SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING SHORT-TERM ENERGY STORAGE IN A SUPERCAPACITOR ARRAY FOR ENGINE START APPLICATIONS

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15151981

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A system for starting an internal combustion engine includes a battery system, a charger to receive DC battery power from the battery system and convert the power to a DC charging current, a supercapacitor array having a plurality of supercapacitor cells connected to the charger to receive the DC charging current therefrom, and a motor starter to start the internal combustion engine responsive to a DC input from the supercapacitor array. The charger modifies a voltage of the supercapacitor cells in an on-demand fashion, with the charger programmed to provide DC charging current to the supercapacitor array to hold the supercapacitor cells at a first voltage, receive a bump-up command indicative of an upcoming engine start and, responsive to receiving the bump-up command, provide DC charging current to the supercapacitor array to increase a voltage of the supercapacitor cells temporarily to a second voltage higher than the first voltage.

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EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDDUBLIN 4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buchanan, Marlowe James Lake Oswego, US 4 31

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