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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Konstantin Lakirovich, Chicago, IL (US);
Brett Walach, Montgomery, IL (US);
Inventors:
Konstantin Lakirovich, Chicago, IL (US);
Brett Walach, Montgomery, IL (US);
Assignee:
Control Solutions LLC, Aurora, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic circuit configured to operate in any of a plurality of charging and heating modes for two batteries, a primary battery and a secondary battery. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of switch and diode pairs in a stacked configuration. The stacks of switch and diode pairs are connected to an inductor, to a plurality of mode control switches, and the two batteries. The mode control switches are used to set the modes, which include a charging mode, a self-heating, a power exchange-heating mode, and a direct power transfer mode.