公开(公告)号：US08674658B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US11852349

申请日：2007-09-10

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0011 ,  H01M10/441 ,  H02J7/0014 ,  H02J7/0073

摘要： Plural batteries installed in an information handling system are simultaneously charged in a constant current mode to a predetermined charge and then in a constant voltage mode to a full charge to provide a reduced charge time and improved battery life. A current regulator integrated in a battery casing monitors current applied at the battery to maintain constant voltage charging. Voltage to ground of the other batteries is monitored to adjust current at those batteries where voltages in all of the battery cells are maintained substantially equal during charging.

摘要翻译： 安装在信息处理系统中的多个电池同时以恒定电流模式充电至预定电荷，然后在恒定电压模式下充满电，以提供减少的充电时间和改善的电池寿命。 集成在电池壳体中的电流调节器监测电池上施加的电流，以保持恒定电压充电。 监视其他电池的电压接地，以调整在充电期间所有电池单元中的电压基本保持相同的那些电池处的电流。

公开(公告)号：US20090066296A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US11852349

申请日：2007-09-10

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

IPC分类号： H01M10/44 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0011 ,  H01M10/441 ,  H02J7/0014 ,  H02J7/0073

摘要： Plural batteries installed in an information handling system are simultaneously charged in a constant current mode to a predetermined charge and then in a constant voltage mode to a full charge to provide a reduced charge time and improved battery life. A current regulator integrated in a battery casing monitors current applied at the battery to maintain constant voltage charging. Voltage to ground of the other batteries is monitored to adjust current at those batteries where voltages in all of the battery cells are maintained substantially equal during charging.

摘要翻译： 安装在信息处理系统中的多个电池同时以恒定电流模式充电至预定电荷，然后在恒定电压模式下充满电，以提供减少的充电时间和改善的电池寿命。 集成在电池壳体中的电流调节器监测电池上施加的电流，以保持恒定电压充电。 监视其他电池的电压接地，以调整在充电期间所有电池单元中的电压基本保持相同的那些电池处的电流。

公开(公告)号：US20060152194A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11034624

申请日：2005-01-13

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen ,  Joey Goodroe

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen ,  Joey Goodroe

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0073

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 通过控制提供给电池系统的电池单元的充电电流的占空比来调节电池系统中的预充电电流的系统和方法，例如信息处理系统的电池系统。

公开(公告)号：US20060181244A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-17

申请号：US11058781

申请日：2005-02-16

申请人： Shiguo Luo ,  John Breen ,  Ligong Wang

发明人： Shiguo Luo ,  John Breen ,  Ligong Wang

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0011 ,  H01M10/441 ,  H02J7/0068 ,  H02J2007/0098 ,  Y10T307/527

摘要： One or more charger regulation tasks (e.g., one or more of those tasks typically performed by charger regulator circuitry of a separate battery charging apparatus) are integrated within a battery system (e.g., a battery pack of a portable information handling system) by utilizing component/s common to the battery system (e.g., microcontroller and FET components).

摘要翻译： 一个或多个充电器调节任务（例如，通常由单独的电池充电装置的充电器调节器电路执行的一个或多个任务）通过利用组件（例如，便携式信息处理系统的电池组）集成在电池系统 / s电池系统（例如，微控制器和FET组件）。

公开(公告)号：US20070210751A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11371790

申请日：2006-03-09

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0031

摘要： A battery system may be provided with a battery charge current path that is different from the battery discharge current path of the battery system, for example, by providing no controlled charge circuitry (e.g., providing no C-FETs) in the discharge current path of the battery system to avoid the power loss experienced across the C-FETs of a conventional battery system during battery system discharging operations.

摘要翻译： 电池系统可以设置有与电池系统的电池放电电流路径不同的电池充电电流路径，例如通过在放电电流路径中不提供受控充电电路（例如，不提供C-FET） 电池系统，以避免在电池系统放电操作期间常规电池系统的C-FET两端的功率损耗。

公开(公告)号：US20060022637A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US10901509

申请日：2004-07-29

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen ,  Jay Taylor

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  John Breen ,  Jay Taylor

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0029

摘要： In a method and system for detecting charger failure, a battery is operable to receive a charge from the charger via a pair of terminals. The battery includes an analog front end (AFE) coupled to the pair of terminals. The AFE is configured to receive at least one input corresponding to voltage measured across the pair of terminals. A battery controller included in the battery is coupled to the AFE by a serial link. The battery controller receives the at least one input via the serial link. In response to the voltage being below a predefined value, the battery controller is placed in a charge_not_received state, which is indicative of the charger being defective.

公开(公告)号：US08307222B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12586676

申请日：2009-09-25

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  Qing Wei Zhu ,  Qing Shun Yang ,  Wei Jian Zhu

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  Qing Wei Zhu ,  Qing Shun Yang ,  Wei Jian Zhu

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： H01M10/441 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  H01M10/482

摘要： The number of battery cells connected together in a main battery conductor path of a multiple cell battery system of an information handling system may be varied in real time based on one or more operating conditions (e.g., system load power consumption, battery cell failure, etc.) of the information handling system. Defective battery cells may be bypassed such that the defective battery system may continue to operate and power an information handling system at a lower voltage, e.g., either temporarily, permanently or temporarily until the user procures a suitable replacement battery system. Interconnection of cells of a non-defective multiple cell battery system may also be selectively re-arranged to vary battery system voltage at particular times or during particular information handling system operation modes.

摘要翻译： 在信息处理系统的多单元电池系统的主电池导体路径中连接在一起的电池单元的数量可以基于一个或多个操作条件（例如，系统负载功耗，电池单元故障等）而实时变化 。）信息处理系统。 旁路不良的电池单元，使得有缺陷的电池系统可以继续操作，并以较低的电压（例如临时的，永久的或暂时的）为信息处理系统供电，直到用户购买合适的更换电池系统为止。 还可以选择性地重新布置非缺陷多池电池系统的电池的互连以在特定时间或在特定信息处理系统操作模式期间改变电池系统电压。

公开(公告)号：US20090195211A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-06

申请号：US12012141

申请日：2008-01-31

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  Shane Chiasson

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  Shane Chiasson

IPC分类号： G01R31/36 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/3679 ,  H02J9/06

摘要： Methods and systems are disclosed for utilizing a memory control circuit for controlling transfer of data to and from a memory system. A memory control circuit with a back up battery and control circuits is provided. Battery health is determined through a discharge cycle of the back up battery. A power supply generated from the back up battery is provided to circuitry of the memory control card during normal operations of the memory control circuit during a non-power loss state. The power supplied from the back up battery during the non-power loss state of the memory control circuit is utilized by at least a first circuit of the memory control circuit as part of normal memory controller card operations during the battery health discharge cycle. When the system is not performing a battery health cycle the first circuit receives normal system power. The memory control circuit may be a RAID card. The first circuit may be memory circuitry. The backup battery discharge rate may be regulated during the battery health discharge cycle by switching the power source for the circuitry of the memory control card between the backup battery and the normal system power.

摘要翻译： 公开了利用存储器控制电路来控制与存储器系统的数据传送的方法和系统。 提供具有备用电池和控制电路的存储器控​​制电路。 通过备用电池的放电周期确定电池的健康状况。 在非功率损失状态期间，在存储器控制电路的正常操作期间，从备用电池产生的电源被提供给存储器控制卡的电路。 在电池健康放电循环期间，作为存储器控制电路的非功率丢失状态期间从备用电池供应的电力被存储器控制电路的至少第一电路用作正常存储器控制器卡操作的一部分。 当系统不执行电池健康周期时，第一个电路接收正常的系统电源。 存储器控制电路可以是RAID卡。 第一电路可以是存储器电路。 在电池健康放电循环期间，可以通过将存储器控制卡的电路的电源切换到备用电池和正常系统电源之间来调节备用电池放电速率。

公开(公告)号：US20090167249A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12380613

申请日：2009-03-02

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  Guangyong Zhu

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  Guangyong Zhu

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02H3/20 ,  H02H3/08

CPC分类号： H02J7/0047 ,  G01R31/3624 ,  H02J7/0031

摘要： A method and associated system are disclosed for verifying charging failures for smart batteries by measuring input charging voltage and associated systems. In one embodiment, a determination is made whether or not a charging current is indicative of a battery failure by utilizing an analog-to-digital (A/D) port to measure the input charging voltage. As long as the measured input charging voltage is below the cell pack voltage or some set voltage value, whichever is higher, the BMU considers a charging current detection to be a false failure indication. If the measured charging voltage is above the cell pack voltage or a set voltage value, whichever is lower, the BMU considers the charging current detection to be a positive failure indication. The BMU can then disable the battery or implement other verification steps before disabling the battery, as desired.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于通过测量输入充电电压和相关系统来验证智能电池的充电故障的方法和相关系统。 在一个实施例中，通过利用模数（A / D）端口测量输入充电电压来确定充电电流是否表示电池故障。 只要测量的输入充电电压低于电池组电压或某个设定电压值（以较高者为准），则BMU认为充电电流检测为虚假故障指示。 如果测量的充电电压高于电池组电压或设定电压值（以较低者为准），则BMU认为充电电流检测为正故障指示。 根据需要，BMU可以在禁用电池之前禁用电池或实施其他验证步骤。

公开(公告)号：US07518338B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-14

申请号：US11403264

申请日：2006-04-13

申请人： Ligong Wang ,  Stephen D. Sterz

发明人： Ligong Wang ,  Stephen D. Sterz

IPC分类号： H01M10/46

CPC分类号： H02J7/0073

摘要： For charging a rechargeable hybrid battery pack, a first cell stack coupled in parallel with a second cell stack of the hybrid battery pack are pre-charged in parallel. The cell stack to first complete the pre-charge phase, is selected to receive a normal charge with a constant current while the non-selected one of the cell stack continues to receive the pre-charge. The first cell stack and the second cell stack receive the normal charge in the selected sequence. Upon completion of the normal charge for each cell of the hybrid battery pack, the first cell stack and the second cell stack are trickle-charged in parallel to complete the charging.

摘要翻译： 为了对可充电混合电池组进行充电，与混合电池组的第二电池组并联耦合的第一电池堆被并行预充电。 首先完成预充电阶段的电池堆被选择为以恒定电流接收正常充电，而电池堆中的未选择的电池继续接收预充电。 第一个单元堆栈和第二个单元堆栈在所选序列中接收正常的电荷。 在完成混合电池组的每个电池的正常充电时，第一电池组和第二电池组并联进行涓流充电以完成充电。