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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Jerry Van Polen, Oak Park, IL (US);
Jerry Van Polen, Oak Park, IL (US);
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Abstract
A power converter may include an uncharged tank for storing fluid including uncharged electrolytes. The power converter may include a plurality of parallel-connected reaction cells configured to receive the fluid from the uncharged tank and an input voltage, and charge the uncharged electrolytes. The power converter may also include a charged tank configured to receive fluid from the plurality of parallel-connected reaction cells. The power converter may also include a first pump configured to pump the fluid from the plurality of parallel-connected reaction cells to the charged tank. The power converter may include a plurality of series-connected reaction cells configured to receive fluid from the charged tank and provide electric power at an output voltage.