Charging Device for Alkaline Battery

• US 20110316473A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jen-Yen Yen
• Original Assignee: Jen-Yen Yen
• Inventors: Yen, Jen-Yen
• Granted Patent: US 8,242,751 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

A charging device includes a hand-operated generating circuit, a steady-state voltage circuit electrically connected with the hand-operated generating circuit, a pulse charging circuit electrically connected with the steady-state voltage circuit, a voltage detection circuit electrically connected with the pulse charging circuit, a discharging voltage limiting circuit electrically connected with the pulse charging circuit, a load circuit electrically connected with the discharging voltage limiting circuit and a charging selection circuit electrically connected between the steady-state voltage circuit and the pulse charging circuit. Thus, the charging device can be used to charge an alkaline battery or a common chargeable battery. In addition, the alkaline battery can be replaced when it fails without having to replace the charging device.

Claims

1. A charging device, comprising:

a hand-operated generating circuit;

a steady-state voltage circuit electrically connected with the hand-operated generating circuit;

a pulse charging circuit electrically connected with the steady-state voltage circuit;

a voltage detection circuit electrically connected with the pulse charging circuit;

a discharging voltage limiting circuit electrically connected with the pulse charging circuit; and

a load circuit electrically connected with the discharging voltage limiting circuit.

2. The charging device of claim 1, wherein

the hand-operated generating circuit is electrically connected with a hand-operated three-phase generator to convert an alternating current from the hand-operated three-phase generator to a direct current;

the hand-operated generating circuit includes a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, a fifth diode, a sixth diode and a first capacitor;

the steady-state voltage circuit is used to keep a voltage of the hand-operated generating circuit at a steady state to protect a charged battery and to prevent the charged battery from producing overcharge;

the steady-state voltage circuit includes a first transistor, a second capacitor, a first zener diode and a first resistor;

the first zener diode of the steady-state voltage circuit provides a stabilizing function to stabilize the voltage of the base of the transistor and to control the output voltage of the transistor so as to protect a charged battery and to prevent the charged battery from producing overcharge;

the pulse charging circuit includes an integrated circuit, a second resistor, a second transistor and an alkaline battery;

the integrated circuit includes a power positive pole, a power negative pole and an output;

the integrated circuit is used to convert the direct current into a pulse current which is used to charge the alkaline battery;

the voltage detection circuit includes a control switch, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a sixth resistor, a seventh resistor, a eighth resistor, a ninth resistor, a first LED (light emitting diode), a second LED, a third LED, a third transistor, a fourth transistor and a second zener diode;

the third transistor and the fourth transistor of the voltage detection circuit are used to detect the voltage of the alkaline battery so that the voltage detection circuit can be used to check the discharging condition of the alkaline battery;

when the charging capacity of the alkaline battery fails, the alkaline battery is charged by operation of the voltage detection circuit;

the discharging voltage limiting circuit includes an operation switch and a seventh diode;

the discharging voltage limiting circuit co-operates with the voltage detection circuit to limit the discharging voltage of the alkaline battery.

3. The charging device of claim 2, wherein the first LED, the second LED and the third LED of the voltage detection circuit have different colors to indicate different voltages of the alkaline battery.

4. The charging device of claim 3, wherein

the first LED of the voltage detection circuit is a green light;

the second LED of the voltage detection circuit is a yellow light; and

the third LED of the voltage detection circuit is a red light.

5. The charging device of claim 4, wherein

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is greater than 4.5V, the first LED of the voltage detection circuit emits a green light to indicate that the alkaline battery has a higher potential;

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is ranged between 3.2V and 4.5V, the second LED of the voltage detection circuit emits a yellow light to indicate that the alkaline battery has a medium potential;

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is ranged between 2.7V and 3.2V, the third LED of the voltage detection circuit emits a red light to indicate that the alkaline battery has a lower potential;

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is greater than the range between 2.7V and 3.2V the second zener diode of the voltage detection circuit is conducted, and the third LED of the voltage detection circuit lights;

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is at the range between 3.2±

0.1V, the third LED of the voltage detection circuit blinks;

when the voltage of the alkaline battery is smaller than 2.7V, the second zener diode of the voltage detection circuit stops operating, and the third LED of the voltage detection circuit extinguishes to indicate that the alkaline battery fails and cannot be charged any more.

6. The charging device of claim 2, wherein

the eighth resistor of the voltage detection circuit is used to limit the discharging voltage of the alkaline battery;

the first LED, the second LED and the third LED of the voltage detection circuit are used to indicate the discharging voltage of the alkaline battery;

the voltage detection circuit can be used to check the discharging condition of the alkaline battery and can turn on/off the operation switch of the discharging voltage limiting circuit so as to limit the discharging voltage of the alkaline battery.

7. The charging device of claim 1, wherein the load circuit includes a tenth resistor, a eleventh resistor, a twelfth resistor, a fourth LED, a fifth LED and a sixth LED.

8. The charging device of claim 7, wherein the fourth LED, the fifth LED and the sixth LED of the load circuit can function as LED lamps of a flashlight.

9. The charging device of claim 8, wherein

the fourth LED, the fifth LED and the sixth LED of the load circuit can light to indicate that the electric power of the alkaline battery is exhausted;

the fourth LED, the fifth LED and the sixth LED of the load circuit can blink or extinguish to indicate that the alkaline battery fails.

10. The charging device of claim 2, wherein the charging device further comprises a charging selection circuit electrically connected between the steady-state voltage circuit and the pulse charging circuit.

11. The charging device of claim 10, wherein the

the charging selection circuit includes a charging selection switch and a chargeable battery;

the charging selection switch has a first terminal connected with the steady-state voltage circuit and a second terminal selectively connected with the chargeable battery or the alkaline battery so that the chargeable battery or the alkaline battery is selected to be charged by operation of the charging selection switch;

the steady-state voltage circuit is used to keep the voltage at a steady state to protect the chargeable battery or the alkaline battery to prevent the chargeable battery or the alkaline battery from producing overcharge.