Patent ID: 6522101
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
A rechargeable battery pack comprising:a housing; at least one rechargeable cell disposed in said housing; a first set of terminals attached to said housing that are connected to said at least one rechargeable cell, wherein a charging current is applied to said at least one rechargeable cell through said first of terminals and current is drawn from said at least one rechargeable cell through said first set of terminals; a memory disposed in said housing, said memory having a power required data field containing data indicating the power required by said at least one rechargeable cell to charge said rechargeable cell and data indicating a sequence in which the charging current is applied to said at least one rechargeable cell based on the power available to charge said cell; and a second set of terminals attached to said housing and connected to said memory, wherein the data in said memory are read from said memory over said second set of terminals.