Battery pack charging apparatus and method
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Abstract
A charging apparatus for charging a plurality of detachable battery packs includes a charging device for charging the plurality of battery packs one after another. A monitoring device is included to monitor attachment of a battery pack. A memory is included to store attachment history data of a battery pack based upon a monitoring result. A switching device is included to switch from one of the battery packs to the next battery pack. A voltage detecting device is included to detect a voltage of the next battery pack before charging. A charging manner setting device is included to set any one of constant current charging and constant voltage charging in accordance with the detected voltage. A charge current detecting device is also included to detect a current during charging of the next battery pack.
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13 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled).
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11. A charging apparatus for charging a plurality of detachable battery packs, said charging apparatus comprising:
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a charging device configured to charge the plurality of battery packs one after another;
a switching device operative to switch from one of the battery packs to a next one of the battery packs;
a voltage detecting device configured to detect a voltage of the next battery pack before charging;
a charging manner setting device operative to set any one of constant current charging and constant voltage charging in accordance with the voltage detected by the voltage detecting device; and
a charge current detecting device configured to detect a current during charging of the next battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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