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WO2024014475A1
WO2024014475A1 PCT/JP2023/025710 JP2023025710W WO2024014475A1 WO 2024014475 A1 WO2024014475 A1 WO 2024014475A1 JP 2023025710 W JP2023025710 W JP 2023025710W WO 2024014475 A1 WO2024014475 A1 WO 2024014475A1
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祐司 ▲高▼橋
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/46—Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J1/00—Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
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    • H02S40/30—Electrical components
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    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical device operated by electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device.
  • secondary batteries such as nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, and lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile devices such as mobile phones, game consoles, notebook computers, and digital cameras, which have become popular in recent years, and can be repeatedly charged and discharged. It has excellent economical characteristics.
  • the present invention provides an electric device that can operate on electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device with a few design changes, as well as an electric device that uses conventional primary batteries or secondary batteries. The purpose is to provide applicable goods.
  • the inventor of the present invention has realized that the photovoltaic device can be used with few design changes from conventional electrical devices.
  • the present invention was completed based on the discovery that it is possible to provide an electric device that can be operated using electric power obtained from
  • the present invention is as follows.
  • An electrical device having a compartment capable of accommodating a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device disposed within the compartment.
  • the power management unit is electrically connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are provided in the compartment and are electrically connectable to the positive and negative electrodes of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively.[ 1].
  • the power management unit is arranged inside a battery-shaped casing having a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat shape, and the battery-shaped casing is arranged in the compartment.
  • the electrical device according to [1] or [2].
  • An article comprising: [12] When the housing is placed in the compartment, a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are provided in the compartment and are electrically connectable to the positive electrode and negative electrode of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively, The article according to [11], wherein the power management unit is electrically connected via the casing.
  • an electric device that uses a conventional primary battery or secondary battery can be made to operate using electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device with few design changes.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an article in which a power management unit is arranged inside a battery-type casing.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of an article in which a power management unit is disposed inside a battery type casing.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an electrical device.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell, which is a photovoltaic device, is arranged on the outer surface of a thermometer, which is an electrical device.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell, which is a photovoltaic device, is arranged on the outer surface of an article.
  • the electrical device of the present invention has a compartment that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device disposed within the compartment.
  • the photovoltaic device is a device that utilizes the photovoltaic effect to convert light energy into electric power.
  • photovoltaic devices include silicon solar cells such as crystalline silicon solar cells and amorphous silicon solar cells, compound solar cells such as CIS solar cells, CIGS solar cells, and CdTe solar cells, and organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells ( Examples include solar cells such as perovskite solar cells (which may also be referred to as perovskite solar cells), organic thin film solar cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells; among them, they are lightweight, thin, flexible, and electrolyte-free; Organic thin-film solar cells are preferred because they are also easy to dispose of.
  • the photovoltaic device may be placed on the exterior of an electrical device or on the exterior of a housing, such as a battery type housing. It is preferable that the photovoltaic device is flexible because it facilitates placement of the photovoltaic device even if the placement location is not a flat surface. Moreover, since it is electrolyte-free, there is no fear of electrolyte leakage, which is preferable because it can be used safely.
  • a photovoltaic device may be connected to the electrical device of the present invention.
  • the connection method is not particularly limited, as long as the photovoltaic device and the power management unit described below are electrically connected.
  • a power management unit for a photovoltaic device refers to a board on which a power management IC is mounted that has the function of converting the voltage input from the photovoltaic device and keeping the output voltage constant.
  • To operate an electrical device it is necessary to supply a certain voltage within the range of more than the operating voltage of the electrical device and less than the maximum voltage, but the output voltage from the photovoltaic device depends on the illuminance of the light and the input of the electrical device. Due to resistance, it may not be possible to keep it constant. Furthermore, since the performance of the cells used, the number of connected cells, etc. differ depending on the photovoltaic device, there are photovoltaic devices with various maximum outputs. Therefore, in the present invention, the output voltage from the photovoltaic device can be kept constant through the power management unit, so that various photovoltaic devices can be applied to the electrical device of the present invention. becomes.
  • the power management unit is arranged in a compartment that can accommodate primary batteries or secondary batteries.
  • This compartment is a compartment that can accommodate primary batteries or secondary batteries (hereinafter sometimes referred to as conventional batteries) that have been commonly used in the past. ).
  • R20 corresponds to AA type in Japanese common name
  • R14 correlates to AA type in Japanese common name
  • R6 correlates to AA type in Japanese common name
  • R03 correlates to AA type in Japanese common name
  • Cylindrical shapes such as R1 (corresponding to AAA in the common name), R1 (corresponding to AAA in the Japanese common name), R123A, R2; R41, R43, R44, R48, R54, R55, R70, R1025, R1216 , R1220, R1616, R2012, R1620, R2016, R2025, R2320, R2032, R2330, R2430, R2354, R3032, R2450, R1225, R1632, R2450, R2325, R2477, etc
  • a compartment capable of storing such a battery is a compartment included in a conventional electrical device that uses batteries, and by placing a power management unit for a photovoltaic device in this compartment, it can be used to replace a conventional electrical device. With few design changes, it is possible to create an electrical device that can operate with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device. More specifically, the compartment typically includes a positive terminal electrically connectable to the positive electrode of a conventional battery and a negative terminal electrically connectable to the negative electrode of a conventional battery (hereinafter referred to as positive terminal and negative terminal collectively).
  • terminals on the electrical device side when the power management unit is connected to the terminals on the electrical device side, it can be operated with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device.
  • some electrical devices include a battery holder that can accommodate conventional batteries in the compartment. In such a case, the terminals on the electrical device side can be electrically connected to the battery holder, and the power management unit is electrically connected to the terminals on the electrical device via the battery holder. It may be something that
  • the electrical device of the present invention may further include a power storage unit such as a capacitor.
  • the power storage unit is preferably arranged together with the power management unit in a compartment that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and is more preferably mounted on a substrate of the power management unit. Since the electrical device of the present invention has a power storage unit, it can be used at night or indoors with low light intensity. It is also possible to charge the power supplied from the photovoltaic device when the electrical device is not in use, and then remove the photovoltaic device from the electrical device when in use, or to remove the photovoltaic device from the electrical device when in use. It is also possible to store it inside and use it.
  • the size of the power management unit is not particularly limited as long as it is housed in the compartment, but it is preferably 1.5 times or less the maximum size of a conventional battery, and more preferably It is 1.3 times or less, may be 1.1 times or less, 1.0 times or less, 0.95 times or less, 0.90 times or less, or 0.80 times or less.
  • the size of the power management unit is preferably less than 1.0 times the maximum size of a conventional battery. , preferably 0.95 times or less, and may be 0.90 times or less or 0.80 times or less.
  • the lower limit of the size of the power management unit may be 0.05 times or more, or 0.1 times or more, the minimum size of a conventional battery. That is, the size of the power management unit is preferably 0.05 to 1.5 times, more preferably 0.1 to 1.3 times, the maximum size of a conventional battery. It may be 1 to 1.1 times, 0.1 to 1.0 times, 0.1 to 0.95 times, 0.1 to 0.90 times, or 0.1 to 0.80 times. In addition, "less than 1.5 times the maximum dimension of conventional batteries" means, for example, when the battery shape is cylindrical, button-shaped, or coin-shaped, it is defined by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017).
  • the maximum total height of various batteries specified by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017) is 1.5 times or less
  • the power management unit is arranged inside a casing, and the casing is arranged within the partition.
  • an article in which the power management unit is disposed inside the casing that is, a casing that can be placed in the compartment that is included in the electrical device and that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and the casing.
  • an article comprising a power management unit for a photovoltaic device that is placed inside the body.
  • the casing preferably the compartment
  • the casing preferably does not have a secondary battery therein, and preferably has neither a primary battery nor a secondary battery.
  • the housing in which the power management unit is placed is preferably a battery type housing.
  • a battery type housing By employing an article with a battery-type housing, it is possible to place a power management unit in a compartment of a conventional electrical device without making any design changes.
  • this specification mainly describes the case where a battery type casing is used as the casing in which the power management unit is arranged, the present embodiment is not limited to this as described above.
  • a power management unit is electrically connected to the positive terminal and negative terminal, which can be electrically connected to the positive and negative terminals of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively, in the above compartment.
  • a housing that can be placed within the compartment to be connected may be used.
  • the battery-type casing has a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat external shape used for conventional primary batteries or secondary batteries, and has a space inside for arranging a power management unit. It is a casing with Since the battery type casing has the external shape of a conventional battery, it can be applied to electrical devices that use conventional batteries (for example, single batteries, AA batteries, AA batteries, etc.). can. It is preferable to use the battery type casing that satisfies the external dimensions of various batteries stipulated by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017); The shape does not need to completely match the external dimensions of the various prescribed batteries, and may have any shape that can be placed within the compartment.
  • the external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 0.9 times or more, or 0.95 times or more, the minimum value of the dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). . Further, the external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 1.1 times or less, or 1.05 times or less, the maximum dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). It may be 1.0 times or less. That is, the external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 0.9 to 1.1 times the minimum value of the dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017), and may be 0.9 to 1. It may be 0.05 times or 0.95 to 1.0 times.
  • a conventionally known battery conversion adapter (also referred to as a battery adapter, battery spacer, etc.) can also be used.
  • a battery conversion adapter refers to an adapter for converting a battery of one standard to a battery of another standard, such as an adapter that allows AA batteries to be used as single batteries.
  • the photovoltaic device may be connected to the article of the present invention.
  • the connection method is not particularly limited, as long as the photovoltaic device and the power management unit are electrically connected.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 A schematic cross-sectional view of an example of an article in which a power management unit is arranged inside a battery-type housing is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 3 and 5, which will be described later, show examples using a cylindrical battery-type casing, other shapes can be similarly implemented.
  • a power management unit 3 for a photovoltaic device is arranged inside a battery type casing 50.
  • the battery type casing 50 has a positive terminal 1 , a negative terminal 2 , and an insulating tube 13 .
  • the material of the insulating tube 13 conventionally known materials can be used, such as polyester, polyamide, shellac, rosin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, thermoplastic resins such as polyester, phenol, melamine, Examples include thermosetting resins such as epoxy and silicone, and rubber materials such as natural rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, and silicone rubber.
  • the power management unit 3 for the photovoltaic device disposed inside the battery type housing 50 has a power management IC 4 mounted on a board 5, and a power storage unit 7 is further mounted on the board 5. may have been done.
  • the mounting method is not particularly limited, and the power management IC 4 and the board 5, and if necessary, the power storage unit 7 and the board 5 may be electrically connected using solder 6 or the like.
  • solder 6 conventionally known materials can be used, such as Sn-Ag-Cu alloy, Sn-Zn-Bi alloy, Sn-Cu alloy, Sn-Ag-In-Bi alloy, Sn-Zn-Al alloy, Sn-Sb alloy, etc. can be used.
  • the substrate 5 is further provided with a connector (not shown) for connecting to the photovoltaic device 14.
  • a connector not shown
  • the photovoltaic device 14 and the power management unit 3 are electrically connected.
  • the wiring 8 connected to the photovoltaic device is connected to the connector. All you have to do is connect.
  • the battery type case 50 may be provided with a port 9 through which the wiring 8 is passed.
  • the port 9 can be placed at any location; for example, it may be placed on the surface where the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode terminal 2 are not placed (the surface of the insulating tube 13).
  • the photovoltaic device 14 may be placed on the outer surface of the battery-type housing 50 or may be placed inside the battery-type housing 50.
  • the power management unit 3 is electrically connected to the positive terminal 1 and the negative terminal 2, respectively.
  • the power management unit 3 and the positive terminal 1 may be connected to the positive metal plate configuring the positive terminal 1 with solder 10 or the like, or the positive terminal 1 and the power management unit 3 may be connected by wiring. good.
  • the power management unit 3 and the negative terminal 2 may be connected to the negative metal plate forming the negative terminal 2 using solder 11 or the like, or the negative terminal 2 and the power management unit 3 may be connected by wiring. You may.
  • solders 10 and 11 conventionally known materials can be used, such as Sn-Ag-Cu alloy, Sn-Zn-Bi alloy, Sn-Cu alloy, Sn-Ag-In-Bi alloy, etc.
  • the material of the positive electrode side metal plate constituting the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode side metal plate constituting the negative electrode terminal 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is a conductive metal, but may be Al, Ni, Cu, Ag, Sn, Au, or Pd. etc. can be used.
  • an insulating layer 12 is provided between the positive electrode side metal plate and the negative electrode side metal plate so that the positive electrode side metal plate forming the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode side metal plate forming the negative electrode terminal 2 do not come into contact with each other. may be provided.
  • the material of the insulating layer 12 conventionally known materials can be used, such as inorganic materials such as mica, ceramic, and glass, polyester, polyamide, shellac, rosin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, Examples include thermoplastic resins such as polystyrene and polyester, thermosetting resins such as phenol, melamine, epoxy, and silicone, and rubber materials such as natural rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, and silicone rubber.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a mode in which the article 100 is arranged in a conventional battery-accommodating compartment.
  • Electrical device 1000 includes a compartment 16 that can accommodate a conventional battery, and article 100 is placed in compartment 16 .
  • the compartment 16 has a terminal 17 (hereinafter referred to as an electrical device side terminal 17) that can be electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of a conventional battery.
  • the electrical device 1000 can operate with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device 14.
  • the method of connecting the positive terminal 1 and the positive terminal 17b and the method of connecting the negative terminal 2 and the negative terminal 17a are not particularly limited, and the article 100 may be arranged in the section 16 so that they are in contact with each other. They may be connected to each other by wiring.
  • the power management unit when the power management unit is not placed inside the battery-type casing but is placed in the compartment, the power management unit may be placed directly in the compartment, or a power source fixed to a fixing member.
  • a management unit may be located within the compartment.
  • the shape of the fixing member is not particularly limited as long as it is accommodated in the compartment, but for example, it may be plate-shaped, substantially plate-shaped, cylindrical, substantially cylindrical, rectangular parallelepiped, substantially rectangular parallelepiped, cubic, or substantially cubic.
  • the fixing member having a cylindrical shape, a substantially cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cubic shape, a substantially cubic shape, etc.
  • the power management unit may be a housing having a space for arranging a power management unit therein;
  • the housing may have an opening on one or more of the surfaces forming the housing.
  • the power management unit can be electrically connected to the terminals (specifically, the positive terminal and the negative terminal) of the electrical device, respectively, to generate a photovoltaic device. It can be an electrical device that operates with electric power obtained from.
  • the method of connecting the power management unit and the terminals on the electrical device side is not particularly limited, and may be connected by soldering, wiring, or the like.
  • a photovoltaic device may be connected to the electrical device of the present invention or the article of the present invention.
  • the placement location of the photovoltaic device is not particularly limited, but it may be placed outside the electrical device; in that case, the photovoltaic device
  • the apparatus may be placed on the external surface of the electrical device.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell 14a, which is an example of the photovoltaic device 14, is arranged on the outer surface of a thermometer 1000a, such as a thermometer, which is an electrical device.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell 14a, which is an example of the photovoltaic device 14, is arranged on the outer surface of the article 100.
  • a photovoltaic device is placed on the outer surface of the article (i.e., the outer surface of a battery-type casing), from the perspective of ensuring the amount of daylight, the photovoltaic device should be placed in a cylindrical, square, or flat battery-type casing. It is preferable that the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the insulating tube 13 are disposed on a surface (in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface of the insulating tube 13). In this case, the photovoltaic device may be placed on the entire surface of the battery type casing where the terminals are not placed, or it may be placed on a part of the side of the battery type casing where the terminals are not placed. You can.
  • the photovoltaic device when a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device or article of the present invention, the photovoltaic device may be placed inside the battery type casing (that is, inside the article).
  • the battery-type casing When the photovoltaic device is placed inside the battery-type casing (article), the battery-type casing preferably has a transparent portion for letting in light.
  • the location of the transparent portion is not particularly limited, it is preferable that, for example, part or all of the surface on which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are not arranged is made of a transparent member.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 show an example in which a casing with a cylindrical outer shape is used as a battery type casing
  • FIG. 4 shows an example in which a thermometer is used as an electrical device.
  • the present invention is not limited to these, but can be applied to housings of various shapes described above and various electrical devices described below.
  • the photovoltaic device When a photovoltaic device is placed outside (e.g., on the outer surface) of an electrical device, the photovoltaic device can be used by irradiating light such as sunlight during use and/or charging. Yes (Aspect 1).
  • the photovoltaic device is disposed on the outer surface of the article (i.e., the outer surface of the battery-type housing), the article can be removed from the electrical device and the photovoltaic device included in the article can be exposed to sunlight.
  • the article can be charged by irradiating it with light such as the like, and the article can be used again by attaching it to the electric device (Aspect 2).
  • the electrical device or article of the present invention does not necessarily need to be equipped with a photovoltaic device at all times, and may be connected to a photovoltaic device only during charging (aspect 3).
  • the electrical device or article is preferably provided with a port (connection port) for connecting the photovoltaic device and the power management unit by wiring.
  • the electric device of the present invention is supplied with power from a photovoltaic device, there is no need to replace batteries, and it is possible to prevent accidents such as accidental ingestion of batteries, especially when used in Aspects 1 and 3. Become. Also, in aspect 2, when using a casing of a size that makes it difficult to swallow accidentally (for example, a battery-type casing with a shape and size that makes it difficult to swallow accidentally, such as a cylindrical, square, or flat shape), This makes it possible to prevent accidents. Furthermore, in aspect 1, since it is possible to operate while charging, continuous use for a long period of time is possible. Therefore, in addition to the thermometer shown in FIG.
  • electric devices of the present invention include, for example, a motion sensor that uses infrared rays as a detection element (as well as automatic doors and lighting equipped with the motion sensor), temperature, humidity, etc.
  • a data logger or the like that monitors and records various data such as voltage, illuminance, pressure, wind speed, load, acceleration, etc.
  • the electrical device of the present invention is used by arranging a power management unit for a photovoltaic device in a compartment capable of storing a primary battery or a secondary battery, which is included in an electrical device that conventionally used a primary battery or a secondary battery. can do.
  • the electrical devices of the present invention include, for example, clocks such as quartz watches and smart watches; electrical devices with vibrating elements such as shavers and electric toothbrushes; human sensors that use infrared rays as detection elements; thermometers such as electronic thermometers; Electrical devices with detection elements such as household fire alarms and keyless entry; Electrical devices with memory elements such as IC recorders; Detection elements and memory elements such as data loggers such as temperature control devices that control the temperature of medicines and foods.
  • Electric devices with wireless communication elements such as transceivers; Electric devices with light emitting elements such as lights and flashlights, as well as remote controls, music players, digital cameras, toys, CD radio-cassette players, electronic dictionaries, security buzzers, Examples include various electrical devices such as headphone stereos, game consoles, hearing aids, and rice cookers.
  • the electrical device of the present invention using an organic thin film solar cell as a photovoltaic device can also be suitably used as a disposable device.
  • Negative electrode terminal 1 Positive electrode terminal 2 Negative electrode terminal 3 Power management unit for photovoltaic device 4 Power management IC 5 Substrate 6 Solder 7 Energy storage unit 8 Wiring 9 Port 10 Solder 11 Solder 12 Insulating layer 13 Insulating tube 14 Photovoltaic device 14a Organic thin film solar cell 16 Compartment capable of storing conventional batteries 17a Negative terminal 50 Battery type housing 100 Articles 1000 Electrical device 1000a Thermometer

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The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical device obtained by enabling, with few design changes, a conventional electrical device with which a primary battery or secondary battery has been used to operate using power obtained from a photovoltaic apparatus.　This electrical device is characterized by comprising: a section which can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery; and a photovoltaic apparatus power supply-managing unit disposed in the section.

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電気デバイスelectrical devices
　本発明は、光起電力装置から得られる電力により作動する電気デバイスに関するものである。 The present invention relates to an electrical device operated by electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device.
　従来、民生用や産業用のあらゆる電気デバイスにおいて、様々な化学電池が使用されている。例えば、アルカリ乾電池やマンガン乾電池、リチウム電池、アルカリボタン電池、酸化銀電池等の一次電池は、時計やカメラ、温度計、玩具、懐中電灯等に多用されており、世界的な観点からも生産数量が多く、安価かつ入手が容易という特徴を有している。 Conventionally, various chemical batteries have been used in all types of consumer and industrial electrical devices. For example, primary batteries such as alkaline dry batteries, manganese dry batteries, lithium batteries, alkaline button batteries, and silver oxide batteries are widely used in watches, cameras, thermometers, toys, flashlights, etc., and from a global perspective, the production volume is It has the characteristics of being inexpensive and easily available.
　一方、ニッケルカドミウム電池やニッケル水素電池、リチウムイオン電池等の二次電池は、近年普及が著しい携帯電話やゲーム機、ノートパソコンやデジタルカメラ等の携帯機器に多用されており、繰り返し充放電ができることから経済性に優れた特徴を有している。 On the other hand, secondary batteries such as nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, and lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile devices such as mobile phones, game consoles, notebook computers, and digital cameras, which have become popular in recent years, and can be repeatedly charged and discharged. It has excellent economical characteristics.
　ところで、近年、環境問題やエネルギー問題への関心の高まりに伴い、クリーンエネルギー産業の発展、特に太陽光等の光エネルギーを利用した光起電力技術の発展が益々注目されている。 Incidentally, in recent years, with increasing interest in environmental and energy issues, the development of the clean energy industry, particularly the development of photovoltaic technology that utilizes light energy such as sunlight, has been attracting increasing attention.
　しかしながら、従来の一次電池や二次電池が使用されてきた電気デバイスを、光起電力装置で作動できるようにする検討は未だ進んでいない。そこで本発明は、従来の一次電池や二次電池が使用されてきた電気デバイスを、少ない設計変更で、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動できるようにした電気デバイス、並びに該電気デバイスに適用可能な物品の提供を目的とする。 However, no progress has been made in the study of enabling electric devices that have conventionally used primary or secondary batteries to be operated using photovoltaic devices. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides an electric device that can operate on electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device with a few design changes, as well as an electric device that uses conventional primary batteries or secondary batteries. The purpose is to provide applicable goods.
　本発明者は、従来一次電池や二次電池が収納されていた区画内に、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットを配置することで、従来の電気デバイスから少ない設計変更で、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動できる電気デバイスの提供が可能となることを見出し、本発明を完成した。 By arranging a power management unit for a photovoltaic device in the compartment where primary and secondary batteries were conventionally stored, the inventor of the present invention has realized that the photovoltaic device can be used with few design changes from conventional electrical devices. The present invention was completed based on the discovery that it is possible to provide an electric device that can be operated using electric power obtained from
　すなわち、本発明は以下の通りである。
［１］　一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画と、前記区画内に配置された、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットと、を有する電気デバイス。
［２］　前記区画内に設けられた、前記一次電池または二次電池の正極及び負極と電気的にそれぞれ接続可能な正端子及び負端子に、前記電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続されている［１］に記載の電気デバイス。
［３］　前記電源管理ユニットが、円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形、角形または平形の形状を有する電池型筐体の内部に配置されており、該電池型筐体が前記区画内に配置されている［１］または［２］に記載の電気デバイス。
［４］　前記電気デバイスに光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記電池型筐体の外面に配置されている［３］に記載の電気デバイス。
［５］　前記電気デバイスに光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記電気デバイスの外面に配置されている［１］～［３］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［６］　前記光起電力装置が有機薄膜太陽電池である［１］～［５］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［７］　前記区画内にさらに蓄電ユニットが配置された［１］～［６］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［８］　時計であることを特徴とする［１］～［７］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［９］　温度計であることを特徴とする［１］～［７］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［１０］　使い捨てデバイスであることを特徴とする［１］～［７］のいずれかに記載の電気デバイス。
［１１］　電気デバイスが有する区画であって一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な前記区画に配置可能な筐体と、前記筐体の内部に配置される、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットと、を備える物品。
［１２］　前記筐体が前記区画に配置される際に、前記区画内に設けられた、前記一次電池または二次電池の正極及び負極と電気的にそれぞれ接続可能な正端子及び負端子に、前記筐体を介して前記電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続される、［１１］に記載の物品。
［１３］　前記筐体は、円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形、角形または平形の形状を有する電池型筐体である、［１１］または［１２］に記載の物品。
［１４］　前記物品に光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記筐体の内部又は外面に配置されている［１１］～［１３］のいずれかに記載の物品。 That is, the present invention is as follows.
[1] An electrical device having a compartment capable of accommodating a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device disposed within the compartment.
[2] The power management unit is electrically connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are provided in the compartment and are electrically connectable to the positive and negative electrodes of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively.[ 1].
[3] The power management unit is arranged inside a battery-shaped casing having a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat shape, and the battery-shaped casing is arranged in the compartment. The electrical device according to [1] or [2].
[4] The electrical device according to [3], wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device, and the photovoltaic device is arranged on the outer surface of the battery type casing.
[5] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device, and the photovoltaic device is arranged on an outer surface of the electrical device.
[6] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein the photovoltaic device is an organic thin film solar cell.
[7] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [6], further comprising a power storage unit disposed within the compartment.
[8] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [7], which is a watch.
[9] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [7], which is a thermometer.
[10] The electrical device according to any one of [1] to [7], which is a disposable device.
[11] A casing that can be placed in a compartment of an electrical device that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device that is disposed inside the casing. An article comprising:
[12] When the housing is placed in the compartment, a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are provided in the compartment and are electrically connectable to the positive electrode and negative electrode of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively, The article according to [11], wherein the power management unit is electrically connected via the casing.
[13] The article according to [11] or [12], wherein the casing is a battery-type casing having a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat shape.
[14] The article according to any one of [11] to [13], wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the article, and the photovoltaic device is arranged inside or on the outside of the casing.
　本発明によれば、従来の一次電池や二次電池が使用される電気デバイスを、少ない設計変更で、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動できるようにすることができる。 According to the present invention, an electric device that uses a conventional primary battery or secondary battery can be made to operate using electric power obtained from a photovoltaic device with few design changes.
図１は、電源管理ユニットが電池型筐体内部に配置された物品の一例を示す概略断面図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an article in which a power management unit is arranged inside a battery-type casing. 図２は、電源管理ユニットが電池型筐体内部に配置された物品の他の一例を示す概略断面図である。FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of an article in which a power management unit is disposed inside a battery type casing. 図３は、電気デバイスの一例を示す概略図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an electrical device. 図４は、光起電力装置である有機薄膜太陽電池が電気デバイスである温度計の外面に配置される態様の一例を示す概略図である。FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell, which is a photovoltaic device, is arranged on the outer surface of a thermometer, which is an electrical device. 図５は、光起電力装置である有機薄膜太陽電池が物品の外面に配置される態様の一例を示す概略図である。FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell, which is a photovoltaic device, is arranged on the outer surface of an article.
　本発明の電気デバイスは、一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画と、前記区画内に配置された光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットとを有する。 The electrical device of the present invention has a compartment that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device disposed within the compartment.
　前記光起電力装置とは、光起電力効果を利用し、光エネルギーを電力に変換する装置である。光起電力装置としては、例えば、結晶シリコン太陽電池及びアモルファスシリコン太陽電池等のシリコン系太陽電池、ＣＩＳ太陽電池、ＣＩＧＳ太陽電池、及びＣｄＴｅ太陽電池等の化合物系太陽電池、有機無機ハイブリッド太陽電池（ペロブスカイト太陽電池とも称され得る）、有機薄膜太陽電池、並びに色素増感型太陽電池等の太陽電池が挙げられ、中でも、軽量且つ薄膜でフレキシブル化が可能である点、電解液フリーである点、及び廃棄が容易である点等から有機薄膜太陽電池であることが好ましい。後述するように、光起電力装置は、電気デバイスの外面や、例えば電池型筐体である筐体の外面に配置される場合がある。光起電力装置がフレキシブルであることにより、配置箇所が平面でない場合であっても、光起電力装置の配置が容易となる点で好ましい。また、電解液フリーであることにより、電解液の液漏れの心配がなく、安全に使用できる点で好ましい。 The photovoltaic device is a device that utilizes the photovoltaic effect to convert light energy into electric power. Examples of photovoltaic devices include silicon solar cells such as crystalline silicon solar cells and amorphous silicon solar cells, compound solar cells such as CIS solar cells, CIGS solar cells, and CdTe solar cells, and organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells ( Examples include solar cells such as perovskite solar cells (which may also be referred to as perovskite solar cells), organic thin film solar cells, and dye-sensitized solar cells; among them, they are lightweight, thin, flexible, and electrolyte-free; Organic thin-film solar cells are preferred because they are also easy to dispose of. As discussed below, the photovoltaic device may be placed on the exterior of an electrical device or on the exterior of a housing, such as a battery type housing. It is preferable that the photovoltaic device is flexible because it facilitates placement of the photovoltaic device even if the placement location is not a flat surface. Moreover, since it is electrolyte-free, there is no fear of electrolyte leakage, which is preferable because it can be used safely.
　本発明の電気デバイスは、光起電力装置が接続されていてもよい。接続方法は特に限定されず、光起電力装置と後述の電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続されていればよい。 A photovoltaic device may be connected to the electrical device of the present invention. The connection method is not particularly limited, as long as the photovoltaic device and the power management unit described below are electrically connected.
　光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットとは、前記光起電力装置から入力された電圧を変換し、出力電圧を一定に保つ機能を有する電源管理ＩＣが実装された基板のことを指す。電気デバイスを作動させるには、電気デバイスの動作電圧以上最大電圧以下の範囲内で一定の電圧を供給する必要があるが、光起電力装置からの出力電圧は、光の照度や電気デバイスの入力抵抗により、一定に保つことができない場合がある。また、光起電力装置によって、使用するセルの性能や、セルの接続枚数等が異なるため、様々な最大出力を有する光起電力装置が存在する。そこで、本発明では、前記電源管理ユニットを介することにより、光起電力装置からの出力電圧を一定に保つことができるため、様々な光起電力装置を本発明の電気デバイスに適用することが可能となる。 A power management unit for a photovoltaic device refers to a board on which a power management IC is mounted that has the function of converting the voltage input from the photovoltaic device and keeping the output voltage constant. To operate an electrical device, it is necessary to supply a certain voltage within the range of more than the operating voltage of the electrical device and less than the maximum voltage, but the output voltage from the photovoltaic device depends on the illuminance of the light and the input of the electrical device. Due to resistance, it may not be possible to keep it constant. Furthermore, since the performance of the cells used, the number of connected cells, etc. differ depending on the photovoltaic device, there are photovoltaic devices with various maximum outputs. Therefore, in the present invention, the output voltage from the photovoltaic device can be kept constant through the power management unit, so that various photovoltaic devices can be applied to the electrical device of the present invention. becomes.
　前記電源管理ユニットは、一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画内に配置される。該区画は、従来普遍的に使用されてきた一次電池または二次電池（以下、従来の電池という場合がある）を収納可能な区画であり、従来の電池の形状としては、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された形状が挙げられる。具体的には、Ｒ２０（日本の通称では単１形に相当する）、Ｒ１４（日本の通称では単２形に相当する）、Ｒ６（日本の通称では単３形に相当する）、Ｒ０３（日本の通称では単４形に相当する）、Ｒ１（日本の通称では単５形に相当する）、Ｒ１２３Ａ、Ｒ２等の円筒形；Ｒ４１、Ｒ４３、Ｒ４４、Ｒ４８、Ｒ５４、Ｒ５５、Ｒ７０、Ｒ１０２５、Ｒ１２１６、Ｒ１２２０、Ｒ１６１６、Ｒ２０１２、Ｒ１６２０、Ｒ２０１６、Ｒ２０２５、Ｒ２３２０、Ｒ２０３２、Ｒ２３３０、Ｒ２４３０、Ｒ２３５４、Ｒ３０３２、Ｒ２４５０、Ｒ１２２５、Ｒ１６３２、Ｒ２４５０、Ｒ２３２５、Ｒ２４７７等のボタン形またはコイン形；６Ｆ２２等の角形または平形；等が挙げられる。 The power management unit is arranged in a compartment that can accommodate primary batteries or secondary batteries. This compartment is a compartment that can accommodate primary batteries or secondary batteries (hereinafter sometimes referred to as conventional batteries) that have been commonly used in the past. ). Specifically, R20 (corresponds to AA type in Japanese common name), R14 (corresponds to AA type in Japanese common name), R6 (corresponds to AA type in Japanese common name), R03 (corresponds to AA type in Japanese common name) Cylindrical shapes such as R1 (corresponding to AAA in the common name), R1 (corresponding to AAA in the Japanese common name), R123A, R2; R41, R43, R44, R48, R54, R55, R70, R1025, R1216 , R1220, R1616, R2012, R1620, R2016, R2025, R2320, R2032, R2330, R2430, R2354, R3032, R2450, R1225, R1632, R2450, R2325, R2477, etc. button shape or coin shape; R2450, R2325, R2477 etc. corner shape; 6F22 etc. shaped or flat ; etc.
　このような電池を収納可能な区画は、従来の電池を利用する電気デバイスに備わっている区画であり、該区画に光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットを配置することにより、従来の電気デバイスから少ない設計変更で、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動できるような電気デバイスとすることが可能となる。より詳細には、前記区画は、通常、従来の電池の正極と電気的に接続可能な正端子及び従来の電池の負極と電気的に接続可能な負端子（以下、正端子及び負端子をまとめて「電気デバイス側の端子」という場合がある）を有しており、前記電源管理ユニットが該電気デバイス側の端子に接続されることで、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動できるような電気デバイスとすることが可能となる。このような電気デバイス側の端子としては、本明細書では主に、従来の電池の正極及び負極にそれぞれ直接接触される端子を例に挙げて説明するが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。例えば、電気デバイスとしては、上記区画内に、従来の電池を収納可能な電池ホルダーが配置されるものもある。このような場合、電気デバイス側の端子は、当該電池ホルダーへの電気的な接続が可能であり、前記電源管理ユニットが、当該電池ホルダーを介して電気デバイス側の端子にそれぞれ電気的に接続されるものであってもよい。 A compartment capable of storing such a battery is a compartment included in a conventional electrical device that uses batteries, and by placing a power management unit for a photovoltaic device in this compartment, it can be used to replace a conventional electrical device. With few design changes, it is possible to create an electrical device that can operate with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device. More specifically, the compartment typically includes a positive terminal electrically connectable to the positive electrode of a conventional battery and a negative terminal electrically connectable to the negative electrode of a conventional battery (hereinafter referred to as positive terminal and negative terminal collectively). (sometimes referred to as "terminals on the electrical device side"), and when the power management unit is connected to the terminals on the electrical device side, it can be operated with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device. This makes it possible to create an electrical device that is As such terminals on the electrical device side, in this specification, terminals that are in direct contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of a conventional battery will be mainly described as an example, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, some electrical devices include a battery holder that can accommodate conventional batteries in the compartment. In such a case, the terminals on the electrical device side can be electrically connected to the battery holder, and the power management unit is electrically connected to the terminals on the electrical device via the battery holder. It may be something that
　本発明の電気デバイスは、さらにコンデンサ等の蓄電ユニットを有していてもよい。前記蓄電ユニットは、前記電源管理ユニットと共に、一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画内に配置されることが好ましく、前記電源管理ユニットの基板上に実装されることがより好ましい。本発明の電気デバイスが蓄電ユニットを有することにより、夜間の使用や低光量の屋内などでの使用も可能となる。また、電気デバイスの不使用時に光起電力装置から供給される電力を充電しておき、使用時に光起電力装置を電気デバイスから取り外して使用すること、または使用時に光起電力装置を電気デバイスの内部に収納して使用すること等も可能となる。 The electrical device of the present invention may further include a power storage unit such as a capacitor. The power storage unit is preferably arranged together with the power management unit in a compartment that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and is more preferably mounted on a substrate of the power management unit. Since the electrical device of the present invention has a power storage unit, it can be used at night or indoors with low light intensity. It is also possible to charge the power supplied from the photovoltaic device when the electrical device is not in use, and then remove the photovoltaic device from the electrical device when in use, or to remove the photovoltaic device from the electrical device when in use. It is also possible to store it inside and use it.
　前記電源管理ユニットの大きさは、前記区画に収納されれば特段限定されることはないが、例えば、従来の電池の寸法の最大値の１．５倍以下であることが好ましく、より好ましくは１．３倍以下であり、１．１倍以下であってもよく、１．０倍以下、０．９５倍以下、０．９０倍以下又は０．８０倍以下であってもよい。特に、後述するように電源管理ユニットが電池型筐体の内部に配置されている場合、電源管理ユニットの大きさは、従来の電池の寸法の最大値の１．０倍未満であることが好ましく、好ましくは０．９５倍以下であり、０．９０倍以下又は０．８０倍以下であってもよい。前記電源管理ユニットの大きさの下限は、入手容易性の観点から、従来の電池の寸法の最小値の０．０５倍以上であってもよく、０．１倍以上であってもよい。すなわち、前記電源管理ユニットの大きさは、従来の電池の寸法の最大値の０．０５～１．５倍であることが好ましく、より好ましくは０．１～１．３倍であり、０．１～１．１倍、０．１～１．０倍、０．１～０．９５倍、０．１～０．９０倍、又は０．１～０．８０倍であってもよい。
　なお、「従来の電池の寸法の最大値の１．５倍以下である」とは、例えば電池形状が、円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形である場合には、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の最大総高の１．５倍以下であり、且つＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の最大直径の１．５倍以下の範囲に収まる大きさを指す。また電池形状が角形または平形である場合には、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の最大総高の１．５倍以下であり、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の最大長さの１．５倍以下であり、且つＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の最大幅の１．５倍以下の範囲に収まる大きさを指す。 The size of the power management unit is not particularly limited as long as it is housed in the compartment, but it is preferably 1.5 times or less the maximum size of a conventional battery, and more preferably It is 1.3 times or less, may be 1.1 times or less, 1.0 times or less, 0.95 times or less, 0.90 times or less, or 0.80 times or less. In particular, when the power management unit is placed inside a battery-type housing as described below, the size of the power management unit is preferably less than 1.0 times the maximum size of a conventional battery. , preferably 0.95 times or less, and may be 0.90 times or less or 0.80 times or less. From the viewpoint of availability, the lower limit of the size of the power management unit may be 0.05 times or more, or 0.1 times or more, the minimum size of a conventional battery. That is, the size of the power management unit is preferably 0.05 to 1.5 times, more preferably 0.1 to 1.3 times, the maximum size of a conventional battery. It may be 1 to 1.1 times, 0.1 to 1.0 times, 0.1 to 0.95 times, 0.1 to 0.90 times, or 0.1 to 0.80 times.
In addition, "less than 1.5 times the maximum dimension of conventional batteries" means, for example, when the battery shape is cylindrical, button-shaped, or coin-shaped, it is defined by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). It refers to a size that is 1.5 times or less of the maximum total height of various types of batteries and 1.5 times or less of the maximum diameter of various types of batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). In addition, if the battery shape is square or flat, the maximum total height of various batteries specified by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017) is 1.5 times or less, Refers to a size that is 1.5 times or less of the maximum length of the battery and 1.5 times or less of the maximum width of various batteries specified by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017).
　前記電源管理ユニットは、筐体の内部に配置され、該筐体が前記区画内に配置されることが好ましい。なお、筐体の内部に、前記電源管理ユニットが配置された物品、すなわち、電気デバイスが有する区画であって一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な前記区画に配置可能な筐体と、該筐体の内部に配置される、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットと、を備える物品も、本発明に包含される。前記筐体（好ましくは、前記区画）は、その内部に二次電池を有さないことが好ましく、一次電池及び二次電池の何れも有さないことが好ましい。 It is preferable that the power management unit is arranged inside a casing, and the casing is arranged within the partition. In addition, an article in which the power management unit is disposed inside the casing, that is, a casing that can be placed in the compartment that is included in the electrical device and that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and the casing. Also encompassed by the invention is an article comprising a power management unit for a photovoltaic device that is placed inside the body. The casing (preferably the compartment) preferably does not have a secondary battery therein, and preferably has neither a primary battery nor a secondary battery.
　電源管理ユニットが配置される筐体としては、電池型筐体であることが好ましい。電池型筐体を備える物品を採用することで、設計変更を施さずとも、従来の電気デバイスが有する区画に電源管理ユニットを配置することが可能となる。本明細書では主に、電源管理ユニットが配置される筐体として電池型筐体が用いられる場合を例に挙げて説明するが、上述の通り本実施形態はこれに限定されない。電池型筐体の代わりに、後述するように、上記区画内の、一次電池または二次電池の正極及び負極と電気的にそれぞれ接続可能な正端子及び負端子に、電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続されるように当該区画内に配置可能な筐体が用いられてもよい。 The housing in which the power management unit is placed is preferably a battery type housing. By employing an article with a battery-type housing, it is possible to place a power management unit in a compartment of a conventional electrical device without making any design changes. Although this specification mainly describes the case where a battery type casing is used as the casing in which the power management unit is arranged, the present embodiment is not limited to this as described above. Instead of the battery-type casing, as will be described later, a power management unit is electrically connected to the positive terminal and negative terminal, which can be electrically connected to the positive and negative terminals of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively, in the above compartment. A housing that can be placed within the compartment to be connected may be used.
　前記電池型筐体は、従来の一次電池または二次電池に使用される円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形、角形または平形の外形を有しており、且つ、内部に電源管理ユニットを配置するスペースを有する筐体である。前記電池型筐体が従来の電池の外形を有していることにより、従来の電池（例えば、単一電池、単二電池、単三電池等）を使用していた電気デバイスに適用することができる。前記電池型筐体としては、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の外形寸法を満たすものを使用することが好ましいが、前記電池型筐体の形状は、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の外形寸法と完全一致するものでなくてもよく、前記区画内に配置可能な形状であればよい。前記電池型筐体の外形寸法としては、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の寸法の最小値の０．９倍以上であってもよく、０．９５倍以上であってもよい。また、前記電池型筐体の外形寸法は、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の寸法の最大値の１．１倍以下であってもよく、１．０５倍以下であってもよく、１．０倍以下であってもよい。すなわち、前記電池型筐体の外形寸法としては、ＩＥＣ６００８６又はＪＩＳＣ８５１５（２０１７）で規定された各種電池の寸法の最小値の０．９～１．１倍であってもよく、０．９～１．０５倍であってもよく、０．９５～１．０倍であってもよい。 The battery-type casing has a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat external shape used for conventional primary batteries or secondary batteries, and has a space inside for arranging a power management unit. It is a casing with Since the battery type casing has the external shape of a conventional battery, it can be applied to electrical devices that use conventional batteries (for example, single batteries, AA batteries, AA batteries, etc.). can. It is preferable to use the battery type casing that satisfies the external dimensions of various batteries stipulated by IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017); The shape does not need to completely match the external dimensions of the various prescribed batteries, and may have any shape that can be placed within the compartment. The external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 0.9 times or more, or 0.95 times or more, the minimum value of the dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). . Further, the external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 1.1 times or less, or 1.05 times or less, the maximum dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017). It may be 1.0 times or less. That is, the external dimensions of the battery type casing may be 0.9 to 1.1 times the minimum value of the dimensions of various batteries specified in IEC60086 or JISC8515 (2017), and may be 0.9 to 1. It may be 0.05 times or 0.95 to 1.0 times.
　前記電池型筐体としては、従来公知の電池変換アダプター（電池アダプター、電池スペーサー等ともいう）を用いることもできる。なお、電池変換アダプターとは、ある規格の電池を他の規格の電池に変換するためのアダプターを指し、例えば単三電池を単一電池として用いることができるようにするアダプター等を指す。 As the battery type casing, a conventionally known battery conversion adapter (also referred to as a battery adapter, battery spacer, etc.) can also be used. Note that a battery conversion adapter refers to an adapter for converting a battery of one standard to a battery of another standard, such as an adapter that allows AA batteries to be used as single batteries.
　なお光起電力装置は、本発明の物品に接続されていてもよい。接続方法は特に限定されず、光起電力装置と電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続されていればよい。 Note that the photovoltaic device may be connected to the article of the present invention. The connection method is not particularly limited, as long as the photovoltaic device and the power management unit are electrically connected.
　電源管理ユニットが電池型筐体内部に配置された物品の一例の概略断面図を図１及び図２に示す。図１及び図２、並びに後述の図３及び図５では、円筒形の電池型筐体を用いた例を図示しているが、他の形状であっても同様に実施することができる。 A schematic cross-sectional view of an example of an article in which a power management unit is arranged inside a battery-type housing is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Although FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 3 and 5, which will be described later, show examples using a cylindrical battery-type casing, other shapes can be similarly implemented.
　物品１００では、電池型筐体５０の内部に光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニット３が配置されている。電池型筐体５０は、正極端子１と負極端子２と絶縁チューブ１３を有する。絶縁チューブ１３の材質としては、従来公知の材料を使用することができ、例えば、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、セラック、ロジン、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリスチレン、ポリエステル等の熱可塑性樹脂、フェノール、メラミン、エポキシ、シリコーン等の熱硬化性樹脂、天然ゴム、ブチルゴム、エチレンプロピレンゴム、シリコーンゴム等のゴム系材料が挙げられる。電池型筐体５０の内部に配置される光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニット３は、基板５上に実装された電源管理ＩＣ４を有し、前記基板５上には、さらに蓄電ユニット７が実装されていてもよい。実装方法は特に限定されず、例えばはんだ６等で、電源管理ＩＣ４と基板５、及び必要に応じて蓄電ユニット７と基板５とを電気的に接続すればよい。はんだ６としては、従来公知の材料を使用することができ、例えば、Ｓｎ－Ａｇ－Ｃｕ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｚｎ－Ｂｉ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｃｕ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ａｇ－Ｉｎ－Ｂｉ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｚｎ－Ａl系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｓｂ系合金等を用いることができる。前記基板５には、さらに、光起電力装置１４と接続するためのコネクタ（図示せず）が設けられている。物品１００に光起電力装置１４が接続されている場合、光起電力装置１４と電源管理ユニット３が、電気的に接続されていればよく、例えば光起電力装置に繋がる配線８を前記コネクタに接続すればよい。また、電池型筐体５０には、配線８を通すポート９が設けられていてもよい。ポート９は任意の箇所に配置でき、たとえば、正極端子１及び負極端子２が配置されていない面（絶縁チューブ１３の面）に配置すればよい。なお、図１及び図２、並びに後述の図３では、光起電力装置１４が、電池型筐体５０の外部に配置された態様を示しているが、本発明の物品はこの態様に限定されず、光起電力装置１４は、電池型筐体５０の外面に配置されていてもよく、電池型筐体５０の内部に配置されていてもよい。 In the article 100, a power management unit 3 for a photovoltaic device is arranged inside a battery type casing 50. The battery type casing 50 has a positive terminal 1 , a negative terminal 2 , and an insulating tube 13 . As the material of the insulating tube 13, conventionally known materials can be used, such as polyester, polyamide, shellac, rosin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, thermoplastic resins such as polyester, phenol, melamine, Examples include thermosetting resins such as epoxy and silicone, and rubber materials such as natural rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, and silicone rubber. The power management unit 3 for the photovoltaic device disposed inside the battery type housing 50 has a power management IC 4 mounted on a board 5, and a power storage unit 7 is further mounted on the board 5. may have been done. The mounting method is not particularly limited, and the power management IC 4 and the board 5, and if necessary, the power storage unit 7 and the board 5 may be electrically connected using solder 6 or the like. As the solder 6, conventionally known materials can be used, such as Sn-Ag-Cu alloy, Sn-Zn-Bi alloy, Sn-Cu alloy, Sn-Ag-In-Bi alloy, Sn-Zn-Al alloy, Sn-Sb alloy, etc. can be used. The substrate 5 is further provided with a connector (not shown) for connecting to the photovoltaic device 14. When the photovoltaic device 14 is connected to the article 100, it is sufficient that the photovoltaic device 14 and the power management unit 3 are electrically connected. For example, the wiring 8 connected to the photovoltaic device is connected to the connector. All you have to do is connect. Further, the battery type case 50 may be provided with a port 9 through which the wiring 8 is passed. The port 9 can be placed at any location; for example, it may be placed on the surface where the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode terminal 2 are not placed (the surface of the insulating tube 13). Although FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIG. 3, which will be described later, show an embodiment in which the photovoltaic device 14 is disposed outside the battery type casing 50, the article of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. First, the photovoltaic device 14 may be placed on the outer surface of the battery-type housing 50 or may be placed inside the battery-type housing 50.
　前記電源管理ユニット３は、正極端子１及び負極端子２にそれぞれ電気的に接続されている。電源管理ユニット３と正極端子１との接続では、正極端子１を構成する正極側金属板にはんだ１０等で接続してもよく、正極端子１と電源管理ユニット３とを配線で接続してもよい。同様に、電源管理ユニット３と負極端子２との接続では、負極端子２を構成する負極側金属板にはんだ１１等で接続してもよく、負極端子２と電源管理ユニット３とを配線で接続してもよい。はんだ１０、１１としては、従来公知の材料を使用することができ、例えば、Ｓｎ－Ａｇ－Ｃｕ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｚｎ－Ｂｉ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｃｕ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ａｇ－Ｉｎ－Ｂｉ系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｚｎ－Ａl系合金、Ｓｎ－Ｓｂ系合金等を用いることができる。正極端子１を構成する正極側金属板及び負極端子２を構成する負極側金属板の材質は、導電性の金属であれば特に限定されないが、Ａｌ、Ｎｉ、Ｃｕ、Ａｇ、Ｓｎ、Ａｕ、Ｐｄ等を用いることができる。なお、正極端子１を構成する正極側金属板と、負極端子２を構成する負極側金属板とが互いに接触することがないよう、正極側金属板と負極側金属板との間に絶縁層１２が設けられていてもよい。絶縁層１２の材質としては、従来公知の材料を使用することができ、例えば、マイカ（雲母）、セラミック、ガラスなどの無機材料、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、セラック、ロジン、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリスチレン、ポリエステル等の熱可塑性樹脂、フェノール、メラミン、エポキシ、シリコーン等の熱硬化性樹脂、天然ゴム、ブチルゴム、エチレンプロピレンゴム、シリコーンゴム等のゴム系材料が挙げられる。 The power management unit 3 is electrically connected to the positive terminal 1 and the negative terminal 2, respectively. The power management unit 3 and the positive terminal 1 may be connected to the positive metal plate configuring the positive terminal 1 with solder 10 or the like, or the positive terminal 1 and the power management unit 3 may be connected by wiring. good. Similarly, the power management unit 3 and the negative terminal 2 may be connected to the negative metal plate forming the negative terminal 2 using solder 11 or the like, or the negative terminal 2 and the power management unit 3 may be connected by wiring. You may. As the solders 10 and 11, conventionally known materials can be used, such as Sn-Ag-Cu alloy, Sn-Zn-Bi alloy, Sn-Cu alloy, Sn-Ag-In-Bi alloy, etc. An alloy, Sn--Zn--Al alloy, Sn--Sb alloy, etc. can be used. The material of the positive electrode side metal plate constituting the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode side metal plate constituting the negative electrode terminal 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is a conductive metal, but may be Al, Ni, Cu, Ag, Sn, Au, or Pd. etc. can be used. Note that an insulating layer 12 is provided between the positive electrode side metal plate and the negative electrode side metal plate so that the positive electrode side metal plate forming the positive electrode terminal 1 and the negative electrode side metal plate forming the negative electrode terminal 2 do not come into contact with each other. may be provided. As the material of the insulating layer 12, conventionally known materials can be used, such as inorganic materials such as mica, ceramic, and glass, polyester, polyamide, shellac, rosin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, Examples include thermoplastic resins such as polystyrene and polyester, thermosetting resins such as phenol, melamine, epoxy, and silicone, and rubber materials such as natural rubber, butyl rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, and silicone rubber.
　図３は、前記物品１００を、従来の電池を収納可能な区画内に配置する態様の一例の概略図を示すものである。電気デバイス１０００は、従来の電池を収納可能な区画１６を備えており、該区画１６に、物品１００を配置する。前記区画１６は、従来の電池の正極及び負極と電気的に接続可能な端子１７（以下、電気デバイス側の端子１７）を有しており、該端子１７としては、通常、従来の電池の負極と電気的に接続可能な負端子１７ａ及び従来の電池の正極と電気的に接続可能な正端子１７ｂ（図示せず）が存在する。物品１００の正極端子１が正端子１７ｂに、物品１００の負極端子２が負端子１７ａにそれぞれ電気的に接続するように物品１００を前記区画１６に配置することで、物品１００の内部に配置されている電源管理ユニット３と、負端子１７ａ及び正端子１７ｂとを電気的に接続することが可能となり、このような電気デバイス１０００に光起電力装置１４が接続される、すなわち電気デバイス１０００が有する電源管理ユニット３（図示せず）に光起電力装置１４が接続されることで、電気デバイス１０００は光起電力装置１４から得られる電力にて作動することが可能となる。なお、正極端子１と正端子１７ｂとの接続、及び負極端子２と負端子１７ａとの接続方法は特段限定されず、互いが当接するように物品１００を前記区画１６に配置してもよく、互いを配線で接続してもよい。 FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a mode in which the article 100 is arranged in a conventional battery-accommodating compartment. Electrical device 1000 includes a compartment 16 that can accommodate a conventional battery, and article 100 is placed in compartment 16 . The compartment 16 has a terminal 17 (hereinafter referred to as an electrical device side terminal 17) that can be electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes of a conventional battery. There is a negative terminal 17a electrically connectable to the battery, and a positive terminal 17b (not shown) electrically connectable to the positive electrode of a conventional battery. By arranging the article 100 in the compartment 16 such that the positive terminal 1 of the article 100 is electrically connected to the positive terminal 17b and the negative terminal 2 of the article 100 is electrically connected to the negative terminal 17a, It becomes possible to electrically connect the negative terminal 17a and the positive terminal 17b to the power management unit 3, which has By connecting the photovoltaic device 14 to the power management unit 3 (not shown), the electrical device 1000 can operate with the power obtained from the photovoltaic device 14. Note that the method of connecting the positive terminal 1 and the positive terminal 17b and the method of connecting the negative terminal 2 and the negative terminal 17a are not particularly limited, and the article 100 may be arranged in the section 16 so that they are in contact with each other. They may be connected to each other by wiring.
　なお、前記電源管理ユニットが電池型筐体内部に配置されずに前記区画内に配置される場合、電源管理ユニットは、前記区画内に直接配置されてもよいし、固定部材に固定された電源管理ユニットを前記区画内に配置してもよい。固定部材の形状は、前記区画に収納されれば特段限定されることはないが、例えば、板状、略板状、円筒状、略円筒状、直方体状、略直方体状、立方体状、略立方体状等が挙げられる。なお、円筒状、略円筒状、直方体状、略直方体状、立方体状、略立方体状等の固定部材は、内部に電源管理ユニットを配置するためのスペースを有する筐体であってもよく、前記筐体は、該筐体を構成する面のうち、一面以上が開口部となっていてもよい。前記電源管理ユニットは電池型筐体内部に配置されずとも、電源管理ユニットを電気デバイス側の端子（具体的には正端子及び負端子）にそれぞれ電気的に接続することで、光起電力装置から得られる電力にて作動する電気デバイスとすることができる。電源管理ユニットと電気デバイス側の端子との接続方法は特に限定されず、はんだや配線等で接続すればよい。 Note that when the power management unit is not placed inside the battery-type casing but is placed in the compartment, the power management unit may be placed directly in the compartment, or a power source fixed to a fixing member. A management unit may be located within the compartment. The shape of the fixing member is not particularly limited as long as it is accommodated in the compartment, but for example, it may be plate-shaped, substantially plate-shaped, cylindrical, substantially cylindrical, rectangular parallelepiped, substantially rectangular parallelepiped, cubic, or substantially cubic. For example, Note that the fixing member having a cylindrical shape, a substantially cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cubic shape, a substantially cubic shape, etc. may be a housing having a space for arranging a power management unit therein; The housing may have an opening on one or more of the surfaces forming the housing. Even if the power management unit is not placed inside the battery type casing, the power management unit can be electrically connected to the terminals (specifically, the positive terminal and the negative terminal) of the electrical device, respectively, to generate a photovoltaic device. It can be an electrical device that operates with electric power obtained from. The method of connecting the power management unit and the terminals on the electrical device side is not particularly limited, and may be connected by soldering, wiring, or the like.
　本発明の電気デバイス乃至本発明の物品は、上述の通り、光起電力装置が接続されていてもよい。
　本発明の電気デバイスに光起電力装置が接続されている場合、前記光起電力装置の配置箇所は特に限定されないが、電気デバイスの外部に配置されていてもよく、その場合、該光起電力装置は、電気デバイスの外面に配置されていてもよい。図４は、光起電力装置１４の一例である有機薄膜太陽電池１４ａが、電気デバイスである体温計等の温度計１０００ａの外面に配置される態様の一例を示す概略図である。
　また、本発明の電気デバイス乃至本発明の物品に光起電力装置が接続されている場合、前記光起電力装置は、前記電池型筐体の外部（すなわち、前記物品の外部）に配置されていてもよく、その場合、該光起電力装置は、前記電池型筐体の外面（すなわち、前記物品の外面）に配置されていてもよい。図５は、光起電力装置１４の一例である有機薄膜太陽電池１４ａが物品１００の外面に配置される態様の一例を示す概略図である。物品の外面（すなわち、電池型筐体の外面）に光起電力装置が配置されている場合、採光量を確保する観点から、光起電力装置は、円筒形、角形または平形の電池型筐体の正極端子及び負極端子が配置されていない面（図１及び図２では、絶縁チューブ１３の面）に配置されていることが好ましい。この際、光起電力装置は、電池型筐体の端子が配置されていない面の全面に配置されていてもよく、電池型筐体の端子が配置されていない面の一部に配置されていてもよい。
　また、本発明の電気デバイス乃至物品に光起電力装置が接続されている場合、前記光起電力装置は、前記電池型筐体の内部（すなわち、物品の内部）に配置されていてもよい。前記光起電力装置が前記電池型筐体（物品）の内部に配置されている場合、電池型筐体は、採光のための透明な部分を有していることが好ましい。透明な部分の配置箇所は特に限定されないが、例えば正極端子及び負極端子が配置されていない面の一部又は全部が透明な部材で構成されていることが好ましい。 As described above, a photovoltaic device may be connected to the electrical device of the present invention or the article of the present invention.
When a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device of the present invention, the placement location of the photovoltaic device is not particularly limited, but it may be placed outside the electrical device; in that case, the photovoltaic device The apparatus may be placed on the external surface of the electrical device. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell 14a, which is an example of the photovoltaic device 14, is arranged on the outer surface of a thermometer 1000a, such as a thermometer, which is an electrical device.
Further, when a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device of the present invention or the article of the present invention, the photovoltaic device is arranged outside the battery type casing (that is, outside the article). In that case, the photovoltaic device may be disposed on the outer surface of the battery-type housing (ie, on the outer surface of the article). FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a mode in which an organic thin film solar cell 14a, which is an example of the photovoltaic device 14, is arranged on the outer surface of the article 100. If a photovoltaic device is placed on the outer surface of the article (i.e., the outer surface of a battery-type casing), from the perspective of ensuring the amount of daylight, the photovoltaic device should be placed in a cylindrical, square, or flat battery-type casing. It is preferable that the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the insulating tube 13 are disposed on a surface (in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface of the insulating tube 13). In this case, the photovoltaic device may be placed on the entire surface of the battery type casing where the terminals are not placed, or it may be placed on a part of the side of the battery type casing where the terminals are not placed. You can.
Furthermore, when a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device or article of the present invention, the photovoltaic device may be placed inside the battery type casing (that is, inside the article). When the photovoltaic device is placed inside the battery-type casing (article), the battery-type casing preferably has a transparent portion for letting in light. Although the location of the transparent portion is not particularly limited, it is preferable that, for example, part or all of the surface on which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are not arranged is made of a transparent member.
　特に光起電力装置１４が有機薄膜太陽電池１４ａである場合、図４や図５に示すように電気デバイスの外面や電池型筐体の外面（すなわち、物品の外面）の形状に沿って、光起電力装置を配置することが可能となるため好ましい。なお、図１～図３及び図５では、電池型筐体として外形が円筒形である筐体を使用した例を、図４では、電気デバイスとして温度計を使用した例を挙げているが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではなく、上述の様々な形状の筐体や後述の様々な電気デバイスに適用できる。 In particular, when the photovoltaic device 14 is an organic thin film solar cell 14a, as shown in FIGS. This is preferable because it allows an electromotive force device to be placed. Note that FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 show an example in which a casing with a cylindrical outer shape is used as a battery type casing, and FIG. 4 shows an example in which a thermometer is used as an electrical device. The present invention is not limited to these, but can be applied to housings of various shapes described above and various electrical devices described below.
　光起電力装置が電気デバイスの外部（例えば、外面）に配置されている場合、使用時及び／又は充電時に、前記光起電力装置に対して太陽光等の光を照射して使用することができる（態様１）。また、光起電力装置が前記物品の外面（すなわち、電池型筐体の外面）に配置されている場合、該物品を電気デバイスから取り外して、該物品が有する光起電力装置に対して太陽光等の光を照射することで充電し、再度電気デバイスに物品を装着して使用することができる（態様２）。なお、本発明の電気デバイス乃至物品は、必ずしも光起電力装置を常時備えておく必要はなく、充電時のみ光起電力装置に接続することも可能である（態様３）。この場合、電気デバイス乃至物品には、光起電力装置と電源管理ユニットとを配線でつなぐためのポート（接続口）が設けられることが好ましい。 When a photovoltaic device is placed outside (e.g., on the outer surface) of an electrical device, the photovoltaic device can be used by irradiating light such as sunlight during use and/or charging. Yes (Aspect 1). In addition, if the photovoltaic device is disposed on the outer surface of the article (i.e., the outer surface of the battery-type housing), the article can be removed from the electrical device and the photovoltaic device included in the article can be exposed to sunlight. The article can be charged by irradiating it with light such as the like, and the article can be used again by attaching it to the electric device (Aspect 2). Note that the electrical device or article of the present invention does not necessarily need to be equipped with a photovoltaic device at all times, and may be connected to a photovoltaic device only during charging (aspect 3). In this case, the electrical device or article is preferably provided with a port (connection port) for connecting the photovoltaic device and the power management unit by wiring.
　本発明の電気デバイスは、光起電力装置から電力が供給されるため、電池交換が不要であり、特に態様１及び態様３での使用において、電池の誤飲などの事故を防ぐことが可能となる。また、態様２においても、誤飲しにくい大きさの筐体（例えば、円筒形や角形、平形といった誤飲しにくい形状及び大きさの電池型筐体）を使用する場合には、誤飲などの事故を防ぐことが可能となる。さらに、態様１では充電しながらの作動が可能であるため、長期間の連続使用が可能となる。従って、図４に示す温度計以外にも、本発明の電気デバイスとして、例えば検知素子として赤外線を用いる人感センサー（並びに該人感センサーを備えた自動ドアや照明等）や、温度、湿度、電圧、照度、圧力、風速、荷重、加速度等の各種データを監視・記録するデータロガー等を採用した際に、該電気デバイスの外部（例えば、外面）に光起電力装置を配置することも好ましい。 Since the electric device of the present invention is supplied with power from a photovoltaic device, there is no need to replace batteries, and it is possible to prevent accidents such as accidental ingestion of batteries, especially when used in Aspects 1 and 3. Become. Also, in aspect 2, when using a casing of a size that makes it difficult to swallow accidentally (for example, a battery-type casing with a shape and size that makes it difficult to swallow accidentally, such as a cylindrical, square, or flat shape), This makes it possible to prevent accidents. Furthermore, in aspect 1, since it is possible to operate while charging, continuous use for a long period of time is possible. Therefore, in addition to the thermometer shown in FIG. 4, electric devices of the present invention include, for example, a motion sensor that uses infrared rays as a detection element (as well as automatic doors and lighting equipped with the motion sensor), temperature, humidity, etc. When employing a data logger or the like that monitors and records various data such as voltage, illuminance, pressure, wind speed, load, acceleration, etc., it is also preferable to place a photovoltaic device outside (for example, on the outside surface) of the electrical device. .
　本発明の電気デバイスは、従来一次電池や二次電池が使用されていた電気デバイスが有する一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画に、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットを配置して使用することができる。本発明の電気デバイスとしては、例えば、クオーツ式時計やスマートウォッチ等の時計、シェーバ、電動歯ブラシ等の振動素子を有する電気デバイス；検知素子として赤外線を用いる人感センサー、電子体温計等の温度計、家庭用火災警報器、キーレスエントリー等の検知素子を有する電気デバイス；ＩＣレコーダ等の記憶素子を有する電気デバイス；医薬品や食品などの温度を管理する温度管理デバイスといったデータロガー等の検知素子及び記憶素子を有する電気デバイス；トランシーバ等の無線通信素子を有する電気デバイス；照明、懐中電灯等の発光素子を有する電気デバイスの他、リモコン、音楽プレーヤー、デジタルカメラ、玩具、ＣＤラジカセ、電子辞書、防犯ブザー、ヘッドホンステレオ、ゲーム機、補聴器、炊飯器等、各種電気デバイスが挙げられる。 The electrical device of the present invention is used by arranging a power management unit for a photovoltaic device in a compartment capable of storing a primary battery or a secondary battery, which is included in an electrical device that conventionally used a primary battery or a secondary battery. can do. The electrical devices of the present invention include, for example, clocks such as quartz watches and smart watches; electrical devices with vibrating elements such as shavers and electric toothbrushes; human sensors that use infrared rays as detection elements; thermometers such as electronic thermometers; Electrical devices with detection elements such as household fire alarms and keyless entry; Electrical devices with memory elements such as IC recorders; Detection elements and memory elements such as data loggers such as temperature control devices that control the temperature of medicines and foods. Electric devices with wireless communication elements such as transceivers; Electric devices with light emitting elements such as lights and flashlights, as well as remote controls, music players, digital cameras, toys, CD radio-cassette players, electronic dictionaries, security buzzers, Examples include various electrical devices such as headphone stereos, game consoles, hearing aids, and rice cookers.
　また有機薄膜太陽電池は廃棄が容易であるため、光起電力装置として有機薄膜太陽電池を使用した際の本発明の電気デバイスは、使い捨てデバイスとしても好適に用いることもできる。 Further, since organic thin film solar cells are easy to dispose of, the electrical device of the present invention using an organic thin film solar cell as a photovoltaic device can also be suitably used as a disposable device.
　本願は、２０２２年７月１３日に出願された日本国特許出願第２０２２－１１２６０９号に基づく優先権の利益を主張するものである。２０２２年７月１３日に出願された日本国特許出願第２０２２－１１２６０９号の明細書の全内容が、本願に参考のため援用される。 This application claims the benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-112609 filed on July 13, 2022. The entire contents of the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-112609 filed on July 13, 2022 are incorporated by reference into this application.
　１　　　　　正極端子
　２　　　　　負極端子
　３　　　　　光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニット
　４　　　　　電源管理ＩＣ
　５　　　　　基板
　６　　　　　はんだ
　７　　　　　蓄電ユニット
　８　　　　　配線
　９　　　　　ポート
　１０　　　　はんだ
　１１　　　　はんだ
　１２　　　　絶縁層
　１３　　　　絶縁チューブ
　１４　　　　光起電力装置
　１４ａ　　　有機薄膜太陽電池
　１６　　　　従来の電池を収納可能な区画
　１７ａ　　　負端子
　５０　　　　電池型筐体
　１００　　　物品
　１０００　　電気デバイス
　１０００ａ　温度計 1 Positive electrode terminal 2 Negative electrode terminal 3 Power management unit for photovoltaic device 4 Power management IC
5 Substrate 6 Solder 7 Energy storage unit 8 Wiring 9 Port 10 Solder 11 Solder 12 Insulating layer 13 Insulating tube 14 Photovoltaic device 14a Organic thin film solar cell 16 Compartment capable of storing conventional batteries 17a Negative terminal 50 Battery type housing 100 Articles 1000 Electrical device 1000a Thermometer

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  1. 　一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な区画と、前記区画内に配置された、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットと、を有する電気デバイス。 An electrical device having a compartment capable of storing a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device disposed within the compartment.
  2. 　前記区画内に設けられた、前記一次電池または二次電池の正極及び負極と電気的にそれぞれ接続可能な正端子及び負端子に、前記電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続されている請求項１に記載の電気デバイス。 2. The power management unit according to claim 1, wherein the power management unit is electrically connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are provided in the compartment and are electrically connectable to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the primary battery or secondary battery, respectively. The electrical device described.
  3. 　前記電源管理ユニットが、円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形、角形または平形の形状を有する電池型筐体の内部に配置されており、該電池型筐体が前記区画内に配置されている請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 2. The power management unit is arranged inside a battery-shaped casing having a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat shape, and the battery-shaped casing is arranged within the compartment. 3. The electrical device according to 1 or 2.
  4. 　前記電気デバイスに光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記電池型筐体の外面に配置されている請求項３に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 3, wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device, and the photovoltaic device is arranged on the outer surface of the battery type casing.
  5. 　前記電気デバイスに光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記電気デバイスの外面に配置されている請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the electrical device, and the photovoltaic device is arranged on an outer surface of the electrical device.
  6. 　前記光起電力装置が有機薄膜太陽電池である請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the photovoltaic device is an organic thin film solar cell.
  7. 　前記区画内にさらに蓄電ユニットが配置された請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a power storage unit disposed within the compartment.
  8. 　時計であることを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, which is a watch.
  9. 　温度計であることを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, which is a thermometer.
  10. 　使い捨てデバイスであることを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の電気デバイス。 The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2, which is a disposable device.
  11. 　電気デバイスが有する区画であって一次電池または二次電池を収納可能な前記区画に配置可能な筐体と、前記筐体の内部に配置される、光起電力装置用の電源管理ユニットと、を備える物品。 A casing that can be placed in a compartment of an electrical device that can accommodate a primary battery or a secondary battery, and a power management unit for a photovoltaic device that is disposed inside the casing. Articles to be prepared.
  12. 　前記筐体が前記区画に配置される際に、前記区画内に設けられた、前記一次電池または二次電池の正極及び負極と電気的にそれぞれ接続可能な正端子及び負端子に、前記筐体を介して前記電源管理ユニットが電気的に接続される、請求項１１に記載の物品。 When the casing is placed in the compartment, the casing connects to a positive terminal and a negative terminal that are electrically connectable to the positive electrode and the negative terminal of the primary battery or secondary battery provided in the compartment, respectively. 12. The article of claim 11, wherein the power management unit is electrically connected via.
  13. 　前記筐体は、円筒形、ボタン形、コイン形、角形または平形の形状を有する電池型筐体である、請求項１１または１２に記載の物品。 The article according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the casing is a battery-type casing having a cylindrical, button-shaped, coin-shaped, square, or flat shape.
  14. 　前記物品に光起電力装置が接続されており、該光起電力装置が、前記筐体の内部又は外面に配置されている請求項１１または１２に記載の物品。
          The article according to claim 11 or 12, wherein a photovoltaic device is connected to the article, and the photovoltaic device is arranged inside or on the outside of the casing.
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