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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Matthew J. Mergener, Mequon, WI (US);
Timothy Ryan Obermann, Waukesha, WI (US);
Kevin L. Glasgow, Lomira, WI (US);
Jeffrey M. Brozek, Mequon, WI (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A power device, system and method. The device may include a housing defining a first support operable to support a first battery pack, and a second support operable to support a second battery pack; a circuit selectively electrically connecting the first battery pack and the second battery pack in series, the circuit including an output terminal to provide an output voltage to a powered device, a first bypass portion operable to selectively electrically disconnect the first battery pack from the circuit, and a second bypass portion operable to selectively electrically disconnect the second battery pack from the circuit; and a boost converter electrically connected to the circuit and operable to boost a voltage at the output terminal.