Sealed rechargeable battery with stabilizer
US5569554A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage regulator for a sealed rechargeable storage battery containing one or more rechargeable working cells and at least one regulator cell. The regulator cells are capable of consuming gas in a gas space within the sealed battery during charging of the working cells. The regulator cell is in gaseous communication with the gas space, and having a voltage stabilizer maintaining a preselected voltage range to the regulator cell and maintain a current to the regulator cell depending on the gas to be consumed.
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