TWM516267U - Electrical energy supervision system of mobile power supply - Google Patents

Description

Power supply power monitoring system

The present invention relates to a mobile power supply device, in particular to a power supply power monitoring system for detecting a mobile power source, and a monitoring software for displaying the operation information in an electronic device electrically connected to the mobile power source. .

Due to advances in electronics and information technology, many portable electronic devices with different functions have been developed, such as smart mobile phones, tablets, MP3 players, and many portable electronic devices have powerful functions and are easy to carry. It has become one of the indispensable personal items for many modern people.

Portable electronic devices usually have a built-in rechargeable battery. In general, the battery life of such portable electronic devices can be used continuously for several hours. Some smart mobile phones can even stand by for several days, although most of them The portable battery of the portable electronic device is sufficient for daily life. In order to avoid the problem of power consumption during emergency use or the exhaustion of power due to forgetting to charge, a small and portable mobile power supply device should be shipped. Born.

The known mobile power supply device mainly comprises a large-capacity rechargeable battery, an input connector, an output connector, a capacity indicator lamp and a switch; the input connector is used for connecting an external power source to charge the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery is connected to the portable electronic device through the output connector, and supplies power to the portable electronic device by the power stored in the electric battery; Commercially available mobile power devices usually indicate the remaining power of the rechargeable battery through a plurality of LEDs. In addition, the user has no way to know the remaining operational information of the rechargeable battery, such as a rechargeable battery. The charging voltage, the charging current, the battery temperature, and the like during charging, in other words, the user cannot properly manage the safety, function, capacity, and efficiency of the mobile power supply device.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a power monitoring system for a mobile power source for detecting operation information of a mobile power source, and displaying the operation information on a monitoring software running in an electronic device electrically connected to the mobile power source, so as to be a user. It manages the security, function, capacity and efficiency of the mobile power unit.

To achieve the above objective, an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention includes: a rechargeable battery, a charging circuit, a micro control unit, a power supply circuit, and a supervisory software. The charging circuit charges the rechargeable battery by using the power provided by the external charging power source; the power supply circuit supplies power to the electrically connected electronic device by using the power stored in the rechargeable battery; the micro control unit and the charging circuit and the power supply circuit are electrically The connection is used to obtain information on its operation. The micro control unit is electrically connected to the electronic device through a connector and transmits the operation information to the supervision software. The supervision software system runs on the electronic device to display the operation information so that the user can Management of safety, function, capacity and efficiency of the mobile power unit.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the power control system includes a plurality of indicator lights, and the indicator light is electrically connected to the micro control unit, and the micro control unit controls the operation of the plurality of indicator lights according to the voltage of the rechargeable battery. Used to display the remaining battery capacity of the rechargeable battery.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the charging circuit system It is a charging integrated circuit that incorporates any of the functions of the overvoltage protection, overcurrent protection, and charging mode control (eg, constant voltage constant current charging mode) or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the micro control unit includes an overheat protection circuit that can control the charging circuit to stop charging the rechargeable battery when the temperature of the rechargeable battery is higher than a preset temperature.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power supply, the power supply circuit includes an undervoltage protection circuit that stops power supply when the battery voltage of the rechargeable battery is lower than a predetermined voltage.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the charging circuit and the power supply circuit are integrated circuit components.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the new mobile power source, the operation information of the mobile power source displayed on the supervisory software includes: a charging current charged by the charging circuit to the rechargeable battery, and a charging state of the charging circuit to the rechargeable battery ( Including charging and uncharging states), charging circuit charging mode of rechargeable battery (such as constant voltage constant current charging), battery voltage of rechargeable battery, power supply current of power supply circuit, voltage of external charging power supply And any one or a combination of the protection modes of the mobile power source.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the power supply circuit includes an electrical connection detecting contact for generating an electrical connection signal when the electronic device and the mobile power source are electrically connected, and the electrical connection is performed. The connection signal is transmitted to the micro control unit.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the micro control unit, and the wireless communication unit can communicate with an electronic device having the same wireless communication technology. Used to operate the mobile power Information is transmitted to the supervisory software.

The following description of the drawings is a preferred embodiment for the purpose of the present invention, the embodiments, the technical features and the functions thereof, and is not intended to limit the present invention.

10‧‧‧Rechargeable battery

11‧‧‧ Temperature sensing element

20‧‧‧Charging circuit

21‧‧‧First power input side

22‧‧‧First power output side

23‧‧‧ First detection contact

24a‧‧‧Detection point

24b‧‧‧Checkpoint

25‧‧‧ Third detection contact

30‧‧‧Power supply circuit

31‧‧‧second power input side

32‧‧‧second power output side

33‧‧‧Second detection contact

34‧‧‧Electrical connection detection contact

40‧‧‧Micro Control Unit

41‧‧‧Power switch

42‧‧‧ indicator light

43‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

44‧‧‧Output signal control unit

50‧‧‧Supervisory software

60‧‧‧Electronic devices

71‧‧‧First electrical connector

72‧‧‧Second electrical connector

72a‧‧‧Second electrical connector

72b‧‧‧Second electrical connector

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of an embodiment of a power management system for a new type of mobile power source.

2 is a system block diagram of another embodiment of a power management system for a mobile power source of the present invention.

3 is a system block diagram of another embodiment of a power management system for a mobile power source of the present invention.

4 is a system block diagram of another embodiment of a power management system for a mobile power source of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a system block diagram of another embodiment of a power management system for a mobile power source of the present invention.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a system block diagram of an embodiment of a power management system for a mobile power source; an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention includes: a rechargeable battery 10 and a charging circuit 20 A power supply circuit 30, a micro control unit 40 (Micro Control Unit), and a supervisory software 50. The rechargeable battery 10, the charging circuit 20, the power supply circuit 30 and the micro control unit 40 are collectively disposed in a casing to be a mobile power source for portable use. Using the micro control unit 40 to detect the operation information of the mobile power source, including the operation information of the rechargeable battery 10, the charging circuit 20, and the power supply circuit 30 (described in detail later), and displaying the operation information on the mobile power source. The supervisory software 50 runs in an electronic device 60 so that the user can manage the security, function, capacity, and efficiency of the mobile power device.

The rechargeable battery 10 is for storing electric power, and supplies the stored electric power to the electronic device 60 electrically connected to the rechargeable battery 10. A preferred embodiment of the rechargeable battery 10 is It is any one of a lithium ion battery, a polymer lithium battery (also referred to as a "polymer lithium battery"), and a high capacity lithium battery (for example, a 18650 lithium battery).

The charging circuit 20 charges the rechargeable battery 10 by using the power provided by an external charging power source, which may be a DC power adapter (DC Adapter) or other electronic device (such as a notebook computer). A connector with a power output function (for example, a USB port with power output). In an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the charging circuit 20 includes: a first power input side 21, a first power output side 22, and at least one first detection contact 23, the first power input. The side 21 is electrically connected to a first electrical connector 71 for electrically connecting to an external charging power source, and then the charging circuit 20 converts the power provided by the external charging power source into electric power capable of charging the rechargeable battery 10, A power output side 22 is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery 10 for charging the rechargeable battery 10, and the first detecting contact 23 and the micro control unit 40 are electrically connected, and the micro control unit 40 can obtain the charging circuit 20. Operational information (depending on the function of the micro-control unit 20 used and the function of each pin may include one or more first detection contacts 23); in an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the operation information The charging current of the rechargeable battery 10 by the charging circuit 20, the charging state of the charging circuit 20 to the rechargeable battery 10 (including both the charging state and the uncharged state), and the charging circuit 20 charging the rechargeable battery 10 are included. Any one or a combination thereof, such as constant voltage and constant current charging, wherein one embodiment is electrically connected to the detection points 24a, 24b of the first power output side 22 by the micro control unit 40 for detecting The charging circuit 20 charges the charging current of the rechargeable battery 10 and its charging state; one embodiment of the charging circuit 20 uses a charging integrated circuit (abbreviated as a charging IC); another preferred embodiment of the charging circuit 20 is an embedded Overcharge protection, overcurrent protection, and charge mode control of any one of the functions or a combination thereof (such as constant voltage constant current charging mode) of the charging integrated circuit for protection The rechargeable battery 10 is not damaged by overvoltage charging and overcurrent charging, so the operational information may also include the protection mode of the mobile power source.

The power supply circuit 30 supplies power to the electrically connected electronic device 60 by using the power stored in the rechargeable battery 10; an embodiment of the power supply circuit 30 includes: a second power input side 31, a second power output side 32, and at least a second detecting connector 33, the second power input side 31 is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery 10 to obtain the stored power thereof, and the second power output side 32 is electrically connected to a second electrical connector 72 via the second The electrical connector 72 and the electronic device 60 are electrically connected to supply power to the electronic device 60. The second detecting contact 33 and the micro control unit 40 are electrically connected, and the micro control unit 40 can obtain the operating information of the power supply circuit 30. In an embodiment of the present invention, the operational information includes a supply current of the power supply circuit 30.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the power supply circuit 30 includes an electrical connection detecting contact 34 for generating an electrical connection when the electronic device 60 and the second electrical connector 72 are electrically connected. And transmitting the electrical connection signal to the micro control unit 40. When the electronic device 60 is electrically connected to the second electrical connector 72, the micro control unit 40 can transmit the foregoing operational information to the monitoring software 50 and/or Or, the electronic device 60 starts to supply power.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power supply, the power supply circuit 30 includes an undervoltage protection circuit (not shown) that stops power supply when the battery voltage of the rechargeable battery 10 is lower than a predetermined voltage. The effect of protecting the rechargeable battery 10 from excessive discharge is achieved.

In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the charging circuit 20 and the power supply circuit 30 can employ integrated circuit components.

The micro control unit 40 is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery 10, the charging circuit 20, and the power supply circuit 30 for obtaining the foregoing steps of the rechargeable battery 10, the charging circuit 20, and the power supply circuit 30. The operation information, and the monitoring software 50 running in the electronic device 60 electrically connected to the mobile power source (which is electrically connected to the second electrical connector 72), allows the user to view the action with the supervisory software 50. A preferred embodiment of the micro-control unit 40 is an integrated circuit component. The message output end of the micro-control unit 40 is electrically connected to the second electrical connector 72, and then via the second electrical connector 72. The operation information is transmitted to the electronic device 60, and the operation information is displayed on the supervision software 50 running in the electronic device 60 electrically connected to the second electrical connector 72.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in an embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, the micro control unit 40 can be electrically connected to a power switch 41 , and the electronic device 60 and the second electrical connector 72 are electrically connected. At this time, the user can control the mobile power supply to start supplying power to the electronic device 60 by pressing the manual operation mode of the power switch 41. An embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power supply (see FIG. 1) further includes a plurality of indicator lights 42 electrically connected to the micro control unit 40, and the micro control unit 40 is based on the rechargeable type. The voltage of the battery 10 controls the operation (lighting or non-lighting) of the plurality of indicator lights 42 for displaying the remaining power of the rechargeable battery 10. In a preferred embodiment, after the user presses the power switch 41, the micro control unit 40 first controls the operation of the plurality of indicator lights 42 according to the voltage of the rechargeable battery 10 to display the rechargeable battery 10. The remaining power, and turning off all of the indicator lights 42 after a predetermined time, can save power.

The supervisory software 50 is a software that can be run on the electronic device 60 (for example, an app of a smart mobile phone or a tablet) for displaying the operation information of the mobile power sent by the micro control unit 40, wherein the operation of the smart mobile phone The system includes any of the Android platform and the Mac OS platform. In an embodiment of the power management system of the present mobile power source, the operation information of the mobile power source displayed on the supervisory software 50 includes: the charging circuit 20 to the rechargeable battery 10 charging current, charging state of charging circuit 20 for charging battery 10 (including both charging and uncharging), charging mode of charging circuit 20 for rechargeable battery 10 (for example, constant voltage constant current charging) Any one or a combination of the battery voltage of the rechargeable battery 10, the power supply current of the power supply circuit 30, the voltage of the external charging power source, and the protection mode of the mobile power source.

Referring to FIG. 2, in another embodiment of the present invention, a wireless communication unit 43 is included, the wireless communication unit 43 and the micro control unit 40 are electrically connected, and the wireless communication unit 43 can be combined with an electronic device having the same wireless communication technology. The device 60 communicates, and the micro control unit 40 can transmit the operation information of the mobile power to the monitoring software 50 through the wireless communication unit 43, and the wireless communication technology includes any one of wifi and Bluetooth-bluetooth or a combination thereof.

The type of the second electrical connector 72 depends on the specifications of the electronic device 60, and includes, but is not limited to, an electrical connector supporting the Android system, the electronic device of the Apple company, and the USB port. Referring to FIG. 3, another embodiment of the present invention includes two second electrical connectors 72a, 72b for supporting an Android device, an electronic device of Apple Inc., and an output signal control unit 44 for output signal control. The unit 44 and the micro control unit 40 are electrically connected. The main function of the output signal control unit 44 is to convert operational information into operational information that matches the electronic device 60, such as operational information that matches the electronic device 60 running Android or the Apple system. .

Referring to FIG. 4, in another embodiment of the power management system of the present invention, a rechargeable battery 10 is provided with a temperature detecting component 11 for detecting the temperature of the rechargeable battery 10, and the rechargeable battery 10 is provided. The temperature information is transmitted to the micro control unit 40. The micro control unit 40 includes an overheat protection circuit (not shown), and can control the charging circuit 20 to stop charging when the temperature of the rechargeable battery 10 is higher than a preset temperature. The battery 10 is charged.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is another embodiment of the power monitoring system of the new mobile power source. For example, the micro control unit 40 is further electrically connected to the first power input side 21 of the charging circuit 20 through a third detecting contact 25 for obtaining the voltage of the external charging power source, and the external charging power source is The voltage is transmitted to the supervisory software 50.

The embodiments and/or the embodiments described above are merely illustrative of preferred embodiments and/or implementations of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention in any form. The invention may be modified or modified to other equivalent embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧Rechargeable battery

20‧‧‧Charging circuit

21‧‧‧First power input side

22‧‧‧First power output side

23‧‧‧ First detection contact

24a‧‧‧Detection point

24b‧‧‧Checkpoint

30‧‧‧Power supply circuit

31‧‧‧second power input side

32‧‧‧second power output side

33‧‧‧Second detection contact

34‧‧‧Electrical connection detection contact

40‧‧‧Micro Control Unit

41‧‧‧Power switch

42‧‧‧ indicator light

50‧‧‧Supervisory software

60‧‧‧Electronic devices

71‧‧‧First electrical connector

72‧‧‧Second electrical connector

Claims (14)

An operation power supply power monitoring system for detecting operation information of the mobile power source and displaying the operation information on an electronic device, comprising: a rechargeable battery, a charging circuit, a micro control unit, a power supply circuit, and a Supervising the software; the charging circuit charges the rechargeable battery with power provided by an external charging power source; the power supply circuit supplies power to the electrically connected electronic device by using the power stored by the rechargeable battery; the micro control The unit is electrically connected to the charging circuit and the power supply circuit for obtaining the operation information. The supervision soft system runs on the electronic device, and the micro control unit can communicate with the electronic device and transmit the operation information to the supervision software. For displaying the operational information in the supervision software. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source according to claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery is provided with a temperature detecting component for detecting the temperature of the rechargeable battery, and transmitting the temperature information of the rechargeable battery to the micro control unit. The micro control unit includes an overheat protection circuit that can control the charging circuit to stop charging the rechargeable battery when the temperature of the rechargeable battery is higher than a predetermined temperature. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 1, comprising a plurality of indicator lights, wherein the indicator lights are electrically connected to the micro control unit, and the micro control unit controls the indications according to the voltage of the rechargeable battery The action of the lamp to display the remaining power of the rechargeable battery. The power control system of the mobile power source according to claim 3, wherein the micro control unit is electrically connected to a power switch, and the power supply to the electronic device is started by a manual operation mode of pressing the power switch. The power supply monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the charging circuit comprises: a first power input side, a first power output side, and at least one first detecting contact, wherein the first power input side is electrically connected a first electrical connector is electrically connected to an external charging power source, and the first power output side is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery for charging the rechargeable battery, the first detecting contact and the micro The control unit is electrically connected, and the micro control unit can obtain the charging circuit Operational information. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 5, wherein the charging circuit includes: a charging current of the charging circuit, a charging state of the charging circuit, and a charging circuit Any one or combination of charging modes of the rechargeable battery. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 5, comprising a third detecting point, wherein the micro control unit is electrically connected to the first power input side of the charging circuit through the third detecting contact The voltage of the external charging power source is obtained, and the voltage of the external charging power source is transmitted to the supervision software. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source according to claim 1, wherein the charging circuit is a charging integrated circuit including any one of an overvoltage protection, an overcurrent protection, and a charging mode control or a combination thereof. The power supply circuit of the mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the power supply circuit comprises: a second power input side, a second power output side, and at least one second detection contact, wherein the second power input side is electrically connected The rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the second electrical connector, and the second electrical connector is electrically connected to the electronic device to supply power to the electronic device. The second detecting contact is electrically connected to the micro control unit, and the micro control unit is configured to obtain the operation information of the power supply circuit, where the operation information includes a power supply current of the power supply circuit, and the micro control unit is electrically connected. The second electrical connector transmits the operational information to the supervisory software running in the electronic device via the second electrical connector. The power supply monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 9, wherein the power supply circuit includes an electrical connection detecting contact for generating an electrical connection signal when the electronic device and the second electrical connector are electrically connected. And transmitting the electrical connection signal to the micro control unit. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source according to claim 9, which includes two different specifications The second electrical connector, and an output signal control unit, the output signal control unit and the micro control unit are electrically connected, and the output signal control unit is configured to convert the operation information into operation information matching the electronic device. The power supply monitoring system of the mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the power supply circuit comprises an undervoltage protection circuit that stops power supply when the battery voltage of the rechargeable battery is lower than a predetermined voltage. The power monitoring system of the mobile power source according to claim 1, wherein the operation information displayed on the supervisory software comprises: a charging current charged by the charging circuit for the rechargeable battery, and charging of the rechargeable battery by the charging circuit a state, a charging mode of the charging circuit, a battery voltage of the rechargeable battery, a power supply current of the power supply circuit, a voltage of the external charging power source, and a protection mode of the mobile power source or Its combination. The power management system of the mobile power source of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the micro control unit, and the wireless communication unit can communicate with the electronic device, and the micro control unit can transmit The wireless communication unit transmits the operation information to the supervision software.