Battery charger for preventing memory effect
US5920180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery charger, for preventing deterioration from the memory effect, that includes a switching circuit with first and second reference voltages. The second reference voltage is lower than the first reference voltage. The switching circuit forcibly discharges a battery where the voltage level corresponding to battery capacity is between the first and second reference voltages, and charges the battery after the battery capacity reaches the second reference voltage.
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