Fast charging method, power adapter and mobile terminal

• US 10,461,550 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: Zeng, Yuanqing
• Primary Examiner(s): Robbins, Jerry D
• Application Number:
  US16/196,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20190089174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 343 Days
• Field of Search: 320114
• 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 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/08 with current supply sources at the substations generating ringing current H04M19/04
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a fast charging method, a power adapter, and a mobile terminal. The method includes: transmitting, by the power adapter, a clock signal to the mobile terminal via a first data line of a USB interface in a process of coupling the power adapter with the mobile terminal, where the clock signal is configured for indicating a communication sequence between the power adapter and the mobile terminal; conducting, by the power adapter, a bidirectional communication with the mobile terminal via a second data line of the USB interface under control of the communication sequence, so as to determine to charge the mobile terminal in a fast charging mode; and adjusting, by the power adapter, a charging current to be a charging current of the fast charging mode to charge the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method for fast charging, applicable to a power adapter, the power adapter being coupled with a mobile terminal via a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a power line of the USB interface being configured for the power adapter to charge the mobile terminal, the power adapter supporting a normal charging mode and a fast charging mode, a charging current of the fast charging mode being higher than a charging current of the normal charging mode, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the power adapter, a clock signal to the mobile terminal via a first data line of the USB interface in a process of coupling the power adapter with the mobile terminal, wherein the clock signal is configured for indicating a communication sequence between the power adapter and the mobile terminal, the communication sequence contains instruction transmission time slots of the power adapter and instruction reception time slots of the power adapter, and the instruction transmission time slots and the instruction reception time slots are alternatively generated;

conducting, by the power adapter, a bidirectional communication with the mobile terminal via a second data line of the USB interface under control of the communication sequence to determine to charge the mobile terminal in the fast charging mode;

wherein the instruction transmission time slot of the power adapter contains eight clock periods, and each of the eight clock periods is configured for transmitting a 1-bit data;

the instruction reception time slot of the power adapter contains ten clock periods, and each of the ten clock periods is configured for receiving a 1-bit data; and

adjusting, by the power adapter, a charging current of the power adapter to be the charging current of the fast charging mode to charge the mobile terminal, wherein

adjusting, by the power adapter, the charging current of the power adapter to be the charging current of the fast charging mode to charge the mobile terminal comprises;

negotiating the charging current of the fast charging mode via a bidirectional communication between the power adapter and the mobile terminal, and adjusting the charging current after negotiation to charge the mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting, by the power adapter, the bidirectional communication with the mobile terminal via the second data line of the USB interface under control of the communication sequence to determine to charge the mobile terminal in the fast charging mode comprises:

transmitting, by the power adapter, a first instruction to the mobile terminal via the second data line in the instruction transmission time slot of the power adapter, wherein the first instruction is configured for querying the mobile terminal for whether or not to activate the fast charging mode;

receiving, by the power adapter, a reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction from the mobile terminal via the second data line in the instruction reception time slot of the power adapter, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction is configured for indicating that the mobile terminal agrees to activate the fast charging mode; and

determining, by the power adapter, to charge the mobile terminal in the fast charging mode according to the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first instruction contains an 8-bit data.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction contains a 10-bit data.

5. A method for fast charging, applicable to a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being coupled with a power adapter via a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a power line of the USB interface being configured for the power adapter to charge the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal supporting a normal charging mode and a fast charging mode, a charging current of the fast charging mode being higher than a charging current of the normal charging mode, the method comprising:

receiving, by the mobile terminal, a clock signal from the power adapter via a first data line of the USB interface in a process of coupling the mobile terminal with the power adapter, wherein the clock signal is configured for indicating a communication sequence between the mobile terminal and the power adapter, the communication sequence contains instruction transmission time slots of the power adapter and instruction reception time slots of the power adapter, and the instruction transmission time slots and the instruction reception time slots are alternatively generated;

conducting, by the mobile terminal, a bidirectional communication with the power adapter via a second data line of the USB interface under control of the communication sequence, whereby the power adapter determines to charge the mobile terminal in the fast charging mode;

wherein the instruction reception time slot of the mobile terminal contains eight clock periods, and each of the eight clock periods is configured for receiving a 1-bit data;

the instruction transmission time slot of the mobile terminal contains ten clock periods, and each of the ten clock periods is configured for transmitting a 1-bit data; and

receiving, by the mobile terminal, a charging current of the fast charging mode from the power adapter to charge a battery of the mobile terminal, wherein

receiving, by the mobile terminal, the charging current of the fast charging mode from the power adapter to charge the battery of the mobile terminal comprises;

negotiating the charging current of the fast charging mode via a bidirectional communication between the mobile terminal and the power adapter, and adjusting the charging current after negotiation to charge the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein conducting, by the mobile terminal, the bidirectional communication with the power adapter via the second data line of the USB interface under control of the communication sequence such that the power adapter determines to charge the mobile terminal in the fast charging mode comprises:

receiving, by the mobile terminal, a first instruction from the power adapter via the second data line in the instruction reception time slot of the mobile terminal, wherein the first instruction is configured for querying the mobile terminal for whether or not to activate the fast charging mode; and

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction to the power adapter via the second data line in the instruction transmission time slot of the mobile terminal, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction is configured for indicating that the mobile terminal agrees to activate the fast charging mode.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first instruction contains an 8-bit data.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction contains a 10-bit data.

9. A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being coupled with a power adapter via a USB interface, a power line of the USB interface being configured for charging the mobile terminal, a data line of the USB interface being configured for a bidirectional communication between the mobile terminal and the power adapter, the power adapter transmitting a clock signal to the mobile terminal via a first data line of the USB interface in a process of coupling the power adapter with the mobile terminal, the clock signal being configured for indicating a communication sequence between the power adapter and the mobile terminal, the communication sequence containing instruction transmission time slots of the power adapter and instruction reception time slots of the power adapter, and the instruction transmission time slots and the instruction reception time slots being alternatively generated, the mobile terminal supporting a normal charging mode and a fast charging mode, a charging current of the fast charging mode being higher than a charging current of the normal charging mode, the mobile terminal comprising:

a charging circuit; and

a communication control circuit configured to determine to activate the fast charging mode, receive a second instruction from the power adapter, wherein the second instruction is configured for querying whether or not a current output voltage of the power adapter is proper to be a charging voltage of the fast charging mode;

the communication control circuit being further configured to transmit a reply instruction corresponding to the second instruction to the power adapter, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the second instruction is configured for indicating that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, high, or low, whereby the power adapter adjusts the current output voltage of the power adapter to be the charging voltage of the fast charging mode according to the reply instruction corresponding to the second instruction;

the communication control circuit being further configured to receive a third instruction from the power adapter, wherein the third instruction is configured for querying a maximum charging current currently supported by the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit being further configured to transmit a reply instruction corresponding to the third instruction to the power adapter, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the third instruction is configured for indicating the maximum charging current currently supported by the mobile terminal, whereby the power adapter determines the charging current of the fast charging mode according to the reply instruction corresponding to the third instruction;

the communication control circuit being further configured to receive a fourth instruction from the power adapter after the power adapter adjusts an output current of the power adapter to be the charging current of the fast charging mode and enters a constant current phase, wherein the fourth instruction is configured for querying a current voltage of a battery of the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit being further configured to transmit a reply instruction corresponding to the fourth instruction to the power adapter, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the fourth instruction is configured for indicating the current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal, whereby the power adapter adjusts the output current of the power adapter according to the current voltage of the battery to charge the mobile terminal in a multi-stage constant current mode via the charging circuit, wherein

each instruction transmitted to the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises an 8-bit data, and each reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises a 10-bit data.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to receive a first instruction from the power adapter, wherein the first instruction is configured for querying the mobile terminal for whether or not to activate the fast charging mode;

and

the communication control circuit is further configured to transmit a reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction to the power adapter, wherein the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction is configured for indicating that the mobile terminal agrees to activate the fast charging mode.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the ten bits contained in the reply instruction corresponding to the first instruction comprise a bit configured for indicating whether or not the mobile terminal agrees to activate the fast charging mode, and a bit configured for indicating path impedance of the mobile terminal, and the path impedance of the mobile terminal is configured for the power adapter to determine whether or not the USB interface is in good contact.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the ten bits contained in the reply instruction corresponding to the second instruction comprise a bit configured for indicating that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, high, or low.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the ten bits contained in the reply instruction corresponding to the third instruction comprise a bit configured for indicating the maximum charging current currently supported by the mobile terminal.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the ten bits contained in the reply instruction corresponding to the fourth instruction comprise a bit configured for indicating the current voltage of the battery, and a bit configured for indicating whether or not the battery is being charged.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a fifth instruction from the power adapter, the fifth instruction is configured for informing the mobile terminal that the USB interface is in poor contact, and informing the mobile terminal of exiting the fast charging mode or re-activating the fast charging mode.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to execute at least one of following operations when the power adapter determines that the reply instruction received from the mobile terminal is incorrectly encoded:

exiting the fast charging mode, stopping charging, or re-determining whether or not to activate the fast charging mode.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the clock signal used in the communication between the power adapter and the mobile terminal is provided by the power adapter.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein in a process of transmitting each of eight bits contained in each instruction transmitted to the power adapter by the mobile terminal, the power adapter first transmits each bit, and then transmits a clock interrupt signal;

or

in a process of receiving each of ten bits contained in each reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter, the power adapter first transmits the clock interrupt signal, and then receives each bit after a preset time interval.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the power adapter transmits the 8-bit data to the mobile terminal via eight continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 10 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is low level, and level of latter 500 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is high level;

or

the power adapter receives the 10-bit data from the mobile terminal via ten continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 500 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is high level, and level of latter 10 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is low level.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein in the process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a minimum value of high level of the clock signal equals to VDD of the power adapter minus 0.7V;

or

in the process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a maximum value of low level of the clock signal is 0.8V;

in the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, a minimum value of the high level of the clock signal equals to 0.25 VDD+0.8V;

or

in the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, a maximum value of the high level of the clock signal is 4.5V;

or

in the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the maximum value of the low level of the clock signal is 0.15 VDD,

wherein the VDD is a work voltage of the power adapter.