GB2446469A - Charging system with multiple outputs - Google Patents

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GB2446469A
GB2446469A GB0702691A GB0702691A GB2446469A GB 2446469 A GB2446469 A GB 2446469A GB 0702691 A GB0702691 A GB 0702691A GB 0702691 A GB0702691 A GB 0702691A GB 2446469 A GB2446469 A GB 2446469A
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Jill Gregory
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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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/003—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits the coupling part being secured only to wires or cables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/02—Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus
    • H02J7/0027—
    • 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
    • H02J7/0044—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction specially adapted for holding portable devices containing 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
    • H02J7/02—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/6608—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component
    • H01R13/6633—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component with inductive component, e.g. transformer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6675—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit with built-in power supply
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/92—Holders formed as intermediate parts for distributing energy in parallel through two or more counterparts at least one of which is attached to apparatus to be held
    • 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
    • H02J2310/00—The network for supplying or distributing electric power characterised by its spatial reach or by the load
    • H02J2310/10—The network having a local or delimited stationary reach
    • H02J2310/20—The network being internal to a load
    • H02J2310/22—The load being a portable electronic device
    • 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
    • H02J3/00—Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
    • H02J3/28—Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
    • H02J3/32—Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means
    • H02J3/322—Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
    • 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
    • H02J7/0013—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially

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Abstract

An electrical charging system 1 comprises, means 2, 3 for connecting the system to a source of electrical power such as a domestic 230-250V mains supply, a transformer 4 for converting the supply voltage to, for example, 5 volts, and up to 30 USB charging outlets 5 on a plate 6 connected to the transformer 4 so that a plurality of electrical devices 7 such as digital cameras and PDAs to be charged at the same time.

Description

* 2446469
AN ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM
The present invention relates to an electrical charging system and particularly but not exclusively to such a system in which a plurality of electrical devices can be charged simultaneously via a plurality of USB connectors.
Systems are known for charging electrical devices such as PDAs and digital cameras. These systems may be perfectly adequate in domestic situations where only a single device needs to be charged at a time. For example, if a consumer purchases a playstation, mobile telephone or digital camera he or she will be provided with a dedicated charger for each item and no problem will occur. However, in a commercial or educational environment it may well be necessary to charge many devices of the same or different types simultaneously. This would entail the use of separate charging systems, including separate transformers for each device.
In order to help overcome this problem there is, according to the present invention, provided an electrical charging system comprising, means for connecting the system to a source of electrical power, means for converting electricity from the source of power to that required, and a plurality of charging outlets connected to the converting means, wherein in use each charging outlet can be connected to a respective device to be charged.
The converting means may comprise a transformer.
The transformer may be able to convert the source of power to a voltage of approximately 5 volts.
Each charging outlet may comprise a USB connector.
The converting means may be able to supply charging current to the outer prongs of each USB connector.
The electrical charging system may comprise, for example, eight, sixteen or thirty charging outlets.
The converting means and the charging outlets may be arranged as a single unit.
The charging outlets may be located on a common plate.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Referring to the drawing, there is shown a charging system 1 comprising means in the form of a conventional plug 2 for connecting the system to a source of electrical power such as a 230-250 volt supply. The plug is connected via a cable 3 to a transformer 4 which reduces the supply voltage to, for example, a nominal five volts. Connected to the output side of the transformer 4 is a plurality of USB connectors or tags 5 located at spaced intervals in a plate 6. Although not shown in the drawing, the transformer 4 and the plate 6 carrying the USB connectors 5 may be integrated into a single unit.
In order to charge a number of devices 7 simultaneously, each device 7 can be connected, via its own USB cable to a respective USB connector 5 on the plate. Although, all the connectors 5 are shown charging the devices 7 it is possible to use the use the system to charge a single device 7 Not only can the system be used to charge many devices whilst they are not in use it is equally possible, for example in a school, to charge them when they are being operated by a group of pupils. This is because, in the above described embodiment of the present invention, the USB connectors and cables can be used to both charge the devices and transfer data, the charging being accomplished, for example, via the two outer pins of the connectors.
An important advantage of the present invention is that it can be made portable and therefore can be used wherever there is an available power source such as a wall socket.

Claims (9)

  1. Claims 1. An electrical charging system comprising, means for
    connecting the system to a source of electrical power, means for converting electricity from the source of power to that required, and a plurality of charging outlets connected to the converting means, wherein in use each charging outlet can be connected to a respective device to be charged.
  2. 2. An electrical charging system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the converting means comprises a transformer.
  3. 3. An electrical charging system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the transformer is such as to be able to convert the source of power to a voltage of approximately 5 volts.
  4. 4. An electrical charging system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each charging outlet comprises a USB connector.
  5. 5. An electrical charging system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the converting means is such as to supply, in use, charging current to the outer prongs of each USB connector.
  6. 6. An electrical charging system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, comprising from eight to thirty charging outlets.
  7. 7. An electrical charging system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the converting means and the charging outlets are arranged as a single unit.
  8. 8. An electrical charging system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the charging outlets are located on a plate.
  9. 9. An electrical charging system substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing. I0
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WO2012171706A1 (en) * 2011-06-14 2012-12-20 Robert Bosch Gmbh Hand-power tool
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US6614206B1 (en) * 2002-05-23 2003-09-02 Palm, Inc. Universal USB charging accessory
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WO2006054873A1 (en) * 2004-11-17 2006-05-26 Soon-Kyu Choi Complex battery charging device for charging simultaneously various portable devices
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ITRE20100001A1 (en) * 2010-01-11 2011-07-12 Feligan Srl UNIVERSAL RECHARGE SYSTEM
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