US 6,211,644 B1 · Method and apparatus for identifying a battery

Abstract

Method and system for communication between a battery power receiving device and a battery pack are disclosed. The battery power receiving device has a battery information circuit that is carried with the battery power receiving device as a single unit. Battery information such as battery identification and capacity are stored in the battery power receiving device and the battery information circuit. The battery power receiving device uses the battery information if the battery identification stored therein coincides with the battery identification stored in the battery information circuit.

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Dependent claims

A battery system, comprising:

battery means for supplying operating power during battery operation of a battery power receiving device;
a battery information circuit carried as a unit with the battery means for assembly with the battery power receiving device, said battery information circuit and said battery power receiving device being capable of communicating mutually, and having means for storing identification information and battery information in the battery information circuit and in the battery power receiving device;
and
means for using the battery information stored in the battery power receiving device as actual battery information, if the identification information stored in the battery information circuit coincides with identification information stored in the battery power receiving device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/491,955Filed 26 Jan 2000

Priority

SE 990030927 Jan 1999

Granted

3 Apr 2001

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

H01M 10/4257
Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing: smart batteries, e.g.…
H01M 10/48
Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells: accumulators combined with arrangements for…
H02J 7/44
Characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data: between battery management systems and power sources
H02J 7/485
Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries: with provisions for charging different types of…

Method and apparatus for identifying a battery

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