Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging inventions 08/06

20060192523 - Electronic equipment, power source management control device for electronic equipment, and power source device: A notebook personal computer includes a hybrid pack (10) which has a battery (11) serving as a secondary battery, a battery protection IC (12) for controlling this battery (11), a fuel cell (13) for causing a predetermine fuel and air to electrochemically react with each other so as to cause...

20060192524 - Safety device for booster cables kit for vehicles: A booster cables kit includes a battery having a first booster cable connected to a positive pole terminal and a second booster cable connected to a negative pole terminal. A detection cable is connected between the first clamp and a circuit board which is connected to a switch device which...

20060192525 - Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device: A battery cover assembly (100) includes a battery cover (30), a resilient member (20), and a locking member (40). The battery cover has a latching member configured for engaging with the fastener mechanism of a housing (10), and an insertion hole (322) configured for the insertion of a latching post...

20060192526 - Charging device with a replaceable front panel: A charging device includes a housing and a rail unit. The housing includes top and bottom panels, and a front panel. The top and bottom panels of the housing cooperatively define a front opening. The front panel of the housing serves to cover the front opening in the housing, and...

20060192527 - Battery-driven screwdriver: A cordless screwdriver having a housing (12, 18), having a handle (14), in particular one that is angled in pistol fashion, having a preferably permanently installed rechargeable battery (40), having charging contact tabs (37) for charging the rechargeable battery (40), and having an output spindle (20) is always ready for...

20060192529 - Battery pack: A battery pack is provided which includes: a battery set having a plurality of secondary-battery cells connected in series and in parallel; and a battery-abnormality detection circuit. The battery-abnormality detection circuit controls a battery-set circuit separation switch, so as to detect an abnormality in each secondary-battery cell based on a...

20060192528 - Method and device for managing batteries of a battery system: Method for managing a battery system including a number of serially coupled batteries in a flexible, reliable, and cost effective way and that can be used in a wide variety of applications, such as tools, for example, hand tools, cars, boats, back-up systems, buses, trucks, golf carts, wheel chairs, electric...

20060192532 - Battery-operated equipment: A battery-operated equipment comprises a battery; a constant voltage power source that derives a constant voltage from a battery voltage across the battery; and a microcomputer that incorporates an A/D converter(s) and has terminals for the A/D converter and a power input terminal. The microcomputer is connected with the battery...

20060192531 - Method and apparatus for battery charging with constant current, constant voltage, and pulsed charging: A battery charging apparatus includes a voltage detecting circuit, a current detecting circuit, a charging circuit, and a charge control circuit. The voltage detecting circuit detects a battery voltage of the battery and accordingly outputs a signal. The current detecting circuit detects a battery current supplied to the battery and...

20060192530 - Modifying power adapter output: A method and apparatus to modify an output power of a power adapter coupled to a computing device in accordance with a power consumption of the computing device is discussed. Other embodiments are described and claimed....

20060186856 - Jumper cable accessory device: A Jumper Cable Accessory which includes a sleeve/cap. A body member consisting of a strap. A slot located at the end of the strap located to the opposite end of the location of the sleeve/cap....

20060186857 - Rechargeable battery with charge control: The battery comprises rechargeable battery cell(s), a current regulator varying a charge current provided to the battery cell(s) and a bypass circuit allowing a discharge current provided by the battery cell(s) to bypass the current regulator. The current regulator can limit the charge current depending on the amperage of the...

20060186858 - Charging apparatus: A charging apparatus includes a device-specific bridging unit and a charging unit. The bridging unit is coupled electrically and removably to a charging port of an electronic device, and is operable so as to provide charging information that is specific to the electronic device. The charging unit is coupled electrically...

20060186859 - Internal short detection apparatus for secondary-battery, internal short detection method for secondary-battery, battery-pack, and electronic equipment: A secondary-battery internal short detection apparatus is provided which is capable of precisely detecting an internal short being generated in a secondary-battery. In this apparatus: an electricity-quantity storage circuit stores in advance a reference electricity-quantity necessary for charging the secondary-battery from a first voltage to a second voltage; an electricity-quantity...

20060186860 - Battery chargers: Battery pack may include rechargeable battery cells Battery charger may include power source circuit. Power source circuit may be connected with an external power source and battery cells. The external power source may supply power to the power source circuit and then, the power source circuit may supply charging current...

20060186861 - Charge control method of capacitor in thyristor converter: Charging time of a capacitor is shortened while avoiding erroneous firing due to distortion of a power supply voltage and sustaining an inrush current at a constant level. In the charge control method of a capacitor in a thyristor converter comprising a thyristor for rectifying an AC voltage, a CPU...

20060181241 - Systems and methods for charging a chargeable usb device: Systems and methods are provided for charging a USB device. A USB connector may be used to couple the system to a USB port on the USB device, the USB connector including a bus voltage (Vbus) connector, a positive data (D+) connector, and a negative data (D−) connector. Charger circuitry...

20060181242 - Sensor apparatus management methods and apparatus: Presented are methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing and maintaining an electronic device such as a sensor apparatus....

20060181243 - Use of location awareness to facilitate clinician-charger interaction in a healthcare environment: A charger for electrically charging a plurality of mobile terminals of a healthcare establishment communications network. The charger comprises a plurality of charging stations, each charging station receiving a respective one of the mobile terminals and electrically charging the respective terminal; an input for receiving an indication of potential retrieval...

20060181244 - Systems and methods for integration of charger regulation within a battery system: One or more charger regulation tasks (e.g., one or more of those tasks typically performed by charger regulator circuitry of a separate battery charging apparatus) are integrated within a battery system (e.g., a battery pack of a portable information handling system) by utilizing component/s common to the battery system (e.g.,...

20060181245 - Method and apparatus for detecting charged state of secondary battery based on neural network calculation: A neural network type of apparatus is provided to detect an internal state of a secondary battery implemented in a battery system. The apparatus comprises a detecting unit, producing unit and estimating unit. The detecting unit detects electric signals indicating an operating state of the battery. The producing unit produces,...

20060181246 - Circuit and method for processing a supply voltage with voltage peaks: A circuit for processing a supply voltage with a voltage peak to obtain an output signal with reduced or eliminated voltage peak, comprises a first capacitance and a second capacitance, wherein a controllable resistor is formed between the first and second capacitance in series to the same, which has a...

20060181247 - Fan structure and battery pack using the same: A fan structure is provided, which includes: a fan case having an inlet and an outlet; a bladed wheel provided inside the fan case; a motor for rotating the bladed wheel; a circuit substrate for controlling the motor; and a scroll housing formed between the fan case and the bladed...

20060176011 - Battery charger with polarity switching capability: A charger includes a conducting member having a first end connected electrically to one of first and second contact plates on one of first and second clampers, and an opposite second end connected electrically to a charging circuit. The conducting member permits transmission of a reset signal to the charging...

20060176013 - Battery charger: A charger having a controller with an input and an output, a first terminal for connecting a battery pack to the controller, a connecting line disposed between the first terminal and the input of the controller, a current source connected to the controller for providing power to the battery pack....

20060176012 - Battery pack locking apparatus for mobile terminal: Disclosed herein is a battery pack locking apparatus for a mobile terminal, in which a battery pack is mounted to a lower case frame of the mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a hook unit provided to a lateral side of the lower case frame, and a side locking unit provided...

20060176014 - Locking-typed battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack having locking members formed at an upper cover and locking grooves formed at a case body such that the locking members can be engaged in the corresponding locking grooves. The assembly of the battery pack is accomplished by a mechanical coupling method, not by...

20060176016 - Pocket personal computer with mobile phone: An improved PDA device/pocket PC with hand phone/mobile phone device that does not allow shut down of the device when the power of the battery gets low and the device needs a new battery to be fitted in without having any interruption in continuity of conversation and/or continuity of downloading...

20060176015 - Portable electronic device and capacitive charger therefor and associated methods: An electronic apparatus includes a portable electronic device and a charger for capacitively charging the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is temporarily placed adjacent the charger. The portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery carried by the housing, and at least one pair of device capacitive...

20060176017 - Rechargeable powered device: A rechargeable device is provided having a motor and a small-capacity battery coupled to the motor. The small-capacity battery has a storage capacity sufficient for an average use of the device up to a few average uses of the device. A charger may also be provided for charging a rechargeable...

20060176018 - Method and arrangement for battery charging: An arrangement for charging a plurality of batteries that are connected in series, where the total voltage across all the batteries that are connected in series is a predefined system voltage, includes an arrangement for controlling the voltage across each battery separately, so that the system voltage is not exceeded...

20060176019 - Non-common ground series bus physical layer implementation: A communication circuit is used for transmitting data between a plurality of devices which have non-common ground voltages. The communication circuit comprises a plurality of transmitting input nodes coupled to the devices, respectively, a transmitting current path, a plurality of receiving output nodes coupled to the devices, respectively, and a...

20060176020 - Discharge circuit: According to the invention, an apparatus for robust battery discharge which provides uninterrupted power to a discharge circuit used in a discharge cycle is disclosed. The apparatus may have a discharge circuit for discharging a battery. The discharge circuit may be adapted to be coupled with a discharge load and...

20060176021 - Electronic device with main current limit circuit: This invention includes an electronic device that has both electrical contacts for coupling to local, application specific circuitry and contacts for supplying power to another electronic device. The electronic devices may be coupled in series, so as to eliminate the need for bulky, unsightly cables or wires. Since the devices...

20060176022 - Battery management apparatus: When impedance calculating conditions are satisfied after a system is started, the impedance of a battery is calculated using the current of the battery, a time variation in open circuit voltage thereof, a time variation in terminal voltage thereof, a time variation in current thereof, and a time variation in...

20060176023 - Method and apparatus for improving cycle-life of a battery pack: A charging system (108) supplies a source voltage (Vco, FIG. 5) and a source current (Ico, FIG. 5) to a plurality of battery cells (110). The charging system operates according to a method (200) including the steps of determining (202) a capacity for each of the plurality of battery cells,...

20060176024 - On-board battery refresh charging: A refresh control system that selectively initiates a refresh charge cycle includes an energy storage device and an electric machine that is operable to charge the energy storage device. A control module monitors a usage period of the energy storage device and determines a bias factor. The control module determines...

20060176025 - Charging control circuit and charging device: A charging control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a detecting circuit and a charging transistor control unit for controlling a charging transistor supplying a first current, a current source for supplying a second current, and a current source control unit for controlling the current source....

20060176026 - Method for charging and maintaining a battery: A method for charging and maintaining a rechargeable battery is provided. A time basis and a charging level are predetermined in the method. When the unused period of the battery does not exceeds the time basis, if the electric potential of the battery is more than the charging level, the...

20060176027 - Charging arrangement for capacitor means: A capacitor charging arrangement to be supplied by a voltage containing network cycles, and having a gate-controlled semiconductor switch (Tch) arranged for charging the capacitor (Caux) and generating a control signal of the gate-controlled semiconductor switch. The control signal is generated with a device that includes a clipper, a first...

20060176028 - System and method for precharging and discharging a high power ultracapacitor pack: This invention is a system and a method that uses the braking resistor, commonly used and available in electrically or hybrid-electrically propelled vehicles, to limit the precharge current during the startup of a high power ultracapacitor pack energy storage device and/or safely and rapidly discharge an ultracapacitor pack for maintenance...

20060170391 - Fuel cell charger: A fuel cell charger and a method of using a fuel cell charger. The charger includes a housing, a communication/power port, disposed in the housing, and at least one fuel cell adapted to generate electricity. The fuel cell includes a fuel plenum containing fuel, an anode connected to the fuel...

20060170390 - Secondary battery charging system: A secondary battery charging system, mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, has a secondary battery, a fuel cell, a fuel storage unit, and a fuel supply controller. In order to start the engine of the vehicle, the engine requires the electric power from the secondary battery. The...

20060170393 - Portable battery charger in shape of thumb: A portable battery charger in shape of thumb having a USB connector mounted on a circuit board for controlling the charging process. The circuit board includes a charging terminal unit consisting of a positive and a negative terminal. A housing is adapted to cover the circuit board and fix the...

20060170392 - Portable charging system: A portable charging system capable of improving the traditional charging structure and technology uses a programmable function and a controller memory method in a charging and discharging system, which can simultaneously charge and discharge the charger of a mobile electronic device or the charger of the charging system itself, or...

20060170394 - Separable connecting member for secondary battery module and method of improving the performance of battery module by leveling voltage: Disclosed herein is a separation-type connecting member, which electrically connects electrode terminals of unit cells. The connecting member comprises two or more separated connecting bodies, which are connected to the corresponding electrode terminals during the assembly of a secondary battery module, and which are electrically connected with each other by...

20060170395 - Tool storage case: An electric device mounting type tool storage case that is easily transported together with other electric devices such as audio devices in addition to an electric tool body and can stand against contamination such as dust in the work site. An audio device as an electric device can be stored...

20060170396 - Sensing board assembly for secondary battery module: Disclosed herein is a sensing board assembly mounted in a high-output, large-capacity secondary battery module, which has a plurality of secondary unit cells mounted therein such that the secondary unit cells are electrically connected with each other, for sensing the voltage and current of the unit cells. The sensing board...

20060170397 - Battery healty monitor: A battery health monitor (BHM) that operates as a battery-mountable full-spectrum alternating current (ac) impedance meter that facilitates monitoring a state-of-charge and a state-of-health of a battery. The BHM is used for monitoring one or more electrical parameters, e.g., impedance, of a battery. The BHM includes: a current sink coupled...

20060170398 - Single chip microcontroller including battery management and protection: A microcontroller is disclosed. The microcontroller comprises a processor system and a high voltage interface coupled to the processor system and adapted to be coupled to a battery. The microcontroller further includes a battery management system for monitoring the battery and managing the battery based upon the monitoring of the...