DC-charging power source adaptor and mobile terminal

• US 10,050,466 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hu, Ermeng, Yin, Rongyi, Du, Wenjuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US15/051,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20170040804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 902 Days
• Field of Search: 320162
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a DC-charging power source adaptor including a charging interface, an AC to DC converting unit, and a controlling unit; and the DC-charging power source adaptor is timed to communicate with a mobile terminal which is a charging object, to acquire a change in voltage of a battery in the mobile terminal and further adjust dynamically a volt value of charging voltage output by the DC-charging power source adaptor according to the change in voltage of the battery, and DC-charges the battery in the mobile terminal using the charging voltage.

Claims

1. A DC-charging power source adaptor comprising:

a charging interface configured to be connected with a mobile terminal having a battery, the charging interface comprising a power source pin, a ground pin, and two communication pins shorted by default;

an AC to DC converting unit configured to convert an external AC input power source into a charging voltage required by the mobile terminal, and output the charging voltage via the charging interface; and

a controlling unit in connection with the charging interface, and configured to disconnect the two communication pins of the charging interfaces from each other upon detecting that the charging interface is connected with the mobile terminal, and communicate with the mobile terminal through the two communication pins to adjust the charging voltage output by the AC to DC converting unit, and wherein the controlling unit is further configured to;

receive a target charging voltage value sent by the mobile terminal and adjust the charging voltage output by the AC to DC converting unit according to the target charging voltage value to reach the target charging voltage value;

or

receive a voltage of the battery sent by the mobile terminal, if the voltage of the battery is in a range delimited by preset DC-charging thresholds, search a preset reference table using the voltage of the battery as a target charging voltage value corresponding to the current voltage of the battery, feedback the target charging voltage value to the mobile terminal, and adjust the charging voltage output by the AC to DC converting unit to the target charging voltage value, and if the voltage of the battery is out of the range delimited by the preset DC-charging thresholds, control the AC to DC converting unit to output constant charging voltage.

2. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 1, wherein the controlling unit includes UART interfaces configured to receive an input and connect with the two communication pins, and wherein after the UART interfaces receive a specific pulse waveform sent by the mobile terminal, the controlling unit is configured to disconnect the two communication pins of the charging interface from each other, configure the UART interfaces to function as a communication interface, and conduct UART communication information with the mobile terminal.

3. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 1, wherein the controlling unit is configured to:

disconnect the two communication pins from each other after a connection between the charging interface and the mobile terminal is detected and a preset period of time is delayed; and

send a UART communication command on its own initiative to the mobile terminal to exchange a handshake instruction therewith or wait for reception of a UART communication command sent by the mobile terminal, and feedback a response command to complete a handshake upon reception of the UART communication command; and

wherein the preset period of time is determined as a function of a period of time when the mobile terminal detects an external device being inserted to when the mobile terminal detects differential data pins of the mobile terminal are shorted.

4. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 1, wherein:

when the voltage of the battery is in the range delimited by the preset DC-charging thresholds, the controlling unit is configured to receive a target charging current value I_targ and a charging current maximum value I_max sent by the mobile terminal, or search the reference table for a target charging current value I_targ and a charging current maximum value I_max corresponding to the current voltage of the battery;

the controlling unit is further configured to detect a charging current I_chg output via the charging interface, and if I_targ−

I_e≤

I_chg<

I_targ, control the AC to DC converting unit to progressively increase the charging voltage output by the AC to DC converting unit by an amount of Δ

V, so that the charging current I_chg output via the charging interface approaches the target charging current value I_targ, or if the absolute value of the difference between the charging current I_chg and the target charging current value I_targ is more than I_e or the charging current I_chg is more than the charging current maximum value I_max, stop the charging voltage from being output to the charging interface; and

I_e represents a controllable range of the difference between a value of the charging current I_chg and the target charging current value I_targ.

5. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 1, further comprising two signal lines connected with the two communication pins and a switch connected across the two signal lines, wherein the control unit is configured to control the switch to close or open to short or disconnect the two communication pins.

6. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 1, wherein the AC to DC converting unit includes a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, wherein the controlling unit includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, wherein the rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source, and output the DC power source to the transformer for transformation into the charging voltage, wherein the controller of the controlling unit is configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the digital potentiometer includes a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, wherein the resistor body includes an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, and wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

7. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 2, wherein the AC to DC converting unit includes a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, wherein the controlling unit includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, wherein the rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source, and output the DC power source to the transformer unit for transformation into the charging voltage, wherein the controller of the controlling unit is configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through the UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the digital potentiometer includes a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, wherein the resistor body includes an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, and wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

8. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 3, wherein the AC to DC converting unit includes a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, wherein the controlling unit includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, wherein the rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source, and output the DC power source to the transformer for transformation into the charging voltage, wherein the controller of the controlling unit is configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the digital potentiometer includes a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, wherein the resistor body includes an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, and wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

9. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 4, wherein the AC to DC converting unit includes a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, wherein the controlling unit includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, wherein the rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source, and output the DC power source to the transformer for transformation into the charging voltage, wherein the controller of the controlling unit is configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the digital potentiometer includes a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, wherein the resistor body includes an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, and wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

10. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 5, wherein the AC to DC converting unit includes a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, wherein the controlling unit includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, wherein the rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source, and output the DC power source to the transformer for transformation into the charging voltage, wherein the controller of the controlling unit is configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the digital potentiometer includes a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, wherein the resistor body includes an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, and wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

11. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 6, wherein the AC to DC converting unit further comprises:

an optical coupler connected between the synchronous rectification controller and the PWM controller, and configured to optic-electrically isolate a signal output by the synchronous rectification controller; and

a power MOS transistor connected between a cathode of the secondary coil of the transformer and the ground pin of the charging interface, wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to control the power MOS transistor to switch on or off to rectify the charging voltage output by the transformer.

12. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 6, wherein the controlling unit further comprises:

a switch transistor configured to support a large current to pass, wherein a switch path of the switch transistor is connected in a transmission line of the charging voltage; and

a boosting circuit connected with the controller, and configured to, upon reception of a valid enable signal output by the controller, output a higher switch voltage than the volt value of the charging voltage to a control pole of the switch transistor to control the switch transistor to connect the transmission line of the charging voltage.

13. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 12, wherein:

the controlling unit further comprises a current sampling resistor connected in series in the transmission line of the charging voltage, a current detecting chip connected with two ends of the current sampling resistor, and configured to detect a voltage difference across the current sampling resistor, and amplify the voltage difference to output sample voltage, and a voltage dividing circuit configured to divide the sample voltage to adjust the sample voltage within an interface voltage range acceptable to the controller, and transmit the sample voltage to an ADC interface of the controller to detect a current value output via the charging interface; and

the controller is configured to detect that the current value output via the charging interface is beyond an acceptable current range, send an invalid enable signal to the boosting circuit to stop the switch voltage from being output, and control the switch transistor to disconnect the transmission line of the charging voltage to stop the mobile terminal from being charged.

14. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communicating and receiving interface configured to communicate with a DC-charging power source adaptor to send a change in voltage of a battery in the mobile terminal to the DC-charging power source adaptor so that the DC-charging power source adaptor dynamically adjusts a volt value of a charging voltage output by the DC-charging power source adaptor according to the change in voltage, and receive the charging voltage provided by the DC-charging power source adaptor; and

a sending unit configured to send a specific pulse waveform to the DC-charging power source adaptor after the mobile terminal is connected with the DC-charging power source adaptor, and wherein the sending unit is further configured to;

send a target charging voltage value to the DC-charging power source adaptor so that the DC-charging power source adaptor adjusts the charging voltage provided by the DC-charging power source adaptor according to the target charging voltage value to reach the target charging voltage value;

or

send a voltage of the battery to the DC-charging power source adaptor so that if the voltage of the battery is in a range delimited by preset DC-charging thresholds, the DC-charging power source adaptor searches a preset reference table using the voltage of the battery as a target charging voltage value corresponding to the current voltage of the battery, and adjusts the charging voltage provided by the DC-charging power source adaptor to the target charging voltage value; and

wherein the communicating and receiving interface is configured to receive the target charging voltage value determined based on the preset reference table if the voltage of the battery is in a range delimited by preset DC-charging thresholds, and receive a constant charging voltage provided by the DC-charging power source adaptor if the voltage of the battery is out of the range delimited by the preset DC-charging thresholds.

15. A DC-charging power source adaptor comprising:

a charging interface configured to be connected with a mobile terminal having a battery, the charging interface comprising a power source pin, a ground pin, and two communication pins shorted by default;

an AC to DC converting unit configured to convert an external AC input power source into a charging voltage required by the mobile terminal, and output the charging voltage via the charging interface, the AC to DC converting unit including a rectifying circuit, a transformer, a synchronous rectification controller, and a PWM controller, the rectifying circuit configured to rectify an AC input power source into a DC power source and output the DC power source to the transformer for transformation into the charging voltage; and

a controlling unit in connection with the charging interface, and configured to disconnect the two communication pins of the charging interfaces from each other upon detecting that the charging interface is connected with the mobile terminal, and communicate with the mobile terminal through the two communication pins to adjust the charging voltage output by the AC to DC converting unit, the controlling unit including a controller and a digital potentiometer, the digital potentiometer including a resistor body connected in series with a current-limiting resistor and between an anode of a secondary coil of the transformer and ground, the resistor body including an intermediate tap connected with a reference voltage pin of the synchronous rectification controller, the controller configured to conduct UART communication with the mobile terminal through UART interfaces of the controller, generate a voltage adjusting instruction according to the charging voltage required by the mobile terminal and send the voltage adjusting instruction to the digital potentiometer to change a resistance value of a valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to adjust a duty ratio of a PWM signal output by the PWM controller according to the varying resistance value of the valid resistor of the digital potentiometer, and control a switching timing of the transformer using the PWM signal to adjust a volt value of the charging voltage output by the transformer.

16. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 15, wherein the controlling unit includes UART interfaces configured to receive an input and connect with the two communication pins, and wherein after the UART interfaces receive a specific pulse waveform sent by the mobile terminal, the controlling unit is configured to disconnect the two communication pins of the charging interface from each other, configure the UART interfaces to function as a communication interface, and conduct UART communication information with the mobile terminal.

17. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 15, wherein the controlling unit is configured to:

disconnect the two communication pins from each other after a connection between the charging interface and the mobile terminal is detected and a preset period of time is delayed; and

send a UART communication command on its own initiative to the mobile terminal to exchange a handshake instruction therewith or wait for reception of a UART communication command sent by the mobile terminal, and feedback a response command to complete a handshake upon reception of the UART communication command; and

wherein the preset period of time is determined as a function of a period of time when the mobile terminal detects an external device being inserted to when the mobile terminal detects differential data pins of the mobile terminal are shorted.

18. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 15, further comprising two signal lines connected with the two communication pins and a switch connected across the two signal lines, wherein the control unit is configured to control the switch to close or open to short or disconnect the two communication pins.

19. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 15, wherein the AC to DC converting unit further comprises:

an optical coupler connected between the synchronous rectification controller and the PWM controller, and configured to optic-electrically isolate a signal output by the synchronous rectification controller; and

a power MOS transistor connected between a cathode of the secondary coil of the transformer and the ground pin of the charging interface, wherein the synchronous rectification controller is configured to control the power MOS transistor to switch on or off to rectify the charging voltage output by the transformer.

20. The DC-charging power source adaptor according to claim 15, wherein the controlling unit further comprises:

a switch transistor configured to support a large current to pass, wherein a switch path of the switch transistor is connected in a transmission line of the charging voltage; and

a boosting circuit connected with the controller, and configured to, upon reception of a valid enable signal output by the controller, output a higher switch voltage than the volt value of the charging voltage to a control pole of the switch transistor to control the switch transistor to connect the transmission line of the charging voltage.