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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Peter Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Inventor:
Peter Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power supply having a plurality of selectively electrically connectable power cells configured to supply power to a load. The power supply comprises a plurality of power cells electrically connected in series and an auxiliary power cell electrically connected in parallel with one of said plurality of power cells. A control is configured to selectively electrically connect said auxiliary cell in parallel with whichever one of said plurality of power cells has a lower power delivery capability.