EP2578069A2 - Module d'alimentation pour dispositifs portables - Google Patents

Module d'alimentation pour dispositifs portables

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EP2578069A2
EP2578069A2 EP11787531.0A EP11787531A EP2578069A2 EP 2578069 A2 EP2578069 A2 EP 2578069A2 EP 11787531 A EP11787531 A EP 11787531A EP 2578069 A2 EP2578069 A2 EP 2578069A2
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Prior art keywords
battery module
upm
battery
charge
electrical
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Brian Lemelman
David Lemelman
Alexandra Lemelman
Frank Dunn
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Third Rail Mobility LLC
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Third Rail Mobility LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/0045—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/342—The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging

Definitions

  • the UPM includes a single wire, self configurable bus, for example, the single wire is BUS3.
  • the self configuration is the result of the protocol definition.
  • the protocol is one way for the bus to self configure when various items (cables, UPMs, etc) are plugged/unplugged or batteries are full, etc.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view and a side-end view of a UPM according to certain
  • FIG. 7 shows a functional diagram of a stack of three UPMs connected to a
  • FIG. 20 shows a side view of a two-piece housing that integrates with a portable device and a UPM attached thereto, according to one or more embodiments.
  • the stack of UPMs 10 may also be connected to a power source such as a wall outlet, or a laptop or desktop computer.
  • a power-input cable 16 connects a power source to a charge input port of one of the UPMs in the stack 10.
  • a stack of UPMs such as the stack 10 is connected to a power source using a power-input cable
  • the stack of UPMs is collectively charged as described below.
  • Suitable power input cables include, but are not limited to, USB power cables and A/C plug cables.
  • the stack of UPMs may be connected to the portable device and to an external power source simultaneously. This allows the portable device 1 1 and the UPMs 10 to be charged at the same time.
  • connection assembly 21 can include a wide variety of connectors that may be used for this purpose, including but not limited to magnetic connections, VelcroTM connectors, hooks, studs, latches, dovetails, snaps, elastics, etc..
  • the connection method may also use mechanical slots and hooks as described below with reference to Figures 14, 15, and 16A-C.
  • the replacement battery door shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 also has the advantage of maintaining a sleek profile when a UPM is not attached to the slots on the back of the door.
  • the back of the replacement battery door is substantially flat, as can be seen in FIG. 28.
  • FIG. 4 shows the front side of the case 20 that is illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • a user stacks one UPM on top of another by inserting the hooks of one UPM into the hook-receivers of another, and then sliding laterally, locking the two UPMs in place.
  • FIG. 6 shows the process of stacking two UPMs together.
  • the hooks 53 of the upper UPM are inserted into the hook-receivers 54 of the lower UPM.
  • the upper UPM has been moved forward relative to the lower UPM, securing the hooks in place.
  • Hook 53 engages with a lip of hook-receiver 54 to retain the UPM in locked position.
  • the IMI bus connects UPMs to other UPMs, but also connects UPMs to portable devices such as smartphones In this way, all devices connected to a stack of UPMs (including the UPMs themselves) can be considered to be connected to a single IMI bus.
  • FIG. 7 shows a functional diagram of a stack of three UPMs 70 71 72 connected to a smartphone 73 via an IMI bus 74.
  • the stack of three UPMs is used to power the smartphone, which has only 10% charge remaining.
  • Each of the UPMs in the stack is only partially charged.
  • UPM 70 has 30% charge remaining;
  • UPM 71 has 23% charge remaining;
  • UPM 72 has 25% charge remaining.
  • FIG. 8 shows a power hub 800 created from two UPMs, in which one UPM charges the other.
  • UPMs can be charged from external AC power source 820 or even from portable electronic devices 810.
  • the UPM can be used as a stand alone power hub to charge other devices.
  • FIG. 8 shows a power hub 800 created from two UPMs, in which one UPM charges the other.
  • UPMs can be charged from external AC power source 820 or even from portable electronic devices 810.
  • the UPM can be used as a stand alone power hub to charge other devices.
  • FIG. 8 shows a power hub 800 created from two UPMs, in which one UPM charges the other.
  • UPMs can be charged from external AC power source 820 or even from portable electronic devices 810.
  • the UPM can be used as a stand alone power hub to charge other devices.
  • An exemplary UPM has the following features (note that this list applies to certain embodiments only and is not intended to be exhaustive):
  • the IMI bus can include three power/signal pins, such as BUS1, a 5 V power bus, BUS2, power and signal ground, and BUS3, control path.
  • the UPM has two IMI interfaces, a "leftmost" interface (the female connector) and “rightmost” interface (the male connector), and the BUS1 and BUS2 are hard connected between the left and right most interfaces and the BUS3 goes through a local microprocessor.
  • a Skin only has the "leftmost" interface.
  • the device taking charge decides to stop taking charge (for example, the device is full).

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un système de gestion d'alimentation universel, qui est composé de modules d'alimentation universels (UPM) interchangeables, faciles à enlever et pouvant être connectés, de coques et de couvercles de téléphones intelligents, et d'applications pour la gestion automatique du chargement d'alimentation de multiples dispositifs. Le système est compatible avec différents dispositifs électroniques portables.
EP11787531.0A 2010-05-28 2011-05-27 Module d'alimentation pour dispositifs portables Withdrawn EP2578069A2 (fr)

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