Charging Control Device for Supplying Electronic Equipment Application(s) and Battery with Compensated Current
First Claim
1. Charging control device for electronic equipment comprising a rechargeable battery and at least an internal application requiring an application current for its operation, said device comprising a charging control module arranged to be coupled to a charger, to be fed with a charge current when it is connected to the mains, and being coupled to said battery to control its charge and provide it with a chosen battery current when so required and when its temperature is within a chosen interval, and to said application to provide it with said application current when said electronic equipment is connected to said charger, characterized in that it also comprises a current sensor means arranged to determine the current consumed by said application and to deliver a first signal representative of said current consumption, and in that said charging control module is arranged either to provide said application with an application current equal to the current represented by said first signal while forcing said battery to keep its charge when its temperature is outside said chosen interval, or to provide said application with an application current equal to the current represented by said first signal while providing said battery with a chosen battery current in order that it may be simultaneously charged when its temperature is inside said chosen interval.
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Abstract
A charging control device (D) is installed in a piece of electronic equipment (EE) comprising a rechargeable battery (B) and at least an internal application (A) requiring an application current for its operation. This device (D) comprises a charging control module (CCM) arranged to be coupled to a charger (CH), to be fed with a charge current when it is connected to mains, and coupled i) to the battery (B) to control its charge and provide it with a chosen battery current when so required and when its temperature is within a chosen interval, and ii) to the application (A) to provide it with the application current when the electronic equipment (EE) is connected to the charger (CH). The device (D) also comprises a current sensor means (SM) arranged to determine the current consumed by the application (A) and to deliver a first signal representative of this current consumption. The charging control module (CCM) is further arranged i) either to provide the application (A) with an application current equal to the current represented by the first signal while forcing the battery (B) to keep its charge when its temperature is outside the chosen interval, ii) or to provide the application (A) with an application current equal to the current represented by the first signal while providing the battery (B) with a chosen battery current in order that it may be simultaneously charged when its temperature is within the chosen interval.
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- 1. Charging control device for electronic equipment comprising a rechargeable battery and at least an internal application requiring an application current for its operation, said device comprising a charging control module arranged to be coupled to a charger, to be fed with a charge current when it is connected to the mains, and being coupled to said battery to control its charge and provide it with a chosen battery current when so required and when its temperature is within a chosen interval, and to said application to provide it with said application current when said electronic equipment is connected to said charger, characterized in that it also comprises a current sensor means arranged to determine the current consumed by said application and to deliver a first signal representative of said current consumption, and in that said charging control module is arranged either to provide said application with an application current equal to the current represented by said first signal while forcing said battery to keep its charge when its temperature is outside said chosen interval, or to provide said application with an application current equal to the current represented by said first signal while providing said battery with a chosen battery current in order that it may be simultaneously charged when its temperature is inside said chosen interval.
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