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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery charging apparatus and charging method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a battery including a battery pack including at least one battery cell, a battery management system (BMS) configured to control the generation of a terminal voltage based on a type of the battery pack, and a terminal unit including electrodes configured to receive the terminal voltage. The apparatus further includes a charger including a controller configured to determine the type of the battery pack based on the terminal voltage and control the generation of a charging voltage corresponding to the type of the battery pack.