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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Anne Jurjen Osinga, Rockanje, NL;
Menno Kardolus, Duivendrecht, NL;
Jan Wanner, Bonaire, AN;
Jacobus Harmen Schijffelen, Breda, NL;
Anne Jurjen Osinga, Rockanje, NL;
Menno Kardolus, Duivendrecht, NL;
Jan Wanner, Bonaire, AN;
Jacobus Harmen Schijffelen, Breda, NL;
Intivation Holding B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method is described wherein DC power is converted into battery charging power by means of an inductor carrying a current which is controlled by a power controller during an adjustable part of a pulse width period. The pulse width period is made adjustable in order to influence the power consumption of the controller which consumes a substantial amount of the total power consumed for controlled DC-DC conversion. Several additional features are provided to improve the efficiency and to further reduce the power consumed by both the converter and the power controller, which provides new uses for a variety of products and appliances having solar cells, such as road studs.