EP2082477A4 - Voltage clamp to allow low-temperature recharging of nickel-cadmium batteries in emergency lighting fixtures and method of using - Google Patents

Voltage clamp to allow low-temperature recharging of nickel-cadmium batteries in emergency lighting fixtures and method of using

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Publication number
EP2082477A4
EP2082477A4 EP07854621.5A EP07854621A EP2082477A4 EP 2082477 A4 EP2082477 A4 EP 2082477A4 EP 07854621 A EP07854621 A EP 07854621A EP 2082477 A4 EP2082477 A4 EP 2082477A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
recharging
nickel
temperature
lighting fixtures
emergency lighting
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Application number
EP07854621.5A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2082477A2 (en
Inventor
David B Crenshaw
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Koninklijke Philips NV
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
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Publication of EP2082477A2 publication Critical patent/EP2082477A2/en
Publication of EP2082477A4 publication Critical patent/EP2082477A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H02J7/0029—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with safety or protection devices or circuits
    • 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
    • H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
    • H02J9/02—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which an auxiliary distribution system and its associated lamps are brought into service
    • 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
    • H02J7/0029—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with safety or protection devices or circuits
    • H02J7/00302—Overcharge protection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M1/00—Details of apparatus for conversion
    • H02M1/10—Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from ac or dc
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M7/00—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output; Conversion of dc power input into ac power output
    • H02M7/02—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal
    • H02M7/04—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
    • H02M7/05—Capacitor coupled rectifiers
EP07854621.5A 2006-11-13 2007-11-13 Voltage clamp to allow low-temperature recharging of nickel-cadmium batteries in emergency lighting fixtures and method of using Withdrawn EP2082477A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US55895506A 2006-11-13 2006-11-13
PCT/US2007/084553 WO2008064008A2 (en) 2006-11-13 2007-11-13 Voltage clamp to allow low-temperature recharging of nickel-cadmium batteries in emergency lighting fixtures and method of using

Publications (2)

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EP2082477A2 EP2082477A2 (en) 2009-07-29
EP2082477A4 true EP2082477A4 (en) 2013-07-24

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EP (1) EP2082477A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2007323912A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0718845A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2669713A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2009005116A (en)
WO (1) WO2008064008A2 (en)

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EP0226360A2 (en) * 1985-12-04 1987-06-24 Powerplex Technologies, Inc. A zener diode looping element for protecting a battery cell
WO2000059094A2 (en) * 1999-03-25 2000-10-05 Tyco Electronics Corporation Devices and methods for protection of rechargeable elements
US6828733B1 (en) * 1998-10-30 2004-12-07 David B. Crenshaw Remote lamp control apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0226360A2 (en) * 1985-12-04 1987-06-24 Powerplex Technologies, Inc. A zener diode looping element for protecting a battery cell
US6828733B1 (en) * 1998-10-30 2004-12-07 David B. Crenshaw Remote lamp control apparatus
WO2000059094A2 (en) * 1999-03-25 2000-10-05 Tyco Electronics Corporation Devices and methods for protection of rechargeable elements

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AU2007323912A1 (en) 2008-05-29
MX2009005116A (en) 2009-08-18
WO2008064008A3 (en) 2008-07-31
CA2669713A1 (en) 2008-05-29
WO2008064008A2 (en) 2008-05-29
BRPI0718845A2 (en) 2014-02-04
EP2082477A2 (en) 2009-07-29

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