AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY OVER-DISCHARGE PREVENTION DEVICE

• US 20120001484A1
• Filed: 09/02/2010
• Published: 01/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HSU, MING-YUAN
• Application Number:
  US12/875,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20120001484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/10.7
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/14 Preventing excessive discharging
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

An automotive battery over-discharge prevention device includes a controlling module, a monitoring module connected to an automotive battery supplying power to an auxiliary device and a starting device, and a switch connecting the automotive battery to the auxiliary device. The monitoring module is configured for obtaining the voltage of the automotive battery, and converting the obtained voltage to a voltage signal. The controlling module is connected to the switch and the monitoring module. The controlling module stores a threshold voltage which is greater than an operation voltage at which the automotive battery is capable of operating the starting device. The controlling module is configured for comparing the voltage output from the monitoring module with the threshold voltage. If the voltage is smaller than the threshold voltage, the controlling module opens the switch. Otherwise, the controlling module closes the switch.

Claims

1. An over-discharge prevention device for an automotive battery, the automotive battery supplying power to an auxiliary device and a starting device, the automotive battery over-discharge prevention device comprising:

a cut-off switch electrically connecting the automotive battery to the auxiliary device;

a monitoring module electrically connected to the automotive battery, and configured for obtaining a current voltage of the automotive battery and converting the obtained current voltage to a voltage signal;

a controlling module electrically connected to the monitoring module and the cut-off switch, the controlling module presetting a threshold voltage, wherein threshold voltage is greater than an operation voltage of the automotive battery at which the automotive battery is capable of operating the starting device, the controlling module is configured to received the voltage signal from the monitoring module and compare the current voltage with the threshold voltage, the controlling module is also configured to control the cut-off switch to turn the auxiliary device on upon a condition that the current voltage is greater than or equal to the threshold voltage, and to control the cut-off switch to turn the auxiliary device off upon a condition that the current voltage is smaller than the threshold voltage.

2. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the starting device is a starter of a vehicle, the auxiliary device is a headlight of the vehicle.

3. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a voltage converting module electrically connected to the automotive battery, the monitoring module, and the controlling module, the voltage converting module configured for obtaining a voltage from the automotive battery, and dividing the voltage to two rated voltages for supplying power to the monitoring module and the controlling module.

4. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the voltage converting module is a resistor voltage-divider.

5. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cut-off switch is an electronic switch.

6. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cut-off switch is a normally closed switch.

7. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controlling module is a comparator.

8. An over-discharge prevention device for an automotive battery, the automotive battery supplying power to an auxiliary device and a starting device, the automotive battery over-discharge prevention device comprising:

a cut-off switch electrically connecting the automotive battery to the auxiliary device;

a monitoring module connected to the automotive battery, and configured for detecting a current voltage of the automotive battery and outputting a voltage signal corresponding to the current voltage of the automotive battery;

a controlling module connected to the monitoring module and the cut-off switch and presetting a threshold voltage, the controlling module configured for comparing the threshold voltage with the current voltage, wherein the threshold voltage is greater than an operating voltage at which the automotive battery is capable of operating the starting device, if the current voltage is smaller than the threshold voltage, the controlling module controls the cut-off switch to turn off, if the current voltage is greater than or equal to the threshold voltage, the controlling module controls the cut-off switch to turn on.

9. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the auxiliary device is a headlight of a vehicle, the starting device is a starter of a vehicle.

10. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a voltage converting module electrically connected to the automotive battery, the monitoring module, and the controlling module, the voltage converting module configured for obtaining a voltage from the automotive battery, and dividing the voltage to two rated voltages for supplying power to the monitoring module and the controlling module.

11. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the voltage converting module is a resistor voltage-divider.

12. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the cut-off switch is an electronic switch.

13. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the cut-off switch is a normally closed switch.

14. The over-discharge prevention device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the controlling module is a comparator.