Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell charging – With detection of current or voltage amplitude
Patent
1998-11-16
2000-02-22
Wong, Peter S.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Battery or cell charging
With detection of current or voltage amplitude
320137, H02J 700
Patent
active
060284153
ABSTRACT:
A charging control method and apparatus for controlling the charging of a secondary battery includes a charging unit that outputs a constant voltage and constant current and a battery unit that includes a secondary battery. The charging unit has a constant voltage constant-current circuit for supplying a fixed voltage and a fixed current and a first voltage detection circuit for comparing the output voltage from the constant-voltage constant-current circuit with a first threshold level and generating a first detection signal corresponding to the comparison result. The battery unit also includes a second voltage detection circuit for comparing the charging voltage of the secondary battery with the first threshold level and generating a second detection signal corresponding to the comparison result. The charging unit further includes an output control circuit supplied with the first and second detection signals for stopping the output of the constant-voltage constant-current circuit when either the first or second detection signal exceeds a second threshold level. Also provided is a protection circuit supplied with the first and second detection signals for cutting off the electric path that connects the constant-voltage constant-current circuit to the secondary battery when either the first or second detection signals exceeds a third threshold level.
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Nagai Tamiji
Suzuki Kuniharu
Takei Toshitaka
Maioli Jay H.
Sony Corporation
Toatley , Jr. Gregory J.
Wong Peter S.
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