A microprocessor based intelligent battery charger

Eagle-Picher´s intelligent battery charger (IBC) incorporates extensive space/military level battery and electronic experience into a product which delivers high reliability, low maintenance operation, and cost effectiveness. The product also benefits from the fact that the controlling electronics are designed and built by the most diversified battery chemistry manufacturer. The IBC is incorporated with the modular DC-DC converters manufactured by Vicor. The advantages of using these converters are higher energy efficiency, miniaturization, less heat generation and design flexibility. By exploiting the advantages of the IBC and the DC-DC converters, a system may be designed for an application requiring a specific battery chemistry and power requirement. This is accomplished simply by the programming of the IBC and module designation. This design flexibility provides the designer cost effective alternatives to stringent power system requirements.<>