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- This disclosure relates generally to battery life monitoring systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for determining remaining battery life in portable battery-powered systems.
- Many electronic devices include a battery life indicator to provide an indication of how much time a user can continue to use the device before the battery runs down. Consumers expect an accurate indication of current battery life in battery powered electronic devices.
- Voltage measurement circuitry measures the voltage level over time, detecting a distinct drop off when the remaining charge of the battery approaches zero volts. In some instances, the measurement circuitry generates a signal in response to the abrupt change in the voltage level, which is reflected by an abrupt change in the battery life indicator, such as a rapid change from over fifty percent remaining to under ten percent in a matter of minutes for rechargeable batteries that typically last for several hours. On portable computing devices and cell phone devices, the voltage measurement circuitry does not reflect consistent power consumption, which means that the battery indicator may not accurately reflect the remaining battery life.
- Such voltage-measurement-based battery indicators can change very little over a period of time and then can change very abruptly when the battery is almost completely discharged, causing the battery life indicator to change from two hours remaining to, for example, fifteen minutes remaining over the course of a few minutes.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device configured to determine remaining battery life using energy characterization and operations tables.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of one possible embodiment of the energy characterization table of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of one possible embodiment of the operations table of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a hearing aid configured to utilize an energy characterization table to determine battery life.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of an embodiment of a system including a hearing aid and remote device configured to provide a user interface and to utilize an energy characterization table.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method of utilizing an energy characterization table to determine the reaming charge on a battery.
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method of producing an energy characterization table for a device.
- Embodiments of systems and methods described below utilize an energy characterization table and durational information for operation of particular components (which may be stored in an operations table) to determine energy usage and to provide a battery charge indicator.
- Utilization of an energy characterization table provides one possible solution for a better battery life monitoring system in closed environment (Le., in a device where power consumption for every operation is known). In such closed devices with known operations, it becomes possible to monitor each operation over a standard time (such as over one second) and to estimate the remaining battery life efficiently and accurately based on the time for each operation and without directly measuring the energy consumed.
- An example of a system configured to monitor battery life using energy characterization data is described below with respect to FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a system 100 including an electronic device 101 configured to determine battery life. Controller 106 is connected to a plurality of other electronic components 102 , to an input/output device 104 , to a power consumption monitor, and to recharge circuit 122 , which is connected to a battery 120 , such as a rechargeable battery.
- Controller 106 is connected to a plurality of other electronic components 102 , to an input/output device 104 , to a power consumption monitor, and to recharge circuit 122 , which is connected to a battery 120 , such as a rechargeable battery.
- Input/output 104 is a connection port adapted to connect to a remote device 108 and/or to a display or other alert interface 105 .
- Alert interface 105 may be a graphical display, a speaker, a light-emitting diode (LED), a transducer configured to cause the device 101 to vibrate, or some other interface configured to provide a visible, audible, and/or tactile feedback.
- input/output 104 is connected to an LED or other feedback interface for displaying an indication of the remaining battery life to the user, such as an LED that changes color based on the remaining battery life.
- Input/output 104 may also include a wireless transceiver for radio frequency communications between electronic device 101 and remote device 108 , which may include a display, one or more speakers, a keyboard/keypad/soft key interface, a touch screen, a pointer, and/or other known input/output interfaces/devices.
- Remote device 108 is any data processing device, such as a smart phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a personal computer, or other portable computing device, in communication with input/output 104 .
- input/output 104 may include multiple ports to facilitate communication between electronic device 101 and one or more devices, such as remote device 108 .
- Power consumption monitor 109 includes memory 110 , which stores an energy characterization table 112 , an operations table 116 , and a battery life counter 114 .
- Energy characterization table 112 can be generated in a lab for a closed system, such as device 101 .
- Energy characterization table 112 includes an entry for each operation of device 101 representing the energy used over a specific time period for that operation.
- Operations table 116 is used by controller 106 to store operational information. For example, controller 106 adds an entry into operations table 116 including the start time and the end time for each operation.
- Energy counter 114 models the remaining charge value of the battery 120 . In one instance, energy counter 114 is a number between the maximum charge value of the battery and zero.
- controller 106 updates operations table 116 and periodically controls energy counter 114 to accurately represent the remaining charge value of the battery 120 using energy characterization table 112 and operations table 116 . Controller 106 may periodically control the energy counter 114 or may control the energy counter 114 in response to detecting a user-selection or an energy consuming operation.
- the memory 110 also includes an address register 126 to allow the controller 106 to access the data stored in the memory 110 , such as the energy characterization table 112 , the battery life counter 114 , and the operations table 116 .
- the address register 126 may be coupled to a plurality of digital gates 128 that may be accessed by the controller 106 to set the address bits.
- Recharge circuit 122 is connected to battery 120 and removably connected to power source 124 . Recharge circuit 122 is only activated when connected to power source 124 , such as an electrical outlet. While charging the battery 120 , recharge circuit 122 monitors the charge added to battery 120 and provides the information to controller 106 for updating power consumption monitor 109 and battery life counter 114 after the user disconnects power source 124 . During a recharge operation, power source 124 is connected to recharge circuit 122 . As current flows through recharge circuit 122 to battery 120 , recharge circuit 122 monitors the charge stored by battery 124 . When power source 124 is disconnected from recharge circuit 122 , recharge circuit 122 provides the measured battery charge value of battery 120 to controller 106 , which alters the value of battery counter 114 to reflect the state of the current battery 120 .
- Controller 106 controls all operations of the electronic device, including power flow to and operation of the plurality of electronic components 102 .
- controller 106 stores data in operations table 116 about each of the operations, which data includes a start time.
- controller 106 stores the end time in the operations table 116 .
- Controller 106 continues to populate operations table 116 with each operation.
- controller 106 controls battery life counter 114 to update the remaining battery life based on the start and end times in the operations table 116 in conjunction with the usage per unit time values of the energy characterization table 112 .
- controller 106 receives a user generated trigger to display data related to the battery life.
- the user selects an option by selecting a user-selectable element associated with a graphical user interface of remote device 108 to communicatively couple to input/output device 104 , which selection causes the remote device 108 to send a control signal to the electronic device 101 .
- the user may initiate the request in a variety of ways, including sending a request from remote device 108 , which triggers the controller 106 .
- controller 106 may receive a periodic trigger, such as from an internal timer or another internal source.
- controller 106 calculates the total energy consumed using the entries in operations table 116 to determine a total process time and using the energy characterization table 112 to determine the total energy consumed by the operation based on the total process time. In particular, controller 106 multiplies the run time (process time) for each operation recorded in operations table 116 by the energy characterization value stored for that operation in energy characterization table 112 , and the product represents a total energy used value. Controller 106 subtracts the total energy used value from the value stored by battery life counter 114 to reflect the energy consumed by the operations during the period of time between the last battery life update and the current trigger. Controller 106 then provides data related to battery life counter 114 to input/output 104 for providing a battery life indicator to remote device 108 .
- operations table 116 stores the start time and stop (end) time of each operation, it is also useful for trouble shooting and debugging in the event of a catastrophic device failure.
- a manufacturer or other service provider can analyze the operations table 116 to determine the source of the failure.
- controller 106 can be used to predict future energy usage patterns and battery life for device 101 . Over time, system 100 can develop become more and more efficient at predicting how long a battery will last before it requires recharging.
- battery life counter 114 may be updated in real time whenever controller 106 determines that an operation is complete. Controller 106 calculates the energy consumed by retrieving the entry value from energy characterization table 112 corresponding to the operation and multiplying the entry value with a time difference between the start time and the end time of the operation to generate an energy-used value. The energy used value is then subtracted from battery life counter 114 to reflect the change in remaining battery life. Controller 106 updates battery life counter 114 with the updated information. It should be understood that the updating a counter and operations table 116 can be done with minimum drain on the battery making it a very efficient system and does not result in noticeable battery usage.
- input/output device 104 provides data related to the battery life to either alert interface 105 within device 101 .
- alert interface 105 may produce an audible sound when battery life counter 114 crosses a predetermined threshold. In this way, device 101 provides the user with a signal indicating that battery 120 should be charged.
- device 101 controls the signal provided to the alert interface 105 to play a first tone when battery life counter 114 falls to 50% of its maximum, a second tone when battery life counter 114 falls to 25% of its maximum, and a third tone when battery life counter 114 fall to 5% of its maximum.
- alert interface 105 includes an LED configured to turn on when battery life counter 114 reaches a predetermined amount. In this example, alert interface 105 may also change colors based on the value of battery life counter 114 to indicate a state of the battery life.
- input/output 104 provides a signal to remote device 108 , which can include a display (such as a touch screen that operates to receive user input and to display information to the user).
- Remote device 108 is configured to receive information representative of the remaining battery life and, in response thereto, to present a visual representation of the remaining battery life to a user.
- the visual representation can be displayed as a percentage of the maximum level, a bar representative of the percentage of the maximum level, a factor of time, a picture of a battery having a fill-color that depends on the remaining battery life, or a number.
- remote device 108 may display battery life indicator as a battery bar indicating the percentage left and a number of hours/minutes remaining by converting data related to the value of battery life counter 114 into a factor of time.
- operations table 116 and energy characterization table 112 may be combined into a single table. In such an instance, selected fields of the table may be updated with operational information, while energy usage data remains unchanged.
- power consumption monitor 109 is depicted as including a memory 110 , it should be understood that power consumption monitor 109 may be a circuit or combination of other components configured to monitor or infer the remaining battery life. In such an instance, memory 110 may be a separate component configured to store data. While FIG. 1 is a diagram of the system 100 capable of utilizing energy characterization table 112 , FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example of an energy utilization table.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of one possible embodiment of energy characterization table 112 of FIG. 1 .
- Energy characterization table 112 includes a list of operations, such as a first microcontroller unit operation (MCU ( 1 )), a second MCU operation (MCU ( 2 )), a first digital signal processor (DSP) operation (Processor ( 1 )), and so on.
- Each entry for an operation in the energy characterization table 112 includes a characterization of the energy consumed by the operation normalized over a period of time. In this example, the energy consumed is normalized as energy consumed per second.
- Each entry may also have a different energy usage/per time value because different components may consume different amounts of energy when operating (and/or depending on the operation being performed).
- MCIJ ( 2 ) may represent an add operation and MCU ( 1 ) may represent a subtract operation.
- the add operation uses more energy than the subtract operation, so MCU ( 2 ) has a higher energy value entry in energy characterization table 112 .
- entries may represent higher level operations.
- processor ( 1 ) represents a modulate audio signals operation and processor ( 2 ) represents a conversion operation, such as a convert digital to analog operation.
- the manufacturer may trigger each of the operations using a test procedure and measure the energy consumed, allowing the manufacturer to characterize each operation and populate the energy characterization table 112 accordingly.
- energy usage for each operation of device 101 is characterized in a read only table that can be saved in memory and used as a reference for how much energy is used per operation per second.
- the energy characterization table 112 is created, it is available for use to estimate energy consumed over time when a particular operation is performed. Calculation or estimation of the consumed energy makes use of an operations table that tracks the duration of each operation. An example of the energy characterization table 112 is described below with respect to FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of one possible example of operations table 116 of FIG. 1 .
- Operations talc 116 includes a list of processes or operations, and the start and end times during which such operations were performed. In this example, each operation's name, start time, and end time are recorded such that the total run time for each operation can be calculated. Some operations have been performed multiple times, as is the case with operation MCU ( 1 ), in which case, each instance of the operation is recorded as a separate entry in the operations table 116 with different start and stop times. It is also possible that one operation is not yet completed, as in the case of Microphone ( 1 ) where the microphone is turned on hut not yet turned off. The end time for an operation is not recorded until the process or operation is stopped. Accordingly, the end time for Microphone ( 1 ) is not yet recorded.
- operations table 116 may also include a column for total time that is determined when the end time is entered or in response to a trigger, such as a timer or a user-initiated request. It is also understood that more columns may be added to record additional data corresponding to the operations for use in troubleshooting or debugging, for example, in the event of a catastrophic failure.
- FIGS. 1-3 including energy characterization table 112 and operation table 116 may be represented in hardware to perform the battery life monitoring.
- an RTL design could be used by representing energy characterization table 112 and operation table 116 in registers and utilizing digital gates to record the start and stop time of each operation.
- a pre-configured operations table 116 and a pre-configured energy utilization table 112 provide less-than-accurate estimates in an “open” system that allow for hardware modifications and/or the connection of external components that draw power from the battery 120 .
- closed systems that have a known and fully characterized configuration that cannot be changed by the user, such information can be used to determine highly accurate battery life measurements.
- An example of such a closed system is a hearing aid, such as that described below with respect to FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a hearing aid 400 , which is one possible implementation of electronic device 101 , configured to utilize energy characterization table 112 and operations table 116 in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 , to determine battery life.
- Hearing aid 400 includes a microphone 402 to convert sounds into electrical signals.
- Microphone 402 is connected to circuit 416 , which includes at least one processor 406 , controller 106 , transceiver 412 , and memory 110 .
- hearing aid 400 includes a speaker 408 connected to processor 406 via electrical leads (not shown) and configured to communicate audio data through ear canal tube 404 to an ear piece 410 , which may be positioned within the ear canal of a user.
- hearing aid 400 includes a battery 418 to supply power to the other components.
- microphone 402 converts sounds into electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to processor 406 , which processes the electrical signals according to a sound shaping algorithm to produce a modulated output signal that is customized to a user's particular hearing ability.
- the modulated output signal is provided to speaker 408 , which reproduces the modulated output signal as an audio signal and which provides the audio signal to ear piece 410 through ear canal tube 404 .
- speaker 408 may be included within ear piece 410 and may be coupled to circuit 416 by a wire extending through ear canal tube 404 .
- hearing aid 400 with controller 106 provides an example of device 101 of FIG. 1 .
- operations table 116 , energy characterization table 112 , and energy counter 114 can be stored locally in memory 110 .
- speaker 408 may act as the input/output 104 of FIG. 1 and may produce tones in response to battery life counter 114 reaching predetermined values.
- controller 106 may be implemented as a microcontroller unit (MCU) executing instructions stored in a memory (not shown). Alternatively, controller 106 may be implemented as a process executing on processor 406 .
- MCU microcontroller unit
- transceiver 412 operates as an input/output terminal, such as input/output 104 of FIG. 1 .
- Transceiver 412 provides wired or wireless communication to a remote device, such as remote device MS.
- FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the internal components of a behind-the-ear hearing aid 400 which are utilized to calculate and provide data related to the updated battery life counter 114 .
- the types of hearing aids and/or other types of electronic devices may also be used.
- the battery life indicator may be sent by the hearing aid to a remote device 108 and presented on a user interface associated with the remote device 108 as described below with respect to FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 5 is a view of a system 500 including a hearing aid 400 and remote device 108 configured to utilize an energy characterization table, such as energy characterization table 112 of FIG. 1 .
- Hearing aid 400 communicates with remote device 108 through a wireless, short-range communications channel.
- remote device 108 is configured to execute processor-readable instructions to control parameters and settings of hearing aid 400 .
- remote device 108 includes a touch screen interface 502 for displaying information and for receiving user input.
- remote device 108 includes a wireless transceiver (not shown) for communicating data to and from in hearing aid 400 .
- FIG. 5 shows a system 500 including hearing aid 400 and remote device 108 illustrating one possible battery life display interface on remote device 108 .
- Touch screen interface 502 includes options such as “Check Battery Life” (which is depicted as having been selected), “Update Hearing Aid Filters”, and “Select Hearing Aid Mode”.
- the “Check Battery Life” option is selected, so the battery life indicator is displayed.
- the indicator includes a battery-shaped bar and a percentage of remaining battery life. The battery life indicator can be updated every time the user selects the “Check Battery Life” option.
- remote device 108 in response to the user selecting the “Check Battery Life” option on remote device 108 , remote device 108 sends a signal to hearing aid 400 through the wireless communication channel requesting the current battery life information for hearing aid 400 .
- Controller 106 shown in FIG. 1 ) in hearing aid 400 calculates the remaining battery life using energy characterization table 112 , operations table 116 , and energy counter 114 as described with respect to FIG. 1 and provides data related to the battery life to remote device 108 for display using input/output interface 104 (which, as previously indicated, may be a wireless transceiver).
- the battery life indicator may be displayed continuously and remote device 108 may make periodic requests to hearing aid 400 for an update to the remaining battery life indicator. In this way the battery life display is updated periodically without the need for the user to select the “Check Battery Life” option.
- a hearing aid application executed by a processor of remote device 108 includes a variety of capabilities.
- the hearing aid application causes the processor to provide a graphical user interface that includes one or more user-selectable options to allow the user to configure the audio filters applied by the hearing aid.
- the hearing aid application causes the processor to provide a graphical user interface that includes one or more user-selectable options for updating the operating mode of the hearing aid 400 .
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method 600 utilizing energy characterization table 112 to determine battery drain.
- controller 106 receives a signal to begin an operation. Proceeding to 604 , controller 106 records the start time in operations table 116 . Advancing to 606 , controller 106 controls one or more components to perform the operation. Proceeding to 608 , controller 106 receives a signal indicating the end of the operation. In some instances, the signal may be an interrupt or another signal causing controller 106 to end the operation. In an alternative embodiment, controller 106 determines that the operations have been completed. Advancing to 610 , controller 106 records the end time in operations table 116 .
- controller 106 calculates the energy used for the particular operation using energy characterization table 112 and using the recorded start time and end time from operations table 116 . Controller 106 may calculate the energy used periodically or in response to a trigger from remote device 108 . Controller 106 looks up the energy characterization of the operation in the energy characterization table 112 to determine the energy used per unit time for the particular operation and then multiples that energy usage value by the total run time of the operation (as determined by a difference between the start and end times for the operation) to determine the energy used. Advancing to 614 , controller 106 subtracts the energy used from battery life counter 114 to reflect the change in battery life due to the operation.
- controller 106 may populate operation table 116 with the start and end time of each operation and only calculate energy used in response to a trigger generated by either by an internal clock or a user. In this way, battery life counter 114 is updated only when the trigger is received by controller 106 .
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of a method 700 of producing an energy characterization table 112 for a device.
- controller 106 executes a sequence of operations on the electronic device 101 .
- controller 106 may be controlled by remote device 108 via input/output 104 to cause the controller 106 to execute the sequence of operations.
- electronic device 101 may perform one or more operations (such as audio signal processing) automatically.
- Advancing Lo 704 energy usage is measured for each operation over time to generate an energy characterization table 112 including values normalized per unit. Lime. The power consumed by every component during each operation is determined and normalized over a selected time unit to produce an energy usage value per unit of time, which is recorded in energy characterization table 112 .
- Block 704 may be performed by a manufacturer or may be performed by a processor electronic device 101 using a calibration operation.
- the energy characterization table 112 is stored in a memory of an electronic device 101 , which is configured to utilize energy characterization table 112 to determine a remaining battery life. Proceeding to 708 , the electronic device is packaged for the consumer.
- an electronic device such as a hearing aid
- a power consumption monitor configured to calculate a remaining charge on a battery based on the duration of operations executed by circuitry of the hearing aid.
- an energy characterization table 112 and an operations table 116 are used to determine the amount of energy consumed based on a duration of each operation, and a battery monitor 114 models the remaining battery life.
- the system determines the duration of a particular operation and multiplies the duration by an energy usage value (amount of energy consumed per unit time) from the energy characterization table 112 to determine the energy consumed, which can be subtracted from the current battery charge value to determine the remaining charge on the battery.
- the systems provide a method of accurately estimating the power stored by the battery without directly measuring the voltage or current of the battery.
- energy utilization table 112 can replace continuous or periodic monitoring of the voltage or current, saving money and circuit space and reducing battery drain.
- an apparatus including a power consumption monitor system includes at least one register or memory to store an energy characterization table and an address register for accessing the data stored within the energy characterization table.
- a plurality of digital gates may be coupled to the address register to set address bits within the address register corresponding to operation of one or more of the plurality of circuit components of the apparatus.
- the power consumption monitor is coupled to the address register and the at least one register, the power consumption monitor configured to multiply an operating time of an operation by an energy characterization value per unit time corresponding to the operation that is stored in the energy characterization table at an address corresponding to the address bits from the address register to produce a usage value, the power consumption monitor to calculate the remaining battery life by subtracting the usage value from a current remaining battery life value.
- an electric device may be a hearing aid, as described above.
- the hearing aid may be configured to perform operations or a plurality of operations associated with modulating an audio signal captured by a microphone of the hearing aid to compensate for a hearing deficiency of a user.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/290,269, filed Nov. 7, 2011, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/416,688 filed on Nov. 23, 2010 and entitled “Battery Life Monitor Systems and Methods”, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- This disclosure relates generally to battery life monitoring systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for determining remaining battery life in portable battery-powered systems.
- Many electronic devices include a battery life indicator to provide an indication of how much time a user can continue to use the device before the battery runs down. Consumers expect an accurate indication of current battery life in battery powered electronic devices.
- Conventional battery life detection circuits can use analog current measurements or voltage measurements to determine the battery life. Analog current measurements tend to be very accurate and provide consumers with a relatively reliable indication of battery life over the duration of the electronic devices usage. Such measurement circuits often determine the remaining charge stored by the battery as a function of the measured current, which can be characterized for the particular battery. However, this accuracy comes at a cost of larger and more expensive electronic devices and reduced battery life.
- In electronic devices, such as notebook computers, PDAs (personal digital assistant), portable music players, and mobile (cellular or digital) phones, the additional circuitry required to measure current cannot be accommodated without increasing the overall size of the device. Accordingly, such portable devices often measure voltage to determine battery life instead. While voltage measurement circuitry is often cheaper and typically occupies less space and uses less hardware than analog current measurement circuitry, such voltage measurement circuitry often produces a less accurate battery life indicator.
- Voltage measurement circuitry measures the voltage level over time, detecting a distinct drop off when the remaining charge of the battery approaches zero volts. In some instances, the measurement circuitry generates a signal in response to the abrupt change in the voltage level, which is reflected by an abrupt change in the battery life indicator, such as a rapid change from over fifty percent remaining to under ten percent in a matter of minutes for rechargeable batteries that typically last for several hours. On portable computing devices and cell phone devices, the voltage measurement circuitry does not reflect consistent power consumption, which means that the battery indicator may not accurately reflect the remaining battery life. Such voltage-measurement-based battery indicators can change very little over a period of time and then can change very abruptly when the battery is almost completely discharged, causing the battery life indicator to change from two hours remaining to, for example, fifteen minutes remaining over the course of a few minutes.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device configured to determine remaining battery life using energy characterization and operations tables. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram of one possible embodiment of the energy characterization table ofFIG. 1 . -
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FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a hearing aid configured to utilize an energy characterization table to determine battery life. -
FIG. 5 is a diagram of an embodiment of a system including a hearing aid and remote device configured to provide a user interface and to utilize an energy characterization table. -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method of utilizing an energy characterization table to determine the reaming charge on a battery. -
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method of producing an energy characterization table for a device. - In the following description, the use of the same reference numerals in different drawings indicates similar or identical items.
- The current techniques for monitoring battery life in a battery-powered electronic device have significant draw backs. Not only do such circuits consume power, increase the circuit costs, and consume limited space within portable devices, but such circuitry often fails to provide an accurate battery life indication.
- Embodiments of systems and methods described below utilize an energy characterization table and durational information for operation of particular components (which may be stored in an operations table) to determine energy usage and to provide a battery charge indicator. Utilization of an energy characterization table provides one possible solution for a better battery life monitoring system in closed environment (Le., in a device where power consumption for every operation is known). In such closed devices with known operations, it becomes possible to monitor each operation over a standard time (such as over one second) and to estimate the remaining battery life efficiently and accurately based on the time for each operation and without directly measuring the energy consumed. An example of a system configured to monitor battery life using energy characterization data is described below with respect to
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of asystem 100 including anelectronic device 101 configured to determine battery life.Controller 106 is connected to a plurality of otherelectronic components 102, to an input/output device 104, to a power consumption monitor, and to rechargecircuit 122, which is connected to abattery 120, such as a rechargeable battery. - Input/
output 104 is a connection port adapted to connect to aremote device 108 and/or to a display orother alert interface 105.Alert interface 105 may be a graphical display, a speaker, a light-emitting diode (LED), a transducer configured to cause thedevice 101 to vibrate, or some other interface configured to provide a visible, audible, and/or tactile feedback. In a particular example, input/output 104 is connected to an LED or other feedback interface for displaying an indication of the remaining battery life to the user, such as an LED that changes color based on the remaining battery life. - Input/
output 104 may also include a wireless transceiver for radio frequency communications betweenelectronic device 101 andremote device 108, which may include a display, one or more speakers, a keyboard/keypad/soft key interface, a touch screen, a pointer, and/or other known input/output interfaces/devices.Remote device 108 is any data processing device, such as a smart phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a personal computer, or other portable computing device, in communication with input/output 104. In some embodiments, input/output 104 may include multiple ports to facilitate communication betweenelectronic device 101 and one or more devices, such asremote device 108. -
Power consumption monitor 109 includesmemory 110, which stores an energy characterization table 112, an operations table 116, and abattery life counter 114. Energy characterization table 112 can be generated in a lab for a closed system, such asdevice 101. Energy characterization table 112 includes an entry for each operation ofdevice 101 representing the energy used over a specific time period for that operation. Operations table 116 is used bycontroller 106 to store operational information. For example,controller 106 adds an entry into operations table 116 including the start time and the end time for each operation.Energy counter 114 models the remaining charge value of thebattery 120. In one instance,energy counter 114 is a number between the maximum charge value of the battery and zero. In operation, aselectronic device 101 performs operations,controller 106 updates operations table 116 and periodically controlsenergy counter 114 to accurately represent the remaining charge value of thebattery 120 using energy characterization table 112 and operations table 116.Controller 106 may periodically control theenergy counter 114 or may control theenergy counter 114 in response to detecting a user-selection or an energy consuming operation. In some examples, thememory 110 also includes anaddress register 126 to allow thecontroller 106 to access the data stored in thememory 110, such as the energy characterization table 112, thebattery life counter 114, and the operations table 116. For instance, theaddress register 126 may be coupled to a plurality ofdigital gates 128 that may be accessed by thecontroller 106 to set the address bits. -
Recharge circuit 122 is connected tobattery 120 and removably connected topower source 124.Recharge circuit 122 is only activated when connected topower source 124, such as an electrical outlet. While charging thebattery 120,recharge circuit 122 monitors the charge added tobattery 120 and provides the information tocontroller 106 for updatingpower consumption monitor 109 andbattery life counter 114 after the user disconnectspower source 124. During a recharge operation,power source 124 is connected torecharge circuit 122. As current flows throughrecharge circuit 122 tobattery 120,recharge circuit 122 monitors the charge stored bybattery 124. Whenpower source 124 is disconnected fromrecharge circuit 122,recharge circuit 122 provides the measured battery charge value ofbattery 120 tocontroller 106, which alters the value ofbattery counter 114 to reflect the state of thecurrent battery 120. -
Controller 106 controls all operations of the electronic device, including power flow to and operation of the plurality ofelectronic components 102. In addition to controlling their operation,controller 106 stores data in operations table 116 about each of the operations, which data includes a start time. When each operation has been completed,controller 106 stores the end time in the operations table 116.Controller 106 continues to populate operations table 116 with each operation. Periodically or in response to a user-generated trigger,controller 106 controlsbattery life counter 114 to update the remaining battery life based on the start and end times in the operations table 116 in conjunction with the usage per unit time values of the energy characterization table 112. - In an example,
controller 106 receives a user generated trigger to display data related to the battery life. In one instance, the user selects an option by selecting a user-selectable element associated with a graphical user interface ofremote device 108 to communicatively couple to input/output device 104, which selection causes theremote device 108 to send a control signal to theelectronic device 101. The user may initiate the request in a variety of ways, including sending a request fromremote device 108, which triggers thecontroller 106. Alternatively,controller 106 may receive a periodic trigger, such as from an internal timer or another internal source. - Once
controller 106 receives the trigger,controller 106 calculates the total energy consumed using the entries in operations table 116 to determine a total process time and using the energy characterization table 112 to determine the total energy consumed by the operation based on the total process time. In particular,controller 106 multiplies the run time (process time) for each operation recorded in operations table 116 by the energy characterization value stored for that operation in energy characterization table 112, and the product represents a total energy used value.Controller 106 subtracts the total energy used value from the value stored by battery life counter 114 to reflect the energy consumed by the operations during the period of time between the last battery life update and the current trigger.Controller 106 then provides data related to battery life counter 114 to input/output 104 for providing a battery life indicator toremote device 108. - Since operations table 116 stores the start time and stop (end) time of each operation, it is also useful for trouble shooting and debugging in the event of a catastrophic device failure. In such an event, a manufacturer or other service provider can analyze the operations table 116 to determine the source of the failure. Further, by keeping a record of the run time for each operation in operations table 116,
controller 106 can be used to predict future energy usage patterns and battery life fordevice 101. Over time,system 100 can develop become more and more efficient at predicting how long a battery will last before it requires recharging. - In an example,
battery life counter 114 may be updated in real time whenevercontroller 106 determines that an operation is complete.Controller 106 calculates the energy consumed by retrieving the entry value from energy characterization table 112 corresponding to the operation and multiplying the entry value with a time difference between the start time and the end time of the operation to generate an energy-used value. The energy used value is then subtracted from battery life counter 114 to reflect the change in remaining battery life.Controller 106 updates battery life counter 114 with the updated information. It should be understood that the updating a counter and operations table 116 can be done with minimum drain on the battery making it a very efficient system and does not result in noticeable battery usage. - In this example, input/
output device 104 provides data related to the battery life to eitheralert interface 105 withindevice 101. For example, ifalert interface 105 is a speaker,alert interface 105 may produce an audible sound when battery life counter 114 crosses a predetermined threshold. In this way,device 101 provides the user with a signal indicating thatbattery 120 should be charged. In a particular example,device 101 controls the signal provided to thealert interface 105 to play a first tone when battery life counter 114 falls to 50% of its maximum, a second tone when battery life counter 114 falls to 25% of its maximum, and a third tone when battery life counter 114 fall to 5% of its maximum. In another example,alert interface 105 includes an LED configured to turn on whenbattery life counter 114 reaches a predetermined amount. In this example,alert interface 105 may also change colors based on the value of battery life counter 114 to indicate a state of the battery life. - Alternatively, input/
output 104 provides a signal toremote device 108, which can include a display (such as a touch screen that operates to receive user input and to display information to the user).Remote device 108 is configured to receive information representative of the remaining battery life and, in response thereto, to present a visual representation of the remaining battery life to a user. The visual representation can be displayed as a percentage of the maximum level, a bar representative of the percentage of the maximum level, a factor of time, a picture of a battery having a fill-color that depends on the remaining battery life, or a number. For example,remote device 108 may display battery life indicator as a battery bar indicating the percentage left and a number of hours/minutes remaining by converting data related to the value of battery life counter 114 into a factor of time. - In some instances, operations table 116 and energy characterization table 112 may be combined into a single table. In such an instance, selected fields of the table may be updated with operational information, while energy usage data remains unchanged. Further, while power consumption monitor 109 is depicted as including a
memory 110, it should be understood that power consumption monitor 109 may be a circuit or combination of other components configured to monitor or infer the remaining battery life. In such an instance,memory 110 may be a separate component configured to store data. WhileFIG. 1 is a diagram of thesystem 100 capable of utilizing energy characterization table 112,FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example of an energy utilization table. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram of one possible embodiment of energy characterization table 112 ofFIG. 1 . Energy characterization table 112 includes a list of operations, such as a first microcontroller unit operation (MCU (1)), a second MCU operation (MCU (2)), a first digital signal processor (DSP) operation (Processor (1)), and so on. Each entry for an operation in the energy characterization table 112 includes a characterization of the energy consumed by the operation normalized over a period of time. In this example, the energy consumed is normalized as energy consumed per second. There is an entry for each operation of each component of the plurality ofelectrical components 102. Each entry may also have a different energy usage/per time value because different components may consume different amounts of energy when operating (and/or depending on the operation being performed). For example, MCIJ (2) may represent an add operation and MCU (1) may represent a subtract operation. In this example, the add operation uses more energy than the subtract operation, so MCU (2) has a higher energy value entry in energy characterization table 112. In another example, entries may represent higher level operations. In one example processor (1) represents a modulate audio signals operation and processor (2) represents a conversion operation, such as a convert digital to analog operation. - In an example, the manufacturer may trigger each of the operations using a test procedure and measure the energy consumed, allowing the manufacturer to characterize each operation and populate the energy characterization table 112 accordingly. In this way, energy usage for each operation of
device 101 is characterized in a read only table that can be saved in memory and used as a reference for how much energy is used per operation per second. - Once the energy characterization table 112 is created, it is available for use to estimate energy consumed over time when a particular operation is performed. Calculation or estimation of the consumed energy makes use of an operations table that tracks the duration of each operation. An example of the energy characterization table 112 is described below with respect to
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FIG. 3 is a diagram of one possible example of operations table 116 ofFIG. 1 . Operations talc 116 includes a list of processes or operations, and the start and end times during which such operations were performed. In this example, each operation's name, start time, and end time are recorded such that the total run time for each operation can be calculated. Some operations have been performed multiple times, as is the case with operation MCU (1), in which case, each instance of the operation is recorded as a separate entry in the operations table 116 with different start and stop times. It is also possible that one operation is not yet completed, as in the case of Microphone (1) where the microphone is turned on hut not yet turned off. The end time for an operation is not recorded until the process or operation is stopped. Accordingly, the end time for Microphone (1) is not yet recorded. - In another embodiment, operations table 116 may also include a column for total time that is determined when the end time is entered or in response to a trigger, such as a timer or a user-initiated request. It is also understood that more columns may be added to record additional data corresponding to the operations for use in troubleshooting or debugging, for example, in the event of a catastrophic failure.
- It should be understood that the system of
FIGS. 1-3 including energy characterization table 112 and operation table 116 may be represented in hardware to perform the battery life monitoring. For example, an RTL design could be used by representing energy characterization table 112 and operation table 116 in registers and utilizing digital gates to record the start and stop time of each operation. - It should be appreciated that a pre-configured operations table 116 and a pre-configured energy utilization table 112 provide less-than-accurate estimates in an “open” system that allow for hardware modifications and/or the connection of external components that draw power from the
battery 120. However, in closed systems that have a known and fully characterized configuration that cannot be changed by the user, such information can be used to determine highly accurate battery life measurements. An example of such a closed system is a hearing aid, such as that described below with respect toFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of ahearing aid 400, which is one possible implementation ofelectronic device 101, configured to utilize energy characterization table 112 and operations table 116 inFIGS. 1, 2, and 3 , to determine battery life.Hearing aid 400 includes amicrophone 402 to convert sounds into electrical signals.Microphone 402 is connected tocircuit 416, which includes at least oneprocessor 406,controller 106,transceiver 412, andmemory 110. Further,hearing aid 400 includes aspeaker 408 connected toprocessor 406 via electrical leads (not shown) and configured to communicate audio data throughear canal tube 404 to anear piece 410, which may be positioned within the ear canal of a user. Further,hearing aid 400 includes abattery 418 to supply power to the other components. - In an example,
microphone 402 converts sounds into electrical signals and provides the electrical signals toprocessor 406, which processes the electrical signals according to a sound shaping algorithm to produce a modulated output signal that is customized to a user's particular hearing ability. The modulated output signal is provided tospeaker 408, which reproduces the modulated output signal as an audio signal and which provides the audio signal toear piece 410 throughear canal tube 404. In an alternative embodiment,speaker 408 may be included withinear piece 410 and may be coupled tocircuit 416 by a wire extending throughear canal tube 404. - Because all of the operations above can be characterized in a lab to generate an energy characterization table,
hearing aid 400 withcontroller 106 provides an example ofdevice 101 ofFIG. 1 . In this example, operations table 116, energy characterization table 112, andenergy counter 114 can be stored locally inmemory 110. Further,speaker 408 may act as the input/output 104 ofFIG. 1 and may produce tones in response to battery life counter 114 reaching predetermined values. In some embodiments,controller 106 may be implemented as a microcontroller unit (MCU) executing instructions stored in a memory (not shown). Alternatively,controller 106 may be implemented as a process executing onprocessor 406. - In some instances,
transceiver 412 operates as an input/output terminal, such as input/output 104 ofFIG. 1 .Transceiver 412 provides wired or wireless communication to a remote device, such as remote device MS. -
FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the internal components of a behind-the-ear hearing aid 400 which are utilized to calculate and provide data related to the updatedbattery life counter 114. It should be appreciated that the types of hearing aids and/or other types of electronic devices may also be used. Further, while the above-example described an audio signal to provide an audible indicator via speaker, the battery life indicator may be sent by the hearing aid to aremote device 108 and presented on a user interface associated with theremote device 108 as described below with respect toFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 5 is a view of asystem 500 including ahearing aid 400 andremote device 108 configured to utilize an energy characterization table, such as energy characterization table 112 ofFIG. 1 .Hearing aid 400 communicates withremote device 108 through a wireless, short-range communications channel. In this instance,remote device 108 is configured to execute processor-readable instructions to control parameters and settings of hearingaid 400. In particular,remote device 108 includes atouch screen interface 502 for displaying information and for receiving user input. Further,remote device 108 includes a wireless transceiver (not shown) for communicating data to and from in hearingaid 400. -
FIG. 5 shows asystem 500 includinghearing aid 400 andremote device 108 illustrating one possible battery life display interface onremote device 108.Touch screen interface 502 includes options such as “Check Battery Life” (which is depicted as having been selected), “Update Hearing Aid Filters”, and “Select Hearing Aid Mode”. In the illustrated example, the “Check Battery Life” option is selected, so the battery life indicator is displayed. In this instance, the indicator includes a battery-shaped bar and a percentage of remaining battery life. The battery life indicator can be updated every time the user selects the “Check Battery Life” option. - In one example, in response to the user selecting the “Check Battery Life” option on
remote device 108,remote device 108 sends a signal to hearingaid 400 through the wireless communication channel requesting the current battery life information for hearingaid 400. Controller 106 (shown inFIG. 1 ) inhearing aid 400 calculates the remaining battery life using energy characterization table 112, operations table 116, andenergy counter 114 as described with respect toFIG. 1 and provides data related to the battery life toremote device 108 for display using input/output interface 104 (which, as previously indicated, may be a wireless transceiver). - In an alternative example, the battery life indicator may be displayed continuously and
remote device 108 may make periodic requests to hearingaid 400 for an update to the remaining battery life indicator. In this way the battery life display is updated periodically without the need for the user to select the “Check Battery Life” option. - It should be appreciated that a hearing aid application executed by a processor of
remote device 108 includes a variety of capabilities. In response to user selection of the “Update Hearing Aid Filters” option, the hearing aid application causes the processor to provide a graphical user interface that includes one or more user-selectable options to allow the user to configure the audio filters applied by the hearing aid. In response to user selection of the “Select I Tearing Aid Mode” option, the hearing aid application causes the processor to provide a graphical user interface that includes one or more user-selectable options for updating the operating mode of thehearing aid 400. -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of amethod 600 utilizing energy characterization table 112 to determine battery drain. At 602,controller 106 receives a signal to begin an operation. Proceeding to 604,controller 106 records the start time in operations table 116. Advancing to 606,controller 106 controls one or more components to perform the operation. Proceeding to 608,controller 106 receives a signal indicating the end of the operation. In some instances, the signal may be an interrupt or anothersignal causing controller 106 to end the operation. In an alternative embodiment,controller 106 determines that the operations have been completed. Advancing to 610,controller 106 records the end time in operations table 116. - Progressing to 612,
controller 106 calculates the energy used for the particular operation using energy characterization table 112 and using the recorded start time and end time from operations table 116.Controller 106 may calculate the energy used periodically or in response to a trigger fromremote device 108.Controller 106 looks up the energy characterization of the operation in the energy characterization table 112 to determine the energy used per unit time for the particular operation and then multiples that energy usage value by the total run time of the operation (as determined by a difference between the start and end times for the operation) to determine the energy used. Advancing to 614,controller 106 subtracts the energy used from battery life counter 114 to reflect the change in battery life due to the operation. - In an alternative example,
controller 106 may populate operation table 116 with the start and end time of each operation and only calculate energy used in response to a trigger generated by either by an internal clock or a user. In this way,battery life counter 114 is updated only when the trigger is received bycontroller 106. -
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of amethod 700 of producing an energy characterization table 112 for a device. At 702,controller 106 executes a sequence of operations on theelectronic device 101. In an example,controller 106 may be controlled byremote device 108 via input/output 104 to cause thecontroller 106 to execute the sequence of operations. In another example,electronic device 101 may perform one or more operations (such as audio signal processing) automatically. AdvancingLo 704, energy usage is measured for each operation over time to generate an energy characterization table 112 including values normalized per unit. Lime. The power consumed by every component during each operation is determined and normalized over a selected time unit to produce an energy usage value per unit of time, which is recorded in energy characterization table 112.Block 704 may be performed by a manufacturer or may be performed by a processorelectronic device 101 using a calibration operation. Advancing to 706, the energy characterization table 112 is stored in a memory of anelectronic device 101, which is configured to utilize energy characterization table 112 to determine a remaining battery life. Proceeding to 708, the electronic device is packaged for the consumer. - In conjunction with the systems and methods described above with respect to
FIG. 17 , an electronic device, such as a hearing aid, is disclosed that includes a power consumption monitor configured to calculate a remaining charge on a battery based on the duration of operations executed by circuitry of the hearing aid. In particular, an energy characterization table 112 and an operations table 116 are used to determine the amount of energy consumed based on a duration of each operation, and abattery monitor 114 models the remaining battery life. In particular, the system determines the duration of a particular operation and multiplies the duration by an energy usage value (amount of energy consumed per unit time) from the energy characterization table 112 to determine the energy consumed, which can be subtracted from the current battery charge value to determine the remaining charge on the battery. The systems provide a method of accurately estimating the power stored by the battery without directly measuring the voltage or current of the battery. Thus, energy utilization table 112 can replace continuous or periodic monitoring of the voltage or current, saving money and circuit space and reducing battery drain. - In one particular implementation, an apparatus including a power consumption monitor system, as described herein, includes at least one register or memory to store an energy characterization table and an address register for accessing the data stored within the energy characterization table. In some cases, a plurality of digital gates may be coupled to the address register to set address bits within the address register corresponding to operation of one or more of the plurality of circuit components of the apparatus. In some cases, the power consumption monitor is coupled to the address register and the at least one register, the power consumption monitor configured to multiply an operating time of an operation by an energy characterization value per unit time corresponding to the operation that is stored in the energy characterization table at an address corresponding to the address bits from the address register to produce a usage value, the power consumption monitor to calculate the remaining battery life by subtracting the usage value from a current remaining battery life value.
- In another particular implementation, an electric device may be a hearing aid, as described above. In some cases, the hearing aid may be configured to perform operations or a plurality of operations associated with modulating an audio signal captured by a microphone of the hearing aid to compensate for a hearing deficiency of a user.
- Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope of the invention.
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