A battery charger for charging a battery through controlling a charging
regulation circuit is provided. The battery charger includes a current
sensing unit and an operational amplifier. The current sensing unit
monitors a charging current applied to the battery when the battery
charger operates under a constant current mode, thereby generating a
first regulation signal to the charging regulation circuit. The
operational amplifier compares a battery voltage of the battery with a
first reference voltage to generate a comparison result. When the battery
charger operates under the constant current mode, the comparison result
controls a charging mode transition from the constant current mode to a
constant voltage mode. When the battery charger operates under the
constant voltage mode, the comparison result acts as a second regulation
signal to control the charging regulation circuit.