Description of the embodiments
The objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by the following detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the description is only illustrative and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
Hereinafter, a battery to be charged may be a single battery to be charged, or a group of batteries to be charged.
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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, in one implementation manner of the first embodiment of the present invention, a charging method is provided for charging a plurality of batteries to be charged, including:
s1, respectively obtaining the residual electric quantity of a plurality of to-be-charged batteries.
S2, sequentially determining the plurality of batteries to be charged as the 1 st battery to be charged to the N th battery to be charged according to the sequence of at least more residual electric quantity, wherein N is more than or equal to 2.
S3, respectively obtaining the charging currents I1 of the 1 st to N th to-be-charged batteries which are currently being charged, wherein 1<n is less than or equal to N.
S4a, comparing the charging current I1 of the 1 st to nth battery to be charged with the preset charging current I0.
The preset charging current I0 is the maximum charging current of the battery to be charged.
S5a, if the charging currents I1 of the 1 st to n th to-be-charged batteries are respectively equal to the preset charging current I0, generating a control signal for charging the n+1th to-be-charged battery by using the solar module.
According to the charging method, when a plurality of batteries to be charged are charged by using the solar module, the batteries to be charged are at least sequenced according to the residual electric quantity, the charging is started from the maximum residual electric quantity, the charging current is monitored in real time in the charging process, and when the charging current meets a certain condition, the batteries to be charged with the second residual electric quantity are charged and sequentially recursively charged, so that the aim that the batteries to be charged can be charged simultaneously when the output electric energy of the solar module is large is fulfilled, and the technical problems that a solar charging device in the prior art can only charge one battery at a time, cannot reasonably distribute the electric energy and cannot reasonably charge the batteries at the same time are solved; meanwhile, the storage of the output electric energy of the solar module is realized by simultaneously charging a plurality of batteries to be charged, the electric energy converted by the solar module is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a charging method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 2, in another implementation manner of the first embodiment of the present invention, after step S3, the method further includes:
s4b, comparing the sum of the charging currents I1 of the 1 st to n th to be charged batteries with the sum of n-1 preset charging currents I0.
And S5b, if the sum of the charging currents I1 of the 1 st to n th to-be-charged batteries is smaller than the sum of n-1 preset charging currents I0, generating a control signal for stopping charging the n th to-be-charged battery.
According to the charging method, through monitoring the charging current of each battery to be charged in real time, when the output electric energy of the solar module is weakened and the sum of the charging currents of the batteries to be charged meets a certain condition, the battery to be charged with the least residual electric quantity in the battery to be charged in charging is disconnected in time, so that the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is fully charged at the fastest speed, and the charging efficiency of the battery is guaranteed.
The charging method in the above embodiment further includes:
s6, respectively acquiring the residual electric quantity Q1 of the 1 st to nth to be charged battery which is currently being charged and the residual electric quantity Qn of the nth to be charged battery;
and S7, if the residual electric quantity Qk of the kth battery to be charged reaches the rated electric quantity, generating a control signal for stopping charging the kth battery to be charged, wherein k is more than or equal to 1 and less than n.
Through steps S6 and S7, the charging method can timely stop charging the battery to be charged when the battery to be charged is full, and continuously charge other batteries to be charged, so that the storage of the output electric energy of the solar module is realized, the electric energy converted by the solar module is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided.
The charging method in the above embodiment further includes:
and S3c, obtaining the output current of the current solar module.
And S4c, comparing the output current of the current solar module with the sum of preset charging currents I0 of the first n batteries to be charged.
And S5c, if the output current of the current solar module is larger than the sum of preset charging currents I0 of the n previous batteries to be charged, generating a control signal for charging the n+1th batteries to be charged by using the solar module.
According to the charging method, the output current of the solar module is monitored in real time in the charging process, when the output current of the solar module meets a certain condition, the secondary battery to be charged with the second most residual electric quantity is charged, and the charging method sequentially recursions, so that the aim of simultaneously charging a plurality of batteries to be charged when the output electric energy of the solar module is larger is achieved.
In this embodiment, the current output current of the solar module is obtained, and the preset charging current of the battery to be charged is obtained to determine the chargeable battery to be charged. For example, the number of the current to-be-charged batteries is 10, the numbers of the to-be-charged batteries are determined according to the remaining power of the to-be-charged batteries in descending order, the preset charging current of each to-be-charged battery is 2A, the output current of the current solar module is 11A, the output current of the current solar module is determined to be capable of meeting the requirement of fully charging the first 5 to-be-charged batteries, and the remaining 1A current is utilized to charge the 6 th to-be-charged battery.
More specifically, in this embodiment, if it is determined that the output current of the current solar module is greater than the preset charging current of the first n to-be-charged batteries, the solar module is controlled to charge the first n+1 to-be-charged batteries at the same time, and it should be understood that, in this embodiment, in order to ensure the charging effect and the charging efficiency, the first n to-be-charged batteries are charged by using the full charge current, and the first n+1 to-be-charged batteries are charged by using the remaining current, so as to ensure the charging efficiency of the first n to-be-charged batteries, and meanwhile, the waste of electric energy generated by the conversion of the solar module is avoided.
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Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a charging module according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a current comparing unit according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a control signal generating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, a second embodiment of the present invention provides a charging module 1 for charging a plurality of batteries to be charged by using a solar module and using the charging method in the first embodiment, including: a power acquisition unit 11, a power sequencing unit 12, a current acquisition unit 13, a current comparison unit 14, and a control signal generation unit 15.
The power acquisition unit 11 is configured to acquire remaining power of a plurality of batteries to be charged, respectively.
The electric quantity sequencing unit 12 is used for sequencing the plurality of to-be-charged batteries according to the residual electric quantity from at least more, and sequentially determining the 1 st to the N th to-be-charged batteries, wherein N is more than or equal to 2.
The current obtaining unit 13 is configured to obtain charging currents I1 to In of the 1 st to nth to-be-charged batteries currently being charged, respectively, where 1<n +.n.
The current comparing unit 14 includes a first current comparing subunit 141, where the first current comparing subunit 141 is configured to compare the charging currents I1 of the 1 st to n th to-be-charged batteries with the preset charging current I0, respectively.
The preset charging current I0 is the maximum charging current of the battery to be charged.
The control signal generating unit 15 includes a first control signal generating subunit 151, where the first control signal generating subunit 151 is configured to generate a control signal for charging the (n+1) th to be-charged battery by using the solar module when charging currents I1 to In of the (1) st to n) th to be-charged batteries are respectively equal to preset charging currents I0.
In the charging module 1 in this embodiment, when the solar module is used to charge the plurality of batteries to be charged, by adopting the charging method in the first embodiment, the electric energy converted by the solar module can be reasonably distributed, when the output electric energy of the solar module is larger, the purpose of charging the plurality of batteries to be charged simultaneously is achieved, the output electric energy storage of the solar module is achieved, the electric energy converted by the solar module is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided.
In one embodiment, the current comparing unit 14 further includes a second current comparing subunit 142, where the second current comparing subunit 142 is configured to compare the sum of the charging currents I1 to In of the 1 st to n th to be charged batteries with the sum of the n-1 preset charging currents I0.
The control signal generating unit 15 further includes a second control signal generating subunit 152, where the second control signal generating subunit 152 is configured to generate a control signal for stopping charging the nth battery to be charged when the sum of the charging currents I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged to the nth battery to be charged is smaller than the sum of n-1 preset charging currents I0.
In the charging module 1 of this embodiment, when the output electric energy of the solar module becomes weak and the sum of the charging currents of the respective rechargeable batteries satisfies a certain condition, the rechargeable battery with the least residual electric quantity in the rechargeable battery being charged can be disconnected in time, so as to ensure that the rechargeable battery with more residual electric quantity is fully charged at the fastest speed, and ensure the charging efficiency of the battery.
In an embodiment, the power obtaining unit 11 is further configured to obtain the remaining power Q1 of the 1 st to nth to rechargeable batteries currently being charged and the remaining power Qn of the nth to rechargeable battery, respectively.
The control signal generating unit 15 further includes a third control signal generating subunit 153, where the third control signal generating subunit 153 is configured to generate a control signal for stopping charging the kth battery to be charged when the remaining power Qk of the kth battery to be charged reaches the rated power, where 1 is less than or equal to k < n.
The charging module 1 of this embodiment can continue to charge other rechargeable batteries when a certain rechargeable battery is full, has realized the storage of solar module output electric energy, has effectively utilized the electric energy of solar module conversion, has avoided the energy extravagant.
In an embodiment, the current acquisition unit 13 is further configured to acquire an output current of the present solar module.
The current comparing unit 14 further comprises a third current comparing subunit 143, wherein the third current comparing subunit 143 is configured to compare the output current of the current solar module with the sum of the preset charging currents I0 of the first n to-be-charged batteries.
The control signal generating unit 15 further includes a fourth control signal generating subunit 154, where the fourth control signal generating subunit 154 is configured to generate a control signal for charging the (n+1) th to-be-charged battery by using the solar module when the output current of the current solar module is greater than the sum of preset charging currents I0 of the first n to-be-charged batteries.
The charging module 1 of this embodiment is still through the output current at the in-process real time monitoring solar module that charges, when solar module's output current satisfies certain condition, charges to the battery that waits that the residual capacity is second is many, and the recurrence in proper order has realized when solar module output electric energy is great, can be to the purpose that a plurality of battery that wait to charge simultaneously.
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Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a charging device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a power management module according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 6 and 7, a third embodiment of the present invention provides a charging device, including a charging module 1 in a second embodiment, further including: a solar module 2 and a power management module 3.
Wherein the solar module 2 is used for converting solar energy into electrical energy.
The power management module 3 is respectively connected with the charging module 1, the solar module 2 and the plurality of to-be-charged batteries 4, and is used for receiving a control signal of the charging module 1 and controlling the charging channels between the plurality of to-be-charged batteries and the solar module 2 to be opened or disconnected according to the control signal.
In one embodiment, the power management module 3 includes: a first power management unit 31, a second power management unit 32, a third power management unit 33, and a fourth power management unit 34.
The first power management unit 31 is configured to receive a control signal for charging the n+1th to-be-charged battery by using the solar module 2, and control the charging channel between the n+1th to-be-charged battery and the solar module 2 to be opened according to the control signal.
The second power management unit 32 is configured to receive a control signal for stopping charging the nth battery to be charged, and control the disconnection of the charging channel between the nth battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The third power management unit 33 is configured to receive a control signal for stopping charging the kth battery to be charged, and control the disconnection of the charging channel between the kth battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The fourth power management unit 34 is configured to transmit the electric energy converted by the solar module 2 to the charging module 1, and supply power to the charging module 1.
In the above embodiments, the battery to be charged includes, but is not limited to, a lithium ion battery.
The working principle of the charging device of the present invention is specifically described below by taking 3 lithium ion batteries with the same preset charging current as an example, and assuming that the preset charging currents of the 3 batteries to be charged are all I0:
1. by monitoring the charging current of the battery to be charged while charging 3 lithium ion batteries having the same preset charging current
When the sun illumination reaches a certain intensity, the solar energy component 2 converts solar energy into electric energy and transmits the electric energy to the power management module 3.
The electric quantity obtaining unit 11 of the charging module 1 obtains the remaining electric quantities of the 3 lithium ion batteries to be charged.
The charge sequencing unit 12 of the charging module 1 determines the 3 lithium ion batteries as the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery according to the sequencing of at least more remaining charge.
The control signal generation unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 1 st battery to be charged, which has the largest remaining capacity (capacity is less than full).
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of the charging channel between the 1 st battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 acquires the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged currently being charged.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged with a preset charging current I0, wherein the preset charging current I0 refers to the maximum charging current of the battery to be charged.
If the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged is equal to the preset charging current I0, i.e. i1=i0, it indicates that the current power output by the solar module 2 is sufficiently large, and at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be opened according to the control signal, so that the electric energy output by the solar module 2 charges the 1 st battery to be charged and the 2 nd battery to be charged simultaneously.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 acquires the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, respectively, which are currently being charged.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd battery to be charged with the preset charging current I0, respectively.
If the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery are equal to the preset charging current I0, i.e. i1=i2=i0, respectively, which indicates that the current solar module 2 outputs electric energy with a margin, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 3 rd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of a charging channel between the 3 rd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
Through the charging current of a plurality of rechargeable batteries that wait, the electric energy of rational distribution solar module 2 output for the electric energy of solar module 2 output is the 1 st rechargeable battery that wait simultaneously, the 2 nd rechargeable battery and the 3 rd rechargeable battery that wait charges, thereby has realized that this charging device utilizes solar module 2 to charge for a plurality of rechargeable batteries simultaneously.
2. In the charging process, the charging is stopped in time along with the weakening of the output electric energy of the solar module 2
(1) In the process of simultaneously charging the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery, the current obtaining unit 13 of the charging module 1 obtains the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the charging current I3 of the 3 rd to-be-charged battery in real time.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the sum of the charging currents I1 to I3 of the 1 st to 3 rd to-be-charged batteries with 2 preset charging currents I0.
If the sum of the charging currents I1 to I3 of the 1 st to 3 rd to be charged batteries is smaller than the sum of the 2 preset charging currents I0, i.e. i1+i2+i3 < 2I0, it is indicated that the output power of the solar module 2 is weakened, and the 1 st to be charged battery, the 2 nd to be charged battery and the 3 rd to be charged battery cannot be charged simultaneously, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for stopping charging the 3 rd to be charged battery, so as to ensure that the 1 st to be charged battery and the 2 nd to be charged battery with more residual power are charged at the highest speed.
(2) In the process of simultaneously charging the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, the current obtaining unit 13 of the charging module 1 obtains the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery in real time.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the sum of the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd battery to be charged with a preset charging current I0.
If the sum of the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery is smaller than the preset charging current I0, i.e., i1+i2 < I0, it is indicated that the output power of the solar module 2 is further weakened, and the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the 2 nd to-be-charged battery cannot be charged simultaneously, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for stopping charging the 2 nd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be disconnected according to the control signal so as to ensure that the 1 st battery to be charged is fully charged at the highest speed.
Through the charging current of each battery that waits to charge of real-time supervision, when solar module 2 output electric energy weakens, each sum of the charging current who waits to charge the battery satisfies certain condition, in time breaks off the charging channel of waiting to charge the battery that the residual charge is minimum in waiting to charge the battery that is charging to guarantee that the more battery that waits to charge of residual charge is full of with fastest speed, guaranteed the charging efficiency of battery.
3. In the charging process, the battery to be charged is fully charged, and the charging is stopped in time
In the process of simultaneously charging the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery, the electric quantity obtaining unit 11 of the charging module 1 obtains the residual electric quantity Q1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery currently being charged to the residual electric quantity Q3 of the 3 rd to-be-charged battery respectively.
If the remaining power Q1 of the 1 st battery to be charged reaches the rated power, the control signal generation unit 15 generates a control signal to stop charging the 1 st battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the disconnection of the charging channel between the 1 st battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The charge amount acquisition unit 11 of the charging module 1 continues to acquire the remaining amounts Q2 to Q3 of the 2 nd to be charged batteries currently being charged.
If the remaining capacity Q2 of the 2 nd battery to be charged reaches the rated capacity, the control signal generation unit 15 generates a control signal to stop charging the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the disconnection of the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The charge amount acquisition unit 11 of the charging module 1 continues to acquire the remaining amount Q3 of the 3 rd battery to be charged, which is currently being charged.
If the remaining power Q3 of the 3 rd battery to be charged reaches the rated power, the control signal generation unit 15 generates a control signal to stop charging the 3 rd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the disconnection of the charging channel between the 3 rd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
4. By monitoring the output current of the solar module 2 while charging 3 lithium ion batteries having the same preset charging current
When the sun illumination reaches a certain intensity, the solar energy component 2 converts solar energy into electric energy and transmits the electric energy to the power management module 3.
The electric quantity obtaining unit 11 of the charging module 1 obtains the remaining electric quantities of the 3 lithium ion batteries to be charged.
The charge sequencing unit 12 of the charging module 1 determines the 3 lithium ion batteries as the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery according to the sequencing of at least more remaining charge.
The control signal generation unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 1 st battery to be charged, which has the largest remaining capacity (capacity is less than full).
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of the charging channel between the 1 st battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 acquires the output current of the present solar module 2.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the preset charging current I0 of the 1 st battery to be charged with the output current of the present solar module 2.
If the current output current of the solar module 2 is greater than the preset charging current I0 of the 1 st battery to be charged, it indicates that the current output power of the solar module 2 is sufficiently large, and at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be opened according to the control signal, so that the electric energy output by the solar module 2 charges the 1 st battery to be charged and the 2 nd battery to be charged simultaneously.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 continues to acquire the output current of the present solar module 2.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the sum of the preset charging currents I0 of the first 2 batteries to be charged with the output current of the present solar module 2.
If the output current of the current solar module 2 is greater than the sum of the preset charging currents I0 of the first 2 to-be-charged batteries, that is, the output current of the previous solar module 2 is greater than 2I0, which indicates that the current solar module 2 outputs electric energy with a margin, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 3 rd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of a charging channel between the 3 rd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
Through the output current of real-time supervision solar module 2, the electric energy of rational distribution solar module 2 output for the electric energy of solar module 2 output is the 1 st battery that waits to charge, the 2 nd battery that waits to charge and the 3 rd battery that waits to charge simultaneously, thereby has realized that this charging device utilizes solar module 2 to charge for a plurality of battery that wait to charge simultaneously.
The above embodiment is described with respect to the case where the preset charging currents of the plurality of to-be-charged batteries are the same and are all I0, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the preset charging currents of the plurality of to-be-charged batteries may be different.
The working principle of the charging device of the present invention is specifically described below by taking 3 lithium ion batteries with different preset charging currents as examples, and it is assumed that the preset charging currents of the 3 batteries to be charged are I01, I02 and I03 respectively:
1. By monitoring the charging current of the battery to be charged and simultaneously charging 3 lithium ion batteries
When the sun illumination reaches a certain intensity, the solar energy component 2 converts solar energy into electric energy and transmits the electric energy to the power management module 3.
The electric quantity obtaining unit 11 of the charging module 1 obtains the remaining electric quantities of the 3 lithium ion batteries to be charged.
The charge sequencing unit 12 of the charging module 1 determines the 3 lithium ion batteries as the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery according to the sequencing of at least more remaining charge.
The control signal generation unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 1 st battery to be charged, which has the largest remaining capacity (capacity is less than full).
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of the charging channel between the 1 st battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 acquires the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery currently being charged and the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged with a preset charging current I01, wherein the preset charging current I01 refers to the maximum charging current of the 1 st battery to be charged.
If the charging current I1 of the 1 st battery to be charged is equal to the preset charging current I01, i.e. i1=i01, it indicates that the current power output by the solar module 2 is sufficiently large, and at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be opened according to the control signal, so that the electric energy output by the solar module 2 charges the 1 st battery to be charged and the 2 nd battery to be charged simultaneously.
The current obtaining unit 13 of the charging module 1 obtains the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery currently being charged, and the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, respectively. The preset charging current I02 refers to the maximum charging current of the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery with the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, respectively.
If the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery are equal to the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, i.e. i1=i01, i2=i02, respectively, which indicates that the current solar module 2 outputs electric energy with a margin, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 3 rd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of a charging channel between the 3 rd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
Through above-mentioned charging device, the electric energy of rational distribution solar module 2 output for the electric energy of solar module 2 output is the 1 st battery that waits to charge, the 2 nd battery that waits to charge and the 3 rd battery that waits to charge simultaneously, thereby has realized that this charging device utilizes solar module 2 to charge for a plurality of battery that wait to charge simultaneously.
2. In the charging process, the charging is stopped in time along with the weakening of the output electric energy of the solar module 2
(1) In the process of simultaneously charging the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery, the current obtaining unit 13 of the charging module 1 obtains the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the charging current I3 of the 3 rd to-be-charged battery in real time.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the sum of the charging currents I1 to I3 of the 1 st to 3 rd to be charged batteries with the sum of the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to be charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to be charged battery.
If the sum of the charging currents I1 to I3 of the 1 st to 3 rd to be charged battery is smaller than the sum of the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to be charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to be charged battery, i.e. i1+i2+i3 < i01+i02, it is indicated that the output power of the solar module 2 is weakened, and it is not possible to satisfy the simultaneous charging of the 1 st to be charged battery, the 2 nd to be charged battery and the 3 rd to be charged battery, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal to stop charging of the 3 rd to be charged battery, so as to ensure that the 1 st to be charged battery and the 2 nd to be charged battery with more residual power are charged at the highest.
(2) In the process of simultaneously charging the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, the current obtaining unit 13 of the charging module 1 obtains the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery in real time.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the sum of the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery with the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery.
If the sum of the charging current I1 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the charging current I2 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery is smaller than the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery, i.e. i1+i2 < I01, it is indicated that the output power of the solar module 2 is further weakened, and the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the 2 nd to-be-charged battery cannot be simultaneously charged, at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for stopping charging the 2 nd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be disconnected according to the control signal so as to ensure that the 1 st battery to be charged is fully charged at the highest speed.
Through above-mentioned charging device, the charging current of each rechargeable battery that is charging of real-time supervision, when solar module 2 output electric energy weakens, and each rechargeable battery's charging current's sum satisfies certain condition, in time breaks off the rechargeable battery's that remains the minimum rechargeable battery's of the rechargeable battery that is charging passageway to guarantee that the rechargeable battery that remains the electric quantity is full with fastest speed, guaranteed the charging efficiency of battery.
3. In the charging process, the situation that the battery to be charged is full and the charging is stopped in time is the same as the situation that the charging is stopped in time for the above 3 lithium ion batteries with the same preset charging current, and the description is omitted here.
4. By monitoring the output current of the solar module 2 while charging 3 lithium ion batteries with different preset charging currents
When the sun illumination reaches a certain intensity, the solar energy component 2 converts solar energy into electric energy and transmits the electric energy to the power management module 3.
The electric quantity obtaining unit 11 of the charging module 1 obtains the remaining electric quantities of the 3 lithium ion batteries to be charged.
The charge sequencing unit 12 of the charging module 1 determines the 3 lithium ion batteries as the 1 st to-be-charged battery, the 2 nd to-be-charged battery and the 3 rd to-be-charged battery according to the sequencing of at least more remaining charge.
The control signal generation unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 1 st battery to be charged, which has the largest remaining capacity (capacity is less than full).
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of the charging channel between the 1 st battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 acquires the output current of the present solar module 2.
The current comparison unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st battery to be charged with the output current of the present solar module 2.
If the current output current of the solar module 2 is greater than the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st battery to be charged, it indicates that the current output power of the solar module 2 is sufficiently large, and at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 2 nd battery to be charged.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the charging channel between the 2 nd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 to be opened according to the control signal, so that the electric energy output by the solar module 2 charges the 1 st battery to be charged and the 2 nd battery to be charged simultaneously.
The current acquisition unit 13 of the charging module 1 continues to acquire the output current of the present solar module 2.
The current comparing unit 14 of the charging module 1 compares the output current of the present solar module 2 with the sum of the preset charging currents of the previous 2 to-be-charged batteries, i.e. compares the output current of the present solar module 2 with the sum of the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery.
If the output current of the current solar module 2 is greater than the sum of the preset charging currents of the first 2 to-be-charged batteries, that is, the output current of the current solar module 2 is greater than the sum of the preset charging current I01 of the 1 st to-be-charged battery and the preset charging current I02 of the 2 nd to-be-charged battery, it is indicated that the electric energy output by the current solar module 2 has a margin, and at this time, the control signal generating unit 15 of the charging module 1 generates a control signal for charging the 3 rd to-be-charged battery.
The power management module 3 receives the control signal and controls the opening of a charging channel between the 3 rd battery to be charged and the solar module 2 according to the control signal.
Through the output current of real-time supervision solar module 2, the electric energy of rational distribution solar module 2 output for the electric energy of solar module 2 output is the 1 st battery that waits to charge, the 2 nd battery that waits to charge and the 3 rd battery that waits to charge simultaneously, thereby has realized that this charging device utilizes solar module 2 to charge for a plurality of battery that wait to charge simultaneously.
According to the charging device provided by the embodiment, the charging module 1 in the second embodiment is adopted, and the charging method in the first embodiment is adopted, so that the purpose of simultaneously charging a plurality of to-be-charged batteries is achieved, meanwhile, when a certain to-be-charged battery is full, the charging module 1 continuously charges other to-be-charged batteries, the output electric energy storage of the solar module 2 is achieved, the electric energy converted by the solar module 2 is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided; when the output electric energy of the solar module 2 is weakened, the battery to be charged with the least residual electric quantity in the battery to be charged which is being charged is disconnected in time, the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is charged preferentially, the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is guaranteed to be fully charged at the fastest speed, and the charging efficiency of the battery is guaranteed; and after the battery to be charged with the maximum residual electric quantity is fully charged, charging the residual electric quantity of the remaining battery to be charged with priority.
The invention aims to protect a charging method, a charging module and a charging device, and has the following beneficial technical effects:
1. according to the charging method provided by the invention, the plurality of batteries to be charged are sequenced from at least more than one residual electric quantity, the charging is started from the most residual electric quantity, the charging current and/or the output current of the solar module are monitored in real time in the charging process, and when the charging current and/or the output current of the solar module meet certain conditions, the second battery to be charged with the second residual electric quantity is charged in sequence and recursively, so that the aim of simultaneously charging the plurality of batteries to be charged when the output electric energy of the solar module is larger is fulfilled, and the technical problems that a solar charging device in the prior art can only charge one battery at a time, cannot reasonably distribute electric energy and cannot reasonably charge the plurality of batteries at the same time are solved; meanwhile, the plurality of batteries to be charged are charged simultaneously, so that when the output electric energy of the solar module is large, the output electric energy of the solar module is stored, the electric energy converted by the solar module is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided.
2. According to the charging method provided by the invention, the charging current of each battery to be charged is monitored in real time, when the output electric energy of the solar component is weakened and the sum of the charging currents of the batteries to be charged meets a certain condition, the battery to be charged with the least residual electric quantity in the battery to be charged which is being charged is disconnected in time, so that the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is ensured to be charged at the fastest speed, and the charging efficiency of the battery is ensured.
3. According to the charging method provided by the invention, when a certain battery to be charged is full, the battery to be charged is stopped in time, and other batteries to be charged are continuously charged, so that the storage of the output electric energy of the solar component is realized, the electric energy converted by the solar component is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided.
4. According to the charging module provided by the invention, by adopting the charging method provided by the invention, the electric energy converted by the solar component can be reasonably distributed, when the electric energy output by the solar component is larger, the purpose of simultaneously charging a plurality of batteries to be charged is realized, meanwhile, when a certain battery is full, the other batteries can be continuously charged, the storage of the electric energy output by the solar component is realized, the electric energy converted by the solar component is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided; when the output electric energy of the solar module is weakened, the battery to be charged with the least residual electric quantity in the battery to be charged which is being charged is disconnected in time, so that the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is guaranteed to be full of the battery to be charged at the fastest speed, and the charging efficiency of the battery is guaranteed.
5. According to the charging device provided by the invention, the charging module is adopted, so that the electric energy converted by the solar component can be reasonably distributed, the aim of simultaneously charging a plurality of batteries to be charged is fulfilled when the electric energy output by the solar component is larger, meanwhile, when a certain battery to be charged is full, the other batteries to be charged are continuously charged, the storage of the electric energy output by the solar component is realized, the electric energy converted by the solar component is effectively utilized, and the energy waste is avoided; when the output electric energy of the solar module is weakened, the battery to be charged with the least residual electric quantity in the battery to be charged which is being charged is disconnected in time, so that the battery to be charged with more residual electric quantity is ensured to be filled at the fastest speed, and the charging efficiency of the battery is ensured.
In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and apparatus may be implemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules is merely a logical function division, and there may be additional divisions when actually implemented, for example, multiple modules or components may be combined or integrated into another apparatus, or some features may be omitted or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or modules, which may be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms.
The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each module may exist alone physically, or two or more modules may be integrated into one module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules.
The integrated modules, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied essentially or in part or all of the technical solution or in part in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM, random Access Memory), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.
It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity of description, the foregoing method embodiments are all expressed as a series of combinations of actions, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by the order of actions described, as some steps may be performed in other order or simultaneously in accordance with the present invention. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily all required for the present invention.
In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments. It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative of or explanation of the principles of the present invention and are in no way limiting of the invention. Accordingly, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the appended claims are intended to cover all such changes and modifications that fall within the scope and boundary of the appended claims, or equivalents of such scope and boundary.