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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

It is current that recharges batteries, so a charger capable of providing a higher current will charge a given battery faster. For Lithium batteries, a constant current is required, so the applied voltage will change as the battery charges to maintain a constant current.

Heat is what kills batteries, and faster charging at higher currents produce more heat.


20 posted on 08/26/2015 6:29:01 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo
Heat is what kills batteries, and faster charging at higher currents produce more heat.
It would follow, then, that the maximum temperature would come from the maximum current - and thus, for a given amount of charge of a given duration of time, the minimum temperature would be attained by minimizing the maximum rate of charging - by making it equal to the minimum rate. IOW, constant charge rate.
For Lithium batteries, a constant current is required, so the applied voltage will change as the battery charges to maintain a constant current
Everything is clear. The voltage listed is not what appears at the terminals - the voltage applied to the terminals is whatever it takes to produce the nominal current.

A current source, rather than a voltage source.


24 posted on 08/26/2015 9:51:32 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion ('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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