Charger for rechargeable batteries
First Claim
1. A method of charging a rechargeable unit, such as a rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery pack, characterized in:
- that a charging current corresponding to more than 2 C-rates is supplied to the rechargeable unit; and
that the supply of charging current is interrupted before the rechargeable unit has been charged to maximum 80% of its full capacity.
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Abstract
A battery charger (1) for charging rechargeable batteries (5) and/or battery packs is disclosed. Preferably the charger (1) can apply two modes of charging a battery. In a normal charging mode a battery is charged to full capacity at a relatively low rate. In a boost charging mode the battery is charged very rapidly and only to maximally 80% of its full capacity. The boost-charging mode makes it possible to provide some charge to the battery (5) when the time available for charging is limited. Due to the partial charging a much higher charging current than allowed at normal charging may be applied during boost charging.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of charging a rechargeable unit, such as a rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery pack, characterized in:
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that a charging current corresponding to more than 2 C-rates is supplied to the rechargeable unit; and
that the supply of charging current is interrupted before the rechargeable unit has been charged to maximum 80% of its full capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A charger for charging a rechargeable unit, such as a rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery pack, comprises a supply unit for supplying charging current to a rechargeable unit, characterized in that the charger further comprises:
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means for supplying a charging current of more than 2 C-rates to the rechargeable unit; and
means for interrupting charging before the rechargeable unit has been charged to maximally 80% of its full capacity. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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