Remaining capacity detector of a battery

• US 4,151,454 A
• Filed: 09/12/1977
• Issued: 04/24/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi Denkikosakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi Denkikosakusho
• Inventors: Iida, Toshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hickey, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US05/832,124
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 320/48, 320/40, 320/43, 340/249, 340/636
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/36 Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 320/21 State of charge of battery

Abstract

A calibration circuit for charging and discharging is connected between the both terminals of a battery, a memory circuit is connected to the calibration circuit, and an indicator is connected to the memory circuit. The remaining capacity of the battery is shown correctly by the indicator independently of whether the battery is charged, discharged, has been charged or has been discharged.

Claims

1. A remaining capacity detector, for a battery, comprising:

(i) a calibration circuit for charging and discharging, said calibration circuit being connected to the terminals of said battery and adapted to change the terminal voltage of the battery into an output corresponding to the remaining capacity of the battery under charge or discharge,

(ii) a memory circuit connected to said calibration circuit and adapted to memory the output of said calibration circuit,

(iii) integrating circuit means interposed between said calibration circuit and said memory circuit and adapted to integrate the output of said calibration circuit, said integrating circuit means consisting of an integrating circuit for discharge with a longer time constant, and of an integrating circuit for charge with a shorter time constant, and,

(iv) an indicator connected to the terminals of said memory circuit and adapted to show the remaining capacity of said battery.

2. A remaining capacity detector, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said calibration circuit consists of a voltage regulator diode, a first dividing resistor, and a second dividing resistor, and wherein said integrating circuit for discharge is connected to the junction of said voltage regulator diode and said first dividing resistor, said integrating circuit for charge being connected to the junction of said first and second dividing resistors.