Systems and methods for in-vehicle charging of pallet jack batteries

A system for in-vehicle charging of pallet jack battery stack, the system comprising:

• a plurality of configuring contactors electrically coupled to a pallet jack battery stack;
• an input contactor electrically coupled to the pallet jack battery stack;
• an input connector electrically coupled to the input contactor connector associated with a power source;
• and
• a voltage monitoring circuit configured to:
• monitor a voltage level of the input connector,
• determine that the voltage level exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold, and
• based on the determination, activate the plurality of configuring contactors and the input contactor to charge the pallet jack battery stack from the power source.

A system for in-vehicle charging of a pallet jack battery stack, the system comprising:

• a pallet jack battery stack;
• a plurality of configuring contactors electrically coupled to the pallet jack battery stack;
• an input contactor electrically coupled to the pallet jack battery stack;
• an input connector electrically coupled to the input contactor;
• and
• a voltage monitoring circuit configured to:
• monitor a voltage level of the input connector associated with a power source;
• determine that the voltage level exceeds a predetermined voltage level;
• based on the determination, selectively activating the plurality of configuring contactors to electrically reconfigure two or more multiples of batteries associated with the pallet jack battery stack from a serial connection to a parallel connection;
• activate the input connector with a predetermined delay after the plurality of configuring contactors are activated;
• and
• charge the pallet jack battery stack from the power source.