BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS AND BATTERY CHARGING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A battery charging apparatus comprising:
- a charging plug receiving an AC power supplied from an outside;
a plurality of charging units individually converting the AC power received through the charging plug into a DC power;
a battery storing the DC power output through at least one of the charging units and charged with the DC power; and
a charging control unit comparing a specification of the battery with specifications of the charging units, determining at least one of the charging units to be used for charging of the battery, and controlling the charging of the battery by the at least one determined charging unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a battery charging apparatus. The battery charging apparatus includes a charging plug receiving an AC power supplied from an outside, a plurality of charging units individually converting the AC power received through the charging plug into a DC power, a battery storing the DC power output through at least one of the charging units, and a charging control unit comparing a specification of the battery with specifications of the charging units, determining at least one of the charging units to be used for charging of the battery, and controlling the charging of the battery by the at least one charging unit that is determined.
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1. A battery charging apparatus comprising:
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a charging plug receiving an AC power supplied from an outside; a plurality of charging units individually converting the AC power received through the charging plug into a DC power; a battery storing the DC power output through at least one of the charging units and charged with the DC power; and a charging control unit comparing a specification of the battery with specifications of the charging units, determining at least one of the charging units to be used for charging of the battery, and controlling the charging of the battery by the at least one determined charging unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A battery charging method comprising:
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detecting a charging power of a battery based on a capacity of the battery; determining presence of a charging unit having a maximum output power higher than the detected charging power; charging the battery by exclusively actuating one charging unit having the maximum output power higher than the charging power if the charging unit is present; and charging the battery by actuating a plurality of charging units in parallel if the charging unit is absent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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