Patent ID: 11862772
Assignee: CANAL ELECTRONICS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A device for recharging a battery comprising:
a power port;
a user interface module for receiving a user input, the user input comprising a user-defined time period, the user-defined time period signifying a start time and an end time, the start time being a first time prior to which recharging does not occur, the end time being a second time after which recharging does not occur, with a plurality of charge and rest segments occurring between the start time and the end time, the charge segments being periods during which recharging current is to be applied to the battery, and the rest segments being periods during which no recharging current is to be applied to the battery;
a recharging profile generator for producing a recharging profile, the charge recharging profile generator responsive to the user input, the recharging profile associated with the plurality of segments alternating between charge segments and rest segments at least twice;
a switch connected to the power port for enabling a current to flow to the battery based upon the recharging profile; and
wherein the charge segments of the plurality of alternating segments are applied to recharge the battery, and the rest segments of the plurality of alternating segments are applied to reduce heat accumulation in the battery throughout the user-defined time period to increase battery longevity, the heat accumulation being attributable to the charge segments within the user-defined time period.