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As a result of this current, the battery absorbs a charge and its voltage rises. The charger limits the maximum voltage to U max, a constant or temperature-dependent maximum, typically around 2.4 V per cell. Once the U max voltage is reached, typically when the battery is charged to 70–80% of its capacity, [1] the charger enters the Uo-phase ...
In this mode the charger holds a steady voltage slightly above that of a full battery, in order to push current into the cells. As the battery fills, its internal voltage rises towards the fixed voltage being supplied to it, and the rate of current flow slows. Eventually the charger will turn off when the current drops below a pre-set threshold ...
The first generation rechargeable alkaline batteries were introduced by Union Carbide and Mallory in the early 1970s. [3] [5] Several patents were introduced after Union Carbide's product discontinuation and eventually, in 1986, Battery Technologies Inc of Canada was founded to commercially develop a 2nd generation product based on those patents, under the trademark "RAM".
A battery balancer or regulator is an electrical device in a battery pack that performs battery balancing. [2] Circuitry that includes designs to balance cell charges during battery pack recharging may be either active or passive in its design, [ 3 ] and is most often found in lithium-ion batteries , [ 4 ] e.g., for laptop computers, electrical ...
Quick Charge is a proprietary technology that can charge battery-powered devices, primarily mobile phones, at power levels exceeding the 7.5 watts (5 volts at 1.5 amps) supported by the USB BC 1.2 standard, using existing USB cables. The higher voltage available allows more power (watts) to be supplied through wires without excessive heating.
For example, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt has a 66-kWh lithium-ion battery and a 7.2-kW onboard charging module; with an EPA range of 259 miles (417 km) and energy efficiency of 118 mpg‑e (29 kW⋅h/100 mi; 17.7 kW⋅h/100 km), [25] it can use its portable charge cord to charge at AC Level 1 (120 V, 12 A) to get up to 4 mi (6.4 km) of range per ...
The Samsung Galaxy S23, which takes an input current of 3 A, can charge its internal battery packs at 6 A thanks to a 2:1 current pump. [3] Oppo's 240 W SUPERVOOC goes further and uses three charge pumps in parallel (98% claimed efficiency [4]) to go from 24V/10A to 10V/24A, which is then taken by two parallel battery packs. [5]
The battery packs are produced by GS Yuasa, the same company that supplies the batteries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, whose entire fleet was grounded in January 2013 for battery problems. The lithium-ion battery of an i-MiEV caught fire at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant on March 18 while connected to a charge-discharge test equipment.