Match Document Document Title
6947855 Adaptive algorithm to control and characterize super-capacitor performance  
A method for determining a state of charge (SOC) of a super-capacitor (SC) system includes modeling the SC system with an equivalent circuit having first and second parameters. The method further...
6946817 System and method for powering and charging a mobile communication device  
A system for powering and charging a mobile communication device includes a processing device, a rechargeable battery, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, and a charging subsystem. The...
6943528 Method and arrangement for determination of the state of charge of a battery  
Method of determining the state of charge soc of a battery, in particular a starting battery of a motor vehicle; the state of charge being calculated, in a first operating range, on the basis of a...
6943693 Method for informing user of available battery time based on operating mode of hybrid terminal  
Disclosed is a method for informing a user of an available battery time of a battery in a hybrid terminal based on the operating mode of the hybrid terminal. The hybrid terminal has a plurality of...
6940255 Battery charge indicator such as for an implantable medical device  
This document discusses, among other things, a system providing a battery charge indicator for an implantable medical device, such as using a lithium/carbon monofluoride (CFx) or other battery....
6936995 Battery voltage reduction  
A regulator voltage control includes measuring a current of a battery, determining a state of charge (SOC) of the battery based on the current, and determining a nominal optimum charging voltage as...
6930468 Discharge methodologies for optimizing the performance of lithium/silver vanadium oxide cells  
It is known that reforming implantable defibrillator capacitors at least partially restores and preserves their charging efficiency. An industry-recognized standard is to reform implantable...
6931332 Method and system for testing battery connectivity  
A method for testing battery connectivity in a battery-backed up system, the method includes inducing a step increase in a battery bus voltage, and monitoring a magnitude of a corresponding current...
6930465 Residual capacity correction method for battery  
In a residual capacity correction method for a battery, a count of one cycle is made each time an accumulated quantity of a charge capacity of a battery reaches a learning capacity of the battery...
6927554 Simple optimal estimator for PbA state of charge  
A state of charge estimator for a battery includes a meter that generates a terminal voltage signal of the battery and a terminal current signal of the battery. A controller employs a linearized...
6928372 Method for estimating time to full-charge in a rechargeable battery  
A method for determining time to completion is provided for a battery charging system. The system preferably includes a charger having a microprocessor and a battery with a memory. The memory...
6928371 Monitoring system of VRLA battery capacitance  
A method and apparatus for monitoring the capacity of a valve regulated lead acid battery comprising at least one battery monitor connected to the valve regulated lead acid battery; a centralized...
6924622 Battery capacity measurement  
A method of obtaining information relating to the charge capacity of one or more cells utilizing information from the initial discharge period of the cell or cells. The method involves measuring a...
6924624 Method and apparatus for slowing the discharge process of a battery  
A battery unit including a battery ( 3 ) is equipped with a monitoring circuit ( 9 ) for detecting and evaluating operating variables related to charge state of the battery ( 3 ). So that energy is...
6911803 Systems and methods for evaluating a charge state of a battery based on optical properties of the battery electrolyte material  
System and methods for evaluating a charge state of a battery are provided. A light source is configured for emitting light through an electrolyte contained within the battery. An optical element...
6911804 MOBILE INFORMATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPTIMIZING THE CHARGE STATE OF THE APPARATUS, AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SERVER, METHOD AND PROGRAM USING THE SERVER TO OPTIMIZE THE CHARGE STATE OF BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRICAL APPARATUS  
A schedule recording section ( 4 ) records a user's schedule. A SOC (state-of-charge) optimization planning section ( 5 ) plans the SOC of a rechargeable battery ( 21 ) based on the user's...
6909261 Method for predicting the loading capability of an electrochemical element  
A method for predicting the loading capability of an accumulator by measuring the current I, voltage U and temperature T of the accumulator, and comparing the measured values with the corresponding...
6902018 Electric vehicle drive control apparatus, electric vehicle drive control method, and program thereof  
An electric vehicle drive control apparatus has an electric machine; a battery; an inverter that is driven in accordance with a drive signal, and that receives DC current from the battery and...
6892148 Circuit and method for measurement of battery capacity fade  
The remaining run-time (t_rem) of a battery is determined independently of the condition of the battery and the amount of load on the battery by obtaining the value of a present total zero-current...
6891378 Electronic battery tester  
An electronic battery tester connectable to a battery through any one of multiple cables. The tester includes an input that can couple to any one of the multiple cables. Also included is a memory...
6891355 Method for computing an amount of energy taken from a battery  
A method to compute an amount of energy taken from a battery coupled to a switching power converter is disclosed. The switching power converter charges a capacitor to a voltage and by the...
6888468 Apparatus and method for protecting a battery from overdischarge  
A battery discharge indicator for protecting a storage battery is provided. The battery discharge indicator includes a positive connector that can couple to a positive terminal of the battery and a...
6876174 Method for dynamically measuring the state of health and charge of a car battery and device for implementing said method  
Based on the measurement of the increase of sinusoidal voltage ΔV=V max sine(2πft) on adding a sinusoidal current ΔI=I max sine(2πft+φ) to the battery current, where f is the frequency and I...
6876175 Methods for determining the charge state and/or the power capacity of charge store  
Methods are described for determining the state of charge and/or the operability of a charge accumulator using estimates. The information, which is obtained at a least two different operating...
6873135 Battery pack and battery pack checking method  
The present invention is a battery pack with BMU mounted in the control circuit for controlling battery voltage, etc. In order to avoid worsening of the battery pack durability due to failure of...
6870349 Battery life estimator  
A method and apparatus are provided to calculate capacitance remaining on a power source in a battery powered device. A database is provided to store data associated with past battery performance...
6867595 Verification system for verifying authenticity of a battery and method thereof  
A verification system for verifying authenticity of a battery used in a portable electronic device includes a battery for supplying a first electrical current, the battery containing a transducer...
6864665 Battery state monitoring device and electronic device fitted with such device  
In an electronic device that uses a self-emissive display such as an organic EL display, terminal voltage of a battery is monitored with high precision. In a digital camera 10 , an organic EL...
6856162 AC/DC monitor system  
A combined AC/DC monitoring system simultaneously monitors an AC power supply and a DC power supply in a mobile unit. The monitoring system is electrically isolated from an AC input source through...
6856922 System and method for battery management using host processing  
A system and method for portable computer battery management using host processing relocates analog and digital components needed to implement the SBDS standard from the battery pack to the...
6850037 In-vehicle battery monitor  
An apparatus and a method of monitoring a battery in an automotive vehicle are provided. An output is provided which can be a relative output as a function of minimum and maximum parameters of the...
6850038 Method of estimating state of charge and open circuit voltage of battery, and method and device for computing degradation degree of battery  
A method of estimating a state of charge of a battery, a method of estimating an open circuit voltage of a battery, and a method and device for computing a degradation degree of a battery are...
6844704 Voltage threshold device and energy storage cell failure detection system for power supply  
An active voltage limiting and failure detection system for an energy storage cell of a multiple energy storage cell pack includes a first electrical circuit and a second electrical circuit...
6845332 State of charge calculation device and state of charge calculation method  
A state of charge calculation device includes an ammeter for detecting charge and discharge currents of a secondary battery, a state detection sensor for detecting a start time of discharge from...
6841972 Method for resetting a state of charge of a battery of a hybrid electric vehicle  
A method for resetting a state of charge of a battery for a hybrid electric vehicle comprises: determining whether a discharge current of the battery is greater than a predetermined discharge...
6836096 Method of calculating capacity of intelligent battery, intelligent battery and portable electronic device  
A method of calculating capacity of an intelligent battery is provided for, whereby an intelligent battery and a portable electronic device are capable of allowing for power consumption by a minute...
6835491 Battery having a built-in controller  
A multiple-cell battery having a built-in controller is disclosed that extends the run time of the battery. The controller may extend the run time of the battery, for example, by converting the...
6832171 Circuit and method for determining battery impedance increase with aging  
An internal impedance of a battery ( 30 ) is automatically determined by operating a processor ( 13 ) to analyze current flowing through the battery to determine if a transient condition due to...
6829562 Method and device for state sensing of technical systems such as energy stores  
A method and a device for state sensing of a technical system, such as an energy store, in which performance quantities are measured and supplied to a state estimation routine, which determines the...
6828761 Battery charging/discharging apparatus and battery charging/discharging method  
When a battery is in a standby mode, a microcomputer switches to a sleep mode when no charging/discharging current is supplied within a predetermined time and controls a timer to start measuring...
6820019 Device and method for determining and communicating the remaining life of a battery in an implantable neurological tissue stimulating device  
The invention is a device and method for determining the current status and remaining life of a power source in an implantable neurological tissue stimulator. The invention contemplates a method,...
6809501 Method of improving fuel economy  
A fuel economy control method includes estimating a temperature of a battery, measuring a current of the battery, and measuring a voltage of the battery. A nominal optimum charging voltage is...
6801016 Matching cells for a battery pack  
A battery pack having a first secondary cell and a second secondary cell, preferably of a non-aqueous chemistry, is described. Each secondary cell has a discharge capacity and an internal...
6798172 Method for preserving capacity of a battery of an electronic device  
A battery capacity recovery apparatus and method thereof periodically conducts discharge and recharge operations for a battery used in a wireless telephone to prevent a memory effect on the...
6794853 Display device for fuel cell vehicle and fuel cell vehicle  
A display portion of a meter device of a fuel cell vehicle has a motor output meter and a capacitor capacitometer. The motor output meter has an output indicating portion and a regenerative power...
6789026 Circuit and method for monitoring battery state of charge  
A processor ( 13 ) operates to determine amount of charge presently stored in a battery by determining that the battery is in a zero-current relaxed condition. Circuitry ( 16,23 ) including a first...
6781382 Electronic battery tester  
An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery is provided. The tester includes a pair of Kelvin connectors that can electrically couple to terminals of the battery. Also included, is a...
6777914 Method for determining the state of charge of rechargeable batteries by integration of the amounts of current flowing during charging and discharging  
In a method for determining the state of charge of rechargeable batteries by integration of the amounts of current flowing during charging and discharging, a first state of charge value LZ A is...
6774636 Method and apparatus for determining the state of charge of a lithium-ion battery  
Computer-assisted methods for determining the state of charge of a specific lithium ion battery, without the need for charging and discharging the battery, by utilizing look-up tables or algorithms...
6771043 Power tools  
Battery-powered tools may include battery 1 or battery pack BP and a drive source (e.g., motor M) for generating power using current supplied from the battery. A switch 3 may electrically...