EP0074444A1
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Rechargeable electric battery system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-09-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A rochargeable battery, system and method for controlling its operation and the recharging thereof in order to prolong the useful life of the battery and to optimize its operation. In one form, an electronic microprocessor is provided within or attached to the battery for receiving and processing electrical signals generated by one or more sensors of battery operational variable and for generating output signals which may be employed to control the charge of the battery and to display one or more variables concerned with the battery operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome Hal Lemelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M6/00; H01M6/50; H01M6/5044; H01M6/505; G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/36; G01R31/3644; G01R31/3648; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/44; H01M10/48; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/02; H02J7/60; H02J7/62; H02J7/65; H02J7/80; H02J7/82; H02J7/84; H02J7/90; H02J7/94; H02J7/971; G01R31/389; G01R31/392; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A rechargeable electric storage battery and a control system therefor comprising in combination: a rechargeable cell for generating electricity, a source of recharging electrical energy, control means for controlling the flow of electrical energy for charging said cell and including: first means for sensing operation of said cell, second means connected to said first means for generating electrical signals indicative of the condition of said cell, third means for receiving said electrical signals and processing same to generate digital code signals indicative of the condition of said cell, fourth means including an electronic computer for receiving said digital code signals, analyzing same and generating control signals, and fifth means for applying said control signals to operate said control means to control the flow of electrical energy to said cell for controllably charging said cell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A rechargeable electric storage battery and a control system therefor comprising in combination: a rechargeable cell for generating electricity, a source of recharging electrical energy, control means for controlling the flow of electrical energy for charging said cell and including: first means for sensing operation of said cell, second means connected to said first means for generating electrical signals indicative of the condition of said cell, third means for receiving said electrical signals and processing same to generate digital code signals indicative of the condition of said cell, fourth means including an electronic computer for receiving said digital code signals, analyzing same and generating control signals, and fifth means for applying said control signals to operate said control means to control the flow of electrical energy to said cell for controllably charging said cell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A rechargeable battery and control system in acc- orance with claim 1 wherein said fourth means includes a microelectronic processor .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A rechargeable battery and control system in acc- ordance with claim 1 wherein said cell and microelectronic process- re supported by a common support.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
4 A rechargeable battery and control system in accordance with claim 3 including a housing containing said cell and said microelectronic processor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A rechargeable battery and control system in accordance with claim 4 including electronic display means supported by said housing and controlled by said microelectronic processor to display the condition of said cell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first means is operable to sense the discharge condition of said cell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first means is operable to sense the discharging of said cell and said electronic computer is operable to determine the condition of said cell and to control the charging of said cell.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 including means for generating signals indicative of the number of times said cell is charged by electrical energy from said source and means connected to receive said latter signals and recording same.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 8 including means for indicating the number of times said cell has been charged, and means connected to said memory for controlling said indicating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 9 wherein said indicating means and said battery are supported by a common support.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 including means located remote from said cell for indicating the condition of said cell in accordance with the operation of said electronic computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first means is operable to generate analog signals indicative of a variable sensed and said fourth means includes an analog-to-digital conversion means for digitizing the analog sig- nals generated by said first means for presenting digital signals indicative of the operation of said cell to said electronic com- puter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
A rechargeable battery in accordance with claim 1 including synthetic speech signal generating means connected to receive signals generated by said computer and operable to generate speech signals of words indicative of the condition of said ell and means for transducing said speech signals to sounds of words.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of controlling the operation of a battery comprising: operating a rechargeable battery having at least one energy generating cell by discharging the electrical energy thereof on an output for operating an electrical energy using device, and as the battery discharges by passing its stored energy as electrical energy on an output thereof, sensing an operating variable of said cell and generating electrical signals as a result of such sensing, processing and analyzing said electrical signals generated with an electronic computer and generating control signals on the output of said computer, and applying said control signals to control the charging, of said battery.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of controlling the operation of a battery comprising: operating a rechargeable battery having at least one energy generating cell by discharging the electrical energy thereof on an output for operating an electrical energy using device, and as the battery discharges by passing its stored energy as electrical energy on an output thereof, sensing an operating variable of said cell and generating electrical signals as a result of such sensing, processing and analyzing said electrical signals generated with an electronic computer and generating control signals on the output of said computer, and applying said control signals to control the charging, of said battery.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein said electronic computer is operable to sense the voltage across the battery terminals and the condition of electrical energy generating means of the battery cell and the electrical signals generated thereby are analog signals,said processing including digitizing such analog electrical signals for, use by said computer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein said battery is a chemical battery having a chemical for generating electrical energy, and wherein said sensing is operable to sense the chemical or ionic content of said cell.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 14 including sensing temperature of said cell and generating electrical signals which vary with variations in said temperature sensed and applying signals indicative of such temperature to said electronic computer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method in accordance with claim 14 including generating electrical signals each time the battery is charged and recording said electrical signals in a memory for use by said computer.
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