Battery pack, battery charger, and battery pack system
US8432136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery pack includes: a plurality of rechargeable batteries (11a to 11n) connected in series or in parallel; a voltage detector (13) for detecting voltages of the respective batteries; a calculator (15) for calculating optimal charging current values based on the voltages of the respective batteries detected by the voltage detector so as to recharge the respective batteries; and a communicator (19) for transmitting the charging current values calculated by the calculator to a battery charger (3).
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