Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Cell or battery charger structure – For battery pack
Patent
1997-06-30
2000-01-25
Wong, Peter S.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Cell or battery charger structure
For battery pack
320140, 320114, H02J 700
Patent
active
060182296
ABSTRACT:
A sealed rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack which includes a switching voltage regulator. The regulator uses the normal cutoff transistors as the switching devices, and also includes a discrete inductor in the battery pack. The regulator is operated with programmable voltage and current parameters, under control of a microcontroller which is also inside the sealed battery pack enclosure.
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Freiman Joseph F.
Mitchell Nathan
Sawyers Thomas
Compaq Computer Corporation
Groover Robert
Shin K.
Wong Peter S.
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