Integrated battery cycle counter
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1. A battery cycle counter, comprising:
- a rechargeable battery having supply and charger contacts;
circuit means for providing an input signal when said rechargeable battery is being charged;
a counter means responsive to said input signal which increments a cycle count, said counter means having input and output ports; and
analog output means comprising a parallel impedance network coupled to said counter means output ports for providing a unique analog output signal indicative of said cycle count.
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Abstract
A battery cycle counter comprises a rechargeable battery having supply and charger contacts, a circuit for providing an input signal when the rechargeable battery is being charged, and a counter powered by the battery and responsive to the input signal which increments a cycle count. The counter has input and output ports. An analog output circuit coupled to the counter output ports provides a unique analog output signal indicative of said cycle count.
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1. A battery cycle counter, comprising:
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a rechargeable battery having supply and charger contacts; circuit means for providing an input signal when said rechargeable battery is being charged; a counter means responsive to said input signal which increments a cycle count, said counter means having input and output ports; and analog output means comprising a parallel impedance network coupled to said counter means output ports for providing a unique analog output signal indicative of said cycle count. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A battery cycle counter, comprising:
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A rechargeable battery having positive and negative supply and charger contacts; pulse input means coupled to said charger contacts for providing a pulse input signal; counting means coupled between said negative supply contact and said negative charger contact and responsive to said pulse input means, for counting the number of times said battery has been recharged, said counting means having at least one input port for receiving said pulse input signal and at least one output port; and a parallel impendance network coupled to the output ports of said counting means for providing an analog output signal indicative of the number of times said battery has been recharged. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery cycle meter for reading a cycle count from a battery, comprising:
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a power supply; a mirror counter means powered by said power supply for mirroring said cycle count provided by a battery cycle counter; a switch coupled to said mirror counter means, which is activated when said battery is placed in said battery cycle meter; a comparator circuit that switches on when said mirror counter means mirrors said cycle count; count data means for providing said cycle count to a display when said comparator is switched on. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A battery cycle monitoring system, comprising:
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a rechargeable battery having supply and charger contacts; circuit means for providing an input signal when said rechargeable battery is being charged; a counter means powered by said battery and responsive to said input signal which increments a cycle count, said counter means having input and output ports; and analog output means coupled to said counter output ports for providing a unique analog output signal indicative of said cycle count. in a battery assembly receiving device; a power supply; a mirror counter means for mirroring said cycle count provided by said battery; a comparator circuit which provides an enable signal when said mirror counter means mirrors said cycle count; count data means for providing said cycle count to a display when said comparator provides an enable signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
- in a battery assembly;
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