System for managing the charging of a storage battery
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1. A system for managing the charging of at least one cell of a storage battery, including:
- a charger configured to charge said storage battery; and
first circuitry configured tocompare voltage at terminals of said at least one cell with a threshold voltage, andcontrol the charger connected to said storage battery to stop charging the storage battery when the first circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage,second circuitry, separate from the first circuitry, configured tocompare the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell with said threshold voltage, andcontrol at least one relay to an open state to prevent the charging of the storage battery by said charger when the second circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for managing the charging of at least one cell of a storage battery, comprising: two separate means for comparing the voltage across the terminals of said cell with a threshold voltage; and two separate controlling means adapted to control two actuators, respectively, in order to interrupt the charging of the storage battery when said first or second comparing means detects that the voltage across the terminals of said cell exceeds the threshold voltage. One of the actuators is formed by a charger that is connected to said storage battery in order to recharge said cells.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for managing the charging of at least one cell of a storage battery, including:
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a charger configured to charge said storage battery; and first circuitry configured to compare voltage at terminals of said at least one cell with a threshold voltage, and control the charger connected to said storage battery to stop charging the storage battery when the first circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage, second circuitry, separate from the first circuitry, configured to compare the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell with said threshold voltage, and control at least one relay to an open state to prevent the charging of the storage battery by said charger when the second circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. A system for managing the charging of at least one cell of a storage battery, including:
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a first means for comparing the voltage at terminals of said at least one cell with a threshold voltage, and a first control means for controlling a charger to stop charging the storage battery when said first comparing means detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage, a second means for comparing the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell with said threshold voltage, which means is separate from said first comparing means, and a second control means, which is separate from said first control means and which is suitable for controlling at least one relay to an open state to prevent the charging of the storage battery by the charger when said second comparing means detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage, wherein said charger is connected to said storage battery in order to recharge said cells.
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11. A method for managing the charging of at least one cell of a storage battery, including:
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comparing via first circuitry, voltage at terminals of said at least one cell with a threshold voltage, and controlling, via the first circuitry, a charger to stop charging the storage battery when the first circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage, comparing, at second circuitry separate from the first circuitry, the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell with said threshold voltage, and controlling, via the second circuitry, at least one relay to an open state to prevent the charging of the storage battery by the charger when the second circuitry detects that the voltage at the terminals of said at least one cell is greater than said threshold voltage, wherein said charger is connected to said storage battery in order to recharge said cells.
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