Energy source devices and systems having a battery and an ultracapacitor
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsJunwei Jiang, Thomas M. Watson, Perry M. Wyatt
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Abstract
A battery system includes an enclosure conforming to a standard form factor, such as a group specified by the Battery Council International. A battery and at least one ultracapacitor are disposed in the enclosure and interconnected to provide electrical energy at battery terminals. Control and/or regulation circuitry may also be provided in the enclosure and interconnected with the battery and ultracapacitor. The battery system may be designed to retrofit existing batteries, such as in vehicular and other applications. The use of a standard form factor allows for little or no alteration of the physical and electrical systems into which the battery system is placed.
Claims32
A battery system comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a battery disposed within the enclosure;
- and
- at least one ultracapacitor disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the battery to provide electrical energy via battery terminals;
- wherein the enclosure conforms to a standard form factor for a battery that comprises one or more conventional storage cells without an ultracapacitor.
A battery system comprising:
- an enclosure having dimensions, mounting features and terminal locations conforming to a standard group specified by the Battery Council International;
- a battery disposed within the enclosure;
- at least one ultracapacitor disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the battery to provide electrical energy via battery terminals;
- and
- control or regulation circuitry disposed in the enclosure and coupled to the battery and ultracapacitor.
A battery system comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a battery disposed within the enclosure;
- and
- at least one ultracapacitor disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the battery to provide electrical energy via battery terminals;
- wherein output of the battery and ultracapacitor and a form factor of the enclosure conform to a standard voltage rating and a standard form factor to permit retrofitting of a battery that comprises one or more conventional storage cells without an ultracapacitor.
A method for making a battery system, comprising:
- in an enclosure that conforms to a standard form factor, disposing a battery and at least one ultracapacitor coupled to the battery to provide electrical energy via battery terminals.
A battery kit system comprising:
- an assembly of an enclosure, a battery disposed within the enclosure, and at least one ultracapacitor disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the battery to provide electrical energy via battery terminals;
- and
- at least one adapter that adapts the enclosure for mounting in place of a standard form factor for a battery that comprises one or more conventional storage cells without an ultracapacitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.