Title :
The art of battery charging
Author :
Cope, Richard C. ; Podrazhansky, Yury
Author_Institution :
Adv. Charger Technol., Norcross, GA, USA
Abstract :
The demand for portable products is showing exponential growth with no end in immediate sight. Along with the overall growth in volume has come increased demand for greater features and functions. This combination has brought the issue of power management to the forefront of engineering design considerations. The overall success of a portable product will not only be dictated by its features and functions, it will also be influenced by how long it can perform before running out of power, the time it takes to return the batteries to full capacity and the life expectancy of the battery. Sound engineering design begins with a good working knowledge of batteries and battery charging techniques
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; battery chargers; design engineering; power supplies to apparatus; secondary cells; battery capacity; battery charging; battery life expectancy; charging techniques; engineering design considerations; portable products; power management; Batteries; Chemicals; Design engineering; Electrochemical processes; Electrodes; Nickel; Particle separators; Power engineering and energy; Subspace constraints; Surface resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1999. The Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4967-9
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1999.795996
