Method and apparatus for charging batteries using variable capacitors

Apparatus for operating an electrical energy storage means by converting mechanical motion to electrical energy, comprising:

• a. means for storing electrical energy;
• b. first capacitor means for storing electrical charges connected to said energy storage means;
• c. second capacitor means for storing electrical charges connected to both said energy storage means and said first capacitor means;
• d. mechanical means cooperating with said first and second capacitor means for inversely alternating the capacitance therebetween, said mechanical means includes a quantity of conductive liquid movable between said first capacitor means and said second capacitor means;
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• e. circuit means for transferring electrical charges between said first and second capacitor means and through said energy storage means in response to the alternating capacitance.

Apparatus for charging a battery by converting mechanical motion to electrical energy, comprising:

• a. a rechargeable battery;
• b. first capacitor means for storing electrical charges connected to said battery;
• c. second capacitor means for storing electrical charges connected to both said battery and said first capacitor means;
• d. mechanical means cooperating with said first and second capacitor means for alternating the capacitance therebetween, said mechanical means includes a quantity of conductive liquid movable between said first capacitor means and said second capacitor means;
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• e. circuit means for transferring electrical charges between said first and second capacitor means and through said battery in response to the alternating capacitance so that the battery is charged by the transfer of said charges.

Method for charging a battery by converting mechanical motion to electrical energy, comprising the steps of:

• a. providing circuit means for transferring charge between first and second variable capacitor means and the battery;
• b. precharging the first and second variable capacitor means with a fixed quantity of charge;
• c. generating an electrostatic force field in the first capacitor means;
• d. moving a body against the electrostatic force field in the first capacitor means by accelerating the body by subjecting it to exterior physical forces so that said charge is transferred from the first capacitor means to the second capacitor means through said battery, charging said battery thereby, said body being a quantity of liquid mercury movable within the cavity;
• e. generating an electrostatic force field in the second capacitor means;
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• f. moving the body against the electrostatic force field in the second capacitor means by accelerating the body by subjecting it to exterior physical forces so that said charge is transferred from the second capacitor means back to the first capacitor means through said battery, charging said battery thereby, said body being a quantity of liquid mercury movable within the cavity.

Apparatus for charging a battery by converting mechanical motion to electrical energy, comprising:

• a. a battery rechargeable by passing a charging current therethrough;
• b. first and second diode means connected across said battery;
• c. third and fourth diode means connected across said battery, said first and second diode means being connected in parallel with said third and fourth diode means and all said beforementioned diode means being forward biased with respect to the charging current;
• d. bias supply means connected to said battery;
• e. first variable capacitor means connected between the first and second diode means and the bias supply means;
• f. second variable capacitor means connected between the third and fourth diode means and the bias supply means, said bias supply means placing a fixed quantity of charge on said first and second variable capacitor means;
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• g. mechanical means cooperating with said first and second capacitor means for inversely alternating the capacitance therebetween so that the fixed quantity of charge transfers between the first and second capacitor means in response thereto and generates the charging current through the battery.

Apparatus for operating an electrical energy storage means by converting mechanical motion to electrical energy, comprising:

• a. means for storing electrical energy by passing a charging current therethrough;
• b. first and second diode means connected across said energy storage means;
• c. third and fourth diode means connected across said energy storage means, said first and second diode means being connected in parallel with said third and fourth diode means and all said beforementioned diode means being forward biased with respect to the charging current;
• d. bias supply means connected to said energy storage means;
• e. first variable capacitor means connected between the first and second diode means and the bias supply means;
• f. second variable capacitor means connected between the third and fourth diode means and the bias supply means, said bias supply means placing a fixed quantity of charge on said first and second variable capacitor means;
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• g. mechanical means cooperating with said first and second capacitor means for inversely alternating the capacitance therebetween so that the fixed quantity of charge transfers between the first and second capacitor means in response thereto and generates the charging current through the energy storage means.