Low cost electronic ultracapacitor interface technique to provide load leveling of a battery for pulsed load or motor traction drive applications
Abstract
A battery load leveling arrangement for an electrically powered system in which battery loading is subject to intermittent high current loading utilizes a passive energy storage device and a diode connected in series with the storage device to conduct current from the storage device to the load when current demand forces a drop in battery voltage. A current limiting circuit is connected in parallel with the diode for recharging the passive energy storage device. The current limiting circuit functions to limit the average magnitude of recharge current supplied to the storage device. Various forms of current limiting circuits are disclosed, including a PTC resistor coupled in parallel with a fixed resistor. The current limit circuit may also include an SCR for switching regenerative braking current to the device when the system is connected to power an electric motor.
- Inventors:
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- Schenectady, NY
- (Malvern, PA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G IDAHO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871401
- Patent Number(s):
- 5723956
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cost; electronic; ultracapacitor; interface; technique; provide; load; leveling; battery; pulsed; motor; traction; drive; applications; arrangement; electrically; powered; loading; subject; intermittent; current; utilizes; passive; energy; storage; device; diode; connected; series; conduct; demand; forces; drop; voltage; limiting; circuit; parallel; recharging; functions; limit; average; magnitude; recharge; supplied; various; forms; circuits; disclosed; including; ptc; resistor; coupled; fixed; switching; regenerative; braking; power; electric; load leveling; battery voltage; electrically powered; traction drive; regenerative braking; storage device; electric motor; energy storage; current limiting; various forms; circuit functions; current supplied; charge current; diode connected; current load; current limit; cost electronic; /318/307/323/
Citation Formats
King, Robert Dean, and DeDoncker, Rik Wivina Anna Adelson. Low cost electronic ultracapacitor interface technique to provide load leveling of a battery for pulsed load or motor traction drive applications. United States: N. p., 1998.
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King, Robert Dean, & DeDoncker, Rik Wivina Anna Adelson. Low cost electronic ultracapacitor interface technique to provide load leveling of a battery for pulsed load or motor traction drive applications. United States.
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@article{osti_871401,
title = {Low cost electronic ultracapacitor interface technique to provide load leveling of a battery for pulsed load or motor traction drive applications},
author = {King, Robert Dean and DeDoncker, Rik Wivina Anna Adelson},
abstractNote = {A battery load leveling arrangement for an electrically powered system in which battery loading is subject to intermittent high current loading utilizes a passive energy storage device and a diode connected in series with the storage device to conduct current from the storage device to the load when current demand forces a drop in battery voltage. A current limiting circuit is connected in parallel with the diode for recharging the passive energy storage device. The current limiting circuit functions to limit the average magnitude of recharge current supplied to the storage device. Various forms of current limiting circuits are disclosed, including a PTC resistor coupled in parallel with a fixed resistor. The current limit circuit may also include an SCR for switching regenerative braking current to the device when the system is connected to power an electric motor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}
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