Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – Having variable number of cells or batteries in series
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-27
2008-05-27
Vu, Bao Q. (Department: 2838)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
Having variable number of cells or batteries in series
C320S112000, C320S114000, C320S134000, C320S163000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11034624
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for regulating pre-charge current in a battery system, such as a battery system of an information handling system, by controlling duty cycle of the charging current provided to battery cell/s of the battery system.
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Breen John J.
Goodroe Joey M.
Wang Ligong
Dell Products LP
O'Keefe, Egan Peterman & Enders LLP
Vu Bao Q.
Williams Arun
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