Charging apparatus having a switching element for...

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell charging – With thermal condition detection

Reexamination Certificate

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C320S141000, C320S150000, C320S153000, C363S016000, C323S247000, C323S255000, C323S259000, C323S266000, C323S273000, C323S274000, C323S275000

Reexamination Certificate

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07453239

ABSTRACT:
A charging device that may perform charging with larger current is provided. The charging device comprises a switching element for increasing or decreasing charging power, a PWM controlling circuit for intermittently turning the switching element on or off, a current detecting circuit for detecting current flowing through the switching element, and a rectifying circuit for rectifying output voltage of the current detecting circuit in response to power supply voltage. The PWM controlling circuit has a limiter terminal for turning off the switching element when voltage equal to or above a determined value is input, and rectified voltage from the rectifying circuit is input to the limiter terminal. In this charging device, an amount of temperature increase of the switching element is suppressed so as to remain within a fixed range, and the charging power is not restricted unnecessarily.

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