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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
William Rigdon, Baltimore, MD (US);
Lisa M. King, Towson, MD (US);
Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Perry Hall, MD (US);
Brian K. Wohltmann, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Hussein M. Nosair, Parkville, MD (US);
Michael Muilwyk, Felton, PA (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a battery charger for charging a connected battery pack. The battery charger is capable of determining an impedance characteristic value of the battery pack and adjusting a charging scheme, including an initial and/or subsequent charging rates for the battery pack based on the determined impedance characteristic value. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of charging a battery pack. The method includes determining an impedance characteristic value of the battery pack and adjusting a charging scheme, including an initial and/or subsequent charging rates for the battery pack based on the determined impedance characteristic value.