Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1988-12-02
1993-01-05
Hickey, R. J.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
379 61, 455 89, 320 2, H02J 700, H01M 1046, H04Q 704
Patent
active
051774267
ABSTRACT:
An over-discharge protection circuit included in a charge circuit in a portable apparatus having a portable portion and a body, the portable portion and body being interconnected by two charging terminals of the body and two terminals of the portable portion when the portable portion is placed on the body, the over-discharge protection circuit comprising: a first resistor connected across a battery charger for detecting a discharge current when a power source of the battery charger is accidentally turned OFF during a charge of the battery; a switching circuit connected between a load and a battery for disconnecting the load and battery when the power source of the battery charger is accidentally turned OFF during a charge of the battery; a switch control circuit connected to the switching circuit through a third resistor for turning the switching circuit ON/OFF; a second resistor connected between the switching circuit and the switch control circuit for controlling a flow of a charge current to the switch control circuit; and a diode connected between the switch control circuit and the first resistor for allowing a flow of the discharge current to the first resistor when the power source of the battery charger is accidentally turned OFF during a charge of the battery.
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Ikegaya Ken-ichi
Matsushima Koji
Naito Takao
Nakanishi Akio
Sejima Yukio
Fujitsu Limited
Hickey R. J.
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