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

Claim 14:
15. A device for recharging a battery comprising:
a power port;
a recharging profile generator for producing a recharging profile, the recharging profile associated with a plurality of alternating charge and rest segments that are adapted to be applied to the battery over a recharging period beginning at a start point and ending at an end point, the charge period comprising a plurality of charge and rest segments occurring between the start point and the end point, 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, the charge segments and rest segments alternating 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 recharging period to increase battery longevity, the heat accumulation being attributable to the charge segments within the recharging period.