WO2010138310A2 - Techniques for controlling charging of batteries in an external charger and an implantable medical device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to implantable medical device systems, and in particular to systems employing an external charger apparatus.
- Implantable stimulation devices generate and deliver electrical stimuli to nerves and tissues for the therapy of various biological disorders, such as pacemakers to treat cardiac arrhythmia, defibrillators to treat cardiac fibrillation, cochlear stimulators to treat deafness, retinal stimulators to treat blindness, muscle stimulators to produce coordinated limb movement, spinal cord stimulators to treat chronic pain, cortical and deep brain stimulators to treat motor and psychological disorders, occipital nerve stimulators to treat migraine headaches, and other neural stimulators to treat urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, shoulder sublaxation, etc.
- Implantable stimulation devices may comprise a microstimulator device of the type disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0097529, or larger types of stimulators such as spinal cord stimulators or pacemakers for example.
- Microstimulator devices typically comprise a small, generally-cylindrical housing which carries electrodes for producing a desired electric stimulation current. Devices of this type are implanted proximate to the target tissue to allow the stimulation current to stimulate the target tissue to provide therapy.
- a microstimulator' s case is usually on the order of a few millimeters in diameter by several millimeters to a few centimeters in length, and usually includes or carries stimulating electrodes intended to contact the patient's tissue.
- a microstimulator may also or instead have electrodes coupled to the body of the device via a lead or leads.
- Implantable microstimulators 10 are typically powered by an internal battery, which periodically needs to be recharged. Such recharging is usually accomplished by an external charger, which produces a magnetic field to ultimately induce a current in a coil in the implant. This induced current is rectified, and used to charge the implant battery.
- Figure 1 illustrates a microstimulator device of the prior art.
- Figure 2 illustrates the microstimulator of Figure 1 as implanted, and shows external charging components used for charging a battery in the microstimulator.
- Figures 3A and 3B illustrate circuitry useable in the external charging components to implement the disclosed charging algorithms that regulate charging of both an external battery in the external charging components and an implant battery in the microstimulator.
- Figures 4 and 5 illustrate charging algorithms that charge one of the external or implant batteries first, and then the other.
- Figures 6A and 6B illustrate a charging algorithm that alternates between charging the external battery and the implant battery.
- FIGs 7A-8B illustrates charging algorithms that allow for simultaneous charging of the external and implant batteries, but only allows one of those batteries to be weakly charged at low power.
- Figure 9 illustrates a charging algorithm that allows for simultaneous charging of the external and implant batteries, but with both being only weakly charged at low power.
- Figure 10 and 11 illustrates charging algorithms that change to reduce heat generation depending on the temperature sensed in the external charging components.
- charging algorithms implementable in an external charger for controlling the charging of both an external battery in the external charger and an implant battery in an implantable medical device. Because full-powered simultaneous charging of both batteries can generate excessive heat in the external charger, the various charging algorithms are designed to ensure that both batteries are ultimately charged, but in a manner considerate of heat generation. In some embodiments, the charging algorithms prevent simultaneous charging of both batteries by arbitrating which battery is given charging precedence at a given point in time. In other embodiments, the charging algorithms allow for simultaneous charging of both batteries, but with at least one of the batteries being only weakly charged at low power levels. In other embodiments, the temperature generated in the external charger is monitored and used to control the charging algorithm. In these embodiments, if a safe temperature is exceeded, then the charging algorithms change to new temperature-reducing schemes which still allow for both batteries to be ultimately charged.
- Figurer 2 shows a microstimulator 10 as implanted in a patient.
- the microstimulator 10 is implanted within the head of a patient, although this is merely exemplary and could be implanted elsewhere.
- the microstimulator 10 can be used to stimulate the occipital nerves, which can be beneficial in the treatment of migraine headaches for example. More than one microstimulator 10 may be implanted, but only one is shown for convenience.
- FIG. 2 Also shown in Figure 2 are various external charging components 20, the circuitry details of which are shown in Figures 3A and 3B.
- the basic function of the external charging components 20 is to wirelessly recharge an implant battery 86 in the microstimulator 10.
- the implant battery 86 provides the power for the microstimulator 10, including the circuits that ultimately provide therapeutic pulses to the microstimulator' s electrodes.
- the external charging components 20 can be used to recharge the implant battery 86 as needed, perhaps on a daily basis. Together, the external charging components 20 can be referred to as the external charger.
- the external charging components 20 comprise a head piece 22 and a coil controller 24.
- the head piece 22 comprises a coil 70 covered or encapsulated in a cover 71.
- the cover 71 is shaped to be comfortably held in place on the back of the head near the site at which the microstimulator(s) 10 is implanted, and may include a head band for example.
- coil 70 produces a magnetic charging field, which is received transcutaneously (i.e., through the patient's tissues) at a charging coil 80 within the microstimulator 10.
- the current induced in the charging coil 80 is rectified (82) to a suitable DC level (Vdc2) and charges the implant battery 86, perhaps using a battery charging circuit 84 as an intermediary.
- the coil controller 24 controls the charging coil 70 in the head piece 22, and contains a wireless transmitter 68, which is used to drive the coil 70 to produce the necessary magnetic charging field.
- the transmitter 68 creates an alternating current across the coil 70, and can comprise a resonant circuit such as an inductor-capacitor (L-C) tank circuit, as shown in Figure 3B.
- L-C inductor-capacitor
- the drive signal to the tank circuit sets the frequency of the produced wireless magnetic charging field, which might be in the neighborhood of 80 kHz for example.
- Transistor switches allow the tank circuit's power supply, V+, to be placed across the L-C series circuit with alternating polarities. Further details concerning this type of tank circuit can be found in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/368,385, filed February 10, 2009.
- the transmitter 68 is controlled by a microcontroller 60 within the coil controller 24.
- the coil controller 24 contains other electronics which will be discussed in further detail later.
- Such coil controller 24 electronics can be placed inside a plastic housing 27 for example, which housing may carry a user interface (e.g., an on/off button, input buttons, LEDs, a display, speakers, etc.) if desired.
- External charging components 20 also include a plug 26 for tapping into an AC power source such as a wall outlet or other source.
- the plug 26 includes transformer and rectifier circuitry not shown, and so provides power to the coil controller 24 in the form of a DC voltage, Vdcl.
- transformer and rectifier circuitry can also exist in the housing 27 of the coil controller itself, although this is not shown for convenience. Plug 26 can be coupled to the coil controller at connector 25.
- Coil controller 24 includes a rechargeable external battery 64, which can be recharged using the DC voltage, Vdcl, provided by the plug 26.
- battery charging circuitry 62 is used to regulate the charging current (Ibatl) and otherwise protect the external battery 64.
- battery circuitry 62 is commercially available in the art, and may comprise product LT4002 from Linear Technology for example. Battery circuitry 62 is controlled by microcontroller 60.
- the external battery 64 in the coil controller 24 will be deemed sufficiently charged when its voltage exceeds some threshold, e.g., VtI as discussed further below.
- the plug 26 can be disconnected from connector 25 on the coil controller 24.
- the coil controller 24 allows the coil controller 24 to be used without being tethered to a wall socket for example, which allows a patient wishing to recharge the internal battery 86 in her microstimulator 10 "on the go".
- the coil controller 24 receives it operating power exclusively from the external battery 64, Vbatl, which would be used to power the controller's electronics and (most significantly from a power consumption standpoint) the transmitter 68 used to energize coil 70.
- Powering of the transmitter 68 i.e., provision of the power supply voltage V+ to be applied to the transmitter's tank circuit, occurs via a switch 66 operating under control of the microcontroller 60.
- the coil controller 24 can be decoupled from the plug 26, they would be connected when charging the external battery 64, or when charging the external battery 64 and the implant battery 86 at the same time.
- plug 26 When plug 26 is coupled to the coil controller 24, either the voltage from the plug (Vdcl), or the voltage of the external battery 64 (Vbatl) depending on its level of depletion, can be used to provide power to the transmitter 68.
- Switch 66 controls whether Vdcl or Vbatl is chosen as the power source V+ for the transmitter 68. (Optional regulator 98 is ignored for now, but will be discussed later).
- the coil 70 in the head piece 22 could be separated from the coil controller 24 for the occipital nerve stimulation application illustrated in Figure 2, such separation is not necessary.
- the coil 70 could be integrated within housing 27 of the coil controller 24, such as is shown in U.S. Patent Publication 2008/0027500 for example.
- operation of the external charging components 20 to recharge the implant battery 86 can cause heating.
- the transmitter circuit 68 in the coil controller 24 is subject to heating during creation of the magnetic charging field.
- additional heat can be generated in the coil controller 24 if the external battery 64 too requires charging, i.e., if the coil controller is coupled to the plug 26 and the battery charging circuitry 62 is activated to charge the external battery 64.
- the battery charging circuitry 62 provides a significant source of additional heating. When heat from the battery charging circuitry 62 is combined with heat from the transmitter circuitry 68, the coil controller 24 can get excessively hot.
- FIGS. 4-11 disclose various charging algorithms in which implant battery charging and external battery charging are controlled to prevent overheating the coil controller 24.
- Each disclosed algorithm can be designed to automatically run, for example: when the patient selects to charge the implant battery 86 via a selection made on the coil controller 24' s user interface (not shown); when the coil controller 24 is turned on; when the coil controller 24 is plugged into an AC power source using plug 26; or upon the occurrence of any other condition in which it is logical or necessary to charge either or both of the implant battery 86 or the external battery 64 in the coil controller 24.
- the disclosed algorithms can be implemented by the microcontroller 60 in the coil controller 24.
- a group of steps 100 define example initial conditions which set the stage for implementation of the invention, which steps 100 are essentially geared to determining whether charging of both the implant battery 86 in the microstimulator 10 and the external battery 64 in the coil controller 24 is warranted and possible. Because these initial steps can be the same for each of the disclosed embodiments of Figures 4-11, they are repeated at the beginning of those figures. However, these initial steps 100 are merely illustrative, and could be deleted, altered, or added to in useful implementations.
- the microcontroller 60 in the coil controller 24 determines if it is coupled via plug 26 to an external power source such as a wall socket, which determination can be made by assessing whether the Vdcl is present. If not, the external battery 64 cannot be charged, and if necessary, the implant battery 86 can be charged. Because Vdcl is not present, switch 66 would route the external battery voltage, Vbatl, to the transmitter 68 's power supply V+. If the external battery 64 is sufficient to produce a magnetic charging field, then charging of the implant battery 86 can commence as normal; if not sufficient, then charging would terminate in typical fashion.
- an external power source such as a wall socket
- next initial steps 100 ask whether either or both of the external battery 64 or the implant battery 86 require charging. This can comprise assessing whether the voltage of those batteries 64 and 86, i.e., Vbatl and Vbat2 respectively, is below some capacity threshold voltage, i.e., VtI and Vt2 respectively.
- Vbatl and Vbat2 some capacity threshold voltage
- VtI and Vt2 some capacity threshold voltage
- Determining the voltage of external battery 64, Vbatl is straight forward for the microcontroller 60 in the coil controller 24, because the external battery is within the controller; any well known analog-to-digital or comparator circuitry can be used determine Vbatl and/or its relation to threshold VtI.
- Determination of the voltage of the implant battery 86, Vbat2 requires similar measuring circuitry at the microstimulator 10, and telemetry of the determined Vbat2 value to the coil controller 24. Such telemetry can occur using load shift keying, in which the impedance of charging coil 80 in the microstimulator 10 is modulated with the battery voltage data, causing detectable reflections in the active transmitter coil 70.
- load shift keying in which the impedance of charging coil 80 in the microstimulator 10 is modulated with the battery voltage data, causing detectable reflections in the active transmitter coil 70.
- Such a means of back telemetry from the microstimulator 10 to the external charging coil 70 is well known and is discussed further in U.S. Patent Application 12/354,40
- the implant battery 86 does not require charging (i.e., Vbat2>Vt2) but the external battery 64 requires charging (Vbatl ⁇ Vtl), then the external battery is charged using Vdc 1.
- the battery charging circuitry 62 is enabled and the transmitter 68 is disabled by the microcontroller 60. Because the transmitter 68 is disabled, the position of switch 66 does not matter.
- the implant battery 86 requires charging (i.e., Vbat2 ⁇ Vt2) but the external battery 64 does not require charging (Vbatl >Vtl), then the implant battery is charged using Vbatl.
- the battery charging circuitry 62 is disabled, and the transmitter 68 is enabled. In this condition, both Vbatl and Vdcl are present, and either could be passed by the switch 66 to power the transmitter 68 (V+). However, it can be preferable for switch 66 to apply the external battery voltage, Vbatl, to the transmitter.
- the transmitter 68 and coil 70 are normally optimized to work in a non-tethered environment in which the coil controller 24 is portable and not plugged in, such that power to energize the coil 70 can come only from the external battery 64. However, this is not strictly required, and any power supply (including Vdcl) can be used to power the transmitter 68 to produce the magnetic charging field for the implant battery 86.
- any power supply including Vdcl
- both the implant battery 86 and the external battery 64 require charging (i.e., Vbat2 ⁇ Vt2 and VbatKVtl)
- the algorithm exits initial steps 100 and begins steps designed to eventually charge both batteries in a manner considerate of heat generation in the coil controller 24.
- steps 110 of Figure 4 although both the external battery 64 and the implant battery 86 require charging, charging of the implant battery 62 is given precedence, and charging of the external battery 64 does not commence until the implant battery 62 is fully charged. Therefore, the transmitter 68 is enabled by the microcontroller 60 in the coil controller 24 to produce a magnetic charging field for charging the implant battery 86.
- the power provided to the transmitter 68 from switch 66 comprises the rectified voltage, Vdcl, from plug 26.
- Vbatl the rectified voltage
- Vdcl the rectified voltage
- the implant battery voltage, Vbat2 is telemetered to the coil controller 24 in the manner discussed previously, and is assessed relatively to its threshold, Vt2. If Vbat2 is still less than its threshold Vt2, then charging of the implant battery 86 continues in the manner just discussed. However, when the implant battery 86 becomes sufficiently charged (Vbat2>Vt2), then charging of the implant battery 86 can cease, and charging of the external battery 64 can begin. Microcontroller 60 affects this by automatically enabling the battery charging circuit 62 in the coil controller and disabling the transmitter 68. This allows Vdcl to be used to charge the external battery 64.
- Steps 120 in Figure 5 are similar to steps 110 in Figure 4, except that precedence is given to charging the external battery 64.
- steps 120 start by enabling the battery charging circuitry 62 to charge external battery 64 using Vdcl.
- the transmitter 68 is disabled to prevent generation of a magnetic charging field and charging of the implant battery 86.
- the voltage of the external battery, Vbatl is checked on a periodic basis. If that voltage is less than its threshold (i.e., Vbatl ⁇ Vtl), then charging of the external battery 64 continues.
- the implant battery 86 is charged, and the external battery 64 is prevented from further charging: specifically, the transmitter 68 is enabled, and the battery charging circuitry 62 is disabled. Because the external battery 64 is sufficiently charged before charging of the implant battery 86, switch 66 preferably passes the external battery voltage, Vbatl, to the enabled transmitter 68. Again, this is preferred as an optimal match to the transmitter 68 and coil 70, but is not strictly necessary, as the enabled transmitter 68 may also be power by Vdcl, a regulated version thereof, or any other power source. Regardless, steps 120 again prevent simultaneous enablement of two primary heat sources in the coil controller 24 — battery charging circuit 62 and transmitter 68 — thus reducing heat and improving patient safety.
- Steps 130 in Figure 6A similarly prevent the simultaneous activation of these two heat sources, but do so by enabling them in an alternating fashion, such that one of the batteries 64 and 86 is charged for a time period, then the other for a time period, then the first again, then the other again, etc.
- the implant battery 86 is charged first by disabling the battery charging circuitry 62 and enabling transmitter 68. Again, because the external battery 64 at this point is insufficiently charged, switch 66 provides Vdcl instead to power the transmitter 68. Such charging of the implant battery 86 occurs for a time period t2, which may be set by the designers of the external charging components 20, and which may comprise 60 seconds for example. Once time t2 is exceeded, and assuming that the implant battery 86 is still undercharged (Vbat2 ⁇ Vt2), then the external battery 64 is charged. This occurs by enabling the battery charging circuitry 62 and disabling the transmitter 68, which allows Vdcl to charge the external battery 64.
- steps 140 in Figure 7A and steps 150 in Figure 8A also reduce heat generation in the coil controller 24 in the event that both the external battery 64 and the implant battery 86 require recharging.
- steps 140 and 150 permit simultaneous charging of both batteries 64 and 86.
- one of the batteries in steps 140 and 150 is not charged to a full extent. Instead, such one battery is only "weakly" charged, i.e., charged with a power less than would be indicated were that one battery to be charged by itself.
- the average power level drawn by the combination of the battery charger circuit 62 and the transmitter 68 is reduced when compared to the average power level used when both batteries are fully charged together.
- a first step 145 provides full charging power to the implant battery 86, but at the same time also allows for weak charging of the external battery 64.
- Full charging of the implant battery 86 entails enabling the transmitter 68, and setting the switch 66 to Vdcl.
- Simultaneous weak charging of the external battery 64 in step 145 can be accomplished in different ways, a couple of which are illustrated in Figure 7B.
- Each of the illustrated ways involve controlling the external battery charging current, Ibat, to an average that is less than its maximum, Ibat(max), where Ibat(max) denotes the current that is normally used to fully charging the external battery 64.
- weak charging involves merely lowering the external battery charging current from its maximum value, e.g., to perhaps one-half of Ibat(max).
- the external battery charging current is made to duty cycle between Ibat(max) and 0; in this simple example, the average Ibat current would again be approximately one-half Ibat(max).
- control of the external battery charging current Ibat is performed by the battery charging circuit 62 under control of the microcontroller 60.
- Such control can come in the form of optimal control signal(s) 95 (Fig. 3) between the microcontroller 60 and the battery charging circuit 62, which signal(s) 95 can specify full charging or some relative amount of weak charging, etc.
- step 145 During simultaneous charging of the external battery 64 and the implant battery 86, the capacities of these batteries are periodically checked. If neither is fully charged, the just-described simultaneous charging of step 145 continues. If the implant battery become fully charged first, i.e., if Vbat2>Vt2, as might be expected because it is given full-charging precedence by step 145, then charging of the implant battery 86 ceases: transmitter 68 is disabled. At this point, charging of the external battery 64 can occur as normal, i.e., with a full charging current Ibat(max) as indicated by signal 195 (Fig. 3).
- Steps 150 in Figure 8A are similar to steps 140 in Figure 7A, except that in step 155 of this embodiment, full charging power is provided to the external battery 64, while the implant battery 86 is simultaneously weakly charged.
- Full charging of the external battery 64 occurs as before, by enabling battery charging circuit 62 to provide full charging power Ibat(max) to the external battery 64.
- less than full power levels is provided to the transmitter 68 to provide a less-than-full-power magnetic charging field, which in turn charges the implant battery 86 to a lesser extent.
- Figure 8B A couple of ways for achieving a lower power draw in the transmitter 68 are shown in Figure 8B. In the first way illustrated at the top of Figure 8B, the transmitter is selectively enabled and disabled (i.e., duty cycled), such that it produces a full strength magnetic charging field at some times, but at other times is off.
- the power supply for the tank circuit in the transmitter 68, V+ (see Fig. 3B), is lowered from Vdcl (the voltage normally used by the transmitter if the external battery 64 is not sufficiently charged) to Vdcl(ref), which comprises a stepped-down voltage produced by optional regulator 98 as shown in Figure 3A.
- Vdcl the voltage normally used by the transmitter if the external battery 64 is not sufficiently charged
- Vdcl(ref) which comprises a stepped-down voltage produced by optional regulator 98 as shown in Figure 3A.
- the average power level of the transmitter 68 is lessened compared to when the implant battery is charged by itself, as is the magnitude of the resulting magnetic charging field.
- the capacities of these batteries are periodically checked. If neither is fully charged, the simultaneous charging continues. If one of the batteries is charged first, then further charging of that batteries ceases and charging of the other battery occurs as normal. As these latter steps in 150 are the same as was described with respect to steps 140 in Figure 7 A, they are not again repeated.
- Figure 9 comprises an approach similar to those of Figures 7A and 8A in that it allows simultaneous charging of both the external battery 64 and the implant battery 86, but such charging occurs by weakly charging both of these batteries simultaneously. Therefore, as shown in step 165, should both batteries need charging, the external battery 64 is charged with a reduced power draw in the battery charging circuit 62 (e.g., with a lower average Ibat as shown in Fig. 7B) and the internal battery 86 is charged using a lower power draw at the transmitter 68 (e.g., as shown in Fig. 8B). Once either battery 64 or 86 is fully charged, then the other can be charged at full power levels, as discussed earlier.
- the battery charging circuit 62 e.g., with a lower average Ibat as shown in Fig. 7B
- the internal battery 86 is charged using a lower power draw at the transmitter 68 (e.g., as shown in Fig. 8B).
- Figure 9 would cut power draw in both the battery charging circuitry 62 and the transmitter 68 simultaneously, even further lowering the risk (when compared to Figures 7A and 8A) that simultaneous activation of these circuits would cause overheating of the coil controller 24.
- Figure 10 provides yet other embodiments for a charging algorithm for charging both the external battery 64 in the coil controller 24 and the implant battery 86 in the microstimulator 10.
- the embodiment of Figure 10 factors consideration of the actual temperature of the coil controller 24 into consideration when controlling the charging of both batteries.
- optional temperature sensor(s) 69 is provided in the coil controller 24, which provide information concerning the temperature, T, to the microcontroller 60. If a plurality of temperature sensors 69 are used, the indicated temperature T can comprise an average of temperature sensed by each sensor 69 for example.
- Temperature sensor(s) 69 can comprise thermocouples, thermistors, or the like, and can be affixed at any location in or on the housing 27 of the coil controller 24.
- step 175 allows both of these batteries to be fully charged at maximum power levels. This entails enabling the battery charging circuit 62, enabling the transmitter 68, and setting switch 66 to Vdcl. By this configuration, Vdcl, the power provided by the plug 26, simultaneously fully charges the external battery 64 and powers the transmitter 68 for full powering of the implant battery 86.
- step 175 As full power level charging of both batteries 64 and 86 progresses as provided in step 175, three conditions are continually monitored, logically on a periodic basis: the capacity of batteries 64 and 86 in steps 176, and the temperature of the coil controller 24 in step 177. Monitoring the capacities of the batteries in steps 176 is similar to steps 147 and 157 in Figure 7A and 8A respectively, and thus are not further discussed.
- step 177 provides a significant difference from earlier embodiments, because it ascertains whether the temperature of the coil controller 24 is higher than a predetermined temperature, Tmax.
- Tmax may represent a maximum safe temperature as determined by the designer of the external charging components 20. For example, Tmax may comprise 41 °C, as temperatures above this limit may have the ability to hurt a patient after prolong contact.
- step 179 charging of the batteries 64 and 86 can be modified so that both batteries 64 and 86 are not simultaneously charged, or not simultaneously charged to a full extent.
- This can comprise employing any of the heat-reducing charging techniques previously disclosed in Figures 4-9 for example.
- the implant battery can be charged, followed by charging of the external battery (Steps 110; Fig. 4), and/or: the external battery can be charged, followed by charging of the implant battery (Steps 120; Fig. 5), and/or; the external battery and implant battery can be charged in alternative fashion (Steps 130; Fig.
- the power used to charge external battery can be reduced (Steps 140; Fig. 7A), and/or; the power used to charge implant battery can be reduced (Steps 150, Fig. 8), and/or; the power used to charge implant battery and external battery can be reduced (Steps 160, Fig. 9), etc.
- step 179 Implementation of the heat-reducing charging techniques in step 179 would be expected to lower the temperature of the coil controller 24 when compared to full-blown simultaneous charging of the external 64 and implant 86 batteries (step 175). Accordingly, as an optional step in the process depicted in Figure 10, should the temperature of the coil controller 24 once again fall below Tmax (Temp ⁇ Tmax; see step 177), then simultaneous full charging of both batteries 64 and 86 can once again commence. If not, then at least one temperature mitigation technique of step 179 continues to operate. However, this is optional, and instead, once Tmax is exceeded, the charging system can be constrained by the temperature mitigating techniques of step 179, without return to full blown charging of both batteries as in step 175.
- the charging algorithm of Figure 10 allows both batteries 64 and 86 to be charged at full power (step 175), until the temperature of the coil controller 24 exceeds a maximum safe temperature, Tmax (step 177). Once this temperature is exceeded, the microcontroller 60 employs a temperature-reducing scheme (step 179) designed to not simultaneously charge both batteries 64 and 86, at least to a full extent. Once the temperature of the coil controller 24 cools (Temp ⁇ Tmax) (step 177) then full charging of both batteries 64 and 86 can once again continue if desired.
- FIG 11 like Figure 10, also controls the charging algorithm in accordance with the temperature of the coil controller 24.
- step 185 in Figure 11 only allows a temperature-reducing scheme to be used.
- This step 185 can comprise use of any of the techniques discussed earlier in Figures 4-9 or combinations thereof.
- the temperature of the coil controller 24 is monitored (step 187). Should the temperature rise above a safe temperate (Tmax), which might indicate that the chosen temperature-reducing scheme in step 185 is insufficient, a different temperature-reducing scheme (e.g., another of the techniques from Figures 4-9) can again be tried in step 189.
- Tmax safe temperate
- a different temperature-reducing scheme e.g., another of the techniques from Figures 4-9 can again be tried in step 189.
- a first algorithm for charging both batteries is used first (185) followed by a second algorithm for charging both batteries (187) should the temperature become too high.
- control circuitry e.g., microcontroller 60 (e.g., Fig. 3A) can comprise any number of logic circuits, which circuits can be discrete and coupled together, or which can be integrated in a traditional discrete microcontroller circuit.
- circuitry in the external charger should be construed as covering circuitry embodied in a microcontroller or a microprocessor, or any other arrangement of logical circuit(s), whether integrated or not, for performing the necessary control functions required by the claims.
- circuitry in the external charger as used in the claims can be the same or different from other circuits recited as being “circuitry in the external charger” depending on context and on the control functions as recited by the claims.
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