Charger for remote battery
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1. A remote battery charger, comprising:
- (a) a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept a first DC current with a voltage of less than 13 VDC and able to produce, from said first DC current, a second DC current of at least 15 amps at a voltage of at least 13.5 VDC, provided an adequate first DC current level; and
(b) a current acceptance reduction signal input, whereby when said input is activated by a signal at said signal input said DC-to-DC converter reduces its acceptance of said first current.
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Abstract
A remote battery charger, comprising a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept a first DC current with a voltage of less than 13 VDC and able to produce, from said first DC current, a second DC current of at least a 15 amps at a voltage of at least 13.5 VDC, provided an adequate first DC current level. Also, the charger includes a current acceptance reduction input, whereby when said input is activated said DC-to-DC converter reduces its acceptance of said first DC current.
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1. A remote battery charger, comprising:
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(a) a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept a first DC current with a voltage of less than 13 VDC and able to produce, from said first DC current, a second DC current of at least 15 amps at a voltage of at least 13.5 VDC, provided an adequate first DC current level; and (b) a current acceptance reduction signal input, whereby when said input is activated by a signal at said signal input said DC-to-DC converter reduces its acceptance of said first current. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A remote battery charger assembly adapted for use in a truck having ABS braking and a brake light wire and a cargo bay interior lighting assembly powered by a cargo bay lighting wire, comprising:
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(a) a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept an input DC current at a first voltage and supply an output DC current at a second voltage, the second voltage being different from and higher than said first voltage; and (b) an input DC current acceptance reduction assembly, accepting as inputs said brake light wire and said cargo bay interior lighting wire and reducing said current acceptance of said DC-to-DC converter when any criterion of a set of criteria is met for its inputs. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a remote battery charger assembly adapted for use in a truck having ABS braking and a brake light wire and a cargo bay interior lighting assembly powered by a cargo bay interior lighting wire, comprising:
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(a) providing and permitting to operate a remote power charger assembly, including a DC-to-DC converter, able to accept an input DC current at a first voltage and supply an output DC current at a second voltage, the second voltage being different from and higher than said first voltage; and (b) monitoring said brake light wire and said cargo bay interior lighting wire and reducing said current acceptance of said DC-to-DC converter when a set of criteria is met for said brake light wire and said cargo bay interior lighting wire. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. Means for providing an elevated voltage level for charging a remote battery in a truck having both interior lighting means and ABS means, each of which has an on state and an off state, comprising:
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(a) DC-to-DC converter means, able to accept an input DC current at a first voltage and supply an output DC current at a second voltage elevated from said first voltage; (b) input DC current acceptance reduction means, accepting as inputs said brake light means and said cargo bay lighting means and reducing said current acceptance of said DC-to-DC converter when any criterion of a set of criteria is met for its inputs. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A remote battery charger for a tractor-trailer, comprising:
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a DC-to-DC converter, comprising a current input configured to receive a first DC current from a current source at a first voltage; an output configured to deliver a second DC current to a first load, wherein the second DC current is converted from the first DC current at the first voltage to a second current at a second voltage, the second voltage being higher than the first voltage; and a signal input configured to determine the presence of a signal at the signal input, the signal indicating that a load coupled to the first DC current exceeds a threshold, wherein, in response to determining that a signal is present on the signal input, reducing the first DC current received by the current input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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