Supercapacitor and charger for secondary power
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsPhillip McGee, Corey Ermer
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Abstract
A secondary power source system, includes a first unit receiving a primary power input and restricting a current used for charging to a predetermined amount, a second unit including a device providing capacitance, receiving a first output from the first unit with restricted current, a third unit generating a second output of a certain voltage, and a fourth unit performing a logical OR operation with the primary power input, first output from the first unit and second output from the second unit, to generate a single third output of a certain voltage.
Claims25
A secondary power source system for a communication device, comprising:
- a first unit configured to receive a primary power input and restrict a current used for charging to a predetermined amount, wherein the current is part of a first output of the first unit;
- a second unit comprising a device that stores electrical energy, the second unit configured to receive the first output from the first unit with restricted current and generate a second output;
- a third unit configured to receive the second output from the second unit and generate a third output;
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- a fourth unit configured to perform a logical OR operation with the primary power input, first output from the first unit and third output from the third unit, and to generate a single fourth output.
A secondary power source system for a first device communicating between a vehicle and a computing device, comprising:
- a means for charging receiving a primary power input and restricting a current used for charging to a predetermined amount, wherein the current is part of a first output of the means for charging;
- a means for providing capacitance being charged by the first output of the means for charging and generating a second output;
- a means for regulating a voltage generating a third output from the second output from the means for providing capacitance;
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- a means for selecting via a logical OR operation between the primary power input, the first output from the charging means, and the third output from the means for regulating the voltage, and to generate a single fourth output.
A method of providing a secondary power source to a device, comprising:
- receiving a primary power input and restricting a current used for charging to a predetermined amount by a first unit including a charging unit, wherein the current is part of a first output of the first unit;
- receiving the first output from the first unit with restricted current and storing a power in a second unit including a capacitance unit;
- generating a second output by the second unit;
- receiving the second output from the second unit by a third unit;
- generating a third output by the third unit;
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- performing a logical OR operation by a fourth unit with the primary power input, the first output from the first unit, and the third output from the third unit to generate a single fourth output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.