摘要 |
The invention is related to a charging device (1) in which the charging current (Ich) used for charging a battery (2) is chopped according to a certain duty cycle ( eta ). A certain charging voltage reference value (Vch), which equals the real open circuit voltage of the battery charged, is known to the charging device (1). To achieve a correct duty cycle ( eta ), the terminal voltage of the battery is measured during the charging current pulse (Ion) and between the pulses. The open circuit voltage of the battery is calculated on the basis of the measurement results using the formula <MATH> where eta is said duty cycle, Vmax represents the voltage between the terminals of said battery (2) during the charging current pulse (Ion), Vmin represents the voltage between the terminals of said battery (2) between the charging current pulses and the coefficient K equals 1 or the ratio of the average of the charging current (Ich) to its peak value. The duty cycle is altered in such a manner that the calculated value (Vbatt0) is brought close to said reference value (Vch). <IMAGE> |