Battery system featuring transmission of battery data from a battery pack

• US 6,222,348 B1
• Filed: 02/16/2000
• Issued: 04/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sato, Hideyuki, Okegawa, Shuji, Arakawa, Hiroyuki, Higuchi, Yoshinari
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US09/504,442
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 320/112, 320/132, 320/149, 320/DIG.18, 320/DIG.21, 320/FOR.147, 320/FOR.142
• US Class Current: 320/149
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Necessary information is obtained without connecting a signal line between an electronic device and a charging device, so that it becomes possible to provide a highly value-added function without deteriorating convenience and portability of the charging device and the electronic device.

Claims

1. A battery pack charged by a charging device, comprising:

a battery cell built-in a battery pack; and

a processing means for calculating a cumulated value of charging and discharging currents of said battery cell, transmitting the cumulated value of the charging and discharging currents to an outside of said battery pack and receiving information concerning a consumed power from an outside of said battery pack, wherein information concerning said current cumulated value and said consumed power is stored therein.

2. A battery system comprising the battery pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said processing means comprises a calculation means and a memory means, said calculation means calculates a cumulated value of the charging and discharging currents of said battery cell, and said memory means stores the current calculated value and stores information concerning the consumed power which is received by said calculation means.

3. A battery system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said memory means stores as information concerning the consumed power a coefficient converting a current cumulated value by the charging into a running possible time based on the consumed power.

4. A battery system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said memory means further stores information concerning a battery life time received by said calculation means.

5. A battery system comprising the battery pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said processing means comprises a calculation means and a memory means, said calculation means calculates the current cumulated value of a current from said battery cell to an outside of a housing, and said memory means stores the current calculated value and stores information concerning a battery life time received by said calculation means.

6. A battery system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said memory means further stores a coefficient converting a current cumulated value by the charging into a running possible time based on a consumed power.

11. A battery system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said processing means comprises a first calculation means and a first memory means, said first calculation means calculates the current cumulated value of a current from said battery cell to an outside of said housing, and said first memory means stores said current calculated value and stores information concerning a battery life time received by said first calculation means.

12. A battery system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said first memory means further stores a coefficient converting a current cumulated value by the charging into a running possible time based on a consumed power.

7. A battery system formed of a battery pack and a charging device charging said battery pack, wherein said battery pack comprises a housing, a battery cell accommodated in said housing and a first processing means for obtaining a current cumulated value by charging and discharging of said battery cell, transmitting the current cumulated value to an outside of said housing and receiving information concerning a consumed power from the outside of the housing, said first processing means stores information concerning said current cumulated value and said consumed power, and said charging device comprises a display means, a charging circuit charging the battery cell of said battery pack, and a second processing means for receiving informations concerning said current cumulated value and said consumed power from said first processing means of said battery pack and calculating a running possible time, wherein a running possible time is displayed on said display means.

8. A battery system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first processing means comprises a first calculation means and a first memory means, said first calculation means calculates the current cumulated value of a current from said battery cell to the outside of said housing, and said first memory means stores the current calculated value and stores information concerning the consumed power received by said first calculation means.

9. A battery system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first memory means stores a coefficient converting the current cumulated value by the charging into a running possible time based on a consumed power as information concerning said consumed power.

10. A battery system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first memory means further stores information concerning a baffer life time received by said first calculation means.

13. A battery system comprising:

a housed battery cell;

a display means,

a charging circuit for charging a battery cell built-in a battery pack; and

a second processing means located outside of said battery pack for receiving information concerning a current cumulated value and a consumed power from a first processing means built-in the battery pack and calculating a running possible time, wherein a running possible time is displayed on said display means.