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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Joseph Patino, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Randall S. Fraser, Plantation, FL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Patino, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Randall S. Fraser, Plantation, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns a method () and a system () for charging a battery (). The method includes the steps of determining () a charge termination point for the battery, in which the charge termination point produces a charge on the battery that is less than an initial maximum charging capacity of the battery, and charging () the battery using the charge termination point for at least a portion of the charge cycles of the battery. The method reduces at least in part the variation of battery capacity over the cycle life of the battery.