US 12,463,448 B2
Hypercapacitor apparatus for storing and providing energy
Anthony Macaluso, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Anthony Macaluso, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,159.
Application 17/541,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/332,088, filed on May 27, 2021, granted, now 11,222,750.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,474, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0301775 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/34 (2006.01); B60L 50/40 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); H01G 4/228 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/345 (2013.01) [B60L 50/40 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); H01G 4/228 (2013.01); H02J 2207/50 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An energy storage apparatus for powering a power device with a plurality of energy sources, the apparatus comprising:
a capacitor disposed within a hypercapacitor housing;
a first battery disposed within the hypercapacitor housing, the capacitor and the first battery comprising a single integrated unit within the hypercapacitor housing, the hypercapacitor housing configured to fit at least partially within an interior region of a handle of a power device, the hypercapacitor housing configured to removably integrate with the power device to supply energy to the power device, and the power device comprising a handheld power device; and
one or more input diodes configured to electrically couple with a plurality of energy sources comprising a power generation system of the handheld power device and a utility grid external to the handheld power device, wherein the one or more input diodes are configured to removably electrically couple to the utility grid via a standard 110 volt or 220 volt outlet, wherein the one or more input diodes are biased toward the capacitor and away from the plurality of energy sources, wherein the one or more input diodes are configured to electrically couple the capacitor with the plurality of energy sources;
wherein the capacitor is configured to:
electrically couple to the power generation system of the handheld power device via the one or more input diodes, the power generation system configured to generate energy from a mechanical movement of the handheld power device;
receive a first inbound energy from the power generation system of the handheld power device via the one or more input diodes;
removably electrically couple to the utility grid external to the handheld power device via the standard 110 volt or 220 volt outlet and the one or more input diodes;
receive a second inbound energy from the utility grid via the one or more input diodes;
store the first inbound energy and the second inbound energy as a first energy in an electric field of the capacitor; and
convey the first energy, as an outbound energy, to the first battery, wherein said first battery is directly electrically coupled to the capacitor via one or more output diodes biased toward the first battery without any other active device between the capacitor and the first battery, wherein the one or more output diodes is configured to prevent a flow of energy from the first battery to the capacitor; and
wherein said first battery is configured to:
receive the outbound energy from the capacitor based on at least a resistance in the one or more output diodes, wherein the resistance is based on at least a voltage level of the first battery and a voltage level of the capacitor;
receive the outbound energy from the capacitor when the voltage level of the first battery drops below a low threshold;
resist receiving the outbound energy from the capacitor when the voltage level of the first battery exceeds a high threshold; and
store said outbound energy as a second energy of the first battery, wherein the capacitor is configured to resist receiving the second energy from the first battery.