Title :
A novel rapid charger of lead-acid batteries with energy recovery
Author :
Chiu, Huang-Jen ; Pan, Ping-Lung ; Yeh, Wei-Hao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chung-li, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel rapid charger of lead-acid batteries is proposed in this paper. While providing the high charging efficiency and prolonging the lifetime of batteries, the circuit topology exhibits extreme simplicity. Experimental results are shown to verify the feasibility of the proposed rapid charger.
Keywords :
battery chargers; lead acid batteries; power convertors; Pb; battery lifetime; charging efficiency; energy recovery; lead-acid batteries; rapid charger; Batteries; Capacitors; Circuit topology; Diodes; Inductors; Power engineering and energy; Switches; Switching circuits; Temperature; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2003. APEC '03. Eighteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7768-0
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2003.1179299
