MULTIPLE BATTERY SYSTEM AND NETWORK CONTROLLED MULTIPLE BATTERY SYSTEM

• US 20050035740A1
• Filed: 03/22/2004
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reserve Power Cell LLC
• Original Assignee: Reserve Power Cell LLC
• Inventors: Elder, David, Bruno, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 7,388,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/116
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/18 of two or more battery modules
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0413 Large-sized flat cells or batteries for motive or stationary systems with plate-like electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0445 Multimode batteries, e.g. containing auxiliary cells or electrodes switchable in parallel or series connections
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/122 Multimode batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4207 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/574 Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

The instant invention is directed to a multiple battery system and network controlled multiple battery system. A main battery having a main positive output and a main negative output is also provided, together with an at least one auxiliary battery having an at least one auxiliary positive output and an at least one auxiliary negative output. A main electrical circuit having an at least one switching device is provided with at least two operating positions. The two operating positions selectively couple the main and at least one auxiliary battery to the common positive terminal. In the first of the at least two operating positions electrical charge is provided to both the main battery and the at least one auxiliary battery. A controller is also provided and coupled to the main electrical circuit and switches the at least one switching device based on input from an at least one sensor.

Claims

1. A multiple battery system operating an electrical system comprising:

a main battery having a main positive output and a main negative output;

at least one standby battery having an at least one standby positive output and an at least one standby negative output; and

a main electrical circuit comprising a coupling of a common positive terminal with an at least one switching device, the at least one switching device having at least two operating positions to selectively couple the main or the at least one standby battery to the common positive terminal to operate the electrical system, wherein a first operating position of the at least two operating positions provides electrical charge to the main battery and recharges the at least one standby battery by coupling the common positive terminal to the main positive output and an at least one one-way charging circuit and operates the electrical system from the main battery; and

a controller coupled to the main electrical circuit and switching said at least one switching device based on input from an at least one sensor.

2. The multiple battery system of claim 1, wherein in the first operating position of the at least two operating positions that couples the common positive terminal to the main positive output of the main battery and recharges through an at least one one-way charging circuit, the at least one one-way charging circuit is also coupled to the common positive terminal of the electrical system and is coupled to the at least one standby positive output on the at least one standby battery.

3. The multiple battery system of claim 2, further comprising a second operating position wherein the common positive terminal is coupled directly to the standby positive output.

4. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the main battery is electrically isolated from the at least one standby battery in the second operating position of the at least two operating positions of the at least one switching device.

5. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein only the coupling of the positive output of the main battery and the positive output of the at least one standby battery are switched by the switching device.

6. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the second operating position of the at least two operating positions electrically isolates the main battery from the system and introduces only the at least one standby battery.

7. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the controller further comprises an at least one indicator element.

8. The multiple battery system of claim 7, wherein the at least one indicator element is at least one of a klaxon, a horn, a light, a plurality of lights, an LCD panel, a simulated human voice, a human voice, a light emitting diode, a plurality of light emitting diodes.

9. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the at least one indicator element is a plurality of indicator elements having at least one of a red, orange, green, or amber color.

10. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the battery system further comprises a battery housing with a main battery compartment containing the main battery and an at least one standby battery compartment containing the at least one standby battery.

11. The multiple battery system of claim 10, wherein the main battery compartment is located atop the at least one standby battery compartment.

12. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the main battery compartment is located aside the at least one standby battery compartment.

13. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the one-way charging circuit comprises an at least one one-way charging diode.

14. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the at least one one-way charging circuit further comprises an at least one silicon rectifier.

15. The multiple battery system of claim 13, wherein the at least one one-way charging circuit further comprises an at least one Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR).

16. The multiple battery system of claim 15, wherein the at least one Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) is coupled to the controller and disables the coupling with the at least one standby battery upon receiving a signal from the controller.

17. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the at least one standby battery comprises a single standby battery.

18. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the at least one battery comprises a plurality of standby batteries.

19. The multiple battery system of claim 15, wherein the at least one sensor further comprises an at least one of:

an at least one main battery voltage sensor, an at least one main battery amperage sensor, an at least one an standby battery voltage sensor, an standby battery amperage sensor, an at least one switch position sensor.

20. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the controller further comprises at least one of:

an at least one microprocessor, an at least one signal processor, an at least one set of lookup tables, an at least one memory device, an at least one security protocol/encryption element and an at least one indicator element.

21. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the controller is a wireless controller system.

22. The multiple battery system of claim 21, wherein the wireless controller system further comprises a wireless controller, a wireless transceiver, and an input device.

23. The multiple battery system of claim 22, wherein the input device is a wireless input device and further comprises an at least one indicator element.

24. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the controller is a network interfaceable controller, the network interfaceable controller further comprising a network interface and transceiver.

25. The multiple battery system of claim 24, wherein the network interfaceable controller is in communication with a Network Operations Center (NOC) via a network.

26. The multiple battery system of claim 25, wherein the network interfaceable controller couples to and communicates with the at least one switching device to detect the position of the at least one switching device and selectively engages the at least one switching device based on the input of at least one of an at least one main battery voltage sensor, an at least one main battery amperage sensor, an at least one standby battery voltage sensor, and an at least one standby amperage sensor.

27. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the controller includes a trigger that signals the controller to periodically change the switch position of the at least one switching device so as to discharge the at least one standby battery in the second operating position of the at least two operating positions for periods of time and then switches back to the first operating position of the at least two operating positions.

28. The multiple battery system of claim 26, further comprising an at least one VI sensor.

29. The multiple battery system of claim 3, wherein the multiple batteries are part of an at least one of a six-volt, a twelve-volt, a fourteen-volt, and a twenty-four volt battery electrical system.

63. The multiple battery system of claim 1, wherein in the first operating position of the at least two operating positions, the main battery is engaged and operates the electrical system and the at least one one-way charging circuit simultaneously recharges the standby battery without permitting it to be engaged to operate the vehicle or electrically couple to the main battery.

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