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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Hideo Kondo, Oizumi-machi, JP;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/374 (2019.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/388 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/374 (2019.01); G01R 19/16542 (2013.01); G01R 31/388 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); H01M 10/448 (2013.01); H02J 7/00041 (2020.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a battery. The apparatus may provide a fuel gauge circuit that operates in conjunction with a charger to perform a pre-charging operation of the battery in the event the battery has experienced an over-discharge. The pre-charging operation is defined by a period of time selected according to a measured state of charge and/or an internal resistance of the battery.