Battery pack
First Claim
1. A battery pack connected to a power source circuit and to external equipment comprising:
- a battery unit charged by the power source circuit;
detection means for detecting whether the external equipment is on or off and whether the power source circuit is on or off; and
control means for controlling charging and discharging of the battery unit in response to the on or off status of both the external equipment and the power source circuit.
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Abstract
A battery pack (1) is connected to an external circuit (9) and to a power source circuit (10) which is also connected to the external equipment (9). The battery pack (1) is discharged to supply the current to the external equipment (9) or is charged by the current supplied from the power source circuit (10). An analog circuit (12) and a micro-computer (11) within the battery pack (1) detect the on/off state of the external circuit (9) and effect charging in the on-state of the external equipment with the power equal to the total supply power from the power source circuit less the maximum power consumed by the external equipment, while effecting charging during the off-state of the external equipment with the supply power from the power source circuit. The charging/discharging control is performed by the on/off control by the micro-computer (11) of a charging switch (S1), a discharging switch (S2) and a switch (S4).
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Citations
48 Claims
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1. A battery pack connected to a power source circuit and to external equipment comprising:
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a battery unit charged by the power source circuit; detection means for detecting whether the external equipment is on or off and whether the power source circuit is on or off; and control means for controlling charging and discharging of the battery unit in response to the on or off status of both the external equipment and the power source circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A battery pack connected to a power source circuit and to external equipment comprising:
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a battery unit charged by the power source circuit; detection means for detecting whether the external equipment and the power source circuit are on or off; and control means for controlling charging and discharging of the battery unit in response to the on or off status of both the external equipment and the power source circuit wherein; the battery unit comprises a plurality of cells; said battery pack comprises means for detecting and comparing voltages of the cells; and a cell having a maximum voltage is discharged when a voltage difference between the cells exceeds a threshold.
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24. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery unit which can be charged and discharged; terminals which allow the battery pack to be connected to a power source circuit and to external equipment; detection means for detecting whether the power source circuit is on or off and whether the external equipment is on or off; control means for controlling charging and discharging of the battery unit in response to the detection means; and a housing for enclosing the battery unit, the detection means and the control means.
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25. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery unit comprising a plurality of cells which can be charged and discharged; terminals which allow the battery pack to be connected to a power source circuit and external equipment; detection means for detecting and comparing the voltages of each of the cells and determining when a voltage difference between the cells exceeds a threshold; and means for discharging a cell having a voltage higher than other cells when said voltage difference is determined to exceed the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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