Battery-powered apparatus for portable system

• US 20080203970A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Flexmedia Electronics Corp. (Phison Electronics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Phison Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Shen, Feng-Min
• Application Number:
  US11/711,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20080203970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/128
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• 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 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

The invention presents a battery-powered apparatus with an internal battery device and an external battery device for a portable system. Meanwhile the battery powered apparatus, applied to a portable system, includes a power path switching circuit having a power path multiplexer, a logic controller and a voltage detector connected to an external power supply, an internal battery device, an external battery device and the portable system, wherein the voltage detector is in response to inputting voltages of the external power supply, the internal battery device and the external battery device, and then provides the logic controller with information for determining one of the external power supply, the internal battery device and the external battery device electrically conducted to the portable system via the power path multiplexer; and a rechargeable battery charging circuit connected to the external power supply, the internal battery device, and the external battery device; and having a charging arbitrator in response to the external power supply, the internal battery device and the external battery device for determining to recharge the internal battery device and the external battery device.

Claims

1. A battery powered apparatus for a portable system, comprising:

a power path switching circuit having a power path multiplexer, a logic controller and a voltage detector connected to an external power supply, an internal battery device, an external battery device and said portable system, wherein in response to inputting voltages of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device, said voltage detector commands said logic controller to determine which one of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device is electrically conducted to said portable system via said power path multiplexer; and

a rechargeable battery charging circuit, connected to said external power supply, said internal battery device, and said external battery device, having a charging arbitrator in response to said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device for determining to recharge said internal battery device or said external battery device.

2. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external power supply is electrically conducted to said portable system while input voltage of said external power supply is higher than a first voltage threshold, and one of said internal battery device and said external battery device is electrically conducted to said portable system while input voltage of said external power supply is lower than said first voltage threshold.

3. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said power path multiplexer switches said external power supply to conduct electrically to said portable system while said logic controller determines that input voltage of said external power supply restores to be higher than a second voltage threshold.

4. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first voltage threshold is lower than said second voltage threshold.

5. The battery powered system according to claim 1, wherein said voltage detector further comprises a first connecting terminal for connecting to said external power supply and ground, and a second connecting terminal for connecting to said external battery device and ground.

6. The battery powered system according to claim 5, wherein said first voltage threshold is substantially equal to K+0.3V, and said second voltage threshold is substantially equal to K+0.4V, where K=VIN×

R2/(R1+R2), VIN is the ideal inputting voltage of said external power supply, R1 is resistance between said external power supply and said first connecting terminal of said voltage detector, and R2 is resistance between ground and said first connecting terminal of said voltage detector.

7. The battery powered system according to claim 1, wherein said logic controller further determines if inputting voltage of said external battery device is higher than a third voltage threshold, and then said external battery device is electrically conducted to said portable system, or said internal battery device is electrically conducted to said portable system if inputting voltage of said external battery device is lower than said third voltage.

8. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said power path multiplexer switches said external battery device to conduct electrically to said portable system while said logic controller determines that input voltage of said external battery device restores to be higher than a fourth voltage threshold.

9. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said third voltage threshold is lower than said fourth voltage threshold.

10. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said third voltage threshold is substantially equal to S+0.3V, and said fourth voltage threshold is substantially equal to S+0.4V, where S is defined via equation of S=VBAT_EXT×

R4/(R3+R4), wherein VBAT_EXT is the ideal inputting voltage of said external battery device, R3 is resistance between said external battery device and said second connecting terminal of said voltage detector, and R4 is resistance between ground and said second connecting terminal of said voltage detector.

11. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external power supply is provided to recharge said internal battery device while said external power supply has a power larger than a threshold.

12. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external power supply is provided to recharge said internal battery device and said external battery device while said external power supply has a power larger than a threshold.

13. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 12, wherein recharging priority of said internal battery device is higher than that of said external battery device.

14. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said logic controller permits merely one of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device to electrically conduct to said portable system.

15. A battery powered apparatus for a portable system, comprising:

a power path switching circuit having a power path multiplexer, a logic controller and a voltage detector connected to an external power supply, an internal battery device, an external battery device and said portable system, wherein in response to inputting voltages of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device, said voltage detector commands said logic controller to determine which one of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device is electrically conducted to said portable system via said power path multiplexer; and

a rechargeable battery charging circuit, connected to said external power supply and said internal battery device, for recharging said internal battery device.

16. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said external power supply is provided to recharge said internal battery device while said external power supply has a power larger than a threshold.

17. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 15, wherein power-supplying priority of said external power supply is higher than that of said external battery device.

18. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 15, wherein power-supplying priority of said external battery device is higher than that of said internal battery device.

19. The battery powered apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said logic controller permits merely one of said external power supply, said internal battery device and said external battery device to electronically conduct to said portable system.