JPH09322415A - Method for charging secondary battery - Google Patents
Method for charging secondary batteryInfo
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- JPH09322415A JPH09322415A JP8138366A JP13836696A JPH09322415A JP H09322415 A JPH09322415 A JP H09322415A JP 8138366 A JP8138366 A JP 8138366A JP 13836696 A JP13836696 A JP 13836696A JP H09322415 A JPH09322415 A JP H09322415A
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- secondary battery
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- battery pack
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は二次電池の充電方式
に関し、特に専用充電器を介さず、直接二次電池パック
に二次電池充電装置が接続される二次電池の充電方式に
関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a secondary battery charging system, and more particularly to a secondary battery charging system in which a secondary battery charging device is directly connected to a secondary battery pack without a dedicated charger.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】近年ポータブル機器用電源として、Ｎｉ
−Ｃｄ電池、Ｎｉ−ＭＨ電池、Ｌｉ−ｉｏｎ電池等の二
次電池パックが多く使用されている。従来、この種の二
次電池パックは、ポータブル機器の装置専用の形状をし
た二次電池パックを有している。従来の二次電池パック
は、専用の二次電池充電装置の充電端子に二次電池パッ
クの端子が接続されることにより充電を行うように構成
されていた。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, Ni has been used as a power source for portable equipment.
Secondary battery packs such as -Cd batteries, Ni-MH batteries, and Li-ion batteries are often used. Conventionally, this type of secondary battery pack has a secondary battery pack having a shape dedicated to a portable device. A conventional secondary battery pack is configured to be charged by connecting a terminal of the secondary battery pack to a charging terminal of a dedicated secondary battery charging device.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述した従来の技術で
は、ポータブル機器装置のデザイン形状の変更に伴い、
二次電池パックの形状も変更となると、その都度二次電
池パックの形状に合わせた専用の二次電池充電装置が必
要となっていた。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned conventional technique, the design shape of the portable device is changed,
When the shape of the secondary battery pack is changed, a dedicated secondary battery charging device matching the shape of the secondary battery pack is required every time.
【０００４】また、専用の二次電池充電装置は、形状が
相違する二次電池パックを充電しようとした場合、適合
する形状の二次電池パック以外の二次電池パックは充電
端子が接続されないので充電を行うことは不可能であっ
た。Further, in the dedicated secondary battery charging device, when trying to charge a secondary battery pack having a different shape, the charging terminals are not connected to the secondary battery packs other than the compatible secondary battery pack. It was impossible to charge.
【０００５】このことを、図３および図４を用いて説明
する。図３および図４は、形状の相違する二次電池パッ
ク４，５と、専用の二次電池充電装置８，１０を、それ
ぞれ示す。二次電池パック４，５は、充電端子６，７を
それぞれ有し、専用の二次電池充電装置８，１０は、充
電端子９，１０をそれぞれ有している。This will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 and 4 show secondary battery packs 4 and 5 having different shapes and dedicated secondary battery charging devices 8 and 10, respectively. The secondary battery packs 4 and 5 have charging terminals 6 and 7, respectively, and the dedicated secondary battery charging devices 8 and 10 have charging terminals 9 and 10, respectively.
【０００６】通常、二次電池パックの充電では、二次電
池パック４を充電する場合、二次電池パック４の充電端
子６と専用の二次電池充電装置８の充電端子９とを接続
することにより、二次電池パック４の充電を行う。また
二次電池パック５を充電する場合、二次電池パック５の
充電端子７と専用の二次電池充電装置１０の充電端子１
１とを接続することにより、二次電池パック５の充電を
行う。しかし、二次電池パック４を二次電池パック５専
用の二次電池充電装置１０にて充電しようとした場合、
二次電池パック４の充電端子６と二次電池充電装置１０
の充電端子１１とは接続できないため、二次電池パック
４を二次電池充電装置１０で充電することは不可能であ
った。同様に二次電池パック５を二次電池パック４専用
の二次電池充電装置８にて充電しようとした場合、二次
電池パック５の充電端子７と二次電池充電装置８の充電
端子９とを接続できないため、二次電池パック５を二次
電池パック４専用の二次電池充電装置８で充電すること
は不可能であった。Normally, in charging the secondary battery pack, when charging the secondary battery pack 4, the charging terminal 6 of the secondary battery pack 4 and the charging terminal 9 of the dedicated secondary battery charging device 8 should be connected. Thus, the secondary battery pack 4 is charged. When charging the secondary battery pack 5, the charging terminal 7 of the secondary battery pack 5 and the charging terminal 1 of the dedicated secondary battery charging device 10 are charged.
By connecting 1 and 2, the secondary battery pack 5 is charged. However, when trying to charge the secondary battery pack 4 with the secondary battery charging device 10 dedicated to the secondary battery pack 5,
Charging terminal 6 of secondary battery pack 4 and secondary battery charging device 10
It is impossible to charge the secondary battery pack 4 with the secondary battery charging device 10 because it cannot be connected to the charging terminal 11. Similarly, when trying to charge the secondary battery pack 5 with the secondary battery charging device 8 dedicated to the secondary battery pack 4, the charging terminal 7 of the secondary battery pack 5 and the charging terminal 9 of the secondary battery charging device 8 are charged. Therefore, it was impossible to charge the secondary battery pack 5 with the secondary battery charging device 8 dedicated to the secondary battery pack 4.
【０００７】本発明の目的は、このような問題を解決し
た二次電池の充電方式を提供することにある。An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery charging method that solves such problems.
【０００８】[0008]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の二次電池の充電
方式は、ポータブル機器のデザイン変更に伴い二次電池
パックの形状が変更となった場合でも、二次電池充電装
置は共通に使用できることにある。このためには、二次
電池充電装置を出力コネクタを介し直接二次電池パック
の充電コネクタに接続することにより、形状の相違する
複数の二次電池パックの充電を可能とする。The secondary battery charging system of the present invention is commonly used in the secondary battery charging device even when the shape of the secondary battery pack is changed due to the design change of the portable device. There is something you can do. For this purpose, the secondary battery charging device is directly connected to the charging connector of the secondary battery pack via the output connector, so that a plurality of secondary battery packs having different shapes can be charged.
【０００９】より具体的には、商用電源に接続され、印
加された電圧を変圧する電圧変圧部と、印加された電流
を整流する整流部と、二次電池パックに充電電流を供給
する定電流回路と、二次電池パックの電圧を検出する電
圧検出部と、これらを制御する充電制御回路を有する二
次電池充電装置と、二次電池充電装置より充電電流を出
力する出力コネクタと、出力コネクタが接続されること
により二次電池パックの充電を可能とする充電コネクタ
３とを有する。More specifically, it is connected to a commercial power source and transforms an applied voltage, a voltage transformer for rectifying an applied current, and a constant current for supplying a charging current to a secondary battery pack. A circuit, a voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage of the secondary battery pack, a secondary battery charging device having a charging control circuit for controlling these, an output connector for outputting a charging current from the secondary battery charging device, and an output connector Has a charging connector 3 that enables charging of the secondary battery pack.
【００１０】[0010]
【発明の実施の形態】次に、本発明の実施例について図
面を参照して詳細に説明する。Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
【００１１】図１を参照すると、本発明の一実施例は二
次電池充電装置１の出力コネクタ２を直接二次電池パッ
クの充電コネクタ３に接続することにより、専用の二次
電池充電装置を介さず二次電池パックの充電を可能とす
る。図１には、形状の相違する２つの二次電池パック
４，５を示しており、これら二次電池パックは、二次電
池充電装置１の出力コネクタ２と適合する充電コネクタ
３を装備している。この充電コネクタ３に、二次電池充
電装置１の出力コネクタ２が接続されることにより、形
状の相違する複数の二次電池パックも充電を可能とす
る。Referring to FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a dedicated secondary battery charging device is provided by directly connecting the output connector 2 of the secondary battery charging device 1 to the charging connector 3 of the secondary battery pack. Enables rechargeable secondary battery packs without intervention. FIG. 1 shows two rechargeable battery packs 4 and 5 having different shapes, and these rechargeable battery packs are equipped with an output connector 2 of a rechargeable battery charging device 1 and a charging connector 3 which is compatible with the output connector 2. There is. By connecting the output connector 2 of the secondary battery charging device 1 to the charging connector 3, a plurality of secondary battery packs having different shapes can be charged.
【００１２】図２に、本実施例の二次電池充電装置１の
内部構造である電気回路を示す。二次電池充電装置は、
商用電源のコンセント１７へ差し込むことのできるプラ
グ１８を有している。二次電池充電装置１は、さらに、
プラグより印加された電圧を変圧する電圧変換部１２
と、電圧変換部１２から供給された電流を整流する整流
部１３と、二次電池パックに充電電流を供給する定電流
回路１４と、二次電池パックの電圧を検出する電圧検出
部１５と、検出された電圧に基づいて定電流制御回路１
４を制御する充電制御回路１６とを備えている。定電流
回路１４は、出力コネクタ２に接続されている。FIG. 2 shows an electric circuit which is an internal structure of the secondary battery charging device 1 of this embodiment. The secondary battery charger is
It has a plug 18 that can be inserted into an outlet 17 of a commercial power source. The secondary battery charging device 1 further includes
Voltage conversion unit 12 that transforms the voltage applied from the plug
A rectifying unit 13 that rectifies the current supplied from the voltage converting unit 12, a constant current circuit 14 that supplies a charging current to the secondary battery pack, a voltage detecting unit 15 that detects the voltage of the secondary battery pack, Constant current control circuit 1 based on the detected voltage
4 and a charge control circuit 16 for controlling the control unit 4. The constant current circuit 14 is connected to the output connector 2.
【００１３】前述したように、出力コネクタを、二次電
池パックの充電端子３に接続することにより充電でき
る。As described above, the output connector can be charged by connecting it to the charging terminal 3 of the secondary battery pack.
【００１４】このように、二次電池充電装置１の出力コ
ネクタ２と適合する充電コネクタ３を、形状の相違する
複数の二次電池パックに装備することにより、形状の相
違する複数の二次電池パックも二次電池充電装置１を共
通に使用することにより充電を可能とする。As described above, by equipping the plurality of secondary battery packs having different shapes with the charging connector 3 adapted to the output connector 2 of the secondary battery charging device 1, a plurality of secondary batteries having different shapes are provided. The pack can also be charged by using the secondary battery charging device 1 in common.
【００１５】[0015]
【発明の効果】本発明の二次電池の充電方式は、二次電
池充電装置の出力コネクタを、適合する充電コネクタを
備えた二次電池パックに接続することにより、形状の相
違する複数の二次電池パックを同一の二次電池充電装置
にて充電を可能とする。これにより、ポータブル機器の
装置デザインが変更となり、電池パックの形状が変更と
なっても新規に充電器を設計することなく、二次電池パ
ックの充電が可能となる。According to the secondary battery charging method of the present invention, by connecting the output connector of the secondary battery charging device to a secondary battery pack having a matching charging connector, a plurality of secondary batteries having different shapes are connected. The secondary battery pack can be charged by the same secondary battery charger. As a result, the device design of the portable device is changed, and even if the shape of the battery pack is changed, the secondary battery pack can be charged without newly designing the charger.
【図１】本発明の二次電池の充電方式を示す斜視図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a charging system of a secondary battery of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の二次電池充電装置のブロック図であ
る。FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a secondary battery charging device of the present invention.
【図３】従来の二次電池の充電方式を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional secondary battery charging method.
【図４】従来の二次電池の充電方式を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional charging method for a secondary battery.
１ 二次電池充電装置 ２ 出力コネクタ ３ 充電コネクタ ４，５ 二次電池パック ６，７ 二次電池パック充電端子 ８ 二次電池充電装置 ９，１１ 二次電池充電装置の充電端子 １０ 二次電池充電装置 １２ 電圧変圧部 １３ 整流部 １４ 定電流回路 １５ 電圧検出部 １６ 充電制御回路 １７ コンセント １８ プラグ 1 Secondary Battery Charging Device 2 Output Connector 3 Charging Connector 4,5 Secondary Battery Pack 6,7 Secondary Battery Pack Charging Terminal 8 Secondary Battery Charging Device 9,11 Charging Terminal for Secondary Battery Charging Device 10 Secondary Battery Charging Device 12 Voltage transformer 13 Rectifier 14 Constant current circuit 15 Voltage detector 16 Charge control circuit 17 Outlet 18 Plug
Claims (4)
く二次電池パックの充電を可能とすることを特徴とする
二次電池の充電方式。1. A charging method for a secondary battery, wherein the secondary battery pack can be charged regardless of the shape of the secondary battery pack.
する充電コネクタを備えた二次電池パックに接続するこ
とにより、形状の相違する複数の二次電池パックを同一
の二次電池充電装置にて充電を可能とすることを特徴と
する二次電池の充電方式。2. A plurality of secondary battery packs having different shapes are connected to the same secondary battery charging device by connecting the output connector of the secondary battery charging device to a secondary battery pack having a matching charging connector. A rechargeable battery charging method characterized by enabling charging with.
変圧部と、 前記電圧変圧部より供給される電流を整流する整流部
と、 前記整流部からの電流を定電流にし、二次電池パックに
充電電流を供給する定電流回路と、 二次電池パックの電圧を検出する電圧検出部と、 検出された電圧に基づいて、前記定電流回路を制御する
充電制御回路と、を有することを特徴とする請求項２記
載の二次電池の充電方式。3. The secondary battery charging device is connected to a commercial power source and changes a voltage applied thereto, a voltage transformer, a rectifier rectifies a current supplied from the voltage transformer, and the rectifier. Constant current circuit to supply a charging current to the secondary battery pack, a voltage detection unit that detects the voltage of the secondary battery pack, and the constant current circuit based on the detected voltage. The charging system of the secondary battery according to claim 2, further comprising a charging control circuit for controlling.
セントに直接差し込むことのできるプラグを有すること
を特徴とする請求項３記載の二次電池の充電方式。4. The charging method for a secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein the secondary battery charging device has a plug that can be directly inserted into an outlet of a commercial power source.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP8138366A JPH09322415A (en) | 1996-05-31 | 1996-05-31 | Method for charging secondary battery |
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| JP8138366A JPH09322415A (en) | 1996-05-31 | 1996-05-31 | Method for charging secondary battery |
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