Marine battery charging system for a marine vessel
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorSteven J. Gonring
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Abstract
A method of operating a charging station for a marine battery on a marine vessel is provided, wherein the charging station includes a charger configured to deliver a DC charge current from an AC power source and wherein the charger is at least partially encapsulated in an enclosure located on a dock structure in or adjacent to a body of water. Upon the marine battery being operatively coupled to the charging station, charging the marine battery with the charger using the power source. At least one pump is controlled to draw in cooling water from the body of water and to circulate the cooling water through the enclosure to cool the charger.
Claims21
A method of operating a charging station for a marine battery for a marine vessel, wherein the charging station includes a charger configured to deliver a DC charge current from an AC power source, wherein the charger is at least partially encapsulated in an enclosure located on a dock structure in or adjacent to a body of water, the method comprising:
- upon the marine battery being operatively coupled to the charging station, charging the marine battery with the charger;
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- controlling at least one pump to draw in cooling water from the body of water and to circulate the cooling water through the enclosure to cool the charger.
A method of operating a charging station for a marine battery on a marine vessel, wherein the charging station includes a dock battery and a charger configured to charge the dock battery from an AC power source, wherein the dock battery and the charger are at least partially encapsulated in an enclosure located on a dock structure in or adjacent to a body of water, the method comprising:
- charging the dock battery of the charging station with the charger when the marine battery is not connected to the charging station;
- and
- upon the marine battery being operatively coupled to the charging station, charging the marine battery with the charger using the dock battery and the AC power source in parallel.
A charging station for a marine battery for a marine vessel, comprising:
- a charger operatively coupled to a power source;
- an enclosure located on a dock structure in or adjacent to a body of water, the enclosure configured to at least partially encapsulate the charger;
- wherein the charger is configured to charge the marine battery when the marine vessel is docked to the dock structure;
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- a pump configured to circulate cooling water drawn from the body of water through the enclosure to cool the charger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.