Abstract: A battery charger for use with at least one battery and a method for charging a battery. The battery is selected from one of a rechargeable and a non-rechargeable battery. The battery charger comprises a microcontroller comprises charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, the charging device supplying a charging sequence to the battery, the charging sequence being a pulsed current of a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude, the charging sequence having an active/on portion and a resting/off portion; a monitoring device for monitoring a voltage reading on said at least one battery during each resting/off portion; and a controller configured to stop the charging of the battery charger when the voltage reading exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a battery charging assembly at an external communication device across a communication network. The method and system comprises: receiving status information relating to the battery charging assembly at the communication device. In response to the status information, the method comprises generating an input indicating a request for controlling operation of the battery charging assembly and comprising control parameters associated with controlling said operation. The method further comprises providing the input to the battery charging assembly for subsequently affecting operation of the battery charging assembly in accordance with the generated input.