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Device and method for charging a battery

US9455587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC. · DE

Inventors

Otto Schumacher · Dachau, DE
Olivier Girard · Nontron, FR
Joao Paulo Trierveiler Martins · Graz, AT
Hartmut Sturm · Germering, DE
Fabio Rigoni · Karlsfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 27, 2014
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J7/345
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for charging a battery is provided, wherein current pulses are supplied to the battery, wherein each pulse is followed by a rest period during which no current is supplied to the battery, and wherein the state of charge of the battery is determined during the rest period.

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