Design process for a sealed lead acid vehicle battery charger

This paper describes a flexible modular design approach applied to the design of a sealed lead acid vehicle battery charger. The design process is separated into sub-processes and the design is then checked against available modules and knowledge. Potentially useful modules are then identified and used if possible. Other new modules are then created to complete the design. New products can be created from available modules if possible and this simplifies the design process and makes the process cheaper.