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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Regina G. C. Cunanan, Parkville, MD (US);
Brian K. Wohltmann, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Dustin Lee, Abingdon, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02P 7/29 (2016.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H02P 3/08 (2006.01); H02P 7/285 (2016.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01H 9/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H02P 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/7005 (2013.01); B25F 5/021 (2013.01); G01R 31/3627 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01R 13/112 (2013.01); H02J 7/0003 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (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);
Abstract
A charger and a method for charging a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells is presented. The method includes measuring the voltage of the battery cell(s), comparing the voltage measurement(s) of the cell(s) to a target charge voltage value and if the voltage measurement(s) of the cell(s) is not greater than or equal to the target charge voltage value than setting a current for the battery pack based on the voltage measurement(s) of the cell(s).