Method and apparatus for manually selecting battery charging process
First Claim
1. A battery charging apparatus comprising:
- a charger for charging a battery and having a first and second charging processes; and
a switch connected to the charger for manually selecting between the first and second charging processes,wherein the first charging process is a fast charging process and the second charging process is an equalization process.
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Abstract
A method for charging a rechargeable battery pack includes providing a charger having first and second charging processes, and manually selecting one of the first and second charging processes. The charging method may include a step for indicating status or end of the selected one charging process. The first charging process may include the steps of providing a fast charging current, indicating end of the fast charging current and providing an equalization current. The second charging process may include the steps of providing a fast charging current, subsequently providing an equalization current and indicating end of equalization current. The second charging process may also include a temperature checking step. Further disclosed is a battery charging apparatus including a charger for charging a battery and having first and second charging processes, and a switch connected to the charger for manually selecting one of the first and second charging processes. The charger may include a microprocessor. Further, the apparatus may include a display output and/or sound output connected to the charger. The display output and/or sound output may indicate status or end of the selected one charging process. The display output may comprise a light bulb, a light emitting diode and/or a liquid crystal display. The sound output may comprise a speaker and/or a piezo-electric device.
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38 Claims
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1. A battery charging apparatus comprising:
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a charger for charging a battery and having a first and second charging processes; and a switch connected to the charger for manually selecting between the first and second charging processes, wherein the first charging process is a fast charging process and the second charging process is an equalization process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for charging a battery comprising:
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providing a charger having first and second charging processes; and manually switching the charger between first and second charging processes, wherein the first charging process is a fast charging process and the second charging process is an equalization process. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A battery charging apparatus comprising:
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a charger for charging a battery and having a fast charging process and a refresh process; and a switch connected to the charger for manually selecting between the fast charging and refresh processes; wherein the fast charging process comprises providing a fast charging current to the battery, indicating end of fast charging current and providing an equalization current to the battery, and the refresh process comprises providing an equalization current to the battery and indicating end of the equalization current. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for charging a battery comprising:
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providing a charger having fast charging and refresh processes; and manually switching the charger between the fast charging and refresh processes;
wherein the fast charging process comprises providing a fast charging current to the battery, indicating end of fast charging current and providing an equalization current to the battery, and the refresh process comprises providing an equalization current to the battery and indicating end of the equalization current. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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