APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERIES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for charging a battery, comprising:
- a monitoring unit configured to be electrically coupled to said battery and a power source, wherein said monitoring unit is configured to;
acquire a control value indicative of a predetermined parameter, andcontrol the charging of said battery responsive to said control value.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for charging batteries is provided. The apparatus comprises a monitoring unit configured for coupling to a battery and power source. The monitoring unit configured to acquire a control value indicative of a parameter, and to control the charging of the battery responsive thereto. The system comprises a plurality of battery chargers configured for coupling with respective batteries and a common power source. Each charger configured to obtain information relating to a parameter, to communicate the information to the other chargers, to acquire a control value from the information obtained thereby or received from another charger, and to control the charging of the associated battery based on the acquired control value. The method comprises providing a monitoring unit coupled to a battery and power source, acquiring a control value indicative of a parameter, and controlling the charging of the battery responsive to the control value.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for charging a battery, comprising:
a monitoring unit configured to be electrically coupled to said battery and a power source, wherein said monitoring unit is configured to; acquire a control value indicative of a predetermined parameter, and control the charging of said battery responsive to said control value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A battery charging system, comprising
a first battery charger unit configured to be electrically coupled to a first battery and a power source; -
a second battery charger unit configured to be electrically coupled to a second battery and said power source; each of said first and second battery charger units configured to obtain information relating to at least one of said first and second batteries, respectively, the charging of said first and second batteries, respectively, and said power source; each of said first and second battery charger units configured to communicate said obtained information to the other of said first and second battery charger units; and
whereinsaid first battery charger unit is configured to; acquire a control value indicative of a predetermined parameter based on at least one of said information obtained by said first battery charger unit, and said information obtained by said second battery charger unit and received by said first battery charger unit, and control the charging of said first battery responsive to said control value acquired by said first battery charger unit; and said second battery charger unit is configured to; acquire a control value indicative of a predetermined parameter based on at least one of said information obtained by said second battery charger unit, and said information obtained by said first battery charger unit and received by said second battery charger unit, and control the charging of said second battery responsive to said control value acquired by said second battery charger unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of charging a battery, comprising:
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providing a battery charger unit comprising a monitoring unit electrically coupled to said battery and a power source; acquiring, by said monitoring unit, a control value indicative of a predetermined parameter; and controlling, by said monitoring unit, the charging of said battery responsive to said control value. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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