CPC H01M 10/4264 (2013.01) [H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H02J 50/60 (2016.02); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 2207/50 (2020.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A portable hybrid power module, comprising:
a housing;
a power module battery residing within the housing, with the power module battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode;
an ultra-capacitor also residing within the housing and in electrical communication with the power module battery, wherein the ultra-capacitor is connected in parallel with the power module battery;
a first device terminal and a second device terminal each associated with the housing, with the first device terminal and the second device terminal being configured to be placed in electrical communication with a battery for an external portable device for charge support; and
a trickle charger configured to be connected to the first device terminal and the second device terminal external to the housing to provide maintenance charge to the power module battery and to the ultra-capacitor when the trickle charger is plugged into a power source, and wherein:
the trickle charger does not have a micro-processor; and
the portable hybrid power module resides on a service vehicle apart from the external portable device.
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