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Patent No.:

US 10879717 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2016

Techniques for charging a battery pack while the battery pack operates as a backup power source to a device

Applicant:

Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Tao Yang, Shanghai, CN;

Jing Chen, Epping, AU;

Jesse Xizhi Cui, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:

BainwoodHuang

Primary Examiner:

Richard Isla

Assistant Examiner:

Manuel Hernandez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0014 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0071 (2020.01); H02J 7/007182 (2020.01); H02J 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for charging a battery pack. The method comprises: detecting voltages of batteries in the battery pack in real time; charging the battery pack with a charging current that is at least based on the detected voltages; and performing, on the batteries in the battery pack, balance charging by a digital discharging signal. A solution according to the present disclosure may reduce the costs and achieve a more flexible and safe charging approach.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yang, Tao. (2020). Techniques for charging a battery pack while the battery pack operates as a backup power source to a device (U.S. Patent No. 10879717). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10879717

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