Patent ID: 9553459
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G08C,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim:
1. A system for supplying an electric load, for charging a battery device, comprising: a charging station having a housing shaped to receive the battery device, the charging station including a detection unit for detecting that the battery device is received in the charging station, the detection unit having a first optical transmitting device for transmitting a first optical signal and an optical receiving device for receiving the first optical signal, the battery device being detected when the first optical signal is interrupted by at least a portion of the battery device being inserted into the charging station to occupy a space between the optical transmitting device and the optical receiving device; wherein the battery device includes a second optical transmitting device for transmitting a second and third optical signal, the second optical transmitting device functioning as a transmitter of a discretely configured optocoupler for transmitting information from the battery device to the charging station, and the optical receiving device of the charging station being configured as a receiver of the discretely configured optocoupler for receiving the second and third optical signals, wherein the charging station includes means for transmitting electrical energy to the battery device.