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Method, apparatus and battery pack for charging and discharging secondary batteries

US6326768A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2000
Grant dateDec 4, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0013
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rectifying circuit (a) comprising a diode Da and a capacitor Ca is provided for a winding Ta on the secondary side of a transformer T. A rectifying circuit (b) comprising Db and Cb is provided for a winding Tb. A charging device Ra connected to one output of the circuit (a) is connected to the + side of a secondary battery E1. The + side of E1 is connected to an output terminal To1 and the + side of E3 through a switching circuit S1. The - side of E1 is connected to the other output of the circuit (a) and connected to the - side of E3 through S2. Rb connected to one output of the circuit (b) is connected to the + side of E2. The + side of E2 is connected to the + side of E4 through S2. The - side of E2 is connected to the other output of the circuit (b) and connected to the - side of E4 through S3. The - side of E4 is connected to an output terminal To2. S4 is provided between the + side of E1 and the - side of E4.

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