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Circuit arrangement and method for pulsated charging of batteries
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Inventors: Fazakas, Andras;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Toatley, Jr.; Gregory J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Handal & Morofsky
A circuit arrangement for pulsated charging of batteries that comprises: an alternating current source that has a predetermined inductance; a pair of bridge branches each comprising a parallel arrangement of a capacitor and a semiconductor switch element being preferably a diode or a thyristor, and the branches are connected to respective ones of the terminals of the source in such a way that the semiconductor elements in both branches are connected with similar electrodes to the associated one of the terminals; and a rectifier with alternative current terminals connected to the free ends of the bridge branches and with direct current terminals connected to the battery to be charged. A method for pulse charging batteries by using an alternating current source has also been provided which is characterized by the steps of modifying the increasing portions of the charging pulses by the addition of energy stored in reactive elements to increase in a larger extent relative to the rate of increase of said source and the decreasing portions to decrease more rapidly relative to the rate of decrease of the source. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
Circuit arrangement for pulsated charging of batteries, comprising: an alternating current source having a predetermined inductance and a pair of output terminals; a rectifier (Gr) with alternative current terminals and direct current terminals, said direct current terminals being connected to the battery (B) to be charged; characterized by comprising a pair of bridge branches each comprising a parallel arrangement of a capacitor (C1, C2) and a semiconductor switch (D1, D2), said bridge branches being respectively connected between said output terminals of the alternating current source and the alternating current terminals of said rectifier (Gr) in such a way that said semiconductor switches (D1, D2) in both branches being connected with similar electrodes to the associated terminal.
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The circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rectifier (Gr) being a fill wave rectifier.
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The circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said alternating current source comprising a transformer (Tr) having a primary and a secondary winding, and said output terminals being constituted by the terminals of said secondary winding, and wherein said inductance being dominantly constituted by said secondary winding.
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The circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising LC elements (L1, C3) forming filter circuits.
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The circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 1, comprising a controlled power controller (Th1, Th2, Th3, Th4) connected in series with the alternating source and allowing passage only of a partial range from each full period of the alternating current, and the size of this partial range when expressed in angle units being the flowing angle, and the power controller is adapted to change the flowing angle and thereby the charging power for the battery (B) within predetermined limits.
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The circuit arrangement as claimed in claim 1, comprising at least one further capacitor (C3), and a switch (S), whereby said further capacitor (C3) can be connected in parallel with the capacitor (C2) in one of said bridge branches
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