Battery reclaimer and charger

• US 5,633,575 A
• Filed: 01/16/1996
• Issued: 05/27/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carl E. Gali
• Original Assignee: Carl E. Gali
• Inventors: Gali, Carl E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ponomarenko, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US08/586,981
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 320/21
• US Class Current: 320/140
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0069 Charging or discharging for charge maintenance, battery initiation or rejuvenation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 323/906 Solar cell systems

Abstract

The invention is to a battery reclaimer, charger and maintainer circuit for removing current blocking deposits from plates of batteries utilizing liquid and jell electrolytes. The circuit includes an output circuit including at least one battery. A D.C. voltage source providing a D.C. voltage for charging said battery connected to said output circuit. An oscillator circuit for producing fast rise time voltage pulses is close coupled to an rf transformer, connecting the oscillator circuit to the output circuit in parallel with the D.C. voltage source. A rectifier circuit is connected between the transformer and the output circuit, the rectifier circuit including a two diode rectifying circuit for producing a full wave voltage output positive pulse having an RF content.

Claims

1. A battery reclaimer, charger and maintainer circuit for removing current blocking deposits from plates of batteries utilizing liquid and jell electrolytes, comprising;

an output circuit including at least one battery to be reclaimed, maintained and recharged;

a D.C. voltage source providing a D.C. voltage for charging said battery connected to said output circuit;

an oscillator circuit, operating in the 2 to 10 megahertz range, for producing fast rise time voltage pulses;

a close coupled rf transformer, having ferrite ceramic cores, connecting the oscillator circuit to the output circuit in parallel with the D.C. voltage source; and

a rectifier circuit connected between the transformer and the output circuit, the rectifier circuit including a two diode rectifying circuit for producing a full wave positive voltage output pulse having an RF content corresponding to the natural frequencies of the electrolyte used in the battery being charged for removing current blocking deposits for the battery plates.

2. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein the positive pulse has a range of frequencies of 2 to 10 MHZ.

3. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein the positive pulse output is superimposed upon the D.C. charging voltage.

4. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, including a stepper timer for reclaiming and maintaining a plurality of batteries.

5. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein said transformer includes a ferrite ceramic core.

6. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein said oscillator is one selected from Hartley, Collpits and relaxation blocking bistable multi-vibrator oscillators.

7. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, including a sequential timing circuit for connecting the battery reclaimer and maintainer to a plurality of batteries to reclaim and maintain said plurality of batteries while in use and in reserve.

8. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein said transformer has at least first and second windings, and said first and second winds have a turns ratio in the range of 1 to 20.

9. The battery reclaimer according to claim 1, wherein the positive output pulses have a multi frequency output in the range of 10 Khz to 100 Khz, and the output pulses have a fast rise time of less than one hundred nano seconds per volt.

10. A battery reclaimer, charger and maintainer circuit for removing current blocking deposits from plates of batteries utilizing liquid and jell electrolytes, comprising;

an output circuit including at least one battery to be reclaimed, maintained and recharged, said battery including an electrolyte having a natural resonant frequency;

a D.C. voltage source for charging said battery connected to said output circuit;

an oscillator circuit, operating in the 2 to 10 megahertz range, for producing fast rise time voltage pulses;

a close coupled rf transformer connecting the oscillator circuit to the output circuit in parallel with the D.C. voltage source; and

a rectifier circuit connected between the transformer and the output circuit, the rectifier circuit including a two diode rectifying circuit for producing a voltage full wave positive output pulse having an RF content in a range of frequencies including the natural resonant frequency of the electrolyte used in the battery to be reclaimed.

11. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, wherein the positive pulse output is superimposed upon the D.C. charging voltage.

12. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, including a stepper timer for reclaiming and maintaining a plurality of batteries.

13. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, wherein said transformer includes a ferrite ceramic core.

14. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, wherein said oscillator is one selected from Hartley, Collpits and relaxation blocking bistable multi-vibrator oscillators.

15. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, including a sequential timing circuit for connecting the battery reclaimer and maintainer to a plurality of batteries to reclaim and maintain said plurality of batteries while in use and in reserve.

16. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, wherein said transformer has at least first and second windings, and said first and second winds have a turns ratio in the range of 1 to 20.

17. The battery reclaimer according to claim 10, wherein the positive output pulses have a multi frequency output in the range of 10 Khz to 100 Khz, and the output pulses have a fast rise time of less than one hundred nano seconds per volt.

18. A battery reclaimer, charger and maintainer circuit for removing current blocking deposits from plates of batteries utilizing liquid and jell electrolytes, comprising;

an output circuit including at least one battery to be reclaimed, maintained and recharged, said battery including an electrolyte having a natural resonant frequency;

a D.C. voltage source for charging said battery connected to said output circuit;

an oscillator circuit, operating in the 2 to 10 megahertz range, for producing fast rise time voltage pulses;

a close coupled rf transformer connecting the oscillator circuit to the output circuit in parallel with the D.C. voltage source, superimposing the voltage pulses on the D.C. charging voltage; and

a rectifier circuit connected between the transformer and the output circuit, the rectifier circuit including a two diode rectifying circuit for producing a voltage full wave positive output pulse having an RF content having a range of frequencies between 2 MHZ and 10 MHZ.