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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Chang-hum Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Jeong-gyu Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyung-wook Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method to charge a battery, the battery charging apparatus including: a battery unit which is chargeable; a battery charging unit which charges the battery unit; and a controller which adjusts a preset charge voltage of the battery unit based on a charge allowance capacity of the battery unit to have a predetermined value, and controls the battery charging unit to output the adjusted charge voltage and to charge the battery unit. Accordingly, the apparatus and method are capable of charging a battery based on a charge allowance capacity decreased owing to deterioration of the battery to safely use the battery and to extend a life of the battery.