How to charge the battery: types of charging options

The impact of charging on the durability of battery

We often hear that someone smartphone battery become discharged very quickly after only two or three months of use. At the same time another person of the same gadget running seamlessly throughout the year and holds a charge well. This happens due to improper maintenance batteries, charging delayed. There are many ways to produce such an effect, which today we will talk in detail.

Options for charging batteries

There are two basic ways to recharge the battery - an accelerated and optimal. Accelerated method is achieved by use of chargers with higher currents. Here lies the main problem. But first things first.

Optimally, a longer version of recharging batteries

The optimal call process using the original charger to full 100% capacity. For modern smartphones over time, it takes about three hours. It should be understood that the battery is not designed for a certain period of time of operation, and for a number of cycles' discharge / charge ". This means that the more often we'll recharge it, the faster it will start to "get tired" up to complete failure.

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Faster charging: Is it bad for batteries

Many modern smart phones support technology fast recharging «QuickCharge». Hardly, this technology appeared in the Russian market, not all understand the detractors burst criticism in its address, say, fast charging "kills" the battery. However, this is a huge misconception people do not understand the principle of the innovations. Editorial Tehno.guru decided to clarify this matter.

Technology «QuickCharge» allows emergency recharge your smartphone, but here not talking about a full charge. Smartphones with such support are specifically designed so that the amplified charge is supplied only to 50% - of the face to which it can not harm the battery. Thus, in the first half hour of the battery can receive 50% of the charge, but the remaining 50% will be "injected" into the battery 2-2.5 hours, ie in the normal mode.

Now we shall understand why some of the battery become exhausted quickly. This is the fault of the users themselves. The fact is that each battery has a life cycle "charge / discharge". The more often a device is connected to the charger, the less his life. However, if the person himself brings the battery up to 50%, and then turns off, preventing charge fully, it is his hands shortens life - after gadget will work on a single charge half of what could be work.

How to charge the battery: ways to serve different types of batteries

In the Russian market today, you can find a large number of batteries of different types, each of which has its own characteristics. Among them we note:

• Nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH);
• Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd);
• Lithium-ion (Li-ion);
• Lithium Polymer (Li-Pol);
• gel (GEL);
• lead-acid (Pb and AGM).

Now we will analyze each of these types, trying to figure out how to make the process of charging rechargeable batteries.

Rechargeable batteries may vary in structure, form, but they perform all the same function

How to charge the Ni-MH rechargeable battery

Despite the fact that this type of battery has replaced nickel-cadmium, and in fact is an advanced element in all areas where it is required to replace the power supply Ni-Cd they did not work. Now we shall understand why.

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The basic rules of operation and charging Ni-Mh battery can be called exclusion:

• overheating;
• hypothermia;
• recharge.

If the battery is not in use, try to keep it in 35-45% of the charge - it will prolong her life. It is important to try not to load items such immediately after the production charge. It is better to allow them to cool before 20-24˚S.

How to properly charge the battery pack Ni-Kd

Despite the fact that these batteries are considered to be more out of date, they have not lost relevance of the application. Their fields of application - this rechargeable lights or power tools. Let us examine how to make a charge on the example screwdriver.

Typically charger supplied with electrical equipment. If it is not, then it is better to visit purchase power store with the battery on hand. This will not make the wrong choice, because each manufacturer sets various power sources.

First, you need to disconnect from the IP device, after which the battery is connected to the charger. Most often, the battery or charger is an indicator that tells you when the power should be turned off.

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How to charge the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery properly

Such batteries are often installed in laptops, smart phones and other consumer electronics. To prolong their life modern gadgets are equipped with special controllers that do not give the battery to fully discharge or recharge - Li-ion batteries do not suffer.

By purchasing a new battery, you need to properly perform its commissioning. It's not hard. To begin to wait for a complete battery discharge (before spontaneous disconnection gadget), and connect the charger, bundled. gadget indicator tells you when the memory can be switched off. The procedure, called Cycler performed 3-6 times.

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Proper charging of the lithium-polymer (Li-Pol) battery

Such batteries are equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles, and many modern gadgets. The peculiarity of the fact that they have quite low self-discharge at a relatively high energy density. Another advantage can be called that they have no "memory effect". So cycler during the initial start-up is not required.

Conventional memory to charge a battery will not work. There are "craftsmen" that do not respect the words of the manufacturer, using inappropriate battery chargers, but the battery does not always makes such an attitude. May occur, spontaneous combustion or even explosion of the battery. It is best to use a charger with built-in balancers, leveling the power supply to all the "banks" of the battery.

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Proper charging gel battery: how to do it, what to look for

Any motorist with the experience knows that the battery is installed in the vehicle - a lead (older models), AGM and gel batteries that go into new, modern car. What is the difference of charge? Some mistakenly assume that, for a gel battery, you can use the same memory as for the lead. However, such actions will only lead to the need to replace gel batteries because of its failure. Too strong current flowing from the simple charger heats the gel, while diluting it. In the reverse state, he will not return. Moreover, he is also "eat" remains operational. Therefore Tehno.guru edition does not recommend such experiments.

The main problem charging gel batteries - his moodiness to the non-compliance. Let's start with the current. Consider how to charge the vehicle battery to the battery in Example 60 Ampere / hour. To accelerate the process (which is harmful to the elements) can set the amperage of 30% of the tank that is 18 A. However, experts advise to use such currents only in the most extreme cases. Optimal same amperage will be 10% of capacity - 6 A.

Now stress - should there be even more careful. Indeed, for items such voltage below 14.5 V and 15 V above detrimental. And even at 0.2 V.

Lead-acid batteries and their methods of charging

Here everything is quite simple. All modern chargers for elements of this type are equipped with automatics. This means they do not need to configure - just connect the right terminals and switch memory. If the equipment is not available, the requirements are the same as in the previous version, but will not be too much or voltage shortage to have such a devastating effect on the battery.

To sum subtotals Summarizing the above information.

How to charge the smartphone battery

To charge any gadget in three ways:

1. We use memory, coming complete gadget. We should not do this often, slightly charging the smartphone. If possible, it is completely discharged and only then connect the charger.
2. USB cord that connects to the connector on your notebook or PC. In this case, the process will be a long one.
3. Using universal deviceCalled "frog". The most unreliable and harmful to the battery method.

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Figure out how to charge the batteries of smartphones (Li-ion or any other) you can switch to a "large batteries".

How to charge the vehicle battery charger: compile information

The main task of a novice motorist to figure out what type of battery is worth it under the hood. The easiest option - lead battery. Charging requires a minimum of attention, especially when using automatic storage. The only rule here is preventing a strong excess of current and voltage. After the current is on the scale of the charger fell to 0.5 A, the unit can be switched off.

How to charge the car's battery calcium - the question is more complicated. Such batteries are considered elements for the "Dummies" because of their simplicity and undemanding. They may not require the charging of 2-3 years, however, weather conditions, or left enabled lights will create the need for it. The peculiarity of such elements in a high voltage, and they require, of course, are. Here you need memory, capable of outputting a voltage of 16.1-16.5 V. One example of such charging devices is a "pennant-55" with the programmable automation.

Gel batteries are more complex. They also require a separate charger, other than the two previous options. They vice versa requires a smooth charge with certain predetermined parameters. How to charge the Gel-car battery charger can be found in the instructions for storage.

Beginners often ask the question, is it possible to charge the battery without removing the terminal without disconnecting from the vehicle car network. The answer is unequivocal - no. The only exception is the use of a special device called a balancing charge. But even its use without removing the terminal is permissible only for the pulse in the on-board network is sufficient to start the engine. After this start-charger is switched off, leaving a job generator.

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How to charge the car battery charger we have understood. Is it possible to perform this procedure without memory?

To charge the vehicle battery charger without

In order to protect our dear readers from electric shock in the production process Tehno.guru editors decided not describe methods using 220 V network Today dispense in a simpler way.

In this age of high technology in almost every apartment has a laptop. His charger we use. To work will also need a car light bulb (12 V, 5-50 W). Scheme collect the following way:

1. The wire goes from the "+" adapter (the center) to the center pin of the lamp.
2. Next "jumper" - from the lamp cap to the "+" battery.
3. The last wire connects the minus pin battery and adapter.

In this scheme, light acts as a limiter current, so do not take too powerful - it can lead to failure of the adapter. It is better to wait a little longer.

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In this simple way resuscitated many batteries, but it should be understood that with gel batteries such prodelyvat impossible.

Finally

Charging a car battery - a process with the need faced by every motorist. On how correctly it will be, depends on the durability of the battery, the value of which is constantly growing. By following some simple rules, which said today, it is possible to significantly increase battery life, and therefore reduce vehicle maintenance costs.

We hope that from today's article, it became clear to the reader how to properly charge the car battery charger. Editorial Tehno.guru tried to present the information as much as possible and deployed clear. However, if you have any further questions on the subject, we will be happy to answer them as soon as possible. You only need to put them in the discussions below. There you can share your experiences battery charging (both successful and not). It will be very useful to other readers who do not have experience in this field. And finally, we offer you a short, but quite informative and instructive video.