Automatic battery charger

Patent · Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6271872

Schub, L

An automatic battery charging circuit for use with battery powered vehicles such as golf carts includes an automatically timed charging switch which is connected in parallel with the conventional manually timed charging switch of the battery charger. The automatically timed charging switch includes an electrical clock connected across the power line of the charger. When the charger is plugged into the power line, the clock closes the terminals of the automatically timed charging switch for a brief period of time on a periodic basis. This prevents the batteries of the vehicle from becoming substantially discharged during extended periods of non-use, thereby increasing the life of the batteries.

• Assignee: EDB-85-003879
• Patent Number(s): US 4456869
• OSTI ID: 6271872
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Oct 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-433654
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
BATTERY CHARGERS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
AUTOMATION
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
SERVICE LIFE
SWITCHES
TIMING PROPERTIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
EQUIPMENT
VEHICLES
330300* - Advanced Propulsion Systems- Electric-Powered Systems