Battery charge indication methods, battery charge monitoring devices, rechargeable batteries, and articles of manufacture
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1. A battery charge indication method comprising:
- first determining a state of charge of a battery at a first moment in time using a first method;
second determining a state of charge of the battery at a second moment in time using a second method different than the first method; and
providing information regarding the state of charge of the battery at the first and second moments in time using information of the first and second determinings.
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Abstract
Battery charge indication methods, battery state of charge monitoring devices, rechargeable batteries, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a battery charge indication method includes first determining a state of charge of a battery at a first moment in time using a first method, second determining a state of charge of the battery at a second moment in time using a second method different than the first method, and providing information regarding the state of charge of the battery at the first and second moments in time using information of the first and second determinings.
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1. A battery charge indication method comprising:
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first determining a state of charge of a battery at a first moment in time using a first method;
second determining a state of charge of the battery at a second moment in time using a second method different than the first method; and
providing information regarding the state of charge of the battery at the first and second moments in time using information of the first and second determinings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery charge indication method comprising:
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monitoring a battery during discharging of the battery in a first discharge cycle;
using the monitoring, generating information regarding the discharging of the battery in the first discharge cycle;
recharging the battery after the discharging of the battery in the first discharge cycle;
providing information regarding a state of charge of the battery during discharging of the battery in a second discharge cycle after the recharging; and
wherein the providing the information regarding the state of charge comprises providing using the information regarding the discharging of the battery in the first discharge cycle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A battery charge monitoring device comprising:
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an interface configured to couple with a battery; and
processing circuitry coupled with the interface and configured to provide information regarding a state of charge of the battery at a plurality of different moments in time, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to use a first method to determine the information regarding the state of charge at a first moment in time and to use a second method different than the first method to provide the information regarding the state of charge at a second moment in time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A rechargeable battery comprising:
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at least one rechargeable cell configured to store electrical energy and to be electrically discharged during a discharged mode of operation and to be electrically charged during a charged mode of operation; and
a monitoring device coupled with the at least one rechargeable cell and configured to implement a first method to provide information regarding the state of charge of the rechargeable cell at a first moment in time and to implement a second method to provide information regarding the state of charge of the rechargeable cell at a second moment in time, wherein the first and second methods are different. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An article of manufacture comprising:
media comprising programming configured to cause processing circuitry to perform processing comprising;
first monitoring a first electrical parameter of a battery at a first moment in time;
first providing information regarding a state of charge of the battery at the first moment in time using the first monitoring;
second monitoring a second electrical parameter of the battery at a second moment in time, wherein the first and second electrical parameters are different; and
second providing information regarding a state of charge of the battery at the second moment in time using the second monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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