Wearable power supply for soldiers

Abstract

A four-cell stick (40) is made from four 3.6 V lithium-thionyl chloride cells (10) connected in series. Five, four-cell sticks (40) are connected in parallel to form a 14V power pack (60). Two 14 V power packs (60) are connected in series (35) and in parallel (30) to create a 1920 W-hr power source (80). The 1920 W-hr power source (80) contains a 14V power outlet (50) and a 28 V power outlet (70). The 1920 W-hr power source (80) is contained in a fabric enclosure (90). Its mass is less than 4 kg making it suitable to be worn by people. The 1920 W-hr power source (80) can be equipped with backup cells (100) to create an extended-life 1920 W-hr power source, and still remain below 4 kg in mass. A one-switch extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (130) contains a three-way switch (150) to direct power from the backup cells (100) to either the 14 V power outlet (50) or the 28 V power outlet (70). The 2-switch extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (160) contains one backup switch to the 14 V power outlet (110) and one backup switch to the 28 V power outlet (120). The backup switches allow users to draw upon the backup cells (100) when needed and direct power to the desired outlet. A one-switch wearable extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (135) is a one-switch extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (130) in a fabric enclosure (90) for ease of conveyance. A two-switch wearable extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (165) is a two-switch extended-life 1920 W-hr power source (160) in a fabric enclosure (90) for ease of conveyance.

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