Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1994-08-08
1996-07-30
Wong, Peter S.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
320 24, 320 21, H01M 1046
Patent
active
055414915
ABSTRACT:
A battery charging apparatus for charging a chargeable battery is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a dc power source for generating a charging current; current control means connected between the dc power source and a chargeable battery to be charged; charging controller means connected to the current control means for controlling a flow of the charging current from the dc power source to the chargeable battery; and charging condition detecting means for detecting charging condition of the chargeable battery during charging operation. The charging controller means supplies control pulse to the current control means.
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EDN ELECTRICAL DESIGN NEWS; vol. 37, No. 2, 20 Jan. 1992 Newton Massachusetts US pp. 87-88 SWAGER `Controller quickly charges NiCd batteries using current pulses and time derivatives`.
Nakamura Shoichi
Yamazaki Yasuharu
Kananen Ronald P.
Law Patrick B.
Sony Corporation
Wong Peter S.
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