CN105119339B - A kind of electric power system and its method of supplying power to based on intelligent artifact - Google Patents

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CN105119339B
CN105119339B CN201510585926.6A CN201510585926A CN105119339B CN 105119339 B CN105119339 B CN 105119339B CN 201510585926 A CN201510585926 A CN 201510585926A CN 105119339 B CN105119339 B CN 105119339B
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The invention provides a kind of electric power system based on intelligent artifact and its method of supplying power to, wherein, in electric power system:Externally fed interface module is that electric power system accesses external dc electricity;Portable power source module obtains external dc electricity and charged and to power management module power transmission;Power management module realizes the power supply to each functional module under the control of main control module;Meanwhile, under the cooperation of power management module, main control module realizes the monitoring and control to portable power source module and internal battery module running status;Internal battery module is used to be that main control module is powered and is other module for power supply in portable power source abnormal electrical power state;Sensing module obtains perception information and sends perception information to main control module, and main control module determines whether that functional module is powered according to perception information;The intelligent charge of main control module control internal battery module makes it constantly be in more saturated state to improve system power supply security.

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A kind of electric power system and its method of supplying power to based on intelligent artifact
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic technology field, espespecially a kind of electric power system and its method of supplying power to.
Background technology
With the development of science and technology, intelligent artifact, such as mobile phone, tablet personal computer, which already become that people are daily, gave birth to Essential worthy companion, the utilization rate of intelligent artifact is also with regard to more and more higher, or even some intelligent artifacts one day all exist for 24 hours Standby use state.
However, being typically all to be powered by one piece of rechargeable lithium battary in existing intelligent artifact, it is obvious that The mode for only carrying out single power supply by lithium battery in today of the such high usage of intelligent artifact, existing intelligent artifact can not be very The good requirement for meeting people, some people or even the electricity several times that to be substituted the bad for the good for mobile phone for one day, the daily life given people brings all It is more inconvenient.
In order to solve this problem, portable power source fortune Ying Ersheng is efficiently solved in the case where being inconvenient to obtain civil power The problem of how being charged for intelligent artifact, and then solve the puzzlement of many people.But, it is used as intelligent artifact using portable power source Electric power system be the simple electricity solved in powerup issue, and portable power source for the moment be also it is limited, can not Solve the prolonged powerup issue of intelligent artifact;Moreover, as that must be taken when crossing safety check or air consignment under some special screnes Go out portable power source, so as to cause intelligent artifact power down, this is fatal for some requirements constantly powered real-time intelligent product 's;In addition, intelligent artifact is during use, lithium battery is that each functional module is stopped when powering not according to corresponding rule The module for power supply that only temporarily the module for power supply of unused function and selection need, but persistently all functional modules are powered, System power dissipation is added, battery electric quantity is wasted, battery powers duration is shortened.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of electric power system based on intelligent artifact and its method of supplying power to, multistage electric power system Framework has established the basis of the reliable and stable power supply of system, and the intelligent charge realization of main control module control internal battery module is built-in Battery module electricity constantly improves system power supply security in more saturated state, and is realized by sensing module to each function The intelligent management of module for power supply reaches the maximization of the minimum and electricity utilization rate of system power dissipation.
The technical scheme that the present invention is provided is as follows:
A kind of electric power system based on intelligent artifact, the electric power system includes:Externally fed interface module, mobile electricity Source module, main control module, power management module, internal battery module, sensing module and at least one functional module, its In,
The externally fed interface module, is connected with the portable power source module and the power management module respectively;Institute It is respectively that the portable power source module and power management module access are logical by external communication electricity to state externally fed interface module The external dc electricity that adapter converts is crossed to be powered;
The portable power source module, respectively with the externally fed interface module, main control module and power management module Connection, when the externally fed interface module normally accesses external dc electricity, the portable power source module is supplied from the outside The external dc electricity is obtained in electrical interface module and is charged;Outside the improper access of externally fed interface module During direct current, the portable power source module is that the power management module is powered;
The power management module, respectively with the sensing module, portable power source module, internal battery module, main control Module and functional module connection;The power management module is that the main control module is powered, and the power management module Realized under the control of the main control module to the sensing module, the functional module and the internal battery module Power supply;Meanwhile, under the cooperation of the power management module, the main control module is realized to be run to the portable power source module The monitoring and charge control of the monitoring of state and output control and realization to the internal battery module running status;
The internal battery module is connected with the power management module, and the power management module is the internal battery Module charges;Do not supplied normally when the externally fed interface module does not access external dc electricity, the portable power source management module When electric, the module for power supply that the internal battery module is powered by the power management module for other needs;
The sensing module, is connected with the main control module and the power management module, and the sensing module is obtained Perception information, and the perception information is sent to the main control module, the main control module is according to the perception information Determine whether that the functional module is powered.
In the technical program, the power supply of whole electric power system is regulated and controled by main control module and power management module, this Sample, realizes the intelligent power supply of electric power system, when corresponding functional module needs power supply, then provides power supply;When corresponding work( When energy module does not need power supply, then the power supply of the functional module is cut off, the intellectuality of electric power system is substantially increased, improved simultaneously The utilization rate of electricity in portable power source module and internal battery module;Further, in the technical scheme, when main control module prison When measuring in internal battery module electricity and being less than charge threshold, then main control module controls the internal battery module automatic from power supply Charged in management module, it is ensured that internal battery module maintains the electricity of abundance in real time.In addition, above-mentioned portable power source mould Block abnormal electrical power state includes:Electricity is exhausted in portable power source module, portable power source is powered and exports power supply closed mode etc., i.e., Portable power source module can not be normally power management module and other module for power supply.
Preferably, the power management module is powered using three-level, and the priority that the three-level is powered is as follows:
When the externally fed interface module normally accesses external dc electricity, then the external dc electricity is the power supply pipe Module for power supply is managed, so as to be embodied as the main control module, the sensing module, the functional module and the internal battery Module for power supply, forms first order powering mode;
When the externally fed interface module does not access external dc electricity normally, then the portable power source module is the electricity Source control module for power supply, so as to be embodied as the main control module, the sensing module, the functional module and described built-in Battery module is powered, and forms second level powering mode;
When the externally fed interface module does not normally access external dc electricity while the portable power source module is in non- Normal power supply state, then the internal battery module is that the power management module is powered, so as to be embodied as the master control molding Block, the sensing module and the functional module are powered, and form third level powering mode.
Preferably, under the cooperation of the power management module, the main control module is realized to the portable power source mould The monitoring and charge control of the monitoring of block running status and output control and realization to the internal battery module running status, tool Body includes:
Under the cooperation of the power management module, the main control module obtains the work shape of the portable power source module The switching manipulation that state, electric quantity data and realization export power supply to the portable power source module is controlled;Meanwhile, the master control molding Block obtains the electric quantity data of the internal battery module and controls the internal battery module according to first order powering mode or the Two grades of powering modes are charged.
In the technical program, by the cooperation of power management module, realize to portable power source module and internal battery mould The regulation and control of electricity in block, i.e., when finding that the electricity in portable power source module and internal battery module is less than charge threshold, then control Two modules of system are charged automatically, while having ensured that whole electric power system is normally run, the use of the power management module Substantially increase the intelligent level of electric power system, using electricity wisely.
Preferably, the sensing module obtains perception information, and the perception information is sent to the main control module, The main control module judges the power supply and powered-down operation to functional module according to the perception information.
Preferably, the main control module has the connection of signal and/or data with functional module, to monitor energy described in work( The state of module.
In the technical program, portable power source module is pluggable portable power source, so, when portable power source module occurs During failure, it can change in time;It is some be inconvenient to carry portable power source in the case of, e.g., user needed in airplane by Portable power source is consigned, and now user in time can extract portable power source, now internal battery module be electric power system and Intelligent artifact is powered, and does not interfere with the normal power supply of intelligent artifact.
Preferably, the electric power system includes multiple functional modules, and the multiple functional module includes build-in function Module and/or external functional module;The functional module is bluetooth module, WIFI module, GPS module, GPRS module, mould of weighing At least one of block, unlocking module and sensing module and profile module formula module.
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The main control module, the sensing module, the power management module and/or the build-in function module are integrated In one piece of PCBA board.
In the technical program, above-mentioned modules are integrated in one piece of PCBA board, whole electric power system is reduced Volume, improves the intellectuality of whole electric power system.
Preferably, the TRT being connected with the externally fed interface, the generating are also included in the electric power system Device is used to be that the portable power source module or the power management module are powered.
In the technical program, when portable power source module is in extraction state, whole electric power system can be by in-built electrical Pond module for power supply, has ensured the normal operation not power down of whole electric power system, is further ensureing the intelligent artifact of power supply just Often operation;Further, TRT has further been ensured in the case that portable power source module there is not electricity yet, whole electric power system and intelligence The normal work of energy product.In addition, it is noted that include touch-pressure switch in the electric power system, then externally fed interface mould Block is no longer directly connected with power management module, but is connected by touch-pressure switch with power management module, passes through touch-pressure switch Whether directly control this line conduction.
Preferably, the TRT includes:Micromachine, the change-speed gearing group being connected with the micromachine and with The Manual structure of the change-speed gearing group connection, the micromachine, change-speed gearing group and Manual structure cooperate to generate electricity and supplied The portable power source module or power management module charging.
Preferably, the externally fed interface module includes shell fragment, and the externally fed interface module passes through the bullet Piece selection is powered by the external dc electricity or is that the electric power system is powered by the TRT.
In the technical program, externally fed interface module here is a two-in-one interface, has ensured and has generated electricity A power supply is selected in device and external dc electricity.
A kind of method of supplying power to based on intelligent artifact, applied to above-mentioned electric power system, the method for supplying power to includes following step Suddenly:
S1 initializes the electric power system, and parameter is reset, and sets the very first time in the first timer and the second timing Second time in device;
S2 judges whether the very first time in the first timer is overtime;If overtime, respectively obtain portable power source module and The electricity of internal battery module;If having not timed out, step S7 is jumped to;
S3 judge the portable power source module whether normal power supply;If the portable power source module normal power supply, enters one Step judges whether the electricity of the internal battery module is less than charge threshold;If the non-normal power supply of portable power source module, Jump to step S6;
If the electricity of the S4 internal battery modules is less than the charge threshold, it will be filled with mark and set to 0, and start to institute Internal battery module is stated charge until being full of;
S5 resets first timer;
S6 reads and counts perception information;
S7 judges whether the second time in the second timer is overtime, if overtime, determines whether the perception information Whether the driving standard of functional module is met;If having not timed out, step S2 is jumped to;
If the S8 perception informations meet the driving standard, the functional module is opened or closed;If the outside Control information is unsatisfactory for the driving standard, then jumps to step S9;
S9 resets the perception information, resets second timer, jumps to step S2.
Preferably, in step s 4, if the electricity of the internal battery module is less than the charge threshold, start to institute The charging of internal battery module is stated until being full of, and will be filled with mark and is set to 0, it is further comprising the steps of:
If the electricity of the internal battery module is more than the charge threshold, the built-in charging module is determined whether Whether it is full of, specifically includes:
If S41 judges the internal battery module underfill, determine whether whether full of mark be 1;If judging institute State internal battery module to fill with, then will be filled with mark and put 1, and stop charging, jump to step S6;
If the S42 marks that are full of are not 1, start to charge to the built-in charging module;If described be full of flag bit For 1, then stop charging, jump to step S6.
The electric power system based on intelligent artifact and its method of supplying power to provided by the present invention, can bring following at least one Plant beneficial effect:
1. in the present invention, it is powered using modes such as portable power source module, internal battery module and TRTs, structure Into a three-level construction for electricity, it farthest protects intelligent artifact not power down in use, to ensure intelligence The normal of product is used;The reference of portable power source module, realizes the permanent supply of the electric power system;
2. in the present invention, by power management module to portable power source module and internal battery module running status and electricity The real-time monitoring and control of amount, the intelligent charge of internal battery module is controlled by main control module, it is ensured that portable power source module The electricity of abundance is maintained in real time, so as to further ensure that internal battery module maintains the electricity of abundance;Further, entirely supplying In electric system, the hardware that portable power source module and internal battery module are used accounts for the larger cost ratio of whole electric power system, but It is that the portable power source module and internal battery module used in invention can be farthest abundant using competition on general marketplace Portable power source and internal battery, be greatly reduced the cost of whole electric power system, and logical due to portable power source and internal battery With property, therefore when any one in both goes wrong, it can change in time, it is simple and convenient;
3. functional module in the present invention, is realized come induced environment information and external control information by sensing module Intelligent power supply, farthest saves system electricity consumption, improves the utilization rate of power supply;Further, the use of sensing module so that intelligence Energy product substantially increases product intelligent, carried in use according to perception information automatically into corresponding powering mode Consumer's Experience has been risen, e.g., in affined physics scene such as air transportation, portable power source can have been taken out before delivery, together When sensing module before taking off/when the automatic power supply for closing related flight restricted function module, enter flight safety confession Power mode;
4. in the present invention, system externally provides charging inlet simultaneously, intelligent artifact can be stepped on for user mobile phone charging is provided; Also, when the electricity in internal battery module exhausts but needs urgent electricity consumption (such as start certain Implement of Function Module corresponding function, Or the intelligent artifact such as user mobile phone do not need promptly to use during electricity), being generated electricity by TRT, there is provided emergent solution Method.
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Fig. 1 is the first embodiment structural representation of the electric power system based on intelligent artifact in the present invention;
Fig. 2 is second of embodiment structural representation of the electric power system based on intelligent artifact in the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the third embodiment structural representation of the electric power system based on intelligent artifact in the present invention;
Fig. 4 is micro-USB data wire wiring schematic diagrams in the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for supplying power to based on intelligent artifact in the present invention.
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1- externally fed interface modules, 2- portable power source modules, 3- power management modules, 4- internal battery modules,
5- sensing modules, 6- main control modules, 7- functional modules, 8-PCBA plates, 10- TRTs;
A-USB ends, the black pin at a1-USB ends, the green pin at a2-USB ends, the white pin at a3-USB ends,
The red pin at a4-USB ends, B-micro-USB ends, the black pin at b1-micro-USB ends,
The dead end at b2-micro-USB ends, the green pin at b3-micro-USB ends, the white pin at b4-micro-USB ends,
The red pin at b5-micro-USB ends, c- shielding lines.
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In order to illustrate more clearly about the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, control is illustrated below The embodiment of the present invention.It should be evident that drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, for For those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, other can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings Accompanying drawing, and obtain other embodiments.
To make only to schematically show part related to the present invention in simplified form, each figure, they are not represented Its as product practical structures.In addition, so that simplified form is readily appreciated, there is identical structure or function in some figures Part, only symbolically depicts one of those, or has only marked one of those.In addition, in accompanying drawing 1 into accompanying drawing 4, band The connecting line of arrow represents there is power supply or charging relation, and arrow represents power supply or charging direction, the connecting line table not with arrow Show the connection of signal and/or data, dotted line represents PCBA board 8.
It is as shown in Figure 1 the structural representation of the first embodiment of the electric power system based on intelligent artifact in the present invention Figure, it can be seen that including in the electric power system:Externally fed interface module 1, portable power source module 2, master control molding Block 6, power management module 3, internal battery module 4, sensing module 5 and at least one functional module 7, wherein, externally fed Interface module 1 is connected with portable power source module 2 and power management module 3 respectively.Portable power source module 2 connects with externally fed respectively Mouth mold block 1, main control module 6 and power management module 3 are connected.Power management module 3 respectively with externally fed interface module 1, Portable power source module 2, internal battery module 4, sensing module 5, main control module 6 and functional module 7 are connected.Internal battery mould Block 4 is connected with power management module 3.Sensing module 5 is connected with main control module 6 and power management module 3.Wherein, main control Module and portable power source module 2, sensing module 5 are directly connected to there was only the connection of signal and/or data.Main control module with The connection of power management module also has power supply to connect for the connection of existing signal and/or data.
Specifically, externally fed interface module 1, is connected with portable power source module 2 and power management module 3 respectively;For Portable power source module 2 and power management module 3 access the external dc electricity converted by external communication electricity by adapter and entered Row power supply.Specifically, when the externally fed interface module 1 normally access external dc electricity, then portable power source module 2 is passed through The externally fed interface module 1 access external dc electricity is charged.Meanwhile, power management module 3 also passes through the externally fed Interface module 1 accesses external dc electricity, now, and whole electric power system is all under the control of power management module 3 using outside straight Stream electricity is powered.When externally fed interface module 1 is in the situation of improper access, i.e., external dc electricity is not accessed, Then it is powered by portable power source module 2 by power management module 3 for other modules that needs are powered.
Portable power source module 2, is connected with externally fed interface.When externally fed interface module 1 normally accesses external dc Electricity, then the portable power source module 2 external dc electricity is obtained from externally fed interface module 1 and is charged.Now power supply pipe Reason module 3 and other modules for needing to power similarly are powered by externally fed interface module 1 by external dc electricity. Then it is power management module by the portable power source module 2 when externally fed interface module 1 is without normally external dc electricity is accessed 3 power supplies, and realized by power management module 3 to other modules such as functional module 7, sensing module 5 and internal battery modules 4 Power supply.
Certainly, the portable power source module 2 or external dc electricity are for sensing module 5, internal battery module 4 and functional module During 7 are powered, the control of power management module 3 is received, to ensure that these modules need to be supplied as it during electricity Electricity so that the power supply of electric power system is more intelligent, such as, when the information that sensing module 5 is perceived meets certain standard, power supply pipe Reason module opens or closes the power supply interface to functional module 7, opens or stops the power supply to functional module 7.Furthermore, it is understood that In this embodiment, portable power source module 2 can be pluggable portable power source, and the portable power source in specifically include a work For the micro-USB interfaces and multiple USB interfaces as output end of input, as the selection of the portable power source, Ke Yixuan With the specific portable power source for meeting electric power system, the portable power source of in the market standard can also be selected.
In other embodiments, the delivery outlet of an input port two that the portable power source module 2 can not be selected on general marketplace Form, can be the multiple delivery outlets in input port or multiple input ports (by the charging input port of portable power source and Data transmission interface is split up into different interfaces) portable power sources of multiple delivery outlets.In addition, in other implementations, portable power source Also include supplying power for outside USB interface in module 2, the quantity of interface can be one or more, so that user is using the interface Other equipment is charged.As for the capacity of portable power source module 2, we do not limit herein, such as can be 4400mAh, 5200mAh, 20000mAh etc., as long as disclosure satisfy that the long-time of the electric power system and intelligent artifact is powered, are wrapped Include in the content of the present embodiment.
With continued reference to Fig. 1, power management module 3 respectively with externally fed interface module 1, portable power source module 2, in-built electrical Pond module 4, sensing module 5, main control module 6 and functional module 7 are connected.Above we mention, portable power source module 2 or outer Portion's direct current is realized under the control of power management module 3 to functional module 7, sensing module 5 and internal battery module 4 etc. Power supply.Below in order to express conveniently, the source powered is omitted, some situations directly use power management module 3 for other modules Power supply or the form of presentation of charging.Certainly, power management module 3 is still by portable power source module 2, external dc electricity or interior Put battery module 4 and power supply is provided.
In a particular embodiment, power management module 3 is that main control module 6 is powered first, so subsequent power supply pipe Other modules are powered under the control for managing the main control module 6 of module 3.In whole control process, first by master control molding Block 6 sends control instruction to power management module 3, and power management module 3 controls mobile electricity under the control of the control instruction again Power supply of the source to functional module 7, sensing module 5 and internal battery module 4.It is noted that in addition in the present invention, power supply Management module 3 is powered using three-level, and the priority that three-level is powered is as follows:1) when externally fed interface module 1, normally access is outer Portion's direct current, then external dc electricity is that power management module 3 is powered, so as to be embodied as main control module 6, sensing module 5, function Module 7 and internal battery module 4 are powered, and form first order powering mode;2) when the abnormal access of externally fed interface module 1 External dc electricity, then portable power source module 2 is that power management module 3 is powered, so as to be embodied as main control module 6, sensing module 5th, functional module 7 and internal battery module 4 are powered, and form second level powering mode;3) when externally fed interface module 1 not just Often portable power source module 2 is in abnormal electrical power state (at extraction state or output power supply to access external dc electricity simultaneously When closed mode or electricity spent condition), then internal battery module 4 is the 3 pieces of power supplies of power management mould, so as to be embodied as master control Molding block 6, sensing module 5 and functional module 7 are powered, and form third level powering mode, i.e., whole electric power system is to power supply pipe It when reason module 3 is powered, can be powered, be formed by external dc electricity or portable power source module 2 or internal battery module 4 Above three-level powering mode, wherein, first order powering mode rank highest, third level powering mode rank is minimum, and then passes through Power management module 3 is that other modules are powered.
Further, under the cooperation of power management module 3, main control module 6 is realized to the running status of portable power source module 2 The monitoring and charge control of monitoring and output control and realization to the built-in running status of battery module 4.Specifically, in power supply pipe Under the cooperation for managing module 3, the working condition that the main control module 6 obtains the portable power source module 2 (is specially portable power source Whether whether module be removed or working properly), electric quantity data and realize to portable power source module export power supply switch grasp Control (switch that specific control portable power source module 2 exports power supply is opening or closed mode).Meanwhile, the master Control module 6 obtains the electric quantity data of the internal battery module 4;And then control instruction is sent to 3 pairs of shiftings of power management module Dynamic electricity between power module 2 and internal battery module 4 is regulated and controled.Such as, when main control module 6 detects internal battery mould When the electricity of block 4 is less than charge threshold, then control instruction is sent to power management module 3.And then control portable power source module 2 is It (is in-built electrical by first order powering mode or second level powering mode according to power supply priority that internal battery module 4, which is charged, Pond module 4 is charged.Charged when external dc electricity is normally accessed by first order powering mode;Work as external dc electricity Not during normal access, by the second level, powering mode is charged), electricity is supplemented for internal battery module 4 in time, it is kept to master The continued power of control module 6.And for example, when main control module 6 is detected, portable power source module 2 is in extraction state or output is supplied Electricity is closed or during electricity spent condition, then main control module 6 sends control instruction to power management module 3, control Internal battery module 4 is that power management module 3 is powered, and then is that whole electric power system and intelligent artifact are powered.
As can be seen from the above description, power management module 3 is all modules (including main control module 6, in-built electrical Pond module 4, sensing module 5, each functional module 7 etc.) power supply administrative center, further, the power management module 3 is in main control Under the control for the control instruction that module 6 is sent, the operation that each functional module 7 is powered or powered off is realized.In addition, in the implementation In example, main control module 6 is the control centre of whole electric power system, is responsible for all judgements of the electric power system and control signal. In a particular embodiment, main control module 6 can be, but not limited to utilize MCU (Micro-controller Unit, microcontroller list Member) single-chip microcomputer, DSP (Digital Signal Processor, Digital Signal Processing), embeded processor, FPGA Device (such as CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array, field programmable gate array) etc.) or application specific processor or integrated circuit To realize.
Internal battery module 4, is connected with power management module 3, and internal battery module 4 is entered by power management module 3 for it Row charging.When the electricity in the internal battery module 4 is less than charge threshold, then under the control of power management module 3, by outer Portion's direct current or portable power source module 2 are charged for it.When portable power source module 2 is in extraction state or output state When closed mode or electricity spent condition, then the internal battery module 4 is that power management module 3 is powered, so as to be embodied as whole Electric power system is powered.In addition, in the present embodiment, main control module 6 can pass through the automatic detection of power management module 3 in-built electrical The electricity of pond module 4, can not power to prevent the low battery in internal battery module 4, be less than charging threshold when detecting its electricity During value, then charged automatically for it by power management module 3.Specifically, in this embodiment, the internal battery module 4 be rechargeable battery, e.g., lithium battery.In other embodiments, the internal battery module 4 can also be chargeable No.5 cell Or the dry cell of various other models.As for the electricity of the internal battery module 4, we do not limit equally, such as may be used herein To be 2600mAh etc., it can be selected as the case may be.
Sensing module 5, is connected with main control module 6.Sensing module 5 sense perception information and by the perception information send to Main control module 6, main control module 6 determines whether that functional module 7 is powered according to perception information.Specifically, the perception is believed Breath specifically includes environmental information and external control information.More particularly, sensing module 5, are various control datas (i.e. above-mentioned rings Environment information and external control information) source, and the control data obtained sends main control module 6, is used as each function mould of control The basis for estimation that block 7 is powered or powered off.In this embodiment, external control information is the control information instruction that user sends, Environmental information can be mobile message, acceleration information etc.;Such as, when sensing module 5 senses that intelligent terminal is in acceleration Rise state and by the acceleration information send to main control module 6 (i.e. the automatic sensing surrounding environment of sensing module 5 acceleration letter Breath), main control module 6 judges that the intelligent terminal is in lift-off state when receiving the acceleration information, and then judges the user Currently aboard, and then send control instruction to power management module 3 close intelligent terminal in contextual model module electric energy, So that intelligent terminal is in offline mode;And for example, when the control instruction that sensing module 5 obtains unlatching locating module (perceives mould Block 5 obtains the control instruction information that user sends, and the control instruction is specially to open locating module here), then main control module 6 Power management module 3 is controlled to open the power supply of locating module.It is recognised that the tool of said sensed module 5 in description more than Body form, can be various kinds of sensors, and e.g., acceleration transducer etc., such electric power system passes through various kinds of sensors induced environment Information, realizes the power supply control to specific functional module 7;It can also be the wireless mould for receiving control instruction with PERCOM peripheral communication Block, such as WIFI data obtaining modules, such electric power system are realized to specific work(by all kinds of external control informations received The power supply control of energy module 7.Especially, in this embodiment, the tool of our particular contents and sensing module 5 to perception information Body form is not limited, and multiple sensors and/or control instruction receiving module can be included in sensing module 5, now environment The concrete form of information/external control information is the various status informations and/or outside control matched one by one with the sensing module 5 Instruction, is included in present disclosure.
Functional module 7, be to meet the module that user's specific function is set, e.g., bluetooth module, WIFI module, GPS moulds At least one of block, GPRS module, Weighing module, unlocking module and sensing module and profile module formula module etc., only If needing the functional module 7 of power supply to be included in here in intelligent terminal.Furthermore, it is understood that including in this embodiment multiple Functional module 7, the plurality of functional module 7 includes build-in function module and/or external functional module, e.g., build-in function module Can be locating module, bluetooth module, WIFI module, external functional module can be Weighing module, unlocking module etc..
For further, second of embodiment structural representation of the electric power system that the present invention is provided is illustrated in figure 2 Main control module 6, sensing module 5, power management module 3 and/or build-in function module, are integrated in by figure in this embodiment In one piece of PCBA board 8, now it is arranged on the external functional module outside PCBA board 8 and communication is attached by transmission line, so, Power supply and the control function of distributed system are realized, following examples are with main control module 6, sensing module 5, power management mould Block 3 and/or build-in function module are integrated in exemplified by PCBA board 8.As for the quantity of functional module 7, including build-in function module and The quantity of external functional module, we do not limit, and can be set according to specific actual conditions, further, build-in function The concrete form of module and external functional module, can also as the case may be, real needs are selected.Certainly, main control Module 6 can have the connection of signal and/or data with functional module 7 so that 6 pairs of main control module is each with functional module 7 The state of kind (in particular for electricity condition) is monitored.
As shown in figure 3, being the structural representation of the third embodiment of the electric power system based on intelligent artifact in the present invention Figure, it can be seen that also including being connected with externally fed interface on the basis of second of embodiment, in electric power system TRT 10, TRT 10 is used to power for portable power source module 2 or power management module 3, specifically, normal condition Under, the TRT 10 is that portable power source module 2 or power management module 3 are powered;When TRT 10 is not powered, then move Power module 2 is that power management module 3 is powered.More particularly, include in the TRT 10:Micromachine, with it is miniature The change-speed gearing group of motor connection and the Manual structure being connected with change-speed gearing group, micromachine, change-speed gearing group and manual knot Structure cooperates to generate electricity to charge for portable power source module 2 or power management module 3.When the condition being powered without external dc electricity Under, electric power system is that the TRT 10 progress electricity generated manually can be used to be that portable power source module 2 or power management module 3 enter Row power supply.In the present embodiment, the Manual structure in TRT 10 is the mode of crank handle, in other embodiments, Can also be the structure that bracing wire etc. pulls pinion rotation, we are not specifically limited herein.So, in the present embodiment, make Externally fed is carried out with modes such as portable power source module 2, internal battery module 4 and TRTs 10, a three-level confession is constituted Electric framework, it farthest protects intelligent artifact not power down in use, to ensure that the normal of intelligent artifact is used.
It is electric power system and intelligence by external dc electricity and TRT 10 may be selected in the embodiment two and embodiment three Can product power, thus include shell fragment in outside power-supplying interface module 1, externally fed interface module 1 by shell fragment selection by External dc electricity is powered or powered by TRT 10 for electric power system, i.e., the use that now the externally fed interface passes through shell fragment A two-in-one interfaces are formed, specifically, the two-in-one interfaces are the micro-USB parent forms port of particular design, work as parent form (external dc electricity is not accessed when externally fed micro-USB plugs are not inserted into port), then the externally fed interface module 1 The micromachine of TRT 10 is connected to, is that electric power system and intelligent artifact are powered by TRT 10;When parent form port During middle insertion externally fed micro-USB plugs, then the power supply of TRT 10 is disconnected, and only external dc electricity is connectable to Inside is powered.
Based on above description, it can be seen that the electric power system provided in the present invention, all modules, including main control module 6 Preferentially it is powered by external dc electricity or TRT 10;When external dc electricity or TRT 10 are in abnormal electrical power When, then it is main control module 6, sensing module 5, power management module 3, functional module 7 and in-built electrical by portable power source module 2 Pond module 4, power supply;When portable power source module 2 is in extraction state or closed mode or electricity spent condition, then it is switched to interior Battery module 4 is put to be powered.In addition, portable power source module 2 can be carried out by external dc electricity or the TRT carried 10 Charging, connects the two-in-one formation externally fed interface module 1 of micromachine interface in external dc electrical interface and TRT 10.Separately Outside, in other embodiments, an output end drawn by USB line is also included in portable power source module 2, so that user gives other Equipment carries out charging (not shown).
The specific connection of the part of TRT 10 can drag five Multifunctional USB lines to realize by one kind two, as shown in figure 4, figure In, A is USB ends, and a1 is the black pin at USB ends, and a2 is the green pin at USB ends, and a3 is the white pin at USB ends, and a4 is the red pin at USB ends, B For micro-USB ends, b1 is the black pin at micro-USB ends, and b2 is the dead end at micro-USB ends, and b3 is that micro is USB ends Green pin, b4 is the white pin at micro-USB ends, and b5 is the red pin at micro-USB ends, and c is shielding line, and the Multifunctional USB line is same When have power supply and data-transformation facility;More particularly, above-mentioned red pin connects power supply VCC, white pin and green pin for data terminal, black pin For earth terminal.Certainly, in other embodiments, two here drag five Multifunctional USB lines can using many one-to-one USB lines or Many one are dragged many USB lines to replace, and to this, we are not specifically limited, as long as corresponding function can be realized.
For TRT 10, red pin and the outside of the micro-USB plugs in TRT 10 in micromachine Red pin connection in micro-USB sockets in power-supplying interface module 1, for being powered to outside power-supplying interface module 1.Generate electricity dress Put in the micro-USB sockets in the black pin and externally fed interface module 1 of the micro-USB plugs in 10 in micromachine Black pin is connected and is grounded.Specifically, the red pin in externally fed interface module 1 is the red pin of shell fragment, for ensuring external communication The uniqueness that power supply and TRT 10 are powered, i.e., one that the same time can only be in both powers for electric power system.Work as outside When exchange power transmission plug is not inserted into the micro-USB sockets in externally fed interface module 1, then in externally fed interface module 1 Micro-USB sockets in the red pin of shell fragment and TRT 10 in the red pins of micro-USB plugs in micromachine connect, Now, generated electricity and powered to portable power source module 2 or internal battery module 4 by TRT 10;When external communication power transmission plug When inserting the micro-USB sockets in externally fed interface module 1, then micro-USB sockets in externally fed interface module 1 In the red pin of shell fragment disconnect connection with the red pin of the micro-USB plugs in micromachine in TRT 10, now by outer Portion's direct current supplies electricity to portable power source module 2 or internal battery module 4 is powered.
The schematic flow sheet of the method for supplying power to based on intelligent artifact in the present invention is illustrated in figure 5, the method for supplying power to application In above-mentioned electric power system, the method for supplying power to comprises the following steps:
S1 initializes electric power system, and parameter is reset, and is set in the very first time and the second timer in the first timer Second time;
S2 judges whether the very first time in the first timer is overtime;If overtime, respectively obtain portable power source module and The electricity of internal battery module;If having not timed out, step S7 is jumped to;
S3 judge portable power source module whether normal power supply;If portable power source module normal power supply, determine whether interior Whether the electricity for putting battery module is less than charge threshold;If the non-normal power supply of portable power source module, jumps to step S6;
If the electricity of S4 internal battery modules is less than charge threshold, it will be filled with mark and set to 0, and start to internal battery mould Block charge until being full of;Specifically, in this step, in addition to, if the electricity of internal battery module 4 be more than charging threshold Value, then determine whether whether built-in charging module is full of, and specifically includes:
If S41 judges the underfill of internal battery module 4, determine whether whether full of mark be 1;If judging in-built electrical Pond module 4 is filled with, then will be filled with mark and put 1, and stops charging, jumps to step S6.
If S42 is not 1 full of mark, start to charge to built-in charging module;If being 1 full of flag bit, stopping is filled Electricity, jumps to step S6.
S5 resets first timer;
S6 reads and counts perception information;Specifically, perception is sensed by the sensing module 5 in electric power system here Information, specifically, the sensing module include environmental information or external control information, are being supplied for the concrete form of perception information Have been described above, will not be described here in electric system.
S7 judges whether the second time in the second timer is overtime, if overtime, whether determines whether perception information Meet the driving standard of functional module;If having not timed out, step S2 is jumped to;Specifically, functional module 7 includes bluetooth mould In block, WIFI module, GPS module, GPRS module, Weighing module, unlocking module and sensing module and profile module formula module At least one, functional module 7 said herein is identical with the functional module 7 in electric power system, will not be described here.
If S8 perception informations meet driving standard, functional module is opened or closed;If external control information is unsatisfactory for driving Dynamic standard, then jump to step S9;Specifically in this step, when judging that external control information meets the drive of functional module 7 Dynamic standard, then it is that the control module is powered that main control module 6, which sends control instruction to power management module 3,.
S9 resets perception information, resets second timer, jumps to step S2.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the very first time set in first timer is for setting the mobile electricity of detection Source and battery whether the detection time interval of normal work and electric quantity data, only in first timer after very first time time-out Just proceed by detection, and reset the first timer again after being handled accordingly according to testing result, until this first is determined When device setting next time time it is overtime again, detect again dynamic power supply and battery whether normal work and electric quantity data, with such Push away, so, unnecessary constantly (each circulation) the detection electricity of electric power system is efficiently controlled, to mitigate system loading and saving System electricity consumption.
Second timer, is that for setting the time interval for judging whether to meet driving standard, or single judges institute Need the record duration of external control information;The external control information perceived in the second time period of each second timer setting It is used as the Statistic analysis foundation of driving operation.Only just met after the second time time-out that second timer is set Driving standard judges and does respective handling, and the second timer is then reset again, by that analogy, so, except that will set Period in obtain external control information as statistics according to outside, simultaneously effective control electric power system it is unnecessary when When (each circulation) detection electricity to mitigate system loading and save system electricity consumption.
It should be noted that above-described embodiment can independent assortment as needed.Described above is only the preferred of the present invention Embodiment, it is noted that for those skilled in the art, is not departing from the premise of the principle of the invention Under, some improvements and modifications can also be made, these improvements and modifications also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of electric power system based on intelligent artifact, it is characterised in that the electric power system includes:Externally fed interface mould Block, portable power source module, main control module, power management module, internal battery module, sensing module and at least one work( Energy module, wherein,
The externally fed interface module, is connected with the portable power source module and the power management module respectively;It is described outer Portion's power-supplying interface module is respectively that the portable power source module and power management module access are fitted by electric pass through of external communication The external dc electricity that orchestration is converted is powered;
The portable power source module, is connected with the externally fed interface module, main control module and power management module respectively, When the externally fed interface module normally accesses external dc electricity, the portable power source module is from the externally fed interface The external dc electricity is obtained in module and is charged;When the improper access external dc electricity of the externally fed interface module When, the portable power source module is that the power management module is powered;
The power management module, respectively with the sensing module, portable power source module, internal battery module, main control module And functional module connection;The power management module is that the main control module is powered, and the power management module is in institute The confession to the sensing module, the functional module and the internal battery module is realized under the control for stating main control module Electricity;Meanwhile, under the cooperation of the power management module, the main control module is realized runs shape to the portable power source module The monitoring and charge control of the monitoring of state and output control and realization to the internal battery module running status;
The internal battery module is connected with the power management module, and the power management module is the internal battery module Charging;When the externally fed interface module does not access the non-normal power supply of external dc electricity, the portable power source management module, The module for power supply that the internal battery module is powered by the power management module for other needs;
The sensing module, is connected with the main control module and the power management module, and the sensing module, which is obtained, to be perceived Information, and the perception information is sent to the main control module, the main control module judges according to the perception information Whether it is that the functional module is powered.
2. electric power system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that:
The power management module is powered using three-level, and the priority that the three-level is powered is as follows:
When the externally fed interface module normally accesses external dc electricity, then the external dc electricity is the power management mould Block is powered, so as to be embodied as the main control module, the sensing module, the functional module and the internal battery module Power supply, forms first order powering mode;
When the externally fed interface module does not access external dc electricity normally, then the portable power source module is the power supply pipe Module for power supply is managed, so as to be embodied as the main control module, the sensing module, the functional module and the internal battery Module for power supply, forms second level powering mode;
When the externally fed interface module does not normally access external dc electricity while the portable power source module is in improper Power supply state, then the internal battery module is that the power management module is powered, so as to be embodied as the main control module, institute State sensing module and the functional module is powered, form third level powering mode.
3. electric power system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that:Under the cooperation of the power management module, the master Monitoring and output control and realization of the control module realization to the portable power source module running status are to the internal battery mould The monitoring of block running status and charge control, are specifically included:
Under the cooperation of the power management module, the working condition of the main control module acquisition portable power source module, The switching manipulation that electric quantity data and realization export power supply to the portable power source module is controlled;Meanwhile, the main control module Obtain the electric quantity data of the internal battery module and control the internal battery module according to first order powering mode or second Level powering mode is charged.
4. electric power system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that:The sensing module obtains perception information, and will be described Perception information is sent to the main control module, and the main control module judges the confession to functional module according to the perception information Electricity and power operation.
5. electric power system as claimed in claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, it is characterised in that the main control module and functional module Connection with signal and/or data, to monitor the state of the functional module.
6. electric power system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that:
The electric power system includes multiple functional modules, and the multiple functional module includes build-in function module and/or outer Put functional module;The functional module includes bluetooth module, WIFI module, GPS module, GPRS module, Weighing module, unlocking mold At least one of block and sensing module and profile module formula module;
And/or,
The main control module, the sensing module, the power management module and/or the build-in function module are integrated in one In block PCBA board.
7. electric power system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that:
Also include the TRT being connected with the externally fed interface in the electric power system, the TRT is used for for institute State portable power source module or the power management module is powered.
8. electric power system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the TRT includes:Micromachine, with it is described The change-speed gearing group of micromachine connection and the Manual structure being connected with the change-speed gearing group, the micromachine, gear teeth Wheel group and Manual structure cooperate to generate electricity to charge for the portable power source module or the power management module.
9. electric power system as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that:The externally fed interface module includes shell fragment, institute Externally fed interface module is stated to be powered by the external dc electricity by shell fragment selection or be described by the TRT Electric power system is powered.
10. a kind of method of supplying power to based on intelligent artifact, it is characterised in that the method for supplying power to is applied to such as claim 1-9 Electric power system described in middle any one, the method for supplying power to comprises the following steps:
S1 initializes the electric power system, and parameter is reset, and is set in the very first time and second timer in first timer Second time;
S2 judges whether the very first time in first timer is overtime;If overtime, portable power source module is obtained respectively and built-in The electricity of battery module;If having not timed out, step S7 is jumped to;
S3 judge the portable power source module whether normal power supply;If the portable power source module normal power supply, further sentences Whether the electricity for the internal battery module of breaking is less than charge threshold;If the non-normal power supply of portable power source module, is redirected To step S6;
If the electricity of the S4 internal battery modules is less than the charge threshold, it will be filled with mark and set to 0, and start to described interior Battery module is put charge until being full of;
S5 resets first timer;
S6 reads and counts perception information;
S7 judges whether the second time in second timer is overtime, if overtime, whether determines whether the perception information Meet the driving standard of functional module;If having not timed out, step S2 is jumped to;
If the S8 perception informations meet the driving standard, the functional module is opened or closed;If the outside control Information is unsatisfactory for the driving standard, then jumps to step S9;
S9 resets the perception information, resets second timer, jumps to step S2.
11. method of supplying power to as claimed in claim 10, it is characterised in that in step s 4, if the internal battery module Electricity is less than the charge threshold, then start to charge to the internal battery module sets to 0 up to being full of, and will be filled with mark, also Comprise the following steps:
If the electricity of the internal battery module is more than the charge threshold, whether the internal battery module is determined whether It is full of, specifically includes:
If S41 judges the internal battery module underfill, determine whether whether full of mark be 1;If judging in described Put battery module to fill with, then will be filled with mark and put 1, and stop charging, jump to step S6;
If the S42 marks that are full of are not 1, start to charge to the internal battery module;If described is 1 full of flag bit, Then stop charging, jump to step S6.
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