Method and system for accurately reporting battery capacity
First Claim
1. A method of determining the capacity of a battery, comprising the steps of determining if the battery is in a transition phase;
- determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery capacity model when the battery is in the transition phase, wherein the transition phase occurs upon one of connection of the battery to a power source and disconnection of the battery from a power source, and the behaviour described by the transition phase battery capacity model approaches the behaviour of real transition phase battery capacity so as to minimize the error of the determined battery capacity.
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Abstract
A method and a system for accurately reporting battery capacity that do not rely on a coulomb counter are disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of determining if the battery is in a transition phase and determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery capacity model when the battery is in the transition phase. The transition phase occurs upon one of attachment of the battery to a power source and disconnection of the battery from the power source. The behaviour described by the transition phase battery capacity model approaches the behaviour of real transition phase battery capacity so as to minimize the error of the determined battery capacity. The method and system accurately report battery capacity during a transition phase from discharging to charging and a transition phase from charging to discharging.
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1. A method of determining the capacity of a battery, comprising the steps of
determining if the battery is in a transition phase; -
determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery capacity model when the battery is in the transition phase, wherein the transition phase occurs upon one of connection of the battery to a power source and disconnection of the battery from a power source, and the behaviour described by the transition phase battery capacity model approaches the behaviour of real transition phase battery capacity so as to minimize the error of the determined battery capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for determining the capacity of a battery, the system comprising
transition phase determining means operatively connected to the battery for determining if the battery is in a transition phase; -
battery capacity determining means operatively connected to the transition phase determining means for determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery capacity model if the battery is in the transition phase, wherein the transition phase occurs upon one of connection of the battery to a power source and disconnection of the battery to a power source, and the behaviour described by the transition phase battery capacity model approaches a behaviour of a real transition phase battery capacity so as to minimize the error of the determined battery capacity. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A handheld device having a system for determining the capacity of a battery, the system comprising
transition phase determining means operatively connected to the battery for determining if the battery is in a transition phase; -
battery capacity determining means operatively connected to the transition phase determining means for determining the battery capacity based on a transition phase battery capacity model if the battery is in the transition phase, and wherein the transition phase occurs upon one of connection of the battery to a power source and disconnection of the battery to the power source, and the behaviour described by the transition phase battery capacity model approaches a behaviour of a real transition phase battery capacity so as to minimize the error of the determined battery capacity. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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