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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Kazumi Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Masatsugu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazumi Sato, Miyagi, JP;
Masatsugu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A charging apparatus is provided and is configured to accept temperature information corresponding to a temperature of a secondary battery or a battery pack, supply a charging current to the secondary battery or the battery pack when the temperature is within a set charge temperature range, and interrupt the charging current when the temperature is beyond the set charge temperature range.