Patent ID: 8723484

Claim:
A method for controlling charging and discharging of a battery in a mobile communication base station, comprising: setting configuration parameters in the mobile communication base station configured to control the charging and the discharging of the battery in the mobile communication base station, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a charge and discharge time range parameter and a charge and discharge depth parameter, obtaining the configuration parameters in the mobile communication base station; and controlling the charging and the discharging of the battery in the mobile communication base station according to current time and the configuration parameters, wherein the charge and discharge time range parameter comprises a first time range and a second time range with different prices of electricity consumption; and the charge and discharge depth parameter comprises a discharge threshold, wherein a price of electricity consumption in the first time range is lower than a price of electricity consumption in the second time range, and the controlling the charging and the discharging of the battery in the mobile communication base station according to the current time and the configuration parameters comprises: charging the battery in the mobile communication base station until the battery is full charged, if it is determined that the current time is in the first time range; and controlling the battery in the mobile communication base station to supply power until the discharge threshold is reached, if it is determined that the current time is in the second time range, and disconnecting the mobile communication base station from an external power supply when the battery is supplying power.