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US 2017/0317492 A1Published application
Jumper cables for lithium-based starter battery
OwnerMartin Koeblerinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for increasing the efficiency of a starter battery for a starter motor of an internal combustion engine in a battery pack arrangement with one or more lithium based cells. The invention includes a solid state switching configuration for high powered battery systems for protecting against over-charging, over-discharging and short circuiting of batteries, especially starter batteries for internal combustion engines, and jumper cables having associated integral control devices, including within the cable housings.
Claims46
Jumper cables for use with a lithium-based starter battery, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack, a plurality of pairs of solid state switches within at least one of said cable housings, with each pair of solid state switches connected in a parallel configuration to another pair of solid state switches, each switch having a source and a drain, the switches of a pair of solid state switches being configured such that either the drains of the switches are connected or the sources of the switches are connected.
Jumper cables for use with a lithium-based starter battery, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of a first of said pair of cables having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a positive battery terminal, one end of a second of said pair of cables having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a negative battery terminal, the opposite end of each of said pair of cables having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a blocking diode and an associated n-type solid-state switch connected in series within said cable housing between the connector to a negative side of a battery pack and the clamp for connecting to a negative battery terminal.
Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a blocking diode having an anode and a cathode, the anode of which is connectable to a positive side of a battery pack, and an n-type solid state switch having a source and a drain, the drain being connectable to the negative side of a battery pack, the source being connectable to a negative battery terminal.
Jumper cables for use with a lithium-based starter battery, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of a first of said pair of cables having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a positive battery terminal, one end of a second of said pair of cables having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a negative battery terminal, the opposite end of each of said pair of cables having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- further comprising at least one blocking diode and at least one associated p-type solid state switch connected in series within said cable housing connectable between a positive side of a battery pack and a positive battery terminal.
Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- further comprising:
- at least one blocking diode having an anode and a cathode, the cathode of which is connectable to a negative side of a battery pack, the anode of which is connectable to a negative battery terminal;
- and a p-type solid state switch having a source and a drain, the source of which is connectable to the positive side of a battery pack, the drain of which is connected to the clamp adapted to be connectable to the positive side of the battery pack.
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Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a relay and an associated diode connected in series within said cable housing, and positioned between the negative side of a battery pack and the negative terminal connector clamp.
Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising;
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a relay connectable to a negative side of a battery pack and to a negative battery terminal, a diode having an anode and a cathode, the anode of which is connectable to the negative terminal of a battery pack, and the cathode of which is connectable to a positive battery terminal.
Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising:
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a relay within one of said cable housings connectable to the positive of a battery pack, and a diode within said cable housing, the anode of said diode adapted to be connectable to a negative side of a battery terminal, the cathode of which is adapted to be connectable to the negative side of a battery pack.
Jumper cables for use with lithium-based starter batteries, comprising;
- a pair of cables, each cable having a cable housing within which it is situated, one end of each cable having a terminal connector clamp for connecting to a battery terminal, the opposite end of each cable having a connector for connecting to a starter battery pack;
- a relay and an associated diode connected in series within one of said cable housings, and adapted to be connectable to a positive side of a battery pack, the opposite end of said cable being connectable to a positive battery terminal.
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