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Electrical storage capacitor system having initializing function

US6404170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2000
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0016
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical storage capacitor system that efficiently initializes itself to its initial state during pause intervals between charging/discharging cycles of operation without providing any special initializing cycles. The capacitor system comprises capacitors connected in series to store electricity, a variation decision means for judging the amount of variation in amount of charge between the capacitors, an operation decision means for judging whether the capacitors are being charged or discharged, and a initializing charging means for charging the capacitors to initialize themselves to their initial state according to the results of decisions made by the variation decision means and by the operation decision means.

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