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Adaptive battery charging

  • US 7,872,450 B1
  • Filed: 12/29/2004
  • Issued: 01/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for use in a battery charging system, the method comprising:

  • providing power from a power source to a load, the provided power having an input voltage;

    providing current from the power source to a battery at a first level;

    monitoring a voltage associated with the input voltage to determine if the input voltage drops below a threshold voltage; and

    reducing the current supplied from the power source to the battery in response to detecting that the input voltage dropped below the threshold voltage such that the current supplied to the battery is provided at a second level that is below the first level.

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