Charging control device including a computer that monitors and/or charges a rechargeable battery and a watch dog timer for monitoring the computer
US8890481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/25158
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A charging control device includes a control unit and a monitoring unit. The control unit performs at least one of controlling charging to a rechargeable battery and monitoring a state of a rechargeable battery, while outputting a state signal which indicates an operation state of the control unit. The monitoring unit determines whether or not the operation state of the control unit is a predesignated specified operation state based on the state signal outputted from the control unit.
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