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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Vincent Boccanfuso, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Vincent Boccanfuso, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/16 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a rechargeable battery is disclosed that includes applying a charge voltage to the rechargeable battery; monitoring a battery voltage and a battery current of the rechargeable battery; and identifying a top of charge condition when for a defined time period the battery voltage is within a voltage tolerance of the charge voltage and the battery current is within a current tolerance of a threshold current. Also disclosed is a rechargeable battery system.