Method and apparatus for charging a battery

Details Method and apparatus for charging a battery Method and apparatus for charging a battery

1993-04-28

1994-07-12

Hickey, R. J.

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Serially connected batteries or cells

With discharge of cells or batteries

320 20, 320 35, H02J 710

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053292197

ABSTRACT:
A charger includes a control circuit (308) for determining the charge rate and charge capacity of a battery (312). Control circuit (308) switches the rate at which battery (312) is being charged from a first charge rate such as a rapid charge rate (206) to a charge rate which is increasing in charge over time (208). Once battery (312) becomes fully charged, control circuit (308) then charges battery (312) at a third charge rate such as a trickle rate (214).

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