Portable power supply with automatic start
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJeffrey M. Brozek, Jascha L. Reyes, Nelson C. Arias Rotunno, Samantha L. Billetdeaux, Logan Matthew Manderle
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Abstract
Portable power supply with automatic start. The portable power supply includes a power source, an outlet electrically coupled to the power source and configured to connect to a load, and an electronic processor coupled to the power source and the outlet. The electronic processor is configured to automatically enable the outlet in response to a state of charge (SOC) of the power source satisfying an automatic start threshold.
Claims20
A portable power supply comprising:
- a power source;
- an outlet electrically coupled to the power source and configured to connect to a load;
- and
- an electronic processor coupled to the power source and the outlet, the electronic processor configured to:
- control charging of the power source using power provided by an external power source,
- enable an automatic start feature, wherein when the automatic start feature is enabled, the electronic processor is configured to:
- disable the outlet in response to a state of charge (SOC) of the power source being below a low battery threshold, and
- automatically reenable the outlet in response to the SOC of the power source increasing above an automatic start threshold during charging, wherein the automatic start threshold is greater than the low battery threshold, and
- disable the automatic start feature, wherein when the automatic start feature is disabled, the electronic processor is configured to:
- disable the outlet in response to the SOC of the power source being below a low battery threshold, and
- keep the outlet disabled in response to the SOC of the power source increasing above the automatic start threshold during charging.
A portable power supply comprising:
- a power source;
- an outlet electrically coupled to the power source and configured to connect to a load;
- and
- an electronic processor coupled to the power source and the outlet, the electronic processor configured to:
- automatically enable the outlet in response to a state of charge (SOC) of the power source satisfying an automatic start threshold.
A method of controlling a portable power supply, the method comprising:
- electrically coupling a power source of the portable power supply to an external power source;
- charging the power source using power provided by the external power source;
- and
- automatically enabling, with an electronic processor of the portable power supply, an outlet of the portable power supply in response to a state of charge (SOC) of the power source satisfying an automatic start threshold, wherein the outlet is electrically coupled to the power source and is configured to connect to a load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.