GB2391727B - Solar-powered battery charging - Google Patents

Solar-powered battery charging

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Publication number
GB2391727B
GB2391727B GB0306065A GB0306065A GB2391727B GB 2391727 B GB2391727 B GB 2391727B GB 0306065 A GB0306065 A GB 0306065A GB 0306065 A GB0306065 A GB 0306065A GB 2391727 B GB2391727 B GB 2391727B
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Prior art keywords
solar
battery charging
powered battery
powered
charging
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GB0306065A
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GB2391727A (en
Inventor
Stephen Michael Kuester
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Handley Kuester Ltd
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Handley Kuester Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/35—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0013—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
GB0306065A 2002-03-15 2003-03-17 Solar-powered battery charging Expired - Fee Related GB2391727B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GBGB0206168.7A GB0206168D0 (en) 2002-03-15 2002-03-15 Battery charging

Publications (3)

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GB0306065D0 GB0306065D0 (en) 2003-04-23
GB2391727A GB2391727A (en) 2004-02-11
GB2391727B true GB2391727B (en) 2005-03-09

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GB0306065A Expired - Fee Related GB2391727B (en) 2002-03-15 2003-03-17 Solar-powered battery charging

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AU (1) AU2003214418A1 (en)
GB (2) GB0206168D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2003079513A2 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2090084A (en) * 1980-12-23 1982-06-30 Pennwalt Corp Photovoltaic Battery Charging System
US4742289A (en) * 1984-09-19 1988-05-03 Wahlstroem Tommy Method for the cyclical trickle charging of a chargeable battery intended for emergency operation
WO1996017426A1 (en) * 1994-11-30 1996-06-06 3266991 Manitoba, Ltd. Charging and conditioning batteries
US5635816A (en) * 1995-08-01 1997-06-03 Morningstar Corporation Method and apparatus for controlling battery charging current

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GB1486425A (en) * 1973-12-21 1977-09-21 Macharg J A Control systems for battery charges
FI112730B (en) * 1995-09-05 2003-12-31 Nokia Corp Determination of the accumulator voltage between the charge and the charging device for accumulators
JPH09233725A (en) * 1996-02-20 1997-09-05 Brother Ind Ltd Quick charge circuit
US6097172A (en) * 1996-08-15 2000-08-01 Advanced Charger Technology, Inc. Method and apparatus for determining when to terminate charging of a battery
US6204645B1 (en) * 1998-09-11 2001-03-20 Richard A. Cullen Battery charging controller
US6313605B1 (en) * 1998-12-08 2001-11-06 Total Battery Management, Inc. Battery charger and method of charging nickel based batteries

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2090084A (en) * 1980-12-23 1982-06-30 Pennwalt Corp Photovoltaic Battery Charging System
US4742289A (en) * 1984-09-19 1988-05-03 Wahlstroem Tommy Method for the cyclical trickle charging of a chargeable battery intended for emergency operation
WO1996017426A1 (en) * 1994-11-30 1996-06-06 3266991 Manitoba, Ltd. Charging and conditioning batteries
US5635816A (en) * 1995-08-01 1997-06-03 Morningstar Corporation Method and apparatus for controlling battery charging current

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WO2003079513A2 (en) 2003-09-25
GB0206168D0 (en) 2002-04-24
AU2003214418A1 (en) 2003-09-29
GB0306065D0 (en) 2003-04-23
WO2003079513A3 (en) 2003-12-04
GB2391727A (en) 2004-02-11

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Effective date: 20100317