Wireless communication controlled battery charging station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9564769-B2
Application number	US-201615006595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2014
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

An electronic device sends a wireless signal to a charging station indicating that charging of a battery of the electronics device is to commence. The electronic device generates a profile representing characteristics of the battery during charging. The electronic device sends a wireless signal to the charging station indicating the first type of charging is to be applied to the battery. The electronic device responds to a determination that charging of the battery is to continue by determining a second type of charging to be applied to the battery. The electronic device determines whether charging of the battery is to continue. In response to a determination that charging of the battery is not to continue, the electronic device sends a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery is to cease.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method to charge a battery, the method comprising:
determining, by an electronic device, whether a type of the battery is indicated;
responsive to a determination that the type of the battery is not indicated, initiating, by the electronic device, a test of the battery to determine the type of the battery;
generating, by the electronic device, a profile representing characteristics of the battery during charging based, at least in part, on a result of the test, wherein the profile of the battery is matched to a pre-existing profile to determine the type of the battery;
sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to a charging station indicating that charging of a battery of the electronic device is to commence using a first type of charging;
sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating the first type of charging is to be applied to the battery based, at least in part, on a determined amount of charging to be applied to the battery;
determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery using the first type of charging of is to continue based on at least one of i) a type of charging being applied to the battery and ii) a threshold being exceeded, wherein the threshold is configured for at least one of a temperature of the battery, a voltage of the battery, an electrical current of the battery, or a resistance of the battery;
responsive to a determination that charging of the battery using the first type of charging is not to continue, sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery using the first type of charging is to cease;
determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery is to continue based on at least one of a measured temperature of the battery, a measured voltage of the battery, a measured electrical current of the battery, or a measured electrical resistance of the battery;
responsive to a determination that charging of the battery is to continue, determining, by the electronic device, a second type of charging to be applied to the battery, based, at least in part, on the profile representing characteristics of the battery during charging, wherein the second type of charging is indicated by the wireless signal sent to the charging station;
sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating the second type of charging is to be applied to the battery based, at least in part, on a determined amount of charging to be applied to the battery;
determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery using the second type of charging of is to continue based on at least one of i) a type of charging being applied to the battery and ii) a threshold being exceeded, wherein the threshold is configured for at least one of a temperature of the battery, a voltage of the battery, an electrical current of the battery, or a resistance of the battery; and
responsive to a determination that charging of the battery using the second type of charging is not to continue, sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery using the second type of charging is to cease.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Poulton Kevin

Classifications

• H02J7/825

  Detection of fully charged condition · CPC title

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J7/90

  Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage · CPC title

• H02J7/44

  between battery management systems and power sources · CPC title

• H02J7/485 Primary

  with provisions for charging different types of batteries · CPC title