means of a data link; and
(b) at least one control module coupled to said slave computer for applying charging current to at least one electric storage battery in response to instructions received from said slave computer, and for providing feedback and status information to said slave computer.
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Abstract
An apparatus for charging electric storage batteries comprises a host computer for providing charging information to and receiving status information from a plurality of slave computers. The slave computers are coupled to the host computer by means of a fiber optic data link. A plurality of control modules are coupled to each slave computer. Each control module applies charging current to a plurality of electric storage batteries in response to instructions received from the slave computer. Each control module also sends charging and battery temperature status information back to its respective slave computer.
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1. An apparatus for charging electric storage batteries, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a host computer for providing charging information to and receiving status information from at least one slave computer by means of a data link; and (b) at least one control module coupled to said slave computer for applying charging current to at least one electric storage battery in response to instructions received from said slave computer, and for providing feedback and status information to said slave computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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