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AssigneeSchneider Electric It Corporation
InventorsPradeep Tolakanahalli Nagabhushanrao, Anil Cheniveettil Suresh, Manjeshkumar S., Mahendrakumar H. Lipare
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A charging apparatus is provided according to some embodiments. The charging apparatus includes (1) charging circuitry configured to connect to a plurality of battery packs in parallel and (2) processing circuitry configured to control the charging circuitry by: (a) obtaining a voltage reading from each of the plurality of battery packs; (b) initially setting a charging voltage of a charger to a lowest voltage reading obtained from any of the plurality of battery packs; (c) while applying the charging voltage to the plurality of battery packs, obtaining a current reading from each of the plurality of battery packs that is charging; and (d) in response to the obtained current reading from a battery pack being below a minimum threshold current, increasing the charging voltage by a voltage step value. A similar method and computer program product are also provided.
A charging apparatus comprising:
A method of charging a plurality of battery packs in parallel, the method comprising:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when performed by processing circuitry of a charging apparatus, cause the charging apparatus to charge a plurality of battery packs in parallel by:
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