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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1994
Duong van Phuoc, Eching, DE;
Rudi Wieczorek, Munich, DE;
Elmar Zeising, Haindlfing, DE;
Louis W Hruska, Northboro, MA (US);
Matthew P Hull, Jamestown, RI (US);
Alwyn H Taylor, Wellesley Hills, MA (US);
Daniel D Friel, Woburn, MA (US);
Duracell, Inc., Needham, MA (US);
Abstract
A battery pack and a method of operating a battery system. The battery pack includes a rechargeable battery and a processor for monitoring the battery during charging and discharging. The processor receives data values representing the battery voltage, temperature and current, and the processor performs a series of calculations using those data values. The processor has normal, standby and sleep modes. In the normal mode, the processor performs the series of calculations at first regular cycles, and in the standby mode, the processor performs the series of calculations at second regular cycles, which are longer than the first cycles. Preferably, the processor enters the standby mode when the battery current falls below a predetermined current level, and the processor enters the sleep mode when the battery voltage falls below a first predetermined voltage level. Also, the processor exits the sleep mode when the battery voltage rises above a second predetermined voltage level higher than the first predetermined voltage level.