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6771048 Battery state monitoring circuit  
A battery apparatus having a long duration (use time period) in which when a voltage of secondary batteries is a hysteresis voltage, in response to a charge inhibition signal outputted from a...
6768287 System for centrally monitoring state information of batteries  
A battery monitoring and control unit 52 monitors a battery 51 mounted in each of a plurality of terminals installed in a retail store. Total operating time during which the terminal has been...
6768288 Circuit for detecting low battery condition on an electronic device with a changing load  
A method to more accurately monitor remaining battery life under varying load conditions. The measured battery voltage is adjusted for the current load and then used to determine the remaining...
6765369 Apparatus and method for managing power of a battery  
Provided are an apparatus and method for managing power, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for stably managing power by comparing a predetermined reference voltage level with a battery...
6759830 Method of precisely estimating effective full-charge capacity of secondary battery  
The invention provides a method of precisely estimating the effective full-discharge capacity of a secondary battery. That effective full-discharge capacity degrades as the secondary battery is...
6756768 Method and apparatus for computing remaining battery capacity utilizing battery discharge capacity  
Remaining battery capacity is computed by computing battery discharge capacity from an integrated value of a product of discharge current and voltage to find remaining battery capacity via energy...
6753625 Method and apparatus for implementing programmable battery shut off  
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing programmable battery shut in an electronic device system. A device battery consumption configuration file is stored....
6744698 Battery powered electronic device and control method therefor  
A first control unit 110 and second control unit 120 are disposed to a portable data terminal 100 having a heavy load group 140 and light load group 150 . The first control unit 110 ...
6737831 Method and apparatus using a circuit model to evaluate cell/battery parameters  
Testing apparatus senses the time-varying electrical response of an electrochemical cell/battery to time-varying electrical excitation. The cell/battery may, or may not, be in service. Computation...
6727708 Battery monitoring system  
A battery monitoring system is disclosed. The system comprises a means for acquiring a value representative of a first period of time during which the battery will deliver a sufficient amount of...
6696818 Method and unit for computing charging efficiency and charged electrical quantity of battery  
A charging efficiency, which is a ratio of an electrical quantity charged in a battery as an electromotive force to a total electrical quantity supplied to the battery, is computed at a plurality...
6693577 Integration type A/D conversion method, integration type A/D converter, and battery charger utilizing such converter  
In the invention, an integrator integrates a current indicative of an input signal to generate at its output end a voltage (referred to as integral output voltage) by means of a condenser. At a...
6686723 Charging circuit for deeply discharged cells  
The invention is directed towards a charging circuit for charging a cell that may be deeply discharged. A primary charging circuit charges the cell when the cell is not deeply discharged. A deeply...
6677860 Method and apparatus for end of discharge indication based on critical energy requirement  
A battery monitoring system and method in accordance with the principles of the present invention, a capacity of interest is determined. This capacity of interest is the useful battery capacity...
6677729 Method and unit for computing voltage drop divided along factors for battery  
A discharge current and a voltage between a pair of terminals of a battery while a rush current is flowing in a load electrically connected to the pair of the terminals. The rush current simply...
6674266 Method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery  
A method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery in assumed temperature and state of charge conditions, which has the following steps: a) measurement of a temperature...
6670790 Power switch for battery protection  
A new battery charging, discharging, and protection circuit is achieved. The circuit comprises, first, a FET switch having gate, source, drain, and bulk. The FET switch may comprise either a NMOS...
6664764 Apparatus and method for detecting a battery use state and mitigating battery deterioration  
A power supply apparatus is described in which one can suppress deterioration thereof when in preservation at a relatively low cost and with high reliability, obtain a charge control apparatus and...
6664763 System for managing power to an implanted device based on operating time, current drain and battery capacity  
The method and system manage power supplied from a charging circuit to a power source in an implantable medical device utilizing measurements of current drain; measurements of elapsed time since...
6661201 Method for controlling battery charge and discharge  
The present invention provides a method for controlling battery charging and discharging in which a battery is charged and discharged such that a SOC (state of charge) value of the battery is...
6661200 Rechargeable power supply system and method of protection against abnormal charging  
An intelligent battery comprising a battery cell for charging and discharging; a voltage detection circuit for detecting voltage of the battery cell; a current detection circuit for detecting...
6661231 Battery capacity calculating method and device therefor  
A method and apparatus are provided, by which a state of charge of a battery is accurately computed without being influenced by the polarization effect. An estimated voltage of the battery 13 in...
6661202 Degradation degree computing method and unit for battery  
A base resistance of the battery is obtained by cyclically measuring a discharge current and a voltage between a pair of terminals of the battery, while a rush current is flowing in an electric...
6653816 Battery with embedded power management  
This invention includes a power management method and apparatus for portable electronic devices, like cellular phones for example, to which accessories may be attached. These accessories include...
6653819 Refresh charge control device and method  
A refresh charge control device which counts a time after achieving a fully charged condition of a battery by last refresh charge and an accumulative value of a charge and discharge electric...
6653817 State-of-charge detection device for a battery  
A method and apparatus for improving estimation of battery impedance when determining the state of charge of a battery including injecting a wide spectrum signal continuously across a battery when...
6653818 Method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store  
In a method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store by measuring the voltage settling response Uo(t) in a load-free period, a formulaic relationship...
6650089 Control circuit for multiple battery systems with capacity gauge on end equipment  
A capacity gauge is provided that measures a selected battery capacity of a plurality of batteries in a multiple battery system. A capacity gauge and a battery current sense resistor reside on the...
6646419 State of charge algorithm for lead-acid battery in a hybrid electric vehicle  
A method and apparatus for determining the state of charge of a lead-acid battery. The present invention includes steps to determine a current-based state of charge while accounting for such...
6646420 Method of interrupting and dynamically switching ranges to improve battery charge measurement range in a sigma delta converter  
A method of improving the battery charge measurement range in a sigma delta converter associated with portable applications such as a cell phone is implemented by interruption of the sigma delta...
6646421 Method and apparatus for controlling residual battery capacity of secondary battery  
A method for controlling a residual battery capacity of a secondary battery, by which the precision of the energy management of the system can be improved substantially, is provided. A current...
6642719 Device for judging life of auxiliary battery  
The depth of discharge of an auxiliary battery 6 is calculated, and the lifetime of the auxiliary battery 6 is determined based on the discharge. characteristic of the calculated one of...
6639386 Rechargeable battery device equipped with life determination function  
A rechargeable battery device includes battery voltage detection means which detects the terminal voltage of a rechargeable battery comprising a nickel hydride metal battery and switching means...
6639407 Charging/discharging electrical energy indication apparatus and electrical energy calculation method for use in the apparatus  
A charging/discharging electrical energy indication apparatus and electrical energy calculation method in which charging/discharging current and end voltage of the battery are sampled at a fixed...
6639385 State of charge method and apparatus  
A method for determining state of charge (SOC) of a battery system based upon an equivalent circuit of the battery system. A potential and resistance of the equivalent circuit are computed. The...
6633153 Under voltage protection for a starter/alternator  
The method is directed to preserve the starter/alternator in an IC engine installation from potential failure owing to insufficient electrical charge in the system energy storage device. The system...
6630814 Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery  
Method and apparatus for calibrating a rechargeable battery for mobile telephones and other electronic devices. Calibration is accomplished during a process of completely charging the battery by...
6630813 Method and apparatus for monitoring the state of the battery of a hybrid electric vehicle  
A system ( 40 ) for an automotive vehicle has a temperature sensor ( 90 ) generating a temperature signal indicative of the temperature outside the vehicle and a battery. A battery controller ( 54...
6625552 Battery fuel gauge for display in battery-powered equipment  
A method and an apparatus for informing a system user that the full charge capacity of the battery is less than the design capacity. One horizontal fuel gauge icon for each battery is displayed on...
6608468 Battery pack compensating a cell voltage, a charge and discharge current and temperature data, by using a built-in CPU for the battery pack  
A battery pack containing a CPU and allowing correction of measured data is provided. The CPU has, at least, a main program for obtaining data concerning the voltage of each cell, charge/discharge...
6608482 Battery control method for hybrid vehicle  
A battery control system is provided which charges or discharges a storage battery installed in a hybrid vehicle to bring a state-of-charge of the storage battery into agreement with a target one....
6583604 Battery capacity recovery apparatus and method  
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...
6583592 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus enhances charge and discharge performance of a main battery in a low temperature environment, extends the life of the main battery and improves the reliability of the whole...
6577104 Apparatus and methods for determining appropriate timing for recharging rechargeable batteries  
When rechargeable batteries have been discharged to a selected voltage reference level, LED 29 (and/or buzzer BZ) and controller 32 may warn the operator that the rechargable batteries should...
6573687 Charging/discharging control method for secondary battery  
A battery pack is formed by serially connecting a plurality of cells, that are individually constructed as rechargeable batteries. Charging and discharging of this battery pack are controlled such...
6563318 Detecting method for detecting internal state of a rechargeable battery, detecting device for practicing said detecting method, and instrument provided with said detecting device  
A detecting method for detecting an internal state of an inspective rechargeable battery (B a ), said internal state including a deterioration state, an electricity storable capacity, a remaining...
6556020 Battery state of charge indicator  
A state-of-charge indicator system monitors the battery current and voltage during operation of a lift truck. Selected current and voltage samples are used to calculate the internal battery...
6549014 Battery monitoring method and apparatus  
Activity based battery monitoring is carried out with a minimal requirement for data memory capacity by determining events defined between changes in the battery states of charge, discharge and...
6545449 Method for controlling charge to secondary battery for automated guided vehicle  
A method for controlling charge preventing an operation of a valve during charging and suppressing the false detection of the upper limit charging voltage due to the memory effect at the charge...
6545447 Method and apparatus for placing a battery pack that is in a usable mode into a storage sleep-mode ensuring long storage  
A method and apparatus for placing a battery pack into a storage sleep-mode is provided. The battery pack may be set into a storage sleep-mode when the cell is in a usable mode. After being placed...