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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:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320125 ; 320160 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of controlling rapid charging of an alkaline-electrolyte industrial storage cell of the 'maintenance-free' or 'sealed' type, the cell possessing a nominal capacity Cn, a voltage U, and an internal temperature T, wherein charging is stopped at a percentage charge greater than 75% of Cn as follows: