ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150244187A1
• Filed: 09/10/2014
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Horie, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US14/482,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20150244187A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a device includes a detector, a charging circuit, a notificator, and a measuring module. The detector detects an operating cycle for a battery having serially connected cells. The charging circuit charges the battery in accordance with a notified charging voltage value and a notified charging current value. The notificator notifies the charging circuit of a first charging current value and a first charging voltage value which is based on the operating cycle. The measuring module measures voltage values of the cells. The notificator notifies the charging circuit of the first charging voltage value and a second charging current value less than the first charging current value when a maximum voltage value of the voltage values exceeds a threshold voltage value.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a detector configured to detect an operating cycle for a battery having a plurality of serially connected cells;

a charging circuit configured to charge the battery in accordance with a notified charging voltage value and a notified charging current value;

a notificator configured to notify the charging circuit of a first charging current value and a first charging voltage value which is based on the operating cycle; and

a measuring module configured to measure voltage values of the cells,

wherein the notificator is configured to notify the charging circuit of the first charging voltage value and a second charging current value less than the first charging current value when a maximum voltage value of the voltage values exceeds a threshold voltage value.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the threshold voltage value is obtained by dividing the first charging voltage value by a count of the serially connected cells in the battery.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a calculator configured to calculate the first charging current value based on the operating cycle.

4. A charging method for a battery having serially connected cells, the method comprising:

detecting an operating cycle for the battery;

notifying a charging circuit, being configured to charge the battery in accordance with a notified charging voltage value and a notified charging current value, of a first charging current value and a first charging voltage value which is based on the operating cycle;

charging, by the charging circuit, the battery;

measuring voltage values of the cells; and

notifying the charging circuit of the first charging voltage value and a second charging current value less than the first charging current value when a maximum voltage value of the voltage values exceeds a threshold voltage value.