Method to determine remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery
First Claim
1. A method to determine remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery, comprising:
- (1) a step to integrate rechargeable battery discharge current;
(2) a step to subtract the integrated discharge current from the charge capacity of the rechargeable battery to compute remaining battery capacity;
(3) a step to measure rechargeable battery voltage;
(4) a step to correct respective computed remaining battery capacity values when battery voltage reaches a first voltage and a lower second voltage, with a previously established first remaining battery capacity and a second remaining battery capacity corresponding to those voltages;
(5) a step to compare the difference between the computed remaining battery capacity values at the point the first voltage is reached and at the point the second voltage is reached, with the difference between said first remaining battery capacity and said second remaining battery capacity; and
(6) a step to modify the first voltage to make the two said differences equal.
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Abstract
This method to determine remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery calculates remaining battery capacity by subtracting discharge capacity, computed by integrating battery discharge current, from charge capacity. Voltage of the discharging rechargeable battery is measured, and when battery voltage reaches a first voltage and a lower second voltage, the computed remaining battery capacity is corrected according to a previously established first remaining battery capacity and second remaining battery capacity corresponding to those voltages. The difference between calculated remaining battery capacity or discharge capacity at the first and second voltages is compared to the difference between the previously established first and second remaining battery capacity values, and the first voltage is modified to make those two differences equal.
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10 Claims
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1. A method to determine remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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(1) a step to integrate rechargeable battery discharge current; (2) a step to subtract the integrated discharge current from the charge capacity of the rechargeable battery to compute remaining battery capacity; (3) a step to measure rechargeable battery voltage; (4) a step to correct respective computed remaining battery capacity values when battery voltage reaches a first voltage and a lower second voltage, with a previously established first remaining battery capacity and a second remaining battery capacity corresponding to those voltages; (5) a step to compare the difference between the computed remaining battery capacity values at the point the first voltage is reached and at the point the second voltage is reached, with the difference between said first remaining battery capacity and said second remaining battery capacity; and (6) a step to modify the first voltage to make the two said differences equal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method to determine remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery, comprising:
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(1) a step to integrate rechargeable battery discharge current and compute discharge capacity; (2) a step to subtract this discharge capacity from the charge capacity of the rechargeable battery to compute remaining battery capacity; (3) a step to measure rechargeable battery voltage; (4) a step to correct respective computed remaining battery capacity values when battery voltage reaches a first voltage and a lower second voltage, with a previously established first remaining battery capacity and a second remaining battery capacity corresponding to those voltages; (5) a step to compare the difference between the computed discharge capacity values at the point the first voltage is reached and at the point the second voltage is reached, with the difference between said first remaining battery capacity and said second remaining battery capacity; and (6) a step to modify the first voltage to make the two said differences equal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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