Control Electronics for Li-ion Batteries
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a storage voltage of a battery pack with control electronics for an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
- a) sensing a storage voltage of the battery pack;
b) sensing a change in the storage voltage over time;
c) sensing a time period for which the electronic device is not interacting with a user;
d) determining;
i) if the time period is longer than a predetermined time value, ii) whether the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, and iii) whether the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage at any time during that time period; and
e) triggering a discharge mechanism if,i) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is within the predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage;
orii) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is at or above the predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage.
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Abstract
A storage voltage of a battery pack is controlled with control electronics. The storage voltage of a battery pack is sensed, and a discharge mechanism is triggered if the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage, or if the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage. Control electronics sense a storage voltage of a battery pack and trigger a discharge mechanism if the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage, or if the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage. The control electronics are coupled to an electronic device and a battery pack. The control electronics are either implemented into the electronic device or the battery pack, or in a separate control electronic device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a storage voltage of a battery pack with control electronics for an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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a) sensing a storage voltage of the battery pack; b) sensing a change in the storage voltage over time; c) sensing a time period for which the electronic device is not interacting with a user; d) determining;
i) if the time period is longer than a predetermined time value, ii) whether the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, and iii) whether the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage at any time during that time period; ande) triggering a discharge mechanism if, i) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is within the predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage;
orii) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is at or above the predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a) an electronic device; b) a battery pack; and c) control electronics coupled to the electronic device and the battery pack, the control electronics; i) sensing a storage voltage of the battery pack; ii) sensing a change in the storage voltage over time; iii) sensing a time period for which the electronic device is not interacting with a user; iv) determining;
1) the time period is longer than a predetermined time value,
2) whether the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, and
3) whether the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, whereby the discharge mechanism is triggered; andv) triggering a discharge mechanism if, 1) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is within the predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage;
or2) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is at or above the predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. A battery pack comprising:
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a) a pack housing; b) at least one cell in the pack housing; and c) control electronics in the pack housing, the control electronics; i) sensing a storage voltage of the battery pack; ii) sensing a change in the storage voltage over time; iii) sensing a time period for which the electronic device is not interacting with a user; iv) determining;
1) if the time period is longer than a predetermined time value,
2) whether the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, and
3) whether the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, whereby the discharge mechanism is triggered; andv) triggering a discharge mechanism if, 1) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is within the predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage;
or2) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is at or above the predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A control electronic device, comprising:
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a) a device housing; b) control electronics in the device housing, the control electronics; i) sensing a storage voltage of the battery pack; ii) sensing a change in the storage voltage over time; iii) sensing a time period for which the electronic device is not interacting with a user; iv) determining;
1) if the time period is longer than a predetermined time value,
2) whether the storage voltage is within a predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, and
3) whether the storage voltage is at or above a predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, whereby the discharge mechanism is triggered; andv) triggering a discharge mechanism if, 1) the time period is longer than the predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is within the predetermined range of voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined range of voltage;
or2) the time period is longer than a predetermined time value, and the storage voltage is at or above the predetermined voltage at any time during that time period, to thereby adjust the storage voltage of the battery pack to below the predetermined voltage.
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