Battery finish charge device
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1. A finish charge device for a battery having a positive and a negative terminal, including, in combination:
- electronic circuitry;
a plurality of leads in electrical connection to said electronic circuitry, including an input lead for electrical connection to a standard charger or alternator, an output lead for electrical connection to a terminal of a to-be-charged battery, and a voltage sensor lead for electrical connection to the terminal of such a to-be-charged battery;
said electronic circuitry including an input voltage sensor in electrical connection to said input lead, a finish charge power supply in electrical connection between a standard battery charger or alternator through said input lead and a to-be-charged battery through said output lead, electronic switches in electrical connection between a standard battery charger or alternator through said input lead and a to-be-charged battery through said finish charge power supply and said output lead and said voltage sensor lead, and wherein all said electronic circuitry components are discrete; and
a microprocessor in electrical connection with said electronic circuitry and all of its components;
whereby said microprocessor of said finish charge device is programmed to use input power from a standard charger or alternator or to-be-charged to provide an advantageously higher voltage finish charge to a to-be-charged battery, and wherein said electronic switch functions to selectively transfer input power to said finish charge power supply and then output power at the said advantageously higher voltage to a to-be-charged battery, said electronic switch functions to leave a to-be-charged battery disconnected from any form of charging, or to connect a to-be-charged battery to said finish charge power supply, or to connect a to-be-charged battery to a standard charger or alternator or external load, all as controlled by said microprocessor.
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Abstract
A system for charging batteries by applying a high voltage finish charge to a battery with an electronic charging device connected in series between a state-of-the-art charging system or alternator and the to-be-charged battery, without the use of any other external power source.
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24 Claims
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1. A finish charge device for a battery having a positive and a negative terminal, including, in combination:
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electronic circuitry;
a plurality of leads in electrical connection to said electronic circuitry, including an input lead for electrical connection to a standard charger or alternator, an output lead for electrical connection to a terminal of a to-be-charged battery, and a voltage sensor lead for electrical connection to the terminal of such a to-be-charged battery;
said electronic circuitry including an input voltage sensor in electrical connection to said input lead, a finish charge power supply in electrical connection between a standard battery charger or alternator through said input lead and a to-be-charged battery through said output lead, electronic switches in electrical connection between a standard battery charger or alternator through said input lead and a to-be-charged battery through said finish charge power supply and said output lead and said voltage sensor lead, and wherein all said electronic circuitry components are discrete; and
a microprocessor in electrical connection with said electronic circuitry and all of its components;
whereby said microprocessor of said finish charge device is programmed to use input power from a standard charger or alternator or to-be-charged to provide an advantageously higher voltage finish charge to a to-be-charged battery, and wherein said electronic switch functions to selectively transfer input power to said finish charge power supply and then output power at the said advantageously higher voltage to a to-be-charged battery, said electronic switch functions to leave a to-be-charged battery disconnected from any form of charging, or to connect a to-be-charged battery to said finish charge power supply, or to connect a to-be-charged battery to a standard charger or alternator or external load, all as controlled by said microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic battery finish charge device for modifying the current and voltage characterstics of a standard battery charger or alternator in order to finish the charging of a battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, including, in combination:
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an input lead for electrical connection to a standard charger or alternator an input voltage sensor lead in electrical connection to a standard charger or alternator;
an output lead for electrical connection to the positive terminal of any such battery;
an output voltage sensor lead in electrical connection to the negative terminal of any such battery;
electronic switching means located between any such standard battery charger or alternator and any such battery, said electronic switching means being capable of being set to be in or out of electrical connection to said input lead and said input voltage sensor lead and thence through said input lead and said input voltage sensor lead to any such standard battery charger or alternator, said electronic switching means also being capable of being set to be in or out of electrical connection to said output lead and said output voltage sensor lead to any such battery;
a finish charge power converter for modifying the current and voltage characteristics of the current and voltage of any such standard battery charger or alternator, said finish charge power converter being in electrical connection to said electronic switching means and then, depending upon the setting of said electronic switching means capable of being adjusted to be in electrical connection to any such standard charger or alternator to modify the current and voltage characteristics of any such standard battery charger or alternator, said finish charge power converter also in electrical connection to said electronic switching means, and then, depending upon the setting of said electronic switching means capable of being adjusted to be in electrical connection to said output lead and thence to any positive terminal of any such battery and also to said output voltage sensor lead and thence to any negative terminal of any such battery;
a microprocessor in electrical connection with said input lead and said input voltage sensor lead, with said electronic switching means, said microprocessor using power from any such standard charger or alternator or any such battery to operate said microprocessor, said microprocessor being programmed to sense said voltage from any such standard charger or alternator and also to sense said voltage from any such battery and to adjust said electronic switching means to selectively transfer power from said standard charger or alternator directly to any such battery, or to selectively transfer power to said finish charge power supply to modify the current and voltage characteristics from any such standard battery charger or alternator to provide a finish charge, and wherein said microprocessor operates said electronic switching means to selectively transfer such modified current and voltage power to any such battery, said microprocessor further being capable of operating sad electronic switching means to terminate any current and voltage power transmission between any standard charger or alternator and any such, all as controlled by said microprocessor;
whereby said battery charge electronic assembly will selectively use the power from any such standard charger or alternator or any such battery to operate said microprocessor to selectively charge any such battery, or to modify the current and voltage characteristics of said standard battery charger or alternator to apply a modified current and voltage finish charge to any such battery, or to terminate any current and voltage connection between said standard battery charger or alternator to any such battery. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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