Lead acid battery rejuvenator
AssigneeWilliam E. Gregory
InventorsWilliam E. Gregory, Chester C. Allen, Jr.
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Abstract
A combination rejuvenator and trickle charger for lead acid batteries powered by a multi-solar cell unit and/or a rectified a.c. source, the output of which is applied to a capacitor. The output of the capacitor is in turn connected across the primary of an auto transformer. A switching circuit, including a transistor, connects and disconnects the primary coil to and from the capacitor to produce in the secondary coil of the transformer a fast rise time current pulse for application to a battery. A positive temperature coefficient resistor is connected in series with an output terminal of the rejuvenator to protect the rejuvenator components in the event the out, put terminals, through accident or mistake, are connected to battery terminals of opposite polarity.
Claims9
A rejuvenator for lead acid batteries comprising:
- a first source of d.c. voltage,
- a capacitor connected across said source,
- a transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil, said primary coil connected across said capacitor, and
- a switching circuit including a first transistor which connects and disconnects said primary coil to and from said capacitor to produce in said secondary coil fast rise time current pulses occurring at a rate of 8.333 KHz for application to a battery.
A solar powered rejuvenator for lead acid batteries comprising:
- a bank of four (4) solar cells connected in series,
- an a.c. to d.c. convertor connected in parallel with said solar cells and to be connected to a source of a.c. as an alternative to said solar cells,
- a capacitor connected across said bank of solar cells
- a transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil, said primary coil connected across said capacitor
- a switching circuit including a first transistor having a collector connected to said primary coil and an emitter connected to ground to connect and disconnect said primary coil to and from said capacitor to produce in said secondary coil fast rise time current pulses for application to a battery, a second transistor having an emitter connected to said capacitor and a collector connected to a base of said first transistor connected to sense voltage values of said capacitor to turn said first transistor on and off, both first and second transistors being turned on and off at substantially the same time,
- a pair of output terminals for connection to terminals of the battery,
- an LED connected in series with one of said terminals to visually signal the operability of said rejuvenator, and
- a positive temperature coefficient resistor having a step function characteristic connected in series with said one of said terminals and said LED to protect the rejuvenator in the event said output terminals are connected to of opposite polarities of the terminals of the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.