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US 2016/0257210 A1Published application
Hybrid Battery Charger
AssigneeSchumacher Electric Corporation
InventorsXiao Ping Chen, Matthew Adam Heins, Shenzhong Zhu
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Abstract
A hybrid battery charger is disclosed that includes a linear charger circuit for providing vehicle starting current and battery charging and a high frequency battery charging circuit that provides battery charging current. The linear charger circuit and the high frequency battery charging circuits are selectively enabled to provide vehicle starting current, maximum charging current and optimum efficiency.
Claims20
A hybrid battery charger comprising:
- a processor;
- a set of output terminals to electrically couple with a battery;
- a linear charger circuit to supply power to the battery;
- a first switch operatively coupled to said processor to selectively couple said linear charger circuit to a power source;
- a high frequency charger to supply power to the battery, wherein the high frequency charger circuit is connected in parallel with the linear charger circuit;
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- a second switch operatively coupled to said processor to selectively couple said high frequency charger circuit to said set of output terminals,
- wherein the processor is configured to selectively control said first switch and said second switch to supply power to said battery from each of said linear battery charger circuit and said high frequency charger circuit.
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