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Method of controlling the recharging of storage cells, and monitoring their state of charge

  • US 4,247,812 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1978
  • Issued: 01/27/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of controlling the recharging of a storage cell comprising determining the quantity of electricity Qo supplied by the cell during a period of discharge;

  • measuring the quantity of electricity which is supplied to it during recharging following said discharge period; and

    stopping the charging when the quantity reaches kQo, k being a recharging factor greater than 1, wherein the recharging factor k is varied as an increasing function of the quantity Qo of electricity supplied by the discharging storage cell.

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