ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130249500A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HE, QUAN
• Application Number:
  US13/613,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20130249500A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/162
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/448 End of discharge regulating measures
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00712 the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In a method for charging an electronic device, the method increases a charging current value of a battery of the electronic device by a preset charging current increment, and compares a current value of the charging current with a maximum charging current value of the battery if the value of the voltage across a universal serial bus (USB) interface of the electronic device is greater than the preset voltage value. The method controls the battery of the electronic device charge from a power supply equipment by setting the maximum charging current value as the value of the charging current, if the charging current value is not less than the maximum charging current value.

Claims

1. An electronic device connected to a power supply equipment, the electronic device comprising:

a battery;

a universal serial bus (USB) interface;

a storage device;

at least one processor; and

one or more programs being stored in the storage device and executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

a calculation module that sets an initial value of a charging current of the battery and a charging current increment, and gradually increases the charging current value by the charging current increment based on the initial value of the charging current;

a read module that reads an instant charge current passing through the USB interface of the electronic device, and reads an instant value of a voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device;

a determination module that compares a value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device with a preset voltage value, and compares a current value of the charging current with a maximum charging current value of the battery if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is greater than the preset voltage value; and

a processing module that controls the battery charge from the power supply equipment by setting the maximum charging current value as the value of the charging current, if the charging current value is not less than the maximum charging current value.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the preset voltage value is the minimum voltage value for the USB interface of the electronic device to work normally.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing module further calculates a current difference between the current value of the charging current and the charging current increment.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the processing module further controls the battery of the electronic device charge from the charging unit of the power supply equipment by setting the current difference as the value of the charging current, if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is not greater than the preset voltage value.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation module sets the initial value of the charging current as 400 mA.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation module sets the value of the charging current increment as 10 mA.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a cell phone, a mobile device, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.

8. A method for a charging an electronic device connected to a power supply equipment, the method comprising:

setting an initial value of a charging current of a battery of the electronic device, and setting a charging current increment;

increasing the charging current value by the charging current increment based on the initial value of the charging current;

reading an instant charge current passing through a universal serial bus (USB) interface of the electronic device, and reading an instant value of a voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device;

comparing a value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device with a preset voltage value;

comparing a current value of the charging current with a maximum charging current value of the battery if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is greater than the preset voltage value; and

controlling the battery of the electronic device charge from the power supply equipment by setting the maximum charging current value as the value of the charging current, if the charging current value is not less than the maximum charging current value.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the preset voltage value is the minimum voltage value for the USB interface of the electronic device to work normally.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

calculating a current difference between the current value of the charging current and the charging current increment.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

controlling the battery of the electronic device charge from the power supply equipment by setting the current difference as the value of the charging current, if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is not greater than the preset voltage value.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the initial value of the charging current is set as 400 mA.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the value of the charging current increment is set as 10 mA.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the electronic device is a cell phone, a mobile device, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions capable of being executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform a method for charging the electronic device, the method comprising:

setting an initial value of a charging current of a battery of the electronic device, and setting a charging current increment;

increasing the charging current value by the charging current increment based on the initial value of the charging current;

reading an instant charge current passing through a universal serial bus (USB) interface of the electronic device, and reading an instant value of a voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device;

comparing a value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device with a preset voltage value;

comparing a current value of the charging current with a maximum charging current value of the battery if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is greater than the preset voltage value; and

controlling the battery of the electronic device charge from the power supply equipment by setting the maximum charging current value as the value of the charging current, if the charging current value is not less than the maximum charging current value.

16. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the preset voltage value is the minimum voltage value for the USB interface of the electronic device to work normally.

17. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

calculating a current difference between the current value of the charging current and the charging current increment.

18. The storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

controlling the battery of the electronic device charge from the power supply equipment by setting the current difference as the value of the charging current, if the value of the voltage across the USB interface of the electronic device is not greater than the preset voltage value.

19. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the initial value of the charging current is set as 400 mA.

20. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the value of the charging current increment is set as 10 mA.

21. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the electronic device is a cell phone, a mobile device, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.