BATTERY FLEET CHARGING SYSTEM

摘要

A battery fleet charging system for charging two or more battery packs simultaneously, at independently controlled charge rates. The present invention can intelligently distribute the available charge power among multiple batteries, either symmetrically or asymmetrically, as specified by a controller that specifies and regulates the charge voltage.

主权项

1. A battery fleet charging system for simultaneously charging two or more batteries at independently controlled charge rates and intelligently distributing available charge power among the two or more batteries up to a battery max charge rate, either symmetrically or asymmetrically, as specified by a central controller that specifies and regulates a charge voltage comprising:
two or more batteries; a single AC-to-DC power stage that feeds into at least one separate transistor switching circuit for one or more output channels, wherein each separate switching circuit can control a charge rate to a first output channel independently of a second output channel, and wherein the one or more output channels are connected to the two or more batteries; and a central controller managing the available power to the one or more output channels so that a sum of charge rates at each output channel adds up to the available charge rate up to the battery max charge rate.