KR20130113662A - Portable power supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable power supply device is provided to operate a load anywhere anytime by charging an internal battery in the process of converting various forms of energy into electric energy. CONSTITUTION: A portable power supply comprises a power-generating part for generating direct current; a converting part (30) for converting external power into direct current for charging; an internal battery (40) for discharging the direct current to a load; an external current sensor for sensing the current consumption of the load; and a battery control part (50) for controlling the discharge of the internal battery. [Reference numerals] (11) Display part; (12) Operation part; (12a) Charging level adjusting part; (12b) Mode setting part; (13) Charging power supply connection part; (14) Load connection part; (16) External electricity sensor; (20) Power generation part; (21) Generator; (22) Solar cell; (30) Converting part; (31) Rectification part; (32) Inverter; (33) Booster part; (34) Boost control part; (35) Launching part; (36) DC-DC converter; (40) Internal battery; (50) Battery control part; (51) Excessive charging protection part; (52) Excessive discharging protection part; (54) Load consumption electricity measuring part; (55) Power generating amount setting part

Description

Portable power supply device

The present invention relates to a portable power supply device, and more specifically, by charging a DC power supply to an internal battery and discharging the DC power charged to the internal battery when an external device (load) that requires power is connected. The present invention relates to a portable power supply that can supply power to external devices regardless of time and place.

Electronic devices that require a power source can be used by plugging into a power outlet in a home or office. On the other hand, since it is not possible to use commercial electricity in places other than homes or offices, it can be used by being powered by a battery mounted separately in an electronic device. In particular, mobile phones, tablet PCs, laptop computers, etc., which emphasized portability, can be operated with a built-in battery.

However, even in the case of portable electronic devices, due to the limitation of the battery capacity, it can no longer be used due to discharge of the battery after 1 to 3 hours of use.

In order to solve this problem, a portable power supply has been developed that charges a large internal battery and connects an external device (load) that requires power, thereby supplying power to the external device for a long time. In other words, the portable power supply device can be used to charge a variety of electronic devices or discharged portable devices outdoors.

However, the portable power supply also has a limited internal battery capacity (even in large capacity), so when the power is consumed due to the use of external devices, the internal battery will eventually be discharged. At this time, the portable power supply device protects the internal battery by blocking (dropping) the output when the internal battery falls below a certain voltage in order to prevent complete discharge (over discharge) of the internal battery. For example, if the output voltage of the internal battery is 14V, when the output voltage drops to 11.7V as power is supplied to the external device, the discharge is interrupted.

However, the conventional portable power supply device cuts off the output of the internal battery without considering power consumption of an external device at all, and thus, a problem occurs in that the output is cut off early when a large power consumption device is connected.

That is, when the internal battery capacity of the portable power supply is 200Wh, when an external electronic device having a power consumption of 20Wh is connected, it is theoretically possible to use the device for 10 hours. However, to prevent over discharge of the internal battery, cut off the output when the internal battery's output voltage drops to 11.7V. At this time, since the external electronic device having the power consumption of 20Wh uses relatively little power consumption, it does not cause a sudden voltage drop of the internal battery. Thus, the power supply can be used until it is close to 10 hours of theoretical usable time.

However, an electronic device with a relatively large power consumption may cause a sudden sudden voltage drop, which may cause the internal battery to shut down early. In other words, when an external electronic device having a power consumption of 100 Wh is connected to an internal battery having a capacity of 200 Wh, it can theoretically be used for 2 hours. However, for devices with high power consumption, an instantaneous voltage drop of the internal battery may occur. For example, after 30 minutes of use, the output voltage of the internal battery can be less than 11.7V. Therefore, output limiting occurs because the output voltage of the internal battery falls below the reference voltage (11.7V) for output limiting. In other words, even though the internal battery can be fully used, the output is cut off early due to the instantaneous voltage drop, thereby preventing the internal battery from being used efficiently.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, when the power is charged to the internal battery, when the electronic device (load) that requires power is discharged by discharging the internal battery when the output By allowing electronic devices to be used anywhere, the standard for limiting the output (discharge) can be reset according to the power consumption of the electronic device, so that even when a device with a large power consumption is connected, the charged power can be utilized efficiently without early output limitation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable power supply.

Portable power supply apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the power generation unit for generating a DC power; A converting unit for receiving an external power and converting the battery into a DC power for internal battery charging; An internal battery for charging the DC power output from the power generation unit or the conversion unit and discharging the charged DC power to the load side when a load requiring power is connected; An external current sensor for sensing a current consumption of the connected load; And a battery controller configured to control whether the internal battery is discharged according to the current consumption of the connected load sensed by the external current sensor.

Here, the battery controller stops discharging the internal battery when the voltage of the internal battery is lower than a predetermined discharge reference voltage, the power consumption of the load through the current consumption of the connected load detected by the external current sensor By measuring and resetting the discharge reference voltage according to the power consumption of the load, it is possible to flexibly control whether the internal battery is discharged.

The converting unit may further include: a rectifying unit converting AC power input from the outside into DC power; And an inverter converting the DC power discharged from the internal battery into the AC power when the load requiring the AC power is connected.

In addition, the user can set the filling level of the filling level; And a generation amount setting unit for adjusting the generation amount of the generation unit according to the setting of the charging level adjusting unit.

The present invention has the following effects.

First, by converting various forms of energy into electrical energy to charge the internal battery, it is possible to operate an electronic device (load) requiring a power supply anytime and anywhere. That is, the internal battery can be charged by using a generator by manually rotating the rotary lever of the portable power supply device, the internal battery can be charged by converting AC or AC power for home or office, or the DC of the vehicle through the cigar jack. The internal battery can also be charged using a power source. In addition, solar cells can be used to convert solar energy into electrical energy to charge internal batteries.

In addition, it is possible to output the DC power charged in the internal battery to 100V, 220V AC power or 12V DC power, so that any electronic device can be used.

In addition, even if a load with a large power consumption is connected, the internal battery can be efficiently utilized as much as possible without limiting the output at an early stage. That is, in order to protect the internal battery, it is necessary to prevent complete discharge (over discharge) .In this case, the discharge reference voltage for output limitation is flexibly reset according to the power consumption of the connected load, so that the load with the high power consumption is connected and the voltage drop abruptly. Does not immediately turn off the output of the internal battery, so the internal battery can be utilized as efficiently as possible.

In addition, since the power generation is possible by rotating the rotary lever after setting the charging level through the charging level control unit, the power generation is possible after the user sets the appropriate charging level. In other words, in the case of a good adult, it is possible to generate power by rotating the rotary lever for a long time with a strong force (a large amount of power is produced), and in this case, even a small child can rotate the rotary lever with a weak force. Of course, the amount of electricity produced is small) to charge the internal battery.

1 is a perspective view for explaining a portable power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the components of the portable power supply device shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams showing examples of some circuit configurations of the battery controller in the portable power supply device shown in FIG.
4 is a diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of an external current sensor in the portable power supply device shown in FIG.
5 to 9 are flowcharts illustrating a control method of the portable power supply apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some components irrelevant to the gist of the present invention will be omitted or compressed, but the omitted elements are not necessarily required in the present invention, and may be combined and used by those skilled in the art. Can be.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portable power supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the components of the portable power supply device shown in FIG. 1 and 2, the portable power supply apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit 11, an operation unit 12, a charging power connection unit 13, a load connection unit 14, and a rotating lever 15. , An external current sensor 16, a power generation unit 20, a conversion unit 30, an internal battery 40, and a battery control unit 50, and these components are mounted in the case 10.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a handle is mounted on the upper portion of the case 10 for easy portability, and a display portion 11, an operation portion 12, a charging power connection portion 13, and a load connection portion 14 are provided on the front surface of the case 10. It is installed, the rotation lever 15 is hinged rotatably on the side. The above components will be described with reference to FIG.

The power generation unit 20 mounted in the case 10 is for converting energy such as rotational power or solar heat into electrical energy, and includes a generator 21 and a solar cell 22.

The generator 21 is interlocked with the rotary lever 15 outside the case 10. When the user grasps the rotary lever 15 and rotates the generator 21, the coil and the magnet are generated with the rotational power to generate a current. In this embodiment, a DC generator 21 for generating a DC power source is mounted. When the DC power is generated from the generator 21 by the rotation of the rotary lever 15, the charge is transmitted to the internal battery 40.

The solar cell 22 is a device that converts solar energy into electrical energy, and the electrical energy converted by the solar cell 22 is transferred to the internal battery 40 to be charged.

On the other hand, the power generation unit 20 may further include a gear configuration for increasing the rotation rate of the coil or magnet according to the rotation of the rotary lever 15.

In addition, in the present embodiment, although the power generation unit 20 includes the generator 21 and the solar cell 22, the power generation unit 20 may further include a configuration such as a blade for wind power generation.

In addition to the power generation unit 20, it is also possible to charge the internal battery 40 using a household AC power source or a cigar jack of a vehicle, which will be described below in the description of the conversion unit 30 and the charging power connection unit 13. To try again.

The display unit 11 installed at the front of the case 10 is a component for visually informing the On / Off state of the portable power supply, the remaining charge state of the internal battery 40, the set mode state, and whether there is a malfunction. (11) In addition, the status of the device can be notified through a separate notification lamp or buzzer.

The operation unit 12 is composed of buttons, switches, and volume adjusting devices for the user to adjust the charging level or set various modes. The operation unit 12 is largely divided into a charge level adjusting unit 12a and a mode setting unit 12b.

Charge level control unit 12a is a configuration that allows the user to adjust the appropriate charge level when generating power manually through the rotary lever 15, according to whether or not the charge level control unit 12a control the generation amount setting unit ( 55 adjusts the amount of power generated by the generator 21. That is, in the case of a user who can turn the rotary lever 15 for a long time with a strong force, the charging level may be adjusted through the charging level adjusting unit 12a, and accordingly, the amount of electricity generation unit 55 generates the amount of power generated by the generator 21. Can be set higher. Therefore, when the rotary lever 15 is turned afterwards, the amount of power generated by the generator 21 is increased. According to the implementation, the amount of power generation can be set up to 100 Wh.

On the other hand, in the case of a child with a weak force, the rotary lever 15 cannot be turned in a state where the charging level is adjusted high. Therefore, in this case, the charge level can be adjusted low through the charge level control unit 12a. Accordingly, the power generation amount setting unit 55 sets the power generation amount of the generator 21 low. After that, even if the rotary lever 15 is turned with a weak force, power generation through the generator 21 is possible. Of course, the amount of power generated by the generator 21 is relatively low, the amount of power generation can be set up to at least 10Wh according to the implementation.

The generation amount setting may be implemented by setting the charging current of the internal battery 40, which is a load connected to the generator 21.

That is, when the rotary lever 15 is rotated, voltage and current are output from the generator 21 and transferred to the internal battery 40 (in order to be able to charge the internal battery 40, a voltage of at least 14 V must be output). At this time, the amount of power generation can be set by limiting the current delivered to the internal battery 40.

For example, when the charge level is set high through the charge level controller 12a, the power generation amount setting unit 55 may set the current delivered to the internal battery 40 to a maximum of 4A. In this case, a relatively high current is input to the internal battery 40, thereby enabling fast charging. However, since high magnetic interference occurs between the coil and the magnet of the generator 21, it feels heavy to turn the rotary lever 15. That is, a large amount of power is required for fast charging.

On the contrary, when the charge level is set low through the charge level controller 12a, the power generation amount setting unit 55 may set the current delivered to the internal battery 40 to a minimum of 1A. In this case, a relatively low current is input to the internal battery 40, thereby enabling low speed charging. However, since the magnetic interference between the coil and the magnet of the generator 21 is relatively low, the rotary lever 15 easily turns. In other words, it can be charged through a small force, but the charging speed will be lowered accordingly.

The mode setting unit 12b is configured to set a mode for charging the internal battery 40 or an output mode of the internal battery 40 according to a load requiring a power source. For example, the mode setting unit 12b may set the charging mode of the internal battery 40 through an AC power source of 100V or 220V. Alternatively, it is possible to set the charging mode of the internal battery 40 through the vehicle cigar jack through the mode setting unit 12b. Alternatively, the charging mode setting of the internal battery 40 through the solar cell 22 may be performed through the mode setting unit 12b. Alternatively, the manual charging mode of the internal battery 40 may be set by driving the rotation lever 15 through the mode setting unit 12b. Alternatively, the DC power output setting of the internal battery 40 may be set through the mode setting unit 12b. Alternatively, the AC power output setting of the internal battery 40 may be set through the mode setting unit 12b.

The charging power connection unit 13 is provided for charging the internal battery 40 using a commercial electricity (alternating current) of a home or office, or charging the internal battery 40 using power (direct current) output through a cigar jack of a vehicle. And a socket to which a terminal of a cigar jack cable or a power plug can be connected. That is, when a terminal of a cigar jack cable or a power plug is connected and AC power or DC power is input, the power is transferred to the converter 30 so that the battery is converted into a state for charging the internal battery 40.

The load connecting portion 14 is configured to allow a load to be connected to supply power to an electronic device (load) that requires a power source, and includes a connection port to which a power plug can be connected.

The conversion unit 30 converts the AC or DC power input through the charging power connection unit 13 into a state for charging the internal battery 40 and transfers it to the internal battery 40 or charges the internal battery 40. The converted power is appropriately converted according to the type of load connected to the load connection unit 14 and transferred to the load connection unit 14. The converter 30 includes a rectifier 31, an inverter 32, a booster 33, a boost controller 34, an oscillator 35, and a DC-DC converter 36.

The rectification part 31 is a structure for converting AC power into DC power. That is, when AC power of 100V or 220V is connected through the charging power connection unit 13, the input AC power is converted into 24V DC power.

The inverter 32 is configured to convert DC power charged in the internal battery 40 into AC power. That is, when a load using an AC power source of 100 V or 220 V is connected to the load connection unit 14, the inverter 32 converts the DC power charged in the internal battery 40 into AC power.

The booster 33 is configured to raise a low voltage. Assuming that the internal battery 40 used in the present embodiment is charged with a 14V DC power supply, the DC power output through the cigar jack of the vehicle may be 12V (car) or 24V (truck) depending on the type of vehicle. ) At this time, at least 14V voltage must be input to charge the internal battery 40, and for smooth charging, a voltage of 24V is preferably input. That is, when charging the DC power of 24V input through the cigar jack, the internal battery 40 may be charged without a separate boosting process. Of course, even if 24V DC power is input, the internal battery 40 is charged only up to 14V. However, when charging the DC power of 12V input through the cigar jack, the booster 33 to boost the DC power of 12V to 24V so that the charge is made.

In addition, the booster 33 boosts the 14V power supply of the internal battery 40 to 100V or 220V when a load requiring AC power is connected. At this time, the boost control unit 34 controls the current and the voltage of the direct current 14V output from the internal battery 40 so as to accurately boost to 100V or 220V for AC.

The oscillator 35 is configured to oscillate the DC power of the internal battery 40 to impart a frequency when a load requiring an AC power is connected. That is, when the 14V DC power supply of the internal battery 40 is boosted to 100V or 220V through the booster 33, the DC 100V or 220V is oscillated and converted into AC 50Hz or 60Hz. The AC power thus converted is transferred to the load requiring the AC power through the load connection unit 14.

The DC-DC converter 36 is configured to convert a 14V DC power source of the internal battery 40 into a 12V DC power source when a load requiring a DC power source is connected to the load connection unit 14. The 12V DC power thus converted is transferred to the load requiring the DC power through the load connection unit 14.

The internal battery 40 is mounted in the case 10 to charge power generated through the power generation unit 20, or is charged through the charging power connection unit 13 to charge power converted by the conversion unit 30, and load When the load is connected to the connecting portion 14 is configured to discharge the charged power to supply power to the load side. Power discharged from the internal battery 40 is converted to an appropriate state in the conversion unit 30 is transferred to the load side through the load connection unit 14.

The internal battery 40 is prevented from overcharging or overdischarging through the battery controller 50. The battery control unit 50 for controlling the internal battery 40 includes an overcharge protection unit 51, an over discharge protection unit 52, a load consumption power measurement unit 54, and a generation amount setting unit 55.

The overcharge protection unit 51 is configured to protect the internal battery 40 by charging only up to a maximum capacity when the internal battery 40 is charged with power. That is, when the internal battery 40 is charged with the power input through the power generation unit 20 or the power input through the charging power connection unit 13 and the conversion unit 30, the overcharge protection unit 51 is the internal battery ( By measuring the voltage of 40) it is prevented from being charged above the reference voltage (e.g. 14.0V). Even if the internal battery 40 is fully charged, if the power is continuously input and charged, the overcharge protection unit 51 is necessary because a risk such as explosion may occur depending on the type of the internal battery 40.

The over-discharge protection unit 52 discharges the internal battery 40 when a load requiring power is connected to the load connection unit 14, and when supplying power to the load, the internal battery 40 completely discharges (over-discharge). ) To protect the internal battery (40). The over-discharge protection unit 52 basically measures the output voltage of the internal battery 40, and blocks the output of the internal battery 40 when the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls below a preset discharge reference voltage. (Drop) At this time, the over-discharge protection unit 52 of the portable power supply according to the present embodiment resiliently controls whether the internal battery 40 is discharged by resetting the discharge reference voltage according to the power consumption of the load connected to the load connection unit 14. Do it. This will be described in more detail through the description of the load power consumption measuring unit 54 and the external current sensor 16.

When the load current consumption measurement unit 54 measures the current consumption of the load through an external current sensor 16 interlocked with the load connection unit 14, the over-discharge protection unit 52 loads by calculating the power consumption of the load. The discharge reference voltage can be reset in response to the power consumption of. The description thereof will be repeated later with the description of the external current sensor 16.

The generation amount setting unit 55 is a configuration for setting the generation amount of the generator 21 according to whether or not the charging level adjusting unit 12a is adjusted. A description thereof will be described in detail in the description of the charging level adjusting unit 12a. There is a bar. 3A, 3B, and 3C show an example of a circuit configuration of the power generation amount setting unit 55.

The external current sensor 16 is used to detect the current consumption of the load connected to the load connection 14, the current consumption detected by the external current sensor 16 to the load power consumption measurement unit 54 of the battery controller 50. The power consumption of the load may be calculated by the load consumption power measurement unit 54. 4 shows an example of a circuit configuration of the external current sensor 16. As shown in FIG.

The process of preventing the overdischarge of the internal battery 40 by the battery controller 50 according to the power consumption of the load connected to the load connection unit 14 is as follows.

First, it is assumed that the internal battery 40 is sufficiently charged by manual or AC power or DC power. In this case, when an external device requiring a power source, that is, a load is connected to the load connection unit 14, the external current sensor 16 measures the current flowing through the load connection unit 14, and in the load consumption power measurement unit 54, The power consumption of the load is calculated through the current consumption of the load measured by the external current sensor 16 and the output voltage through the load connection unit 14. When the power consumption of the load is calculated by the load power consumption measuring unit 54, the over-discharge protection unit 52 resets the discharge reference voltage for limiting the output of the internal battery 40.

For example, assume that the capacity of the internal battery 40 in a fully charged state is 200 Wh and the output voltage is 14 V. At this time, if a load with a power consumption of 20 Wh is connected, an external electronic device (load) can theoretically be used for 10 hours. However, since the internal battery 40 is completely discharged and damaged, the over discharge protection unit 52 blocks the discharge of the internal battery 40 according to the reference. For example, the over-discharge protection unit 52 may set the discharge reference voltage for blocking the discharge to 11.7V when a load having a power consumption of 20 Wh is connected. That is, when the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls below 11.7V, the output of the internal battery 40 is cut off so that no further discharge occurs. In this case, since a relatively low power consumption is made in the case of a load having a power consumption of 20 Wh, a suddenly charged voltage drop of the internal battery 40 is used, and a steady charged power is used. Therefore, when the output voltage of the internal battery 40 drops slowly and approaches the theoretical usable time, the discharge voltage is only interrupted when the output voltage reaches 11.7V.

On the other hand, if a load with 100Wh power consumption is connected, it can theoretically use external electronics (load) for 2 hours. In this case, the over discharge protection unit 52 may reset the discharge reference voltage 11V to block the discharge of the internal battery 40. In this case, since a relatively high power consumption is achieved in the case of a load having a power consumption of 100 Wh, an instantaneous output voltage drop of the internal battery 40 may be brought up. That is, the output of the internal battery 40 may drop rapidly to 11.7V or less due to the use of the instantaneous power supply. If the over-discharge protection unit 52 is fixed at 11.7V without resetting the discharge reference voltage for blocking the discharge of the internal battery 40, the output voltage of the internal battery 40 suddenly drops below 11.7V. At the time of falling, the discharge is cut off, which makes it impossible to use external electronic devices (loads) properly. That is, even though the charged battery is still left in the internal battery 40, it cannot be used. However, in the present embodiment, when a load having a power consumption of 100 Wh is connected, the discharge reference voltage for limiting the output of the internal battery 40 is reset to 11.0 V. Therefore, the output voltage of the internal battery 40 is increased due to the instantaneous voltage drop. Even if it falls below 11.7V, continuous use is possible.

Meanwhile, the portable power supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a temperature sensor (not shown) and a fan (not shown), and a vent hole is formed in the case 10, so that the case 10 is opened through the temperature sensor. When the temperature of the high temperature by operating the fan may allow the heat to escape to the outside of the case 10 through the vent.

In addition, the portable power supply according to the embodiment of the present invention, the internal battery 40 is almost completely discharged to deliver the manually generated power directly to the load even in a situation that can not transfer the power of the internal battery 40 to the load. It may further include the configuration for.

Hereinafter will be described a control method of a portable power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the process of charging the internal battery 40 or supplying power to the load when the load is connected according to various mode settings in the portable power supply device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described.

<AC charging>

FIG. 5 illustrates a process of charging the internal battery 40 through commercial electricity (AC 100V or 220V) of a home or office in a control method of a portable power supply apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user sets the AC charging mode through the mode setting unit 12b of the operation unit 12 on the front of the case 10 (S505). Thereafter, the user connects both terminals of the charging plug to the outlet and the charging power connector 13, respectively.

Commercial electric power of a home or office is input to a portable power supply by connecting a charging plug, and the input AC power of 100 V or 220 V is converted into a 24 V DC power through the rectifier 31 of the converter 30. Then, the converted 24V DC power is transferred to the internal battery 40 to be charged. In addition, the charge amount of the internal battery 40 may be checked in real time, and the charge amount may be displayed in real time on the display unit 11 located at the front of the case 10 (remaining amount display).

At this time, the internal battery 40 should be charged only up to a predetermined capacity. Therefore, the overcharge protection unit 51 of the battery control unit 50 checks the output voltage of the internal battery 40 in real time, and when the output voltage of the internal battery 40 is less than the reference voltage <S530> When the output voltage of the internal battery 40 becomes a reference voltage, for example, 14V, the AC power input from the charging plug is short-circuited to prevent overcharging.

<DC charge>

FIG. 6 illustrates a process of charging the internal battery 40 with DC power output through a cigar jack of a vehicle in a method of controlling a portable power supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Before description, it is assumed that the DC power output through the cigar jack of the vehicle is 12V.

First, the user sets the DC charging mode through the mode setting unit 12b of the operation unit 12 on the front of the case 10 (S605). Thereafter, the user connects both terminals of the charging plug to the cigarette lighter and the charging power connector 13 of the vehicle, respectively.

The 12V DC power of the vehicle is input to the portable power supply by connecting the cigar jack, and the input 12V DC power is converted to 24V DC power through the booster 33 of the converter 30 and converted 24V. DC power is transferred to the internal battery 40 is made charge. In addition, the charge amount of the internal battery 40 is checked in real time, and the charge amount is displayed on the display unit 11 located on the front of the case 10 (remaining amount display).

In addition, the overcharge protection unit 51 checks the output voltage of the internal battery 40 in real time (S625), and when the output voltage of the internal battery 40 becomes the reference voltage (14V) <S630> DC power from the charging plug Short the input to prevent overcharging.

<Manual charging>

7 is a view for explaining a manual charging process by operating the rotary lever 15 of the control method of the portable power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user sets the manual charging mode through the mode setting unit 12b of the operation unit 12 on the front of the case 10 (S705). In addition, the user adjusts the charge level control unit 12a to set an appropriate charge level, and the power generation amount setting unit 55 sets the power generation amount of the generator 21 in response to the operation of the charge level control unit 12a. do. Depending on the implementation, the power generation can be set from a minimum of 10W to a maximum of 100W. In the case of a good adult male by setting the maximum power generation 100W it is possible to charge the internal battery 40 in a short time by rotating the rotary lever 15 for a long time with a strong power. On the other hand, in the case of young children with weak power, it may be cumbersome to rotate the rotary lever 15 when the charging level is set to 100W. Therefore, by setting the minimum charge level of 10W it is possible to easily rotate the rotary lever 15 to charge the internal battery 40 through power generation. Of course, when the charging level is set to the minimum, since the amount of generation is relatively small, it may not be possible to fully charge the internal battery 40. But even for small children, it can be set to allow manual charging, so that small electronic devices with low power consumption can be urgently used.

After the power generation amount is set due to the adjustment of the charge level, when the rotation lever 15 is held and rotated <S715>, the DC power is generated in the generator 21, and the generated DC power is charged in the internal battery 40, and the amount of charge is increased. By checking, the display unit 11 may display the amount of charge (remaining amount display) <S720>.

Of course, when the user stops the rotation of the rotary lever 15, the charging process of the internal battery 40 is automatically stopped. However, since there may be an overcharge even in the manual charging mode, the overcharge protection process through the overcharge protection unit 51 may be performed.

That is, the overcharge protection unit 51 checks the output voltage of the internal battery 40 in real time <S725>. When the output voltage of the internal battery 40 becomes the reference voltage 14V, the generator 21 may perform The generated DC power is short-circuited so as not to be input to the internal battery 40 to prevent overcharge.

<AC output>

8 illustrates a process of supplying AC power to a load side when an external electronic device (load) requiring AC power is connected in a control method of a portable power supply device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Before description, it is assumed that the internal battery 40 is already sufficiently charged.

First, the user sets the AC output mode through the mode setting unit 12b of the operation unit 12 on the front of the case 10 (S805). Thereafter, the user connects both terminals of the power plug of the electronic device (load) that needs an AC power source to the load and the load connection unit 14, respectively. According to the implementation, the electronic device and the power plug may be integrated. In this case, only one terminal of the power plug may be connected to the load connecting portion 14.

When the power plug is connected to the load connection unit 14, the power is supplied to the load through the discharge of the internal battery 40 and the AC power conversion process. At this time, the external current sensor 16 interlocked with the load connection unit 14 The current consumption of the load is measured, and the load power consumption measurement unit 54 of the battery controller 50 calculates the power consumption of the load based on the current consumption of the load measured by the external current sensor 16. In addition, the over discharge protection unit 52 sets a discharge reference voltage for limiting the output of the internal battery 40 in response to the power consumption of the load calculated by the load power consumption measuring unit 54. For example, the over-discharge protection unit 52 may set the discharge reference voltage to 11.7V when the power consumption of the load is 20Wh, and set the discharge reference voltage to 11.0V when the power consumption of the load is 100Wh.

On the other hand, when the load is connected to the load connection unit 14, the DC power of 14V charged in the internal battery 40 is discharged, and the inverter 32, the booster 33, the booster control unit 34 and the oscillator of the converter 30 are discharged. 35 is converted into an AC power supply of 100V or 220V.

The converted AC power is supplied to the load side via the load connection unit 14, and at this time, the amount of charge of the internal battery 40 may be checked to display the amount of charge through the display unit 11 (charge remaining amount display) <S825>.

Here, when the internal battery 40 is discharged by the connection of the load, it is necessary to prevent the internal battery 40 from being damaged by the complete discharge. Therefore, the over-discharge protection unit 52 checks the output voltage of the internal battery 40 and checks whether the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls to the discharge reference voltage set in correspondence with the power consumption of the load.

If it is confirmed that the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls to the discharge reference voltage set in correspondence with the power consumption of the load <S835>, the over-discharge protection unit 52 blocks the output of the internal battery 40 so that Prevents discharge.

<DC output>

9 illustrates a process of supplying DC power to a load side when an external electronic device (load) requiring DC power is connected among the control methods of a portable power supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Before description, it is assumed that the internal battery 40 is already sufficiently charged.

First, the user sets the DC output mode through the mode setting unit 12b of the operation unit 12 on the front of the case 10 (S905). Thereafter, the user connects both terminals of the power plug of the electronic device (load) that needs a DC power source to the load and the load connection unit 14, respectively. According to the implementation, the electronic device and the power plug may be integrated. In this case, only one terminal of the power plug may be connected to the load connecting portion 14.

When the power plug is connected to the load connection unit 14, the power is supplied to the load through the discharge of the internal battery 40 and the DC-DC conversion process. In this case, the external current sensor 16 interlocked with the load connection unit 14. Measures the current consumption of the load, and the load power consumption measurement unit 54 of the battery controller 50 calculates the power consumption of the load through the current consumption of the load measured by the external current sensor 16. In addition, the over-discharge protection unit 52 sets a discharge reference voltage for limiting the output of the internal battery 40 in response to the power consumption of the load calculated by the load power consumption measuring unit 54. For example, the over-discharge protection unit 52 may set the discharge reference voltage to 11.7V when the power consumption of the load is 20Wh, and set the discharge reference voltage to 11.0V when the power consumption of the load is 100Wh.

On the other hand, when the load is connected to the load connection unit 14, the 14V DC power charged in the internal battery 40 is discharged and the voltage drop to the DC power supply of 12V through the DC-DC converter 36 of the converter 30 <S920 >

The voltage drop of the DC power is supplied to the load side via the load connection unit 14, and at this time, the charge amount of the internal battery 40 may be checked and the charge amount may be displayed through the display unit 11 (charge remaining amount display) <S925>.

At this time, the over-discharge protection unit 52 checks the output voltage of the internal battery 40 (S930) to check whether the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls to the discharge reference voltage set corresponding to the power consumption of the load.

If it is confirmed that the output voltage of the internal battery 40 falls to the discharge reference voltage set corresponding to the power consumption of the load <S935>, the over-discharge protection unit 52 blocks the output of the internal battery 40 so that Prevents discharge.

As described in detail above, according to the portable power supply device according to the present invention, by converting various forms of energy into electrical energy to charge the internal battery 40 to operate any electronic device (load) that requires power anytime, anywhere I can do it. That is, the internal battery 40 may be charged by using the generator 21 by manually rotating the rotary lever 15 of the portable power supply device. The internal battery 40 may be converted into direct current by converting AC power for home or office use. It may be charged, or may charge the internal battery 40 using the DC power of the vehicle through the cigar jack. In addition, the solar cell 22 may be converted into electrical energy by using the solar cell 22 to charge the internal battery 40.

In addition, since the DC power charged in the internal battery 40 can be output as 100V, 220V AC power or 12V DC power, it is possible to use any electronic device connected.

In addition, even if a load with a large power consumption is connected, the internal battery 40 can be efficiently utilized as much as possible without limiting the output at an early stage. That is, in order to protect the internal battery 40, it is necessary to prevent complete discharge (over discharge). At this time, the discharge reference voltage for limiting the output is flexibly reset according to the power consumption of the connected load, so that the load having high power consumption is connected. Even if a sudden voltage drop occurs, since the output of the internal battery 40 is not cut off immediately, the internal battery 40 can be utilized as efficiently as possible.

In addition, since the power generation is possible by rotating the rotary lever 15 after setting the charge level through the charge level control unit 12a, power generation is possible after the user sets an appropriate charge level. That is, in the case of a good adult, it is possible to generate power by rotating the rotary lever 15 for a long time with a strong force (a large amount of power is produced), and a weak child can rotate the rotary lever 15 with a weak force. Therefore, even in this case, the internal battery 40 can be charged through power generation (of course, the amount of power generated is small).

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention has been presented for the purpose of illustration and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: Case
11:
12: control panel
12a: charge level control unit
12b: Mode setting part
13: charging power connection
14: load connection
15: rotating lever
16: external current sensor
20: power generation unit
21: Generator
22: solar cell
30: converter
31: rectifier
32: inverter
33: booster
34: step-up control unit
35: oscillation unit
36: DC-DC converter
40: internal battery
50: battery control unit
51: overcharge protection
52: over discharge protection unit
54: load consumption power measurement unit
55: power generation unit

Claims (4)

A power generation unit generating a DC power supply;
A converting unit for receiving an external power and converting the battery into a DC power for internal battery charging;
An internal battery for charging the DC power output from the power generation unit or the conversion unit and discharging the charged DC power to the load side when a load requiring power is connected;
An external current sensor for sensing a current consumption of the connected load; And
And a battery controller configured to control whether the internal battery is discharged according to the current consumption of the connected load sensed by the external current sensor.
The method of claim 1,
The battery control unit stops discharging the internal battery when the voltage of the internal battery is lower than a predetermined discharge reference voltage, and measures the power consumption of the load through the current consumption of the connected load sensed by the external current sensor. And resiliently controlling whether the internal battery is discharged by resetting the discharge reference voltage according to the power consumption of the load.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein,
Rectifier for converting AC power input from the outside into DC power; And
And a inverter for converting DC power discharged from the internal battery into AC power when a load requiring AC power is connected.
The method of claim 1,
A filling level adjusting unit which allows the user to set a filling level; And
And a generation amount setting unit for adjusting the generation amount of the generation unit according to the setting of the charging level adjusting unit.

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