Charging system and method for multicell storage batteries
Abstract
A battery-charging system includes a first charging circuit connected in series with a plurality of battery cells for controlled current charging. A second charging circuit applies a controlled voltage across each individual cell for equalization of the cells to the fully charged condition. This controlled voltage is determined at a level above the fully charged open-circuit voltage but at a sufficiently low level to prevent corrosion of cell components by electrochemical reaction. In this second circuit for cell equalization, a transformer primary receives closely regulated, square-wave voltage which is coupled to a plurality of equal secondary coil windings. Each secondary winding is connected in parallel to each cell of a series-connected pair of cells through half-wave rectifiers and a shared, intermediate conductor.
- Inventors:
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- Rolling Hills Estates, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863032
- Patent Number(s):
- 4079303
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- charging; method; multicell; storage; batteries; battery-charging; circuit; connected; series; plurality; battery; cells; controlled; current; applies; voltage; individual; cell; equalization; charged; condition; determined; level; open-circuit; sufficiently; prevent; corrosion; components; electrochemical; reaction; transformer; primary; receives; closely; regulated; square-wave; coupled; equal; secondary; coil; windings; winding; parallel; series-connected; pair; half-wave; rectifiers; shared; intermediate; conductor; secondary winding; cell component; charging circuit; storage batteries; cell components; circuit connected; circuit voltage; battery cells; chemical reaction; electrochemical reaction; battery cell; individual cell; wave rectifier; prevent corrosion; controlled voltage; secondary coil; controlled current; cell equal; charged condition; /320/
Citation Formats
Cox, Jay A. Charging system and method for multicell storage batteries. United States: N. p., 1978.
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@article{osti_863032,
title = {Charging system and method for multicell storage batteries},
author = {Cox, Jay A},
abstractNote = {A battery-charging system includes a first charging circuit connected in series with a plurality of battery cells for controlled current charging. A second charging circuit applies a controlled voltage across each individual cell for equalization of the cells to the fully charged condition. This controlled voltage is determined at a level above the fully charged open-circuit voltage but at a sufficiently low level to prevent corrosion of cell components by electrochemical reaction. In this second circuit for cell equalization, a transformer primary receives closely regulated, square-wave voltage which is coupled to a plurality of equal secondary coil windings. Each secondary winding is connected in parallel to each cell of a series-connected pair of cells through half-wave rectifiers and a shared, intermediate conductor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
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