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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Avx Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Inventor:
Shawn Hansen, Simponsville, SC (US);
Assignee:
AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01G 11/60 (2013.01); H01G 11/62 (2013.01); H01G 11/18 (2013.01); H01G 11/32 (2013.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H01G 11/18 (2013.01); H01G 11/60 (2013.01); H01G 11/62 (2013.01); H02J 7/0091 (2013.01); H01G 11/32 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of charging and discharging an ultracapacitor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a circuit for charging a capacitor can include a power source configured to provide a source voltage. The circuit can further include an ultracapacitor, a temperature sensing device, a power converter, and one or more control devices configured to receive signals indicative of a temperature from the temperature sensing device, and to control operation of the power converter based at least in part on the one or more signals indicative of the temperature.