PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

• US 20110241603A1
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Jui-Chi, Chang, Po-Yuan, Yin, Nan-Jiun
• Application Number:
  US12/986,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20110241603A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/02021 for solar cells electrical connection means, e.g. junction boxes, specially adapted for structural association with photovoltaic modules H02S40/34
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/40 Mobile PV generator systems
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A portable power supply device including a power storage module, a charging module, and a power supply module is provided. The power storage module is electrically connected to the charging module and is used for storing electric power. The charging module wirelessly receives energy from a first power source and charges the power storage module by using the received energy. The power supply module is electrically connected to the power storage module, and is used for wirelessly supplying electric power stored in the power storage module to a first external device. Since the portable power supply device may wirelessly receive and wirelessly output power and a power connector is eliminated, a utilization range of the portable power supply device is not limited by a length of a power line and a situation of the portable power supply device being unusable due to mismatch of the power connector may be avoided.

Claims

1. A portable power supply device, comprising:

a power storage module, for storing electric power;

a charging module, electrically connected to the power storage module, wirelessly receiving energy from a first power source, and charging the power storage module by using the received energy; and

a power supply module, electrically connected to the power storage module, for wirelessly supplying the electric power stored in the power storage module to a first external device.

2. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging module comprises a first coil, and the first coil is used for inducing electromagnetic wave emitted from the first power source to generate an electromotive force for charging the power storage module.

3. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging module further receives another energy from the first power source through a cable and charges the power storage module by using the received energy.

4. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging module comprises a connector, the connector is electrically connected to a second power source, and the charging module receives another energy from the second power source.

5. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging module comprises a solar panel, the solar panel is used for converting light energy of received light into a converted electric power, and the converted electric power is used to charge the power storage module.

6. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power supply module comprises:

a second coil, for converting the electric power stored in the power storage module into electromagnetic wave.

7. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the power supply module further comprises:

a driver, electrically connected to the second coil for driving the second coil, and the second coil converts the electric power stored in the power storage module into electromagnetic wave;

a current detector, electrically connected to the driver, for detecting a current of the driver; and

a controller, electrically connected to the current detector, for controlling operations of the driver according to a detecting result of the current detector.

8. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power supply module further supplies the electric power stored in the power storage module to a second external device through a cable.

9. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power supply module comprises:

a converter, for converting the electric power stored in the power storage module into a direct current voltage; and

a connector, electrically connected to a second external device, and the power supply module supplies the direct current voltage to the second external device.

10. The portable power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power storage module comprises a Ni-MH battery or a lithium battery.