Patent · US Expired

Charging of storage batteries

US3938019A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1974
Grant dateFeb 10, 1976
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Expiry dateDec 11, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/007182
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery is charged using a heavy charging phase, followed by a pulse charging phase. During the latter, charging continues beyond a predetermined battery voltage, for a predetermined interval. During a measuring portion of the succeeding charging pause, the falling battery rest potential is measured and the pulse charging phase is terminated when the measured rest potential no longer falls below a predetermined level.

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