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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8022675 | Detection of the supply state of a load supplied by a variable voltage A method and a circuit for detecting the state of supply of a load by a variable voltage, including measuring the difference between values representative of the variable supply voltage and of a voltage across the load. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7339354 | Rechargeable battery charging method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for charging a lithium-ion based rechargeable battery in a short time is provided. A terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery is compared with a predetermined first set voltage V1 while charging the rechargeable battery with a co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7286330 | Power supply device and method having a spark prevention function Disclosed is power supply device and method having a spark prevention function. The power supply device having a spark prevention function includes output connectors to which an external device is coupled to be supplied with electric power; and an output controller ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282891 | Method for charging a battery A method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery (110) that takes into account the use patterns of the particular battery. A user may only discharge the battery a little and recharge it frequently which is a low capacity high life cycle use pattern,... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7148657 | Apparatus and method for regulating and monitoring a chargeable device with minimal operator intervention A method and apparatus that enables the load applied to a battery to be regulated. Regulation of the load to the battery is based upon a load request from which a set-point is derived in a microprocessor. From this set-point, voltage is either allowed to pass or not... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6344733 | Portable jump-starting battery pack with charge monitoring system A battery pack includes a lead-acid battery and a charger port and an electronic switch connected between the two, the switch being controlled by a microcontroller which is connected to each of the battery and the charger port for separately monitoring th... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6286109 | Method and apparatus for reducing heat generation in a portable computer A method and apparatus for controlling heat generation within a battery-powered portable computer. One aspect is directed to a computer including a battery, a battery charging circuit operatively connected to the battery to charge the battery at a chargin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6097172 | Method and apparatus for determining when to terminate charging of a battery An apparatus and method for charging a battery are described in a technique wherein charge pulses are followed by discharge pulses and then first rest periods and other discharge pulses followed by second rest periods. Selected ones of the second rest per... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5929606 | Ripple-suppressed converting battery module A universal battery pack which contains an integral DC-DC switching power converter, with an asymmetric ripple-suppression topology which suppresses ripple at the power output terminals during discharging.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5861733 | Battery charger In a battery charger in which an output voltage and an output current from the battery charger are compared with a reference voltage, respectively, and an error voltage is fed back, so that, in an initial charging period, constant-current charging is perf... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5631542 | Method for controlling the strength of a charging current In a method for controlling the strength of a charging current when charging a battery by means of an alternating voltage source, the rectified voltage of the alternating voltage source is fed to the battery via a phase control circuit with variable trigg... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5396164 | Battery charging apparatus capable of completely charging secondary cell in safety Battery charging apparatus is provided between a power source and a secondary cell which charges the secondary cell by direct current (DC) power. The apparatus includes a power generation circuit for generating the DC power, a pulse generation circuit for... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5337228 | Differential charging circuit A differential charging circuit comprising an active switch device controlled by a differential trigger circuit and a current impedance device to charge a storage battery through an intermediate storage capacitor. A capacitor and commutating inductance ar... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5214369 | Universal battery charger A battery charger having an input receptacle, and different AC electrical cords pluggable therein for adapting the charger to a variety of different AC distribution systems. Portions of rectified signals are coupled by a triggerable switching device to a ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4695784 | Voltage and current limiting phase-triggered battery charger with continuous optimization of charging rate A battery charging circuit includes a silicon controlled rectifier full wave bridge that has its input connected across a conventional 60 hertz alternating current power line. The output of the bridge provides 120 hertz pulsating direct current to the bat... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4658199 | Current regulating circuit A current pulse producing, current regulating circuit includes a SCR arranged to pass a current pulse once each positive going half wave input supplied thereto. The SCR is controlled by a control circuit free of current feedback and timing circuitry and r... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4476425 | Battery charger A battery charger can charge a battery from a primary power source having a peak voltage exceeding the maximum battery voltage independently producible by the battery. The charger has output terminals, a switch and a feedback circuit. The output terminals... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4301398 | Method and apparatus for controlling a resonant power module A method and apparatus for controlling a resonant power module comprising a resonant power circuit which is coupled to a load. First and second switching elements are coupled to the resonant circuit for alternately supplying a flow of current. Trigger gen... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4242627 | Battery charger A battery charging system for charging a battery from an AC source, including control rectifier means for rectifying the charging current, a pulse generator for triggering the rectifier to control the transmission of current to the battery, phase control ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4131841 | Battery charger with automatic change from current to voltage mode control An improved battery charger having a current limiting transformer for supplying a charging current. The transformer includes primary and secondary coils wound about a core and has a shunt path for a portion of the magnetic flux induced by the voltage appe... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4087733 | Battery charger A battery charger in which full-wave rectified current is supplied to a battery through a silicon controlled rectifier. By controlling the gating of the SCR the average charging current is controlled. An oscillator circuit formed by a unijunction transist... | 05/02/1978 |
| 3987354 | Regulating circuit A regulator circuit provides a constant direct current to a load, for example, a string of batteries. The current is regulated to be independent of the load and supply voltage variations and can be operated under open or short circuited load conditions fo... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3970913 | State-of-charge indicator for voltage-regulated battery charger A signaling circuit is connected across the output terminals of a voltage-regulated battery charger that also has a.c. input terminals, an SCR connected between one input terminal and an output terminal, and a regulating circuit connected with the gate of... | 07/20/1976 |
