Determination of battery type
First Claim
1. A method for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery, the method being performed in a battery type determiner and comprising the steps of:
- measuring a voltage of the battery set with a voltage sensor, yielding a voltage measurement;
determining charge depletion of the battery set;
storing the voltage measurement and the charge depletion in a memory device;
repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and
determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion by;
calculating a rate of change of the voltage in relation to the charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion;
determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change is greater than a threshold rate; and
determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change is less than a threshold rate.
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Abstract
It is presented a method for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery. The method is performed in a battery type determiner and comprises the steps of: measuring a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; determining charge depletion of the battery set; storing the voltage measurement and the charge depletion; repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion. A corresponding battery type determiner, host device, computer program and computer program product are also presented.
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1. A method for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery, the method being performed in a battery type determiner and comprising the steps of:
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measuring a voltage of the battery set with a voltage sensor, yielding a voltage measurement; determining charge depletion of the battery set; storing the voltage measurement and the charge depletion in a memory device; repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion by; calculating a rate of change of the voltage in relation to the charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change is greater than a threshold rate; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change is less than a threshold rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery type determiner for determining a battery type of a battery set arranged to power a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery, the battery type determiner comprising:
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a voltage sensor arranged to measure a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; a charge depletion sensor arranged to determine a charge depletion of the battery set; a memory arranged to store the voltage measurement and the charge depletion; and a controller arranged to repeat measuring the voltage and storing the voltage measurement until an exit condition is true, to thereafter determine the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion by; calculating a rate of change of the voltage measurement in relation to the charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion, which are both stored in the memory; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change is greater than a threshold rate of change; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change is less than the threshold rate of change. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program stored thereon for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery-, the computer program comprising computer program code which, when run on a battery type determiner causes the battery type determiner to:
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measure a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; determine charge depletion of the battery set; store the voltage measurement and the charge depletion; repeat the instructions to of measure, determine charge depletion and store until an exit condition is true; and determine the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion by; calculating a rate of change of the voltage measurement in relation to the charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change is greater than a first threshold rate of change; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change is less than a second threshold rate of change. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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