Abstract:
A battery-charge control device comprises an attachment-detecting unit (52), a temperature-obtaining unit (52), a voltage-obtaining unit (52), a threshold-value-determining unit (52), a determination unit (52), and a completion-processing unit (52). The threshold-value-determining unit (52) determines, based on a battery temperature obtained by the temperature-obtaining unit (52), a completion-threshold-value corresponding to the battery temperature for determining necessity of charging of a battery (30) when the attachment-detecting unit (52) detects that the battery pack (1) is attached to the battery charger (10). The determination unit (52) performs a determination of whether a voltage obtained by the voltage-obtaining unit (52) is equal to or greater than the completion-threshold-value determined by the threshold-value-determining unit (52) when the attachment-detecting unit (52) detects that the battery pack (1) is attached to the battery charger (10). The completion-processing unit (52) performs a specified battery-charge completion processing indicating unnecessity of charging of the battery (30) by the battery charger (10) when the determination unit (52) determines that the obtained voltage is equal to or greater than the completion-threshold-value.
Abstract:
A battery charger (3) and a battery management system are proposed. As soon as the rechargeable battery (2) is connected to the battery charger (3), a controller (33) of the battery charger (3) applies one electric pulse or a sequence of electric pulses to a terminal (311) for a power line (5) for applying charging current to the rechargeable battery (2). A controller (14) of the rechargeable battery recognizes the electric pulse or the sequence of electric pulses that are received at a terminal (22) for the power line (5) of the rechargeable battery. The controller (14) of the rechargeable battery (2) in return broadcasts information on type, identity and actual battery status to the battery charger (2) via an interface (12) for wireless communication. The battery charger (3) receives this information using an interface (32) for wireless or wired communication and the controller (33) of the battery charger (3) uses this information to choose and apply an optimal charging protocol when charging the rechargeable battery (2) that is connected to the battery charger (3).
Abstract:
A charge control apparatus according to an arrangement controls charge of a secondary battery to be charged, on the basis of a charge pattern which is calculated from inner state parameters of the secondary battery to be charged, and of a deterioration model or deterioration map of a secondary battery. The charge pattern is updated on the basis of change of the inner state parameters.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for operating a battery charger, and a battery charger. The method comprising the steps of determining a capacity of the battery, determining an initial charging current, apply the calculated initial charging current as a charging current to the battery, determining the voltage change with time ΔV/Δt for the voltage over the battery, adjusting the charging current based on the ΔV/Δt.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for adjusting a charging condition of a secondary battery are provided. The apparatus includes: a controller configured to receive measurement results from a current measuring unit and a temperature measuring unit of the secondary battery, determine a charging current value and a current temperature value, determine a predicted overheat amount required to raise the temperature of the secondary battery from the current temperature to a threshold temperature for a preset reference time by using a predefined thermodynamic calculation equation, determine a predicted charging current required to generate the predicted overheat amount through charging, determine a predicted charging voltage expected when the predicted charging current flows through an equivalent circuit of the secondary battery, and when a condition of the predicted charging voltage being lower than a preset upper limit charging voltage is satisfied, adjust the upper limit charging voltage such that the upper limit charging voltage is lowered to the predicted charging voltage.
Abstract:
A controller (11) in a tap timer, having a battery (19) for connected via a charge circuit (23) to selectively charge a storage capacitor C2. The storage capacitor C2 is connected to an actuator circuit (25) to selectively provide power from the storage capacitor C2 to actuate a device M1. A processor (13) controls the actuator circuit (25) according to a pre-programmed schedule or on user demand. The processor monitors various parameters including charge rate of the capacitor C2 in order to determine battery condition, to determine if the processor (13) should next actuate the device (13).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus, to an accessory, to methods and computer program products for them, and to a system comprising the apparatus and the accessory. The apparatus comprises at least one processor, memory including computer program code. The accessory comprises an interface with at least one power pin and a signaling pin;and resisting means configured to be coupled to a battery identification resistor of a battery via the signalling pin. The apparatus further comprises an interface with at least one power pin and a battery identification pin, and detection means configured to detect a resistance associated with the battery identification pin and to determine, based on the detected resistance, whether an accessory is attached to the apparatus.
Abstract:
A battery charger comprising a pair of battery charger terminals, an automatic voltage detection system for automatically determining a nominal voltage of a battery connected across the pair of battery charger terminals by measuring a first voltage of the battery across the pair of battery charger terminals and, if the first voltage of the battery is less than a first predetermined value, determining the nominal voltage of the battery by measuring a second voltage across the pair of battery charger terminals and comparing the second voltage of the battery to a second predetermined value and a charging system for automatically charging the battery as a function of the nominal voltage determined by said automatic voltage detection system.
Abstract:
A battery charger comprising a pair of battery charger terminals, an automatic voltage detection system for automatically determining a nominal voltage of a battery connected across the pair of battery charger terminals by measuring a first voltage of the battery across the pair of battery charger terminals and, if the first voltage of the battery is less than a first predetermined value, determining the nominal voltage of the battery by measuring a second voltage across the pair of battery charger terminals and comparing the second voltage of the battery to a second predetermined value and a charging system for automatically charging the battery as a function of the nominal voltage determined by said automatic voltage detection system.