Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-010/46
H01M-010/42
출원번호
US-0322782
(2005-12-30)
등록번호
US-7262580
(2007-08-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Meyer,Gary D.
Rosenbecker,Jay J.
Glasgow,Kevin L.
Johnson,Todd W.
Scheucher,Karl F.
출원인 / 주소
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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62
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A method and system for battery charging. In some aspects, a battery charger including at least one terminal to electrically connect to a lithium-based chemistry battery pack and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal. The controller
A method and system for battery charging. In some aspects, a battery charger including at least one terminal to electrically connect to a lithium-based chemistry battery pack and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal. The controller is operable to select a threshold for a charging function according to a nominal voltage of the battery pack.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A battery charger comprising: at least one terminal to electrically connect to a lithium-based chemistry battery pack, the battery pack having a nominal voltage and including a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells
The invention claimed is: 1. A battery charger comprising: at least one terminal to electrically connect to a lithium-based chemistry battery pack, the battery pack having a nominal voltage and including a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge; and a controller operable to provide pulses of constant charging current to the battery pack though the at least one terminal, wherein the length of the pulses and the time between the pulses are based at least in part on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell of the battery pack. 2. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 wherein the nominal voltage of the battery pack is included in the voltage range of approximately 9.6-V to approximately 30-V. 3. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 wherein the controller includes a first charging module and a second charging module, the first charging module operable to provide a first charging current to the battery pack and the second charging module operable to provide a second charging current to the battery pack. 4. The battery charger as set forth in claim 3 wherein the first charging current and the second charging current differ in one of average current amplitude and duty-cycle. 5. The battery charger as set forth in claim 4 wherein the first charging module includes a fast charge module. 6. The battery charger as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first charging current includes a fast charge current. 7. The battery charger as set forth in claim 3 wherein the controller further includes a third charging module and a fourth charging module, the third charging module operable to provide a third charging current to the battery pack and the fourth charging module operable to provide a fourth charging current. 8. The battery charger as set forth in claim 7 wherein the first charging module is a fast charging module, the second charging module is a step charging module, the third charging module is a trickle charging module, and the fourth charging module is a maintenance charging module. 9. The battery charger as set forth in claim 8 wherein the first charging current is a fast charge current, the second charging current is a step charge current, the third charging current is a trickle charge current, and the fourth charging current is a maintenance charge current. 10. The battery charger as set forth in claim 3 wherein the controller includes a charging algorithm. 11. The battery charger as set forth in claim 10 wherein the controller implements the charging algorithm in the first charging module and in the second charging module. 12. The battery charger as set forth in claim 11 wherein the controller further includes a third charging module and a fourth charging module, the third charging module operable to provide a third charging current to the battery pack and the fourth charging module operable to provide a fourth charging current, the controller implementing the charging algorithm in the third charging module and in the fourth charging module. 13. The battery charger as set forth in claim 12 wherein the first charging module is a fast charging module, the second charging module is a step charging module, the third charging module is a trickle charging module, and the fourth charging module is a maintenance charging module. 14. A battery charger comprising: a housing; at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, the battery pack including a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge; and a controller operable to supply a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal, the controller being operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack based at least in part on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell, wherein the controller is further operable to supply a charging current to the battery pack by supplying the charging current in a plurality of pulses of charging current, the plurality of pulses each having a first period of time, in which the charging current is being supplied to the battery pack at a predefined amplitude, and a second period of time, in which the supply of charging current is suspended. 15. The battery charger as set forth in claim 14 wherein the controller is further operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack by modifying at least one of the first period of time and the second period of time. 16. The battery charger as set forth in claim 15 wherein the controller is operable to modify at least one of the first period of time and the second period of time by shortening the first period of time. 17. The battery charger as set forth in claim 14 and wherein the controller is operable to receive the individual state of charge of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. 18. A battery charger comprising: a housing; at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, the battery pack including a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge; and a controller operable to supply a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal, the controller being operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack based at least in part on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell, wherein the controller includes a first charging module and a second charging module, the first charging module being operable to provide a first charging current to the battery pack, the second charging module being operable to provide a second charging current to the battery pack, and wherein the controller implements one of the first charging module and the second charging module based at least in part on the individual state of charge of the at least one battery cell. 19. The battery charger as set forth in claim 18 wherein the first charging current and the second charging current differ in one of average current amplitude and duty-cycle. 20. A battery charger comprising: a housing; at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, the battery pack including a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge; and a controller operable to supply a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal, the controller being operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack based at least in part on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell, wherein the controller includes a charging algorithm, and wherein the controller is operable to supply a charging current to the battery pack based on the charging algorithm, and wherein the controller implements the charging algorithm in a first charging module and in a second charging module. 21. The battery charger as set forth in claim 20 and wherein the controller implements the charging algorithm in a first manner in the first charging module and in a second manner in the second charging module, the second manner being different than the first manner. 22. The battery charger as set forth in claim 21 wherein the controller further includes a third charging module and a fourth charging module, the third charging module being operable to provide a third charging current to the battery pack, the fourth charging module being operable to provide a fourth charging current, the controller implementing the charging algorithm in the third charging module and in the fourth charging module. 23. An electrical combination comprising: a battery having a battery temperature and including a battery housing, a plurality of lithium-based battery cells supported by the battery housing, each battery cell having an individual state of charge, at least one battery terminal supported by the battery housing and electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells, and a battery controller operable to measure the individual state of charge of each battery cell and to measure the temperature of the battery; and a battery charger including a charger housing, at least one charger terminal to electrically connect to the at least one battery terminal, and a controller operable to supply a charging current to the battery through the at least one terminal, the controller being operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery based at least in part on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell, wherein the battery controller is further operable to communicate the temperature of the battery and the individual state of charge of each battery cell to the controller of the battery charger, wherein the battery further includes a second battery terminal electrically connected to the battery controller, and wherein the battery charger further includes a second charger terminal electrically connected to the controller, the battery controller and the controller of the battery charger being operable to communicate over the second battery terminal and the second charger terminal. 24. The battery charger as set forth in claim 11 wherein the controller implements the charging algorithm in a first manner in the first charging module and in a different second manner in the second charging module. 25. The electrical combination as set forth in claim 23 wherein the controller of the battery charger is further operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery based on the temperature of the battery. 26. The electrical combination as set forth in claim 23 wherein the battery cells have a lithium-manganese spinel chemistry.
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