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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Claude Leonard Benckenstein, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Dean Perkins, Tomball, TX (US);
Claude Leonard Benckenstein, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Dean Perkins, Tomball, TX (US);
Southwest Electronic Energy Corporation, Stafford, TX (US);
Abstract
A rechargeable power assembly having at least one lithium ion cell comprising an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte gel; a pulsed balancing circuit connected to the at least one lithium ion cell for maintaining the at least one lithium ion cell in a balanced phase; at least two photovoltaic cells concurrently connected to the pulsed balancing circuit and at least one lithium ion cell, wherein the at least two photovoltaic cells are connected in series for recharging the at least one lithium ion cell; an insulating layer between the at least one lithium ion cell and the at least two photovoltaic cells, wherein the at least two photovoltaic cells each have a surface for absorbing radiation, the surfaces for absorbing radiation are disposed opposite the respective insulating layers forming an apparatus for providing usable DC current directly from an electric circuit connected to the at least one lithium ion cell.