| 摘要 |
<p>A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery of the present invention includes a DC/DC converter (30) for outputting a preselected DC voltage and a preselected DC current limited by a voltage setting circuit (34) and a current limiting circuit (36), respectively. A control circuit (38) senses the voltage of a secondary battery connected to the apparatus and causes the current limiting circuit (36) to set up a first current lying in a constant current range until the battery voltage reaches a full charge voltage. At this instant, the control circuit (38) switches a charge switching circuit (32) in order to apply the first current to the battery in the form of pulses. As soon as the battery voltage reaches the full charge voltage, the control circuit (38) applies a current lower than the current in the constant current range and the current in the constant range to the battery alternately in the form of bilevel pulses. The apparatus is capable of reducing charging time without increasing loads on switching devices, and insures the safety of the battery. <IMAGE></p> |
