Voltage/current regulator and method for battery charging
    1.
    发明授权
    Voltage/current regulator and method for battery charging 有权
    电压/电流调节器和电池充电方法

    公开(公告)号:US06229283B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-08

    申请号:US09543898

    申请日:2000-04-06

    IPC分类号: H01M1044

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0029

    摘要: A voltage/current regulator regulates charging of a rechargeable battery in a portable apparatus that includes a transistor and a controller means coupled to the transistor for controlling the charging current to the battery. The controller determines the power dissipation in the transistor of the regulator. If the power dissipation is above a maximum allowed power dissipation, the controller decreases the charging current by a particular current step. Otherwise, the controller determines if the power dissipation will exceed the maximum allowed power dissipation if the charging current is increased by the current step. If not, the controller increases the charging current by the current step.

    摘要翻译: 电压/电流调节器调节便携式设备中的可充电电池的充电,其包括晶体管和耦合到晶体管的控制器装置,用于控制对电池的充电电流。 控制器确定调节器晶体管的功耗。 如果功耗超过允许的最大功耗,则控制器会通过特定的电流步骤降低充电电流。 否则,如果充电电流增加了当前步长,则控制器确定功耗是否超过允许的最大功耗。 如果不是,控制器通过当前步骤增加充电电流。

    Method and apparatus enabling communication between an electric device and a battery
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus enabling communication between an electric device and a battery 有权
    能够实现电气设备和电池之间的通信的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06584329B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-24

    申请号:US09492341

    申请日:2000-01-27

    IPC分类号: H04B138

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0004

    摘要: Digital, serial communication over an interface between an electronic device (102) and a battery (103) attached thereto comprises transmission of bytes (300) consisting of a number of bits. Each bit is defined by one of a high level and a low level, and a leading bit (304) of each byte is of a first one of said high and low levels. The method comprises the step of transmitting the other of the high and low levels for a first period of time (403, 405) immediately prior to said leading bit (304). When the leading bit of a byte is always of the same level (i.e. either high or low) and a period of the opposite level precedes the leading bit, it is very easy and simple to ensure that the sending as well as the receiving party is ready for the communication to take place and adjusted to the actual direction of communication.

    摘要翻译: 在电子设备(102)和连接到其的电池(103)之间的接口上的数字串行通信包括由多个位组成的字节(300)的传输。 每个位由高电平和低电平之一定义,并且每个字节的前导位(304)是所述高电平和低电平的第一位。 该方法包括在所述前导位(304)之前的第一时间段(403,405)中传输高电平和低电平中的另一个的步骤。 当一个字节的前导位始终处于相同的电平(即,高电平或低电平),并且相反电平的周期在前导位之前时,确保发送和接收方是非常简单和简单的 准备通信发生并调整到实际的沟通方向。

    Method and an apparatus for storing and communicating battery information
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and an apparatus for storing and communicating battery information 有权
    用于存储和传送电池信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06291966B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-18

    申请号:US09491954

    申请日:2000-01-26

    IPC分类号: H02J700

    摘要: A battery system and method are disclosed. The battery system and method include battery means for supplying operating power during battery operation of a battery power receiving device (e.g. a mobile phone). The battery system and method further includes a battery information circuit carried as a unit together with the battery means (e.g. in the form of a so-called battery pack for a mobile phone) for assembly with the battery power receiving device. The battery information circuit includes memory cells and is capable of communicating information with the battery power receiving device. The memory cells include bits encoded to represent an index for a table including battery information; and the battery power receiving device includes a memory capable of storing the table.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种电池系统和方法。 电池系统和方法包括用于在电池电力接收装置(例如移动电话)的电池操作期间提供工作电力的电池装置。 电池系统和方法还包括与电池装置(例如,用于移动电话的所谓电池组的形式)一起作为一个单元携带的电池信息电路,用于与电池电力接收装置组装。 电池信息电路包括存储单元,并且能够与电池电力接收装置通信信息。 存储器单元包括被编码以表示包括电池信息的表的索引的位; 并且电池电力接收装置包括能够存储该表的存储器。

    Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery 有权
    用于校准可充电电池的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06630814B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-07

    申请号:US09859237

    申请日:2001-05-16

    IPC分类号: H01M1046

    摘要: Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery for mobile telephones and other electronic devices. Calibration is accomplished during a process of completely charging the battery by determining the total amount of charge accepted by the battery during the charging process, and providing a value of total charge capacity of the battery based, at least in part, on the total amount of charge accepted by the battery. The total charge capacity of the battery is used to calculate remaining battery capacity and to predict the remaining operational time of the device. Alternative calibration procedures are provided if the battery is not completely discharged before charging or if the battery is not fully charged by the charging process. The calibration procedures of the invention require no interaction from a user (other than his initiating the normal charging process), and typically permits a calibration to be carried out notwithstanding varying usage habits of different users.

    摘要翻译: 用于校准用于移动电话和其他电子设备的可再充电电池的方法和装置。 通过在充电过程中确定电池接受的电量的总量,并且至少部分地基于电池的总量来提供电池的总充电容量的值,在对电池完全充电的过程中完成校准 电池接受的电量。 电池的总充电容量用于计算剩余电池容量并预测设备的剩余操作时间。 如果在充电之前电池未完全放电或充电过程中电池未完全充电,则提供备用校准程序。 本发明的校准程序不需要用户的交互(除了他开始正常的充电过程之外),并且通常允许执行校准,尽管不同用户的使用习惯不同。

    Limitation of power dissipation in Li battery
    9.
    发明授权
    Limitation of power dissipation in Li battery 有权
    锂电池功耗限制

    公开(公告)号:US06326769B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-12-04

    申请号:US09725021

    申请日:2000-11-29

    申请人: Charles Forsberg

    发明人: Charles Forsberg

    IPC分类号: H01M1046

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0073 H01M10/44

    摘要: A method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery in which a constant current is first applied until the rated voltage of the battery is reached, followed by a period during which a reduced current is applied to the battery. The reduced current results in lowering the amount of unwanted heat being dissipated in the charge-current transistor connected to the battery. Finally, a constant voltage is applied to the battery to finish the charging cycle. Reducing the heat dissipation enables the use of smaller less expensive charge-current switch transistors, which for example, are advantageous in applications such as mobile communication devices or other portable electronics assemblies.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于对可再充电电池进行充电的方法和装置,其中首先施加恒定电流直到达到电池的额定电压,之后是对电池施加减小的电流的时段。 减小的电流导致连接到电池的充电电流晶体管中耗散的不想要的热量的量减少。 最后,将恒定电压施加到电池以完成充电循环。 降低散热能够使用较小的便宜的充电电流开关晶体管,例如,在诸如移动通信设备或其它便携式电子组件的应用中是有利的。