Charging method, charging device, and charging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10971764-B2
Application number	US-201916354997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2019
Priority date	Sep 18, 2016
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a charging apparatus, which comprises: a first charging interface and a second charging interface, which respectively and detachably connected to a first energy storage apparatus and a second energy storage apparatus; a power supply conversion circuit, converting external power supply into charging energy; a charging circuit, outputting charging energy output by the power supply conversion circuit to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, wherein the charging circuit comprises a first charging mode and a second charging mode. In the first charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to both the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and in the second charging mode, the charging circuit selectively outputs charging energy to the first charging interface or the second charging interface. The charging apparatus provided by the present invention possesses pluralities of choices of charging modes, and thus satisfies different charging requirements.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A charging apparatus, wherein the charging apparatus comprises:
a first charging interface, detachably connected to a first energy storage apparatus;
a second charging interface, detachably connected to a second energy storage apparatus, wherein
at the same time when the first energy storage apparatus is connected to the first charging interface, the second charging interface may be connected to the second energy storage apparatus;
a power supply conversion circuit, converting external power supply into charging energy;
a charging circuit, outputting charging energy output by the power supply conversion circuit to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, wherein the charging circuit comprises a first charging mode and a second charging mode, in the first charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to both the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and in the second charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to the first charging interface or the second charging interface selectively;
a control circuit, selectively sending a first signal or a second signal to the charging circuit, wherein when the control circuit sends the first signal, the charging circuit is in the first charging mode; and when the control circuit sends the second signal, the charging circuit is in the second charging mode;
wherein the control circuit further comprises a priority setting module, wherein in the second charging mode, the charging circuit sequentially outputs charging energy to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and the charging circuit sets, according to a signal sent by the priority setting module, an order of outputting charging energy to the first charging interface and the second charging interface; and
wherein the priority setting module detects a second characteristic parameter of an energy storage apparatus connected to a charging interface; determines, according to the second characteristic parameter, a time required to fully charge the energy storage apparatus; and sends a signal to the charging circuit according to the determining result.

2. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the charging apparatus further comprises an adjustable setting apparatus operated by a user, the adjustable setting apparatus is operable to send different signals to the control circuit, and the control circuit sends the first signal or the second signal to the charging circuit according to a signal sent by the adjustable setting apparatus.

3. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit detects a first characteristic parameter of an energy storage apparatus connected to a charging interface, the control circuit sends the first signal or the second signal to the charging circuit according to the detection result, and the charging circuit enters the first charging mode or the second charging mode according to a signal sent by the control circuit, and charges the energy storage apparatus connected to the charging interface in a chosen charging mode until the energy storage apparatus is fully charged.

4. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the charging circuit first outputs, according to the signal sent by the priority setting module, charging energy to a charging interface connected to an energy storage apparatus that requires a short time to be fully charged, and then outputs, after the energy storage apparatus is fully charged, charging energy to a charging interface connected to an energy storage apparatus that requires a long time to be fully charged.

5. The charging apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the second characteristic parameter is an output voltage of an energy storage apparatus, and when the energy storage apparatus has a higher voltage, the determining result of the priority setting module is that the energy storage apparatus needs a shorter charging time.

6. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the second charging mode, the charging circuit first outputs charging energy to the first charging interface, and after the control circuit detects that the first energy storage apparatus is fully charged, the charging circuit is controlled to output charging energy to the second charging interface.

7. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the first charging mode, the first charging interface is connected to the second charging interface in parallel.

8. The charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the charging apparatus comprises an adapter housing and a charging base housing, the power supply conversion circuit is disposed in the adapter housing, the charging circuit and the control circuit are at least partially disposed in the charging base housing, the first charging interface and the second charging interface are disposed on the charging base housing, and the adapter housing and the charging base housing are separate from each other and are connected through an electrical cable.

9. A charging system, comprising a charging apparatus and an energy storage apparatus, wherein
the energy storage apparatus at least comprises a first energy storage apparatus and a second energy storage apparatus detachably connected to the charging apparatus; and
the charging apparatus comprises:
a first charging interface, detachably connected to the first energy storage apparatus;
a second charging interface, detachably connected to the second energy storage apparatus, wherein
at the same time when the first energy storage apparatus is connected to the first charging interface, the second charging interface may be connected to the second energy storage apparatus;
a power supply conversion circuit, converting external power supply into charging energy;
a charging circuit, outputting charging energy output by the power supply conversion circuit to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, wherein the charging circuit comprises a first charging mode and a second charging mode, in the first charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to both the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and in the second charging mode, the charging circuit outputs charging energy to the first charging interface or the second charging interface ( 204 ) selectively;
a control circuit, selectively sending a first signal or a second signal to the charging circuit, wherein when the control circuit sends the first signal, the charging circuit is in the first charging mode; and when the control circuit sends the second signal, the charging circuit is in the second charging mode;
wherein the control circuit further comprises a priority setting module, wherein in the second charging mode, the charging circuit sequentially outputs charging energy to the first charging interface and the second charging interface, and the charging circuit sets, according to a signal sent by the priority setting module, an order of outputting charging energy to the first charging interface and the second charging interface; and
wherein the priority setting module detects a second characteristic parameter of an energy storage apparatus connected to a charging interface; determines, according to the second characteristic parameter, a time required to fully charge the energy storage apparatus; and sends a signal to the charging circuit according to the determining result.

10. The charging system according to 9 , wherein the charging apparatus further comprises an adjustable setting apparatus operated by a user, the adjustable setting apparatus is operable to send different signals to the control circuit, and the co

Assignees

• Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gao Don Zhendong
• Mu Guoliang
• Chen Mingming
• Song Dongjing

Classifications

• H02J7/50 Primary

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H02J7/90 Primary

  Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage · CPC title

• H02J2207/20

  Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title