WO2017148867A1 - Ensemble de rechargement d'une batterie et procede de recharge mettant en oeuvre un tel ensemble - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a recharging assembly comprising an object and a plug for recharging a rechargeable battery of the object.
- the invention can be applied to any field requiring the recharging of a battery, for example telephony or robotics.
- the invention also relates to a method of recharging a rechargeable battery implementing such an assembly.
- An object running on battery requires at some point a recharge of its battery. This object is then connected to an electrical source via a specific device for recharging its battery.
- the object can also be a mobile vehicle, more precisely an automobile that is to say mobile by its own means.
- a mobile vehicle can be supplied with electricity by one or more storage batteries, or more commonly one or more batteries. It is a set of electric accumulators connected together so as to create an electrical generator of voltage and desired capacity.
- the first purpose of the battery is to provide the intensity and voltage required to move the vehicle.
- the battery can also be used to power the electronic equipment on board the vehicle.
- the vehicle In addition, during its recharge, the vehicle, having to remain positioned on its base, is then inactive while its battery is recharged. Similarly for an object, when it recharges, it must remain on its charging base, which prevents it from moving.
- the invention aims at overcoming all or part of the problems mentioned above by proposing a recharging assembly comprising an object having a battery, the object being able to be a stationary object or a mobile vehicle, and a plug intended to recharge the battery of the battery. object, the plug being connectable to an electrical source, and a method implementing such an assembly, allowing any object to recharge with a facilitated connection between the plug and the object.
- the recharging assembly according to the invention is also configured to allow a moving vehicle to move, even during recharging of its battery.
- the subject of the invention is a recharging assembly comprising an object comprising a battery, a plug intended to recharge the battery, the plug being connectable to an electrical source, the object comprising a base capable of receiving the plug , comprising a first electrical connector, a first magnetic connector adapted to position the plug relative to the base, the plug comprising a contact surface of complementary shape to a surface of the base, a second electrical connector arranged to enter in contact with the first electrical connector to allow electrical contact between the first and second electrical connectors when the contact surface is positioned on the surface of the base, a second magnetic connector, positioned near the contact surface, attracting the first magnetic connector, so as to allow the alignment of the first and second connectors rs and maintaining the electrical contact during recharging of the battery, and one among the first and the second electrical connector is a surface connector and the other of the first and second electrical connectors is a point connector arranged to land against the surface connector, for several different orientations of the contact surface on the base.
- the surface connector has a circular shape.
- the recharging assembly further comprises a presence detector capable of detecting a contact between the contact surface and the surface of the base.
- the point connector forming a first point of contact with the contact surface
- the assembly is configured so that one of the first and the second electrical connectors has a degree of freedom in translation relative to at the contact surface along a first axis substantially perpendicular to the contact surface passing through the first point of contact.
- the assembly is configured to generate a force along the first axis substantially perpendicular to the contact surface passing through the first point of contact to maintain electrical contact during recharging of the battery.
- the plug is connectable to the electrical source by an electric cable
- the plug comprises a body on which are fixed the second electrical connector and the second magnetic connector, a part movable in rotation relative to the body, the cable being attached to the movable portion and electrically connected to the connectors by flexible son allowing rotation of the movable portion.
- the base comprises a cavity having the complementary shape of a spherical cap having a first pole and a first radius
- the plug has the shape of a spherical cap having a second pole and of substantially equal radius at the first ray
- the surface connector is centered on a circle of center the first pole.
- the plug comprises a third electrical connector positioned on the second pole of the plug
- the base comprises a fourth electrical connector positioned on the first pole of the base, so as to come into contact with the third electrical connector to allow a electrical contact between the third and fourth electrical connectors when the contact surface is positioned on the base.
- the electrical source is a DC voltage source with a positive pole and a negative pole
- the third electrical connector is connected to the negative pole of the electrical source
- the second electrical connector is connected to the positive pole of the electrical source.
- the contact surface comprises a flexible zone having a degree of freedom in translation along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, intended to facilitate contact of the second electrical connector with the first electrical connector when the surface of the contact is positioned on the base.
- the invention also relates to a charging method implementing such a reloading assembly comprising the following steps:
- the recharging process further comprises a step of activating the refill comprising the following steps:
- the recharging method further comprises a recharging termination step comprising the following steps performed in the following order:
- the object can be any object that has a battery and can be recharged. It may be an object such as a telephone, a toy or it may be a mobile object such as a motor vehicle, that is to say, who moves by his own means , for example a robot.
- FIG. 1 diagrammatically represents the card of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 2 represents an example of a surface of the base of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 3 schematically represents a front view of the contact surface of the plug of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 4 represents a front view of a surface of the base that can receive the plug of the recharging assembly shown in FIG. 3 according to the invention
- FIG. 5 schematically represents a sectional view of an electrical connector of the plug of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 6 schematically represents a sectional view of the plug of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 7 schematically represents a sectional view of the plug of the recharging assembly according to the invention, the contact surface of the plug being in contact with the surface of the base of the object
- FIG. 8 schematically represents a sectional view of the object of the recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 9 illustrates the steps of a charging method implementing a recharging assembly according to the invention
- FIG. 10 represents a robot with a humanoid character configured to be recharged by means of a plug of a recharging assembly according to the invention.
- the invention is described with the example of an object. However, the invention is applicable to any other object, whether immobile or mobile, that is to say, any mobile vehicle with a battery that can be recharged.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents a plug 10 of a recharging assembly 100 according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 represents an example of a surface of the object 20 of the refilling assembly 100 according to the invention.
- the recharging assembly 100 includes an object 20 comprising a battery and the plug 10 for recharging the battery.
- the plug 10 is connectable to an electrical source.
- the object 20 comprises a base 21 adapted to receive the plug 10.
- the base 21 comprises a first electrical connector 22 and a first magnetic connector 23 (not visible in Figure 2) adapted to position the plug 10 with respect to the base 21.
- a connector whether electrical or magnetic, is to be understood as a contact element, that is to say a point or a surface, for creating a connection, respectively electrical or magnetic.
- the plug 10 comprises a contact surface 11 of shape complementary to a surface of the base
- the plug includes a second electrical connector 12 arranged to contact the first electrical connector 22 to allow electrical contact between the first and second electrical connectors 22, 12 when the contact surface 11 is positioned on the surface of the electrical connector 22.
- the plug 10 comprises a second magnetic connector 13 (not visible in FIG. 1), positioned near the contact surface January 1, attracting the first magnetic connector 23, so as to allow the alignment of the first and second electrical connectors 22 , 12 and maintaining electrical contact while charging the battery.
- one of the first and second electrical connectors 22, 12 is a surface connector 24 and the other of the first and second electrical connectors 22, 12 is a point connector 14 arranged to land against the surface connector 24, for several distinct orientations of the contact surface 1 1 on the base 21. Since the contact surface 11 is complementary in shape to the surface of the base 21 comprising the first electrical connector 22, the two surfaces are in contact with each other when the battery is recharged.
- the two magnetic connectors 23, 13 are respectively positioned near the surface of the base 21 and the contact surface January 1. Attracting the first magnetic connector, by approaching the plug 1 1 of the base 21, the two magnetic connectors 23, 13 will exert a force of attraction towards each other.
- the two magnetic connectors 23, 13 are positioned so that the two electrical connectors
- the invention is described with a magnetic connector in the plug 10 and a magnetic connector in the base 21, but it also includes the configurations where the plug 10 comprises several magnetic connectors 13 and the base 21 comprises several connectors 23, advantageously the same number of magnetic connectors as the plug, but not necessarily.
- the magnetic connectors 13, 23 make it possible to maintain optimum electrical contact of the electrical connectors 12, 22 between them. They also act as keys and provide self-alignment between the plug 10 and the base 21.
- the surface connector 24 has a circular shape.
- one of the electrical connectors 22, 12 being a surface connector 24 and the other being a point connector 14 arranged to come into contact with the surface connector 24, and with one or a plurality of distributed magnetic connectors ( s) respectively in the plug 10 and the base 21, it is possible to establish the electrical contact between the plug 10 and the base 21 whatever the orientation of the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10 relative to the base 21, and this for several distinct orientations of the contact surface 1 1 with respect to the surface of the base 21.
- the point connector 14 can come into contact with the surface connector 24 whatever the orientation of the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10 on the base 21.
- the contact surface 11 can assume any position around a rotation of 360 ° with respect to the surface of the base 21. If we consider an axis passing through the center of the ring and substantially perpendicular to a plane comprising a perimeter of the ring, the plug 10 and therefore its contact surface January 1 can take an initial position but also rotate around said axis relative to the surface of the base 21, any angle ranging from 0 to 360 °, and whatever the angle, the point connector 14 is in contact against the surface connector 24. This also applies to where the surface connector 24 is of polygonal shape, for example rectangular. The same point connector 14 may form an electrical contact with said surface connector 24 for several distinct orientations of the contact surface 11 relative to the base 21.
- This configuration is both advantageous in the approach phase of the plug 10 to the object 20 in the placement of the plug 10 on the base 21 since it is not necessary to observe a particular alignment of the surface contact 1 1 of the plug 10 relative to the surface of the base 21 to make contact between the two electrical connectors 12, 22, but also when charging the battery since once the contact made between the two electrical connectors 12, 22, the plug can retain a little mobility in rotation without interrupting the electrical contact between the two electrical connectors 12, 22. Indeed, once the electrical contact is established, it is possible that an external action move the plug 10, sliding it slightly on the surface of the base 21. Thanks to the contact between the surface connector 24 and the point connector 14 and the permissible degree of rotation, the electrical contact can remain.
- the surface connector 24 may be circular in shape. In Figure 2, it is a ring.
- the invention also applies to a surface connector 24 forming a circle, that is to say a ring of very small thickness.
- the invention also applies to a surface connector 24 being a portion of a circle or a portion of a ring.
- the angle mentioned above is no longer between 0 and 360 °. For example if the circle portion or the ring portion is a semicircle or a half-ring, the angle is then between 0 and 180 °. If the circle portion or the ring portion is a quarter circle or a quarter ring, the angle is then between 0 and 90 °.
- the invention makes it possible to remove the link between the mechanical contact and the electrical contact.
- the positioning tolerances between the electrical contacts and the mechanical structure which allows the positioning of the plug 10 relative to the base 21 are completely freed.
- the invention makes it possible to establish electrical contact between the electrical connectors for several different orientations of the plug with respect to the base.
- a single point connector 14 can therefore make electrical contact with the surface connector 24 for a multitude of positions of the plug 10 on the base 21.
- one of the electrical connectors 22, 12 is advantageously a surface connector 24 and the other is a point connector 14.
- the first electrical connector 22 is the surface connector 24 and the second connector electrical 12 is the point connector 14.
- the invention includes also the configuration where the surface connector 24 is on the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10 and the pin connector 14 is on the base 21.
- the invention also includes the configuration in which there are several point connectors 14.
- the use of several point connectors 14 reduces the risk of short circuit between the contact surface January 1 and the base 21.
- the base 21 comprises a cavity having the shape complementary to a spherical cap having a first pole 30 and a first radius 31.
- the plug 10 has the shape of a spherical cap having a second pole and a radius substantially equal to the first radius 31, and the surface connector 24 is centered on a circle of center the first pole 30.
- the surface connector 24 forms part of the surface making contact, either on the contact surface 1 1 or on the surface of the base 21, and the point connector 14, disposed on the surface of the surface, is either base 21, or on the contact surface 1 1, can form the electrical contact with the surface connector 24, regardless of where the contact is made on the surface connector 24.
- This configuration therefore allows the plug to be positioned perfectly on the base to ensure the alignment of connectors and maintaining electrical contact necessary for the passage of the charging current of the battery.
- the sphere portion shapes for the plug and the base allow them to stick together, the base 21 completely matching the shape of the plug 10.
- the plug in the form of a spherical cap and the base of complementary shape to the spherical cap is a particularly advantageous configuration as explained previously and in the following.
- the invention applies similarly to two flat surfaces (contact surface 1 1 and surface of the base 21) which are pressed against each other or a cubic plug with a complementary shaped base to receive the cube of the plug, or an octagonal section plug with a complementary shaped base or more generally a plug having an oval or polygonal section with a complementary shaped base and for each configuration, the point connector is pressed against the surface connector.
- the contact between the point connector and the surface connector is on the surface of the element (base or contact surface) comprising the surface connector.
- the point connector is therefore in contact with the surface of the element (base or contact surface of the plug according to the chosen configuration) comprising the surface connector (it is the base in FIG. 2) and this physical contact the point connector with the surface of the element also corresponds to the contact between the point connector and the surface connector.
- the recharging assembly 100 may also advantageously comprise a presence detector 33 capable of detecting a contact between the contact surface 11 and the surface of the base 21.
- the presence detector 33 makes it possible to detect the presence of the contact surface 1 1 against the surface of the base 21. When this contact is made, the battery charge can then begin.
- the presence detector 33 is on the contact surface 11.
- the invention also includes the configuration in which the presence detector is on the surface of the base 21 when the surface connector 24 is on the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10.
- FIG. 1 is represented with three presence detectors 33.
- the invention applies in the same way to a single presence detector, two, three, or more than three.
- the number of presence detectors 33 is equal to the number of point connectors 14 and the presence detectors 33 and the point connectors 14 are arranged alternately on a circumference of the surface, that is to say on a portion of sphere of contact.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows a front view of the contact surface January 1 of the plug 10 of the reloading assembly 100 according to the invention.
- the plug 10 is connectable to the electrical source by an electric cable 15.
- the plug 10 comprises a body 16 on which are fixed the second electrical connector 12 and the second magnetic connector 13.
- the plug 10 further comprises a portion 17 movable in rotation relative to the body 1 6, the cable 15 being fixed to the movable portion 17 and electrically connected to the connectors 12 by flexible son allowing the rotation of the movable portion 17.
- This feature has an advantage in terms of security for the object ( stationary or mobile) and for the surrounding people when charging the battery.
- the movable portion 17 may have a rotational movement relative to the body 1 6 without disconnecting from the base 21, or even require the displacement of any part of the base or the plug.
- the electrical cable 15 can have a continuous rotational movement of 360 ° around the base 21, even during recharging. If the contact imposes greater forces, the plug 10 can then disengage from the base 21.
- the rotational mobility of the movable portion 17 may be around the plug but also around the axis of the cable.
- FIG. 4 represents a front view of a surface of the base 21 that can receive the plug 10 of the recharging assembly 100 presented in FIG. 3 according to the invention.
- the plug 10 may comprise a third electrical connector 35 positioned on the second pole of the plug 10.
- the base 21 may then comprise a fourth electrical connector 45 positioned on the first pole of the base 21 of in order to make contact with the third electrical connector 35 to allow electrical contact between the third and fourth electrical connectors 35, 45 when the contact surface 11 is positioned on the base 21.
- the fourth electrical connector 45 forms a central stud, located in the center of the surface connector 24.
- the surface connector 24 and the fourth electrical connector 45 are advantageously concentric.
- Figure 5 schematically shows a sectional view of an electrical connector of the plug 10 of the reloading assembly 100 according to the invention. It is a point connector 50.
- the point connector 50 forms a first point of contact 51 with the contact surface 11.
- the assembly 100 is configured so that one of the first and the second electrical connectors has a degree of freedom in translation relative to the contact surface 1 1 along a first axis 52 substantially perpendicular to the contact surface 1 1 passing through the first point of contact 51. This applies to each of the point connectors. This degree of freedom allows a slight radial and independent movement of each point connector.
- the presence detectors they are mounted rigid and directly under the forces supported by the cable.
- the movements of the cable are reflected on one or more presence detectors which, distributed over the surface of the sphere portion, are raised and interrupt the physical contact between the plug and the base.
- the mounting flexibility of the electrical connectors associated with the holding force of the magnetic connectors introduces a delay in the breaking of the load contact, unlike the presence detectors which react immediately. This sequencing allows the presence detectors to inform the charger of an imminent tearing of the plug and this, in advance of phase with the breaking of the electrical contact. The delivered power can then be cut so as to avoid arcing between the electrical connectors.
- the contact surface 1 1 comprises a flexible zone 32 having a degree of freedom in translation along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis 51, intended to facilitate the contact of the second electrical connector 12 with the first electrical connector 22 when the surface contact 1 1 is positioned on the base 21.
- the flexible zone 32 leaves a certain freedom to the electrical connectors of the plug 1 1 to ensure adequate contact between the plug 1 1 and the base 21.
- the flexibility of the flexible zone 32 thus allows the second electrical connector 12 to be advantageously oriented along an axis perpendicular to the surface of the base 21.
- the alternating distribution of electrical connectors and presence detectors, associated with the magnetic connectors, offers the advantage of not requiring a fine alignment system and operates regardless of the position of the point connectors on the surface connector.
- the electrical source is a DC voltage source with a positive pole and a negative pole.
- the third electrical connector 35 is connected to the negative pole of the electrical source and the second electrical connector 12 is connected to the positive pole of the electrical source. Thanks to the flexible zone 32 and the central positioning of the third electrical connector 35, if an unwanted case of tearing of the plug 10 occurs, the third connector 35 is detached from the base last, which makes it possible to avoid the formation of an electric arc.
- the third electrical connector 35 may for example be mounted on a spring or on an elastomer piece or any other piece having a certain elasticity. On the same principle, approaching of the plug 10 on the base 21, the third electrical connector 35 is the electrical connector that connects first.
- the recharging assembly can be configured to generate a force along the first axis 52 substantially perpendicular to the contact surface 1 1 passing through the first point of contact 51 to maintain electrical contact during recharging of the battery.
- Figure 6 schematically shows a sectional view of the plug 10 of the reloading assembly 100 according to the invention. This sectional view makes it possible to represent a possible configuration of a presence detector 33 at the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10.
- the magnetic connectors 13 are alternately arranged with the electrical connectors 12 so as to promote a good alignment of the electrical connectors 12 with the electrical connector 22 of the base 21.
- FIG. 7 schematically represents a sectional view of the plug 10 of the recharging assembly 100 according to the invention, the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10 being in contact with the surface of the base 21 of the object 20.
- the magnetic connectors 13, 23 eliminate any mechanical guidance and operate without preferred axis during the approach of the plug 10 on the base 21. No particular guidance is necessary since no part fits into another. A relatively low precision of movement is sufficient for the plug 10 to position correctly on the base 21.
- the spherical arrangement of the electrical connectors eliminates the need for orientation in the plane of the contacts and does not impose specific orientation of the electrical connectors when handling the plug 10 to position it on the base 21.
- Figure 8 shows schematically a sectional view of the object 20 of the reloading assembly 100 according to the invention.
- This sectional view makes it possible to represent a possible configuration of the fourth electrical connector 45, positioned at the center of the surface of the base 21.
- the electrical connector of the base 21 is, in this configuration, a surface connector 24.
- the magnetic connectors 23 are alternately arranged with the electrical connectors 45, 24 so as to promote good alignment of the electrical connectors 12 with the electrical connectors of the base 21.
- FIG. 9 illustrates the steps of a charging method implementing a recharging assembly 100 according to the invention.
- the method comprises a step 1001 of positioning the contact surface 1 1 of the plug 10 on the base 21 and a step 1002 of alignment of the first and second electrical connectors 22, 12.
- the method may also include an activation step 1003 of the refill comprising the following steps:
- the method also includes a recharge termination step 1004 comprising the following steps performed in the following order:
- FIG. 10 shows a humanoid robot configured to recharge with a plug 10 of a reloading assembly 100 according to the invention.
- the robot 200 in FIG. 10 is taken as an example of a humanoid robot configured to recharge by means of a plug 10 of a recharging assembly 100 according to the invention.
- the lower part of the robot 200 in FIG. 10 is not functional for walking, but can move in any direction on its base 140 which rolls on the surface on which the robot 200 is located.
- the robot 200 has a height 110 which may be about 120 cm, a depth 120 of about 65 cm and a width 130 of about 40 cm.
- the robot has a tablet 150 with which it can communicate messages (audio, video, web pages) to its environment, or receive user input through a touch interface of the tablet.
- the robot also uses the processor of its own motherboard which can be for example an ATOM TM Z530 Intel TM card.
- the robot also has a processor dedicated to the data flow between the motherboard and the cards supporting the magnetic rotary sensors or abbreviated MRE for the Magnetic Rotary Encoders and sensors that control the motors of the joints in a member and the balls that the robot uses as wheels, in one embodiment of the invention.
- the motors can be of different types, depending on the amplitude of the maximum torque required for a defined articulation.
- e-minebea TM coreless brushless DC motors eg SE24P2CTCA
- brushless DC motors from Maxon TM EC45_70W for example
- Magnetic rotary sensors preferentially use the Hall effect, with 12 or 14 bits of precision.
- the robot illustrated in Figure 10 may also include different types of sensors. Some sensors are used to control the position and movements of the robot. This is the case, for example, of an inertial unit located in the torso of the robot and comprising a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer.
- the robot may also include two RGB color 2D cameras on the front of the robot (up and down) of the system-on-chip (or SOC) type, such as those of Shenzen V-Vision Technology Ltd TM (OV5640), with a resolution of 5 megapixels at 5 frames per second and a field of view (also called FOV for the Anglo-Saxon term Field Of View) of about 57 ° horizontal and 44 ° vertical.
- SOC system-on-chip
- a 3D sensor can also be included behind the eyes of the robot, like the ASUS XTION TM SOC sensor with a resolution of 0.3 megapixels at 20 frames per second, with about the same field of view as 2D cameras.
- the robot can also be equipped with laser line generators, for example three at the head and three in the base, so as to be able to detect its relative position with respect to objects and / or human beings in its environment.
- the robot may also include microphones to be able to detect sounds in its environment. In one embodiment, four microphones with a sensitivity of 300mV / Pa +/- 3dB at 1kHz and a frequency range of 300Hz to 12kHz (-10dB relative to 1kHz) can be implanted in the robot's head.
- the robot may also include two sonar sensors, possibly positioned in front of and behind its base, to measure the distance that separates it from objects and / or human beings in its environment.
- the robot may also include tactile sensors on its head and hands to allow interactions with humans. He may also include bumpers on his base to protect himself from obstacles he encounters on his course.
- the robot can also include:
- the robot can communicate with a base station or other robots via an RJ45 or WiFi 802.1 1 Ethernet connection.
- the robot can be powered by a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery with an energy of about 400 Wh or a Lithium Polymer Trimix battery (Lithium Cobalt Manganese) about 860Wh.
- the robot can access a charging device adapted to the type of battery it contains.
- the position and movements of the robot are controlled by its motors, using algorithms that are activated by defined strings in each member and effectors defined at the termination of each member, taking into account the measurements of the sensors.
- the robot 200 comprises a base 21 adapted to receive Sheet 10. This is an example of an object to which reloading set 100 may apply.
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