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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald W Roseman, Walton Hills, OH (US);
Kevin E Rice, Stow, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lucas Aerospace Power Equipment Corporation, Aurora, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 61 ; 320 63 ;
Abstract
A system for actively controlling the charging profile of a battery uses a software-based generator control unit to control the charging voltage. The voltage may be initially reduced following battery discharge to prevent large current inrush transients. The voltage may then be raised above a normal charging level to increase the battery charging rate. The control system provides better control over battery charging prevent overheating of the battery and generator and allows the battery to be recharged more quickly.