Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Battery charger

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6219087

A battery charger with an SCR providing high charging current to a battery until a predeteermined high voltage level is sensed. When the voltage sensed reduces to a float voltage minimum level, a trickle charge current is supplied through another SCR until a float voltage maximum level is sensed, which suspends trickle charge current until the voltage again reduces to the float voltage age minimum level. When a load reduces the battery voltage so that the sensed voltage is reduced to a predetermined low level below the float voltage minimum level, then the high charging current SCR is again gated on to charge the battery.

Assignee:
Wide-Lite International Corporation
Patent Number(s):
US 4467265
OSTI ID:
6219087
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Hysteresis type battery charger having output short circuit protection
Patent · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · OSTI ID:6137242

Battery charger
Patent · Mon Mar 02 23:00:00 EST 1987 · OSTI ID:6740985

Battery charger
Patent · Tue May 02 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · OSTI ID:6801223