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US 2011/0215752 A1Published application
Fuel Cell Battery Charger
AssigneeAdaptive Materials, Inc.
InventorsThomas Waters, Joseph Engle, Jason Krajcovic, Aaron Crumm
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Abstract
A fuel cell battery charger configured to power a rechargeable battery includes a fuel cell and a battery docking station. The battery docking station receives power from the fuel cell, and the battery docking station is configured to charge multiple classes of batteries. Different classes of batteries have at least one of a different shape and a different charging voltage.
Claims19
A fuel cell battery charger configured to power a rechargeable battery, the fuel cell battery charger comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- and
- a battery charging station receiving power from the fuel cell, the battery charging port being configured to charge multiple battery classes, wherein each battery class comprises at least one of a different shape and a different charging voltage configuration.
A fuel cell battery charger comprising:
- a power bus;
- a fuel cell voltage converter, a hybrid battery voltage converter, and a plurality of battery charging port voltage converters;
- a hybrid battery electrically coupled to the power bus through the hybrid battery voltage converter;
- a fuel cell electrically coupled to the power bus through the fuel cell voltage converter;
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- a plurality of battery charging port comprising a plurality of charging ports, the plurality of charging ports being electrically coupled to the power bus through the plurality of battery charging port voltage converters, the plurality of battery charging ports being configured to provide power to multiple classes of rechargeable batteries the plurality of charging ports, wherein each class of rechargeable battery comprises a different shape and a different charging voltage configuration.
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