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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Benjamin S. Fuchs, Andover, MN (US);
Benjamin S. Fuchs, Andover, MN (US);
Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system includes an electrical energy storage device that may be in the form of one or more batteries, a charger to selectively charge the electrical energy storage device, and charger cabling sized to electrically interconnect the storage device and the charger together and span a distance separating them. The charger cabling is initially connected across the charger without the storage device to determine information specific to voltage drop caused by the cabling. The system is then reconfigured so that the cabling connects the storage device to the charger for charging. During this charging operation the previously gathered information is used to compensate for the voltage drop along the cabling as the storage device is charged with the charger.