How do NiCad and NiMh chargers detect -deltaV to stop charging? (SOLVED)

Am i correct?

Yes. And that charging voltage and it's little peak shift have nothing to do with the actual terminal voltage of the battery after you disconnect it. It's a small dynamic voltage change during the charging process to signal that it's time to terminate the charge process. Other means of stopping a constant current charge cycle is to have the temperature sensor inside the battery pack as the temp will start a rapid rise upon full charge being reached and that is how a lot of the early 'rapid' chargers worked. But of course that worked with only higher priced battery packs that had the proprietary temp sensor (compatible with the charger) in them.

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