Patents Examined by David H Henze-Gongola
  • Method and apparatus for charging a lead acid battery
    Patent number: 9553470
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a lead acid battery which undergoes discharging phases and charging phases in a cyclical fashion. The method involves monitoring the current discharged from the battery during a discharging phase and recording information relating to that current flow, such as the charge lost from the battery. During the subsequent charging phase, a desired amount of charge to be supplied to the battery is calculated based upon the recorded information, and then supplied to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: EH EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Rhodri Evans, Wayne Coldrick