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US 2024/0198858 A1Published application
Battery with battery management system for engine start applications and having multiple input ports
AssigneeDeltran Operations USA, Inc.
InventorsPeter James Shread, Francisco Javier De La Cruz-Lopez
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Abstract
A battery such as, but not limited to, electric vehicle battery packs and cells, lithium iron phosphate batteries, lead acid batteries, gel batteries, and absorbed gel mat batteries, may include a battery management system for engine start applications. The battery may include a first power port configured to receive power from a first power source and a second power port configured to received power from a second power source, whereby the first and second power sources are different.
Claims23
A battery, comprising:
- at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery cell positioned in the at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery management system configured to control aspects of use of the battery;
- a first power port configured to receive power from a first power source;
- a second power port configured to received power from a second power source;
- and
- wherein the first and second power sources are different.
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A battery, comprising:
- at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery cell positioned in the at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery management system configured to control aspects of use of the battery;
- a first power port configured to receive power from a first power source;
- a second power port configured to received power from a second power source;
- wherein the first and second power sources are different;
- a first set of battery connectors on an engine side of the at least one battery management system and configured to place an electrical system of an engine in electrical communication with the at least one battery management system;
- a second set of battery connectors on a battery side of the at least one battery management system and configured to place at least one slave battery in electrical communication with the at least one battery management system;
- and
- wherein the at least one battery management system is configured to charge the at least one battery cell positioned in the at least one battery housing.
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A battery, comprising:
- at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery cell positioned in the at least one battery housing;
- at least one battery management system configured to control aspects of use of the battery;
- a first power port configured to receive power from a first power source;
- a second power port configured to received power from a second power source;
- wherein the first and second power sources are different;
- wherein the at least one battery management system is configured to automatically switch between different types of input power sources;
- and
- wherein the at least one battery management system is configured to charge the at least one battery cell positioned in the at least one battery housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.