Method of charging a rechargeable battery with pulses of a predetermined amount of charge
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1. A method of charging a rechargeable battery comprising:
- pulse charging the rechargeable battery bydetecting battery voltage of the rechargeable battery,determining whether the battery voltage is equal to or less than a first prescribed voltage,charging the battery by applying a predetermined amount of charge to the battery when the battery voltage is determined to be equal to or less than the first prescribed voltage, wherein the predetermined amount of charge is based on an amount of charging current and a pulse time period, andsuspending charging of the battery after the predetermined amount of charge has been applied to the battery,wherein the detecting, determining, charging, and suspending are sequentially performed a plurality of times, the first prescribed voltage is the same each of the plurality of times, and the predetermined amount of charge is the same each of the plurality of times.
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The charging method repeatedly charges and suspends charging to pulse charge a rechargeable battery. Charging is suspended only after a given amount of charge is transferred to the battery. Battery voltage is measured during the period of suspended charging, and charging is resumed only after the voltage of the battery drops below a first prescribed voltage. This situation is continuously repeated to pulse charge a rechargeable battery.
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1. A method of charging a rechargeable battery comprising:
pulse charging the rechargeable battery by detecting battery voltage of the rechargeable battery, determining whether the battery voltage is equal to or less than a first prescribed voltage, charging the battery by applying a predetermined amount of charge to the battery when the battery voltage is determined to be equal to or less than the first prescribed voltage, wherein the predetermined amount of charge is based on an amount of charging current and a pulse time period, and suspending charging of the battery after the predetermined amount of charge has been applied to the battery, wherein the detecting, determining, charging, and suspending are sequentially performed a plurality of times, the first prescribed voltage is the same each of the plurality of times, and the predetermined amount of charge is the same each of the plurality of times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of charging a rechargeable battery comprising:
pulse charging the rechargeable battery by detecting battery voltage of the rechargeable battery, determining whether the battery voltage is equal to or less than a first prescribed voltage, charging the battery by applying an amount of charge to the battery when the battery voltage is determined to be equal to or less than the first prescribed voltage, wherein the amount of charge is based on an amount of charging current and a pulse time period and wherein the pulse time period is based on the detected battery voltage, and suspending charging of the battery after the amount of charge has been applied to the battery, wherein the detecting, determining, charging, and suspending are sequentially performed a plurality of times such that the battery voltage gradually increases, the first prescribed voltage is the same each of the plurality of times, and the amount of charge is gradually reduced by reducing the pulse time period each of the plurality of times so that the pulse time period is inversely proportional to the battery voltage as the battery voltage gradually increases. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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