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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Thomas A. Ward, Moraga, CA (US);
Thomas A. Ward, Moraga, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A series charger () is provided to charge a high voltage battery () in an electric vehicle with a low voltage solar panel (). The series charger () provides switches () to connect the terminals of solar panel () across individual battery cells () in series connected battery () one battery cell at a time. Charging by series charger () can occur while the cells () of battery () remain connected in series. With the series charger (), the high voltage battery () can be charged by the low voltage solar panel () without using a lossy DC-DC converter. The high voltage battery () charged by series charger () can be connected in parallel with a second high voltage battery to enable charging all cells of the second battery together. The solar panel () can be provided in a moon roof or truck bed cover adjustable to track the sun.