The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tetsuya Okada, Sumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 21 ; 320 39 ; 320 35 ; 320 22 ; 320 48 ;
Abstract
A secondary battery is charged in alternating charging and pulse-charging periods in which the secondary battery is continuously charged during the charging periods and the secondary battery is charged in a series of charging pulses during the pulse-charging periods. The terminal voltage or the temperature of the secondary battery may be sampled during at least one interval between the pulses in a pulse-charging period to detect a full charge level or an excessive temperature, respectively. Such an arrangement can reduce charging time and facilitate accurate monitoring of the terminal voltage or the temperature.