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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Stephen Nicholas Wolfe, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Brian Thomas Pozsgay, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Martin Hague Ramsden, Lilburn, GA (US);
Bradley Eugene Long, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of charging a battery, and particularly a nickel battery, in a mobile charger, such as a vehicular charger, which is subjected to elevated temperatures. The method includes the steps of a first charging of the battery until a temperature inflection occurs, and then ceasing the charging while the battery temperature stabilizes. Then the battery is charged a second time, and a parameter is monitored for an indication of a full charge, such as temperature inflection or voltage cut-off. Preferably, when the battery reaches an elevated temperature, the charging is ceased until the battery stabilizes, and the charger monitors either temperature inflection, voltage cut-off, or a Coulomb count to determine when the battery has a full charge.