Current regulated mobile battery booster
US6377029B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/342
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable, rechargeable device for boost-charging a discharged target battery is equipped with current sensing and regulation circuitry. The device may be used, for example, for boost-charging through a cigarette lighter socket or directly. Such circuitry permits very rapid charging using voltages greater than the nominal voltage of the target battery without blowing a fuse of the cigarette lighter socket or damaging sensitive onboard electronics.
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