Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program

• US 20050225298A1
• Filed: 06/09/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hideyuki Sato, Kei Tashiro, Kiyotaka Murata, Toshio Takeshita
• Original Assignee: Hideyuki Sato, Kei Tashiro, Kiyotaka Murata, Toshio Takeshita
• Inventors: Sato, Hideyuki, Tashiro, Kei, Takeshita, Toshio, Murata, Kiyotaka
• Granted Patent: US 7,525,288 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00043 using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007192 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) is set, the battery pack type deciding switch (214) is avoided to be pressed by a bottom (115) of the SQ battery pack (1) owing to the concave portion (131). In this way, as the switch (214) is avoided to be pressed, it is recognized that the set battery pack is an SQ battery pack (1) under charging. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to identify battery packs among different charging modes and charging can be performed in a proper charging mode.

Claims

1-34. -34. (canceled)

35. A program storing medium wherein a computer readable program for controlling a charging/discharging apparatus which receives power from a power supplying apparatus is stored, comprising:

a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling an internal temperature; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of said internal temperature data measured in said temperature measurement controlling step to said power supplying apparatus.

36. A program for making a computer control a charging/discharging apparatus which receives power from a power supplying apparatus wherein said program executes:

a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an internal temperature; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of said internal temperature data measured in said temperature measurement controlling step to said power supplying apparatus.

37-40. -40. (canceled)

41. A program storing medium wherein a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying apparatus which supplies power to a charging/discharging apparatus is stored, comprising:

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus;

a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an internal temperature; and

a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to said charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in said reception controlling step or the temperature data measured through the processing in said temperature measurement controlling step.

42. A program for making a computer control a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus wherein said program executes:

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus;

a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an internal temperature; and

a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to said charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in said reception controlling step or the temperature data measured through the processing in said temperature measurement controlling step.

43-46. -46. (canceled)

47. A program storing medium wherein a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying system comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus is stored, characterized in that the program for controlling said charging/discharging apparatus comprises:

a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling the internal temperature measurement of said charging/discharging apparatus; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of said internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus measured through the processing in said charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step to said power supplying apparatus; and

the program for controlling said power supplying apparatus comprises;

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of said internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus;

a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of said power supplying apparatus; and

a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to said charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with said internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in said reception controlling step or said internal temperature data of said power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in said power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.

48. A program for making a computer control a power supplying system comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus, program makes said computer which controls said charging/discharging apparatus execute steps of:

a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an internal temperature of said charging/discharging apparatus; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus to said power supplying apparatus; and

said program makes said computer which controls said power supplying apparatus execute the steps of;

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of said internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus;

a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of said power supplying apparatus; and

a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to said charging/discharging apparatus based on said internal temperature data of said charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in said reception controlling step or said internal temperature data of said power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in said power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.