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Granted Patent B2
US 8,017,256 · App. 12/778,652 · Granted Sep 13, 2011

Dual-power-supply system

Assignees: Olympus Corporation; National University Corporation Nagaoka University of Technology
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Patent No.
US 8,017,256
App. No.
12/778,652
Granted
Sep 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual-power-supply system uses both a fuel cell and a chargeable secondary battery. A differential voltage adding unit adds a differential voltage between the voltage of the fuel cell and a necessary target output voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell by using the secondary battery, thereby obtaining an output voltage of the dual-power-supply system. A control unit detects the output voltage, and controls the differential voltage adding unit such that the output voltage is equal to the target output voltage.

Claims (6)

1. A dual-power-supply system using both a fuel cell and a chargeable secondary battery, comprising:

a differential voltage adding unit configured to add a differential voltage between a voltage of the fuel cell and a necessary target output voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell by using the secondary battery, thereby obtaining an output voltage of the dual-power-supply system; and

a control unit configured to detect the output voltage of the dual-power-supply system, and to control the differential voltage adding unit such that the output voltage is equal to the target output voltage.

2. A dual-power-supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the differential voltage adding unit to add a positive differential voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell when the output voltage is lower than the target output voltage, and to add a negative differential voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell when the output voltage is higher than the target output voltage.

3. A dual-power-supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the differential voltage adding unit adds the positive differential voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell by pulse discharging the secondary battery, and adds the negative differential voltage to the voltage of the fuel cell by pulse charging the secondary battery.

4. A dual-power-supply system according to claim 3 , further comprising an overcharge and overdischarge preventing unit configured to prevent overcharge and overdischarge of the secondary battery.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2010
From: HORIGUCHI, TOSHIO; ITOH, JUNICHI; ORIKAWA, KOUJI
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 024375/0104 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-295496 · Nov 14, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2008070345 · Nov 7, 2008
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