| 发明名称 |
State of charge indicator for a battery charger |
| 摘要 |
A method is provided for indicating state of charge of a battery being charged by a charger. The method includes: supplying a charging current from a battery charger to a battery pack; determining voltage of battery cells residing in the battery pack; and illuminating a visual indicator on the battery charger to indicate state of charge of the battery pack, where brightness of the visual indicator correlates to the voltage of the battery cells in the battery pack. |
| 申请公布号 |
US8796995(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.05 |
| 申请号 |
US201113080887 |
申请日期 |
2011.04.06 |
| 申请人 |
Black & Decker Inc. |
发明人 |
Cunanan Regina G. C.;Wohltmann Brian K.;Lee Dustin |
| 分类号 |
H01M10/46 |
主分类号 |
H01M10/46 |
| 代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
Aronoff Michael |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for indicating state of charge of a battery being charged by a charger, comprising:
supplying a charging current from a battery charger to a battery pack; determining voltage of one of more battery cells residing in the battery pack; and illuminating an LED on the battery charger to indicate a state of charge of the battery pack, where brightness of the LED correlates to the voltage of the battery cells in the battery pack. |
| 地址 |
Newark DE US |
