Device, in particular a charger device

• US 7,602,147 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2006
• Issued: 10/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Katzenberger, Steffen
• Primary Examiner(s): Easthom; Karl
• Assistant Examiner(s): Berhanu; Samuel
• Application Number:
  US11/412,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20060244459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 320/132, 320/133, 320/160, 324/427
• US Class Current: 320/132
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/005 Detection of state of health [SOH]

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a device, in particular a charger device, with a measuring unit (10) for acquiring at least one battery characteristic value.

It is provided that the device includes an arithmetic unit (12) which is provided to determine an ageing-specific charging mode as a function, at the least, of the acquired battery characteristic value.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a measuring unit (10) configured to acquire at least one battery characteristic value,

an arithmetic unit (12), wherein said arithmetic unit (12) is configured to determine an ageing-specific charging mode before a charging process of a battery is carried out as a function, at the least, of the at least one battery characteristic value acquired by the measuring unit,

wherein said arithmetic unit is configured to determine a state characteristic value based on said at least one battery characteristic value acquired by the measuring unit,

wherein said state characteristic value is characterized by a number of charging-discharging cycles of the battery,

wherein said arithmetic unit is further configured to determine an extent of ageing of said battery based on said state characteristic value, and

wherein said arithmetic unit is further configured to determine said ageing-specific charging mode based on the extent of ageing of said battery.

2. The device as recited claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit (12) is cofigured to determine an internal resistance characteristic value of the battery.

3. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the arithmetic unit (12) is configured to assign a charging mode to a plurality of battery characteristic values.

4. The device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a memory unit (14) in which data are stored, the data serving to determine the ageing-specific charging mode.

5. The device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an output device (16) for outputting at least one characteristic value, which is a function of an extent of ageing.

6. The device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a setting unit (18) for setting an ageing-specific charging mode of a charging current supply unit (20).

7. The device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an input device (22) for the manual input of the charging mode.

8. A charger, comprising:

a device, said device comprising a measuring unit (10) configured to acquire at least one battery characteristic value, and

an arithmetic unit (12), wherein said arithmetic unit (12) is configured to determine an ageing-specific charging mode before a charging process of a battery is carried out as a function, at the least, of the at least one battery characteristic value acquired by the measuring unit, wherein said arithmetic unit is configured to determine a state characteristic value based on said at least one battery characteristic value acquired by the measuring unit, wherein said state characteristic value is characterized by a number of charging-discharging cycles of the battery, wherein said arithmetic unit is further configured to determine an extent of ageing of said battery based on said state characteristic value, and wherein said arithmetic unit is further configured to determine said ageing-specific charging mode based on the extent of ageing of said battery.

9. A method for determining an ageing-specific charging mode of a battery as a function of an acquired battery characteristic value, comprising the following steps:

providing a device, said device comprising a measuring unit (10) and arithmetic unit;

acquiring at least one battery characteristic value by the measuring unit;

determining a state characteristic value by the arithmetic unit based on said at least one battery characteristic value acquired by the measuring unit, wherein said state characteristic value is characterized by a number of charging-discharging cycles of the battery;

determining an extent of ageing of the battery to be charged by the arithmetic unit based on the state characteristic value; and

determining an ageing-specific charging mode for the battery to be charged by the arithmetic unit based on the extent of ageing of said battery determined by said arithmetic unit.