CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS CONTROLLING CHARGING CURRENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE
First Claim
1. A charging control apparatus controlling charging current comprising:
- a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage;
a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a protection voltage;
a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery; and
a control unit including;
an input interface that reads the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit;
a decision unit that decides whether or not the read battery voltage has approached the protection voltage to a predetermined limit value;
an output interface that outputs a signal for controlling the charging current; and
a current control unit that limits the charging current to a predetermined limit value via the output interface when the read battery voltage is decided to have approached the protection voltage to the predetermined limit value.
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Abstract
Provided is a control apparatus that controls a battery circuit, including a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage, a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a protection voltage, and a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery. The control apparatus includes an input interface that reads the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit, a decision unit that decides whether or not the read battery voltage has approached the protection voltage to a predetermined limit value, an output interface that outputs a signal for controlling the charging current, and a current control unit that limits the charging current to a predetermined limit value via the output interface when the read battery voltage is decided to have approached the protection voltage to the predetermined limit value.
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18 Claims
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1. A charging control apparatus controlling charging current comprising:
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a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage; a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a protection voltage; a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery; and a control unit including; an input interface that reads the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit; a decision unit that decides whether or not the read battery voltage has approached the protection voltage to a predetermined limit value; an output interface that outputs a signal for controlling the charging current; and a current control unit that limits the charging current to a predetermined limit value via the output interface when the read battery voltage is decided to have approached the protection voltage to the predetermined limit value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a battery circuit comprising:
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reading the battery voltage detected by a voltage detector, via an input interface; deciding whether or not the read battery voltage has approached the protection voltage to a predetermined limit value; and limiting the charging current to a predetermined limit value via an output interface when the read battery voltage is decided to have approached the protection voltage to the predetermined limit value.
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16. A charging control apparatus controlling charging current comprising:
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a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage; a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit reaches a protection voltage; a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery; and a control apparatus including; an input interface that inputs a signal indicating an operating state of the battery protection circuit; an output interface that outputs a signal for controlling the charging current; a protection state decision unit that decides whether or not the battery protection circuit has stopped the charging current; a voltage state decision unit that decides whether or not the battery voltage has reached the protection voltage, after the battery protection circuit stopped the charging current; and a charging control unit that cancels the stopping process of the charging current performed by the battery protection circuit and restarts the charging with the charging current limited to a predetermined limit value via the output interface when the battery voltage has not reached the protection voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of controlling a battery circuit including a voltage detector that detects a battery voltage, a battery protection circuit that stops charging current when the battery voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit reaches a protection voltage, a charging circuit being capable of changing a charging current value for charging a battery, the method comprising:
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inputting a signal indicating an operating state of the battery protection circuit via an input interface; deciding whether or not the battery protection circuit has stopped the charging current; deciding whether or not the battery voltage has reached the protection voltage after the battery protection circuit stopped the charging current; and canceling a stopping process of the charging current performed by the battery protection circuit and restarting a charging with the charging current limited to a predetermined limit value via an output interface when the battery voltage has not reached the protection voltage.
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