Battery housing and battery analyzer

• US 7,285,959 B1
• Filed: 05/30/2006
• Issued: 10/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phoenix Aviation Services, LLC
• Original Assignee: Greg N. Pierce, Ralph C. Collins
• Inventors: Collins, Ralph C., Pierce, Greg N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso; Edward H
• Application Number:
  US11/421,017
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 320/104, 320/107, 320/132, 320/149, 320/165, 320/DIG.18, 324/426, 324/427, 324/430, 340/636.1, 340/636.11, 340/636.12
• US Class Current: 324/426
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/008 on air- or spacecraft, railway rolling stock or sea-going vessels
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/386 using test-loads
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4285 Testing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/482 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An electrical source analyzer is claimed and disclosed with a circuit for a quick test of voltages using LEDs to indicate the voltage range, a circuit for measuring voltage using a meter with a display, a circuit for measuring current, as applied across a load with a display, and a circuit to indicate reverse polarity of the electrical source.

Claims

1. Apparatus for analyzing an aircraft charging system for charging egress lighting batteries and for analyzing an aircraft egress lighting battery charged by the charging system comprising in combination:

a first display element for displaying a first analysis;

a first battery for providing current for the first display element;

a second display element for displaying a second analysis;

a second battery for providing current for the second display element

a pair of input connectors for connecting the aircraft battery charging system to the first and second display elements when the charging system is being analyzed, and when the aircraft egress lighting battery charged by the charging system is being analyzed for connecting the egress lighting battery to the first display and second display elements;

a first switch for selectively connecting and disconnecting the first and second batteries to their respective first and second display elements.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 which further includes a second switch for connecting the input connectors to the means for providing and initial indication of the condition of the charging system being analyzed, and the initial indication of the condition of the egress lighting battery being analyzed.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 which further includes means for providing an initial indication of the condition of the battery charging system and an initial indication of the condition of egress lighting battery charged by the battery charging system.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 in which the means for providing an initial indication of the condition of the charging system being analyzed and the initial condition of the battery being analyzed comprises a plurality of lights.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 in which the plurality of lights includes one color for indication of a low output condition, another color for indicating a normal output condition, and another color for indicating a high output condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 in which the plurality of lights includes light emitting diodes.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 which further includes a third switch having a first position for connecting the first display element to the aircraft battery charging system and having a second position for connecting the aircraft battery charging system to the first and second display elements when the aircraft battery charging system is being analyzed, and when a battery charged by the charging system is being analyzed for connecting the battery being analyzed to the first display element when the third switch is in the first position and for connecting the first and second display elements to the battery being analyzed when the third switch is in the second position.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 which further includes a load bank connected to the charging circuit being analyzed for providing a load between the charging system being analyzed and the second display element, and when the egress lighting battery charged by the charging system is being analyzed for providing a load between the egress lighting battery and the second display element.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 which further include a current viewing resistor between the second display element and the load bank.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 in which the first display element displays voltage.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 in which the second display element display amperage.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 which further includes means for detecting and indicating a reverse polarity of the charging system being analyzed connected to the pair of input connectors, and of the battery charged by the battery charging system connected to the pair of input connectors when the battery is being analyzed.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 in which the means for detecting and indicating reverse polarity includes a light emitting diode.