Fast charging with negative ramped current profile
First Claim
1. A battery cell charging system, including a charger and a controller, for charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system comprising:
- a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said adjustable voltage charging-profile includes;
a first charging stage with a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with said first stage charging current provided until said first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage;
a second ramped charging stage, said second ramped charging stage including both an increasing ramped voltage and a decreasing ramped iBat current for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of said first stage complete voltage to about said maximum battery cell voltage, the ramped iBat current starting to decrease at the constant first stage charging current, wherein said second ramped charging stage has a slope responsive to an imaginary resistance RBad established for the battery cell; and
a third charging stage with a constant third stage charging voltage about equal to said maximum battery cell voltage and a decreasing third stage charging current with said third stage charging voltage provided until said third stage charging current reaches a desired charge complete level.
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Abstract
A battery cell charging system, including a charger and a controller, for rapidly charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system having a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein the adjustable voltage charging-profile includes: a first charging stage with a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with the first stage charging current provided until the first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage; an intermediate ramped charging stage, the intermediate ramped charging stage including both an increasing ramped voltage and a decreasing ramped iBat current for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of the first stage complete voltage to about the maximum battery cell voltage; and a final charging stage with a constant final stage charging voltage about equal to the maximum battery cell voltage and a decreasing final stage charging current with the final stage charging voltage provided until the final stage charging current reaches a desired charge complete level.
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13 Claims
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1. A battery cell charging system, including a charger and a controller, for charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system comprising:
- a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said adjustable voltage charging-profile includes;
a first charging stage with a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with said first stage charging current provided until said first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage;
a second ramped charging stage, said second ramped charging stage including both an increasing ramped voltage and a decreasing ramped iBat current for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of said first stage complete voltage to about said maximum battery cell voltage, the ramped iBat current starting to decrease at the constant first stage charging current, wherein said second ramped charging stage has a slope responsive to an imaginary resistance RBad established for the battery cell; and
a third charging stage with a constant third stage charging voltage about equal to said maximum battery cell voltage and a decreasing third stage charging current with said third stage charging voltage provided until said third stage charging current reaches a desired charge complete level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said adjustable voltage charging-profile includes;
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7. A battery cell charging method for rapidly charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging method comprising:
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(a) applying, to the battery cell, a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with said first stage charging current provided until said first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage; and
thereafter(b) applying, to the battery cell, a second ramped charging stage, said intermediate ramped charging stage including both an increasing ramped voltage and a decreasing ramped iBat current for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of said first stage complete voltage to about said maximum battery cell voltage, the ramped iBat current starting to decrease at the constant first stage charging current, wherein said second ramped charging stage has a sloe responsive to an imaginary resistance RBad established for the batter cell; and
thereafter(c) applying, to the battery cell, a constant third stage charging voltage about equal to maximum battery cell voltage and a decreasing third stage charging current with said third stage charging voltage provided until said third stage charging current reaches a desired charge complete level. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery cell charging system, including a charger and a controller, for charging a lithium ion battery cell, the battery cell charging system comprising:
a circuit for charging the battery cell using an adjustable voltage charging-profile to apply a charging voltage and a charging current to the battery cell wherein said adjustable voltage charging-profile includes;
a first charging stage with a constant first stage charging current and an increasing battery cell voltage with said first stage charging current provided until said first stage charging voltage is about equal to a first stage complete voltage less than a maximum battery cell voltage;
a second charging stage, said second charging stage providing a substantially constant power profile for the battery cell for the voltage charging range of said first stage complete voltage to about said maximum battery cell voltage, wherein a ramped iBat current starts to decrease at the constant first stage charging current and has a slope responsive to an imaginary resistance RBad established for the batter cell; and
a third charging stage with a constant third stage charging voltage about equal to said maximum battery cell voltage and a decreasing third stage charging current with said third stage charging voltage provided until said third stage charging current reaches a desired charge complete level.
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