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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:

Larry Nelson, Dyersburg, TN (US);

Inventor:

Larry Nelson, Dyersburg, TN (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02K 53/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60W 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1805 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1855 (2013.01); B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 11/1866 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); B60W 10/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H02J 7/1423 (2013.01); H02J 7/1461 (2013.01); H02K 53/00 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/641 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7061 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7066 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dual battery charging and discharging system controls the configuration of multiple batteries arranged in multiple battery banks. The batteries within each bank are connected in series when powering an electrical load, such as a service motor, and are connected in parallel when charging. A microprocessor monitors the voltage levels of the batteries in each bank and controls relays to switch the electrical load over to a charged battery bank when the voltage level of the discharging battery bank drops below a minimum run threshold. The microprocessor also monitors the voltage levels of the charging battery bank and controls relays to cease charging when the voltage level rises above a minimum charge threshold. The batteries are charged by an alternator driven by a drive motor through a gear reduction system.


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