POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK BASED ON MULTIPLE CHARGE STORAGE COMPONENTS

• US 20110198929A1
• Filed: 02/16/2010
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Zhu, Lizhong, Sangary, Nagula Tharma, Mankaruse, George Soliman, Corrigan, Michael Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 8,760,125 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/46
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices

Abstract

A power distribution network includes multiple charge storage components and multiple charging circuits to control the charging and discharging of the charge storage components, which may comprise a battery and a supercapacitor. By appropriate arrangement and selection of the storage components, ripple in the power supply voltage, whose propagation to other components relying on the power distribution network may cause an audible buzz, may be significantly reduced. Additionally, appropriate arrangement and selection of the storage components, electromagnetic interference may also be significantly reduced.

Claims

1. A power distribution network comprising:

a primary charging circuit;

a first charge storage component having a first terminal connected to said charging circuit and a second terminal connected to a power supply common voltage;

a secondary charging circuit connected to said first terminal of said first charge storage component;

a second charge storage component having a first terminal connected to said secondary charging circuit and a second terminal connected to said power supply common voltage; and

a converter having an input terminal and an output terminal, said input terminal receiving an input voltage from said first terminal of said second charge storage component, and said output terminal supplying an output voltage with a magnitude altered relative to said input voltage.

2. The power distribution network of claim 1 wherein said first charge storage component comprises a battery.

3. The power distribution network of claim 1 wherein said second charge storage component comprises a battery.

4. The power distribution network of claim 1 wherein said second charge storage component comprises a supercapacitor.

5. The power distribution network of claim 1 further comprising a power pack enclosing said first charge storage component, said secondary charging circuit and said second charge storage component.

6. The power distribution network of claim 5 further comprising a battery identifier enclosed by said power pack and connected to said first terminal of said first storage component.

7. The power distribution network of claim 6 wherein said battery identifier is adapted to output an identification of said power pack.

8. The power distribution network of claim 5 further comprising a temperature sensor enclosed by said power pack and adapted to sense a temperature within said power pack and provide an output signal indicative of said temperature.

9. The power distribution network of claim 1 further comprising a power pack enclosing said first charge storage component.

10. The power distribution network of claim 9 further comprising a battery identifier enclosed by said power pack and connected to said first terminal of said first storage component.

11. The power distribution network of claim 10 wherein said battery identifier is adapted to output an identification of said power pack.

12. The power distribution network of claim 9 further comprising a temperature sensor enclosed by said power pack and adapted to sense a temperature within said power pack and provide an output signal indicative of said temperature.

13. The power distribution network of claim 1 further comprising a power amplifier circuit connected to said output terminal of said converter for receiving said output voltage, said power amplifier circuit designed according to a range of variation of said output voltage.