Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1985-09-03
1988-05-24
Hickey, R. J.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
320 14, 320 21, 320 31, 320 39, H02J 704, H01M 1044
Patent
active
047468521
ABSTRACT:
A controller for a battery charger terminates battery charging operation as a function of a time derivative of measured battery voltage. The controller has analog and digital embodiments. A controller with means for determining a time derivative of the measured battery voltage, determining a change in slope of the time derivative, and using said change in slope as a control function for the battery charger.
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Christie Electric Corp.
Hickey R. J.
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