CHARGE SYSTEMS WITH A BI-DIRECTIONAL LINEAR CHARGER AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHODS

A charge system having a bi-directional linear charger is provided, The charge system is used to provide interrupted power to a load, The charger system has an input interface for receiving a supply voltage, an output interface for outputting a system voltage to the load, a DC/DC voltage regulator coupled between the input interface and the output interface, a charging electrical pathway from an output terminal of the DC/DC voltage regulator to the battery through the linear charger, and a discharge electrical pathway from the battery to the output interface through the linear charger. The linear charger operates in a linear regulating charge mode along the charging electrical pathway to charge the battery and operate in a discharge mode along the discharge electrical pathway to supply the load.