Adaptive charging technique and circuitry for a battery/cell using multiple charge circuits and temperature data

A method to adaptively charge a battery using charging circuitry, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals and the charging circuitry includes a first charge circuit and a second charge circuit wherein the first and second charge circuits are spaced apart by at least a predetermined distance, the method comprising:

• generating a first adjustable charge signal using the first charge circuit;
• generating a second adjustable charge signal using the second charge circuit;
• generating a battery charge signal using the first adjustable charge signal and the second adjustable charge signal;
• applying the battery charge signal to the battery to recharge the battery;
• generating first temperature data which is representative of the temperature of the first charge circuit and/or second charge circuit;
• determining whether the first temperature data is out-of specification;
• and
• in response to the first temperature data being out-of specification, generating one or more control signals to adjust the first adjustable charge signal and/or second adjustable charge signal using (i) the first temperature data and (ii) data which is representative of an operating efficiency of the first charge circuit and/or the second charge circuit.

A system to recharge a battery, the battery including at least two terminals, the system comprising:

• charging circuitry to (i) generate a programmable battery charge signal using first and second DC current-voltage signals and (ii) apply the programmable battery charge signal to the battery to charge the battery during a charging operation, the charging circuitry includes:
• a first current-voltage source to generate a first signal,
• a second current-voltage source to generate a second signal,
• a first inductor-capacitor circuit, associated with and electrically coupled to the first current-voltage source, to generate the first DC current-voltage signal using the first signal, and
• a second inductor-capacitor circuit, associated with and electrically coupled to the second current-voltage source, to generate the second DC current-voltage signal using the second signal, wherein the second inductor-capacitor circuit is spaced apart from the first inductor-capacitor circuit by a predetermined distance;
• a first temperature sensor to generate first temperature data during the charging operation;
• control circuitry electrically coupled to the first and second current-voltage sources and configured to:
• determine whether the first temperature data is out-of-specification, and
• generate one or more control signals to adjust the programmable battery charge signal in response to the first temperature data being out-of-specification;
• and
• a housing, wherein the battery, the charging circuitry, and the first temperature sensor are disposed in the housing.