POWER BANK APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RESISTANCE OF CHARGING LINE

• US 20160195578A1
• Filed: 04/17/2015
• Published: 07/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DIGI Power Manufacturing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DIGI Power Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Huang, Min-Huang
• Application Number:
  US14/689,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20160195578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 27/14 Measuring resistance by measuring current or voltage obtained from a reference source G01R27/16, G01R27/20, G01R27/22 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/40 Testing power supplies testing photovoltaic devices H02S50/10
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/58 Testing of lines, cables or conductors testing of electric windings G01R31/72

Abstract

A power bank apparatus configured to measure resistance of a charging line includes an input port, a first detection circuit, and a processing circuit. Through the charging line, the input port is configured to receive from an external power supply an input power signal as a test signal. The first detection circuit receives the test signal. If the external power supply is in a no-load state, the first detection circuit is configured to detect a voltage of the test signal as a no-load voltage. If the external power supply is in a load state, the first detection circuit is configured to detect the voltage and a current of the test signal as a load voltage and a load current. The processing circuit is coupled to the first detection circuit and receives the no-load voltage, the load voltage, and the load current to calculate the resistance of the charging line.

Claims

1. A power bank apparatus configured to measure resistance of a charging line, the power bank apparatus comprising:

at least one input port configured to receive from at least one external power supply at least one input power signal as at least one test signal through at least one charging line;

at least one first detection circuit coupled to the at least one input port to receive the at least one test signal, wherein the at least one first detection circuit is configured to detect a voltage of the at least one test signal as at least one no-load voltage if the at least one external power supply is in a no-load state, and the at least one first detection circuit is configured to detect the voltage and a current of the at least one test signal as at least one load voltage and at least one load current if the at least one external power supply is in a load state; and

a processing circuit coupled to the at least one first detection circuit, the processing circuit receiving the at least one no-load voltage, the at least one load voltage, and the at least one load current to calculate the resistance of the at least one charging line.

2. The power bank apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a charge control unit coupled to the at least one input port to receive the at least one test signal, the charge control unit being controlled by the processing circuit, so as to convert the at least one test signal and thereby generate a charge signal; and

a battery coupled to the charge control unit, the battery receiving the charge signal, so as to be charged.

3. The power bank apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the battery acts as a load of the at least one external power supply,

the processing circuit disables the charge control unit to stop converting the at least one test signal, such that the at least one external power supply is in the no-load state, and

the processing circuit enables the charge control unit to start converting the at least one test signal, such that the at least one external power supply is in the load state.

4. The power bank apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

at least one input/output port coupled to the processing circuit, the processing circuit communicating with at least one external mobile apparatus through the at least one input/output port.

5. The power bank apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing circuit comprises at least one look-up table, the processing circuit receives length information of the at least one charging line from the at least one external mobile apparatus through the at least one input/output port, the processing circuit looks up a diameter of the at least one charging line from the at least one look-up table according to the resistance and the length information of the at least one charging line, and the processing circuit outputs the diameter of the at least one charging line to the at least one external mobile apparatus through the at least one input/output port.

6. The power bank apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the at least one external mobile apparatus comprises an APP, the length information of the at least one charging line is provided to the processing circuit of the power bank apparatus through the APP, and the APP is configured to display the diameter of the at least one charging line.

7. The power bank apparatus according to claim 5, the at least one look-up table comprising:

a plurality of unit length resistances; and

a plurality of reference cord diameters,

wherein each of the unit length resistances corresponds to one of the reference cord diameters.

8. The power bank apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one look-up table corresponds to at least one conductive wire material.

9. The power bank apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the processing circuit outputs the resistance of the at least one charging line to the at least one external mobile apparatus through the at least one input/output port,

an APP of the at least one external mobile apparatus looks up a diameter of the at least one charging line from the at least one look-up table of the APP according to the resistance of the at least one charging line and length information of the at least one charging line, and the APP is configured to display the diameter of the at least one charging line.

10. The power bank apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a discharge control unit coupled between the battery and the at least one input/output port, the discharge control unit being controlled by the processing circuit, so as to convert a voltage of the battery and thereby generate at least one discharge signal,

wherein the at least one input/output port receives the at least one discharge signal as at least one output power signal and provides the at least one output power signal to the at least one external mobile apparatus.