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Ultrafast rechargeable battery pack and method of charging same
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-23
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Granted: 1996-11-19
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Expires: 2015-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A battery pack (10) includes at least one battery cell (16) and a current interrupt device (18) adapted to protect said cells from damage during charging or discharge. The battery pack (10) is further adapted to be recharged at extremely fast recharge rates via the use of a bypass switch (20) which allows current to be diverted around current interrupt device (18) during recharge. The bypass switch (20) is controlled by a control circuit (22) which provides a control signal and response to sensing a charge current.
Inventors
- 👤 Scott M. Garrett
- 👤 Jose M. Fernandez
- 👤 Joseph Patino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:33
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/60; H02J7/663; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M50/00; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/574; H01M50/583; H02J7/50; H02J7/52; H02J7/54; H01M2200/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A battery pack having at least one rechargeable battery cell, said battery pack comprising: a current interrupt device coupled in series with said at least one battery cell; a transistor device connected parallel to said interrupt device and responsive to an actuating signal; a control circuit comprising a first switch transistor for providing said actuating signal and a second switch transistor for driving said first switch transistor in response to a voltage signal; first and second contact sets; and a transistor switch connected between said at least one rechargeable cell and at least one of said contact sets, said transistor switch being switchable between a high and low resistance states in response to said actuating signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A battery pack having at least one rechargeable battery cell, said battery pack comprising: a current interrupt device coupled in series with said at least one battery cell; a transistor device connected parallel to said interrupt device and responsive to an actuating signal; a control circuit comprising a first switch transistor for providing said actuating signal and a second switch transistor for driving said first switch transistor in response to a voltage signal; first and second contact sets; and a transistor switch connected between said at least one rechargeable cell and at least one of said contact sets, said transistor switch being switchable between a high and low resistance states in response to said actuating signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A battery pack as defined in claim 1, wherein said battery pack comprising at least two rechargeable battery cells coupled in series, and said current interrupt device is coupled between said rechargeable battery cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A battery pack as defined in claim 1, further comprising an element for providing a battery charging device with information about said battery pack when said battery charging device applies a voltage to said element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A battery pack as in claim 3, wherein said elements for providing said charger with information about said battery pack is a thermistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A battery pack as defined in claim 1, wherein said transistor switch comprises a MOSFET having a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal, and a bias resistor connected between said gate terminal and said source terminal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A battery pack as defined in claim 1, wherein said current interrupt device is a resettable fuse.
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