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US 2012/0256595 A1Published application
Method of extending the shelf-life of a coin cell in an application requiring high pulse current
AssigneeBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorPaul B. O'Sullivan
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Abstract
A system is provided for extending the shelf life capacity of a coin cell, the system utilizing a coin cell; a voltage step up converter/regulator, configured to step up the voltage of output from the coin cell and the storage capacitor; and a storage capacitor receiving output from the voltage step up converter/regulator.
Claims7
A system for extending the shelf life capacity of a coin cell, the system comprising:
- a coin cell;
- a voltage step up converter/regulator, configured to step up the voltage of output from said coin cell;
- and
- a storage capacitor receiving output from said voltage step up converter/regulator. and a firing circuit disposed on the output side of said storage capacitor.
1 more element
A method for extension of a shelf life of a coin cell powered firing circuit;
- operating a coin cell at a low voltage;
- using a converter to boost voltage from said coin cell;
- and
- boosting and regulating said voltage above a threshold voltage of said firing circuit.
1 more element
The method of claim 6 further comprising storing said voltage in a storage capacitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.