BATTERY CHARGER, BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM, AND BATTERY CHARGING METHOD
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1. A battery charger for charging a battery, the battery charger comprising,a charger;
- an acquisition unit configured to acquire information of the battery; and
a control unit configured to set a charging condition of the battery based on the information of the battery and control the charger.
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Abstract
A battery charger for charging a battery includes a charger; an acquisition unit acquiring information of the battery; and a control unit setting a charging condition of the battery based on the information of the battery and controlling the charger.
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1. A battery charger for charging a battery, the battery charger comprising,
a charger; -
an acquisition unit configured to acquire information of the battery; and a control unit configured to set a charging condition of the battery based on the information of the battery and control the charger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. A battery charging method for charging a battery, the method comprising:
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acquiring information of the battery; setting a charging condition of the battery based on the information of the battery; and controlling the charger.
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12. A battery charging system comprising:
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two or more battery chargers configured to charge batteries at charging rates in accordance with types of the batteries; and a power supply apparatus configured to supply power to the battery chargers, wherein the battery chargers include an acquisition unit configured to acquire the types of the batteries connected to the battery chargers, a charging rate setting unit configured to set the charging rates in accordance with the batteries based on the types of the batteries, a control unit configured to control chargers to charge at the charging rates set by the charging rate setting unit, and a communication unit configured to send the charging rates set by the charging rate setting unit to the power supply apparatus, wherein the power supply apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a maximum value of a power amount supplied by the power supply apparatus, a scheduling unit configured to perform scheduling that acquires power amounts to be supplied to the battery chargers per unit time based on the maximum value of the power amount stored in the storage unit and the charging rates sent from the battery chargers, and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a total amount of power to be supplied to the battery chargers based on the scheduling performed by the scheduling unit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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