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United States Patent | 3,566,143 |
February 23, 1971 |
Apparatus for detecting the instantaneous power from a power source and operatively selectively disconnecting the power source from a load and a battery recharging circuit upon generation of a pulse from a power peak detector or a peak absence detector, power to the load being supplied by the battery when the power source is disconnected, battery overcharged protection controls further operating to override reset of the power switch, the power source being forced to supply a range of output voltage corresponding to that providing maximum power output of the source.
Current U.S. Class: | 307/126 ; 323/283; 323/288; 323/906 |
Current International Class: | G05F 1/66 (20060101); G05F 1/67 (20060101); H02J 7/34 (20060101); H02J 1/10 (20060101); H01h 047/00 () |
Field of Search: | 307/33,60,61,63,126 219/485,497,110 320/32,33,40 323/20 321/19 |
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3414774 | December 1968 | Motta |
3421015 | January 1969 | Jones et al. |