摘要 |
A battery interconnection control circuit for interconnecting a plurality of batteries in parallel, series-parallel, and series configuration is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of batteries, each connected through a unidirectional current-conducting element such as a diode to a common positive lead. The negative terminal of all but one of these batteries is connected to a switch which permits the negative terminal to be connected either to a common negative lead or to the positive terminal of another battery. The remaining battery has its negative terminal connected directly to the common negative lead. The switches themselves are controlled by a cam to provide a switching sequence, as the cam moves from one position to another, to thereby provide varying voltages between the positive and the negative common leads.
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