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Patent No.:

US 9209642 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2014

Battery pack identification scheme for power tool systems

Applicant:

Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);

Inventors:

Regina G. C. Cunanan, Parkville, MD (US);

Frank J. Delose, Baltimore, MD (US);

Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Perry Hall, MD (US);

Geoffrey S. Howard, Columbia, MD (US);

Aziz Iqbal, New Haven, CT (US);

Matt J. Velderman, Baltimore, MD (US);

Daniel J. White, Baltimore, MD (US);

Assignee:

Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);

Attorney:

Michael Aronoff

Primary Examiner:

M'Baye Diao

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02P 7/29 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H02P 3/08 (2006.01); H02P 7/285 (2006.01); H01H 9/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H02P 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); B25F 5/021 (2013.01); G01R 31/3627 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H02J 7/0003 (2013.01); H02J 7/0008 (2013.01); H02J 7/0019 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/045 (2013.01); H02P 3/08 (2013.01); H02P 7/285 (2013.01); H02P 7/29 (2013.01); H05B 33/0806 (2013.01); G01R 31/362 (2013.01); G01R 31/3682 (2013.01); H01H 9/061 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02J 2007/004 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); H02P 31/00 (2013.01); H02P 2007/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided for identifying a battery pack that is operably coupled to a battery charger. The method comprises: measuring voltage at a plurality of designated terminals of a first battery pack while the battery pack is coupled to the battery charger; determining how many of the designated terminals are connected to a reference voltage, such as battery positive; and identifying an attribute of the battery pack based on how many of the designated terminals are connected to the reference voltage.

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