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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuyuki Sakakibara, Anjo, JP;
Ariya Noda, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Makita Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
Abstract
Hysteresis is stored when charge has been started in a condition in which the battery temperature is high and the capacity is large; upon judging whether such charge has been frequently performed, if it has been judged that the frequency is high, a pattern,is selected in which charge is performed by decreasing the current value; with this arrangement, batteries may be used for a long period by decreasing the charge current even if the user should repeatedly perform charge in conditions in which the temperature is high and the residue capacity large through which the life of batteries is shortened.