Battery charger for recharging rechargeable battery of e.g. electrically driven vehicle, has control unit limiting current value or power at primary terminal based on default value assigned to recognized geographical territory

摘要

The charger (1) has a primary terminal (7) for connecting with a supply network. A secondary terminal is connected with a battery (2) and a control unit (3). The control unit comprises a recognizing unit for recognizing a geographical territory on which the charger is connected. The control unit limits a current value or power at the primary terminal based on a default value assigned to the recognized geographical territory. The recognizing unit comprises a global positioning system (GPS) receiver (4), a geographical database (5), a camera, a car radio, switches and adapters.