Compact multifunctional battery booster
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1. A compact battery booster comprising:
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a display device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the display device is configured to display a status of the compact battery booster;
a storage capacitor and an internal lithium ion battery, each of said storage capacitor and said internal lithium ion battery being rated to jump start a vehicle coupled to an external battery;
a direct current (DC) output terminal to electrically couple with the external battery;
a single-ended primary-inductor converter to receive a variable input voltage between 5 volts DC and 20 volts DC and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said storage capacitor and said internal lithium ion battery;
a reverse polarity sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of said external battery;
a temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal lithium ion battery;
a voltage sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; and
a power management circuit operatively coupled to each of the processor, the storage capacitor, and the internal lithium ion battery, the power management circuit to provide a boosting energy to the vehicle via the DC output terminal.
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Abstract
A compact battery charger for charging a battery comprising: a microprocessor; a set of terminals operatively coupled to said microprocessor and configured to electrically couple with an automotive battery; and an internal lithium ion battery, wherein the internal lithium ion battery is a lithium ion battery, wherein a single-ended primary-inductor converter may be configured to receive an input voltage of 5 VDC to 20 VDC and output a predetermined DC charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery.
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28 Claims
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1. A compact battery booster comprising:
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a processor; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the display device is configured to display a status of the compact battery booster; a storage capacitor and an internal lithium ion battery, each of said storage capacitor and said internal lithium ion battery being rated to jump start a vehicle coupled to an external battery; a direct current (DC) output terminal to electrically couple with the external battery; a single-ended primary-inductor converter to receive a variable input voltage between 5 volts DC and 20 volts DC and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said storage capacitor and said internal lithium ion battery; a reverse polarity sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of said external battery; a temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal lithium ion battery; a voltage sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to each of the processor, the storage capacitor, and the internal lithium ion battery, the power management circuit to provide a boosting energy to the vehicle via the DC output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A compact battery charger comprising:
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a supercapacitor; an internal lithium ion battery, said internal lithium ion battery being rated 3.00 mAh or more; a processor operatively coupled with (1) a reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of an external battery, (2) a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal lithium ion battery, and (3) a voltage sensor to detect a voltage of sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; a display device operatively coupled to the processor, the display device to display a status of the compact battery charger; a direct current (DC) output terminal to couple with the external battery; a single-ended primary-inductor converter to receive an input voltage within an input voltage range of 5 volts DC and 20 volts DC and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery and said supercapacitor; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to the processor and the internal lithium ion battery, the power management circuit to provide a predetermined output energy to said external battery via the DC output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A compact battery charger comprising:
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an internal lithium ion battery; a direct current (DC) output terminal to couple with an external battery; an internal induction coil to receive energy from an electromagnetic field created by an external induction coil and to convert the electromagnetic field to produce an input voltage; a DC to DC converter to receive the input voltage and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said internal lithium ion battery; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to the internal lithium ion battery, a reverse polarity sensor;
a temperature sensor, and a voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery,wherein the power management circuit is configured to electrically couple the DC output terminal with said internal lithium ion battery, thereby providing a predetermined output energy from said internal lithium ion battery to said external battery. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for charging or starting a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a storage capacitor; an internal lithium ion battery; a set of output terminals to electrically couple with a vehicular battery; a single-ended primary-inductor converter to receive a variable input voltage between 5 volts DC and 20 volts DC and to output a predetermined charge voltage to said storage capacitor and said internal lithium ion battery; a reverse polarity sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the reverse polarity sensor to detect a polarity of said vehicular battery; a temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the temperature sensor to detect a temperature of said internal lithium ion battery; a voltage sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the voltage sensor to detect a voltage of said internal lithium ion battery; and a power management circuit operatively coupled to each of the processor, the storage capacitor, and the internal lithium ion battery, wherein the power management circuit is configured to provide a boosting energy to the vehicle via the set of output terminals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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