Patent ID: 6426606
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: F02N,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
A rapid-delivery portable power booster for providing a supplementary source of power to an electrical system, the apparatus comprising:a housing; a power source positioned within the housing; first and second electrical conductors electrically connected to the power source and extending outwardly from the housing to establish a power supply connection between the power source and the electrical system to selectively exchange power between the power source and the electrical system, the first conductor being positioned to detachably connect to a positive terminal of the electrical system and the second conductor being positioned to detachably connect to a negative terminal of the electrical system to selectively permit rapid delivery of a concentrated amount of energy from the power source to the electrical system; and a power delivery controller positioned within the housing and connected to the power source to selectively initiate an electrical current within the power supply connection between the power source and the electrical system when the voltage of the electrical system is within a first predetermined range, and maintain the electrical current when the electrical system voltage is within a second predetermined range; and a charger electrically connected to the power source and positioned within the housing to receive power from an external energy source to maintain a predetermined energy level within the power source.