trickle charge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Keeping a battery fully charged by charging it at a rate equal to its self-discharge rate.
  2. Charging a battery slowly, or by using a significantly smaller current than the battery is able to accept.

Word forms

trickle charge trickle charges trickle charging trickle charged

Antonyms

fast charge fast-charge

Derived words

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