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Control circuit for the charging current of batteries at the end of the charging phase, especially for lithium batteries

US6433510B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2000
Grant dateAug 13, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A control circuit for controlling current of batteries at the end of the charging phase, especially for lithium batteries, including an input/output circuit, placed between a battery charger and a battery, and an output stage, including two transistors, wherein the resistance of one of the two transistors is modulated to increase the value of the total resistance and to cause a lower turning off current of said output stage.

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