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Method and device for charging and conditioning batteries

  • US 5,648,714 A
  • Filed: 11/30/1994
  • Issued: 07/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for conditioning plates of a battery, the method comprising the steps of:

  • connecting to a positive and negative terminal of the battery;

    applying a substantially constant voltage across the positive and negative terminals;

    generating a series of current pulses; and

    applying the pulses across the positive and negative terminals, the pulses having a peak voltage measured above the constant voltage and the pulses causing a current flow of greater than 1.0 amps through the battery and wherein the pulses have a time period from a leading edge to a trailing edge of less than 10 microseconds.

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