CHARGER FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

摘要

A battery charger (1) for charging rechargeable batteries and/or battery packs (5) is disclosed. Preferably the charger can apply two modes of charging a battery. n a normal charging mode a battery is charged to full capacity at a low rate. In a boost charging mode the battery is charged very rapidly and preferably only to a certain degree, such as 755 of its maximum capacity. The boost charging mode m kes it possible to provide some charge to the battery when the time available fo charging is limited. The boost charging method is based on a very high initial harging current (I