System and Method of Controlling Fluid to a Fluid Consuming Battery
AssigneeEveready Battery Company, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Brandon, II
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Abstract
A fluid regulating system is provided for controlling fluid to a fluid consuming battery having a fluid consuming cell. The fluid regulating system includes a valve and an actuator for opening and closing the valve. The actuator is controlled to open the valve when greater battery electrical output is required and to close the valve when lesser battery electrical output is required to operate a device. A controller controls operation of the actuator to open and close the valve based on a monitored rate of change in electrical output, such as voltage, compared to a rate of change threshold, wherein the valve is opened when the monitored rate of change exceeds the threshold.
Claims22
A method of controlling fluid supplied to a fluid consuming battery, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a fluid regulating system that comprises a valve for adjusting rate of passage of fluid into a fluid consuming electrode of a battery and an actuator for operating the valve;
- monitoring a rate of change in battery electrical output with respect to time;
- comparing the monitored rate of change in battery electrical output to a rate of change threshold;
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- opening the valve when the monitored rate of change in battery electrical output exceeds the rate of change threshold.
A fluid regulating system for regulating fluid to a fluid consuming battery, said system comprising:
- a valve for adjusting a rate of passage of fluid into a fluid consuming electrode of a battery;
- an actuator for operating said valve between at least an open position and a closed position;
- a controller for controlling operation of the actuator to open and close the valve, said controller monitoring a rate of change in battery electrical output with respect to time, comparing the monitored rate of change in battery electrical output to a rate of change threshold, and opening the valve if the monitored rate of change in battery electrical output exceeds the rate of change threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.