WEARABLE POWER SUPPLY AND ASSOCIATED POWER SUPPLY METHOD

• US 20160359341A1
• Filed: 07/06/2015
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JRD Communication Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: JRD Communication Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Huang, Yanfeng, Zhou, Libin, Li, Zhihua, Ding, Peng, Tao, Zhihua
• Application Number:
  US15/104,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20160359341A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 19/00 Electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• 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

Abstract

A wearable power supply includes a control module, a battery; and a first charge module, a second charge module, a communication module, and a remaining capacity computation module, which are connected to the control module. The first charge module includes a driver and a first interface used to charge the battery. The driver is connected to the control module, the first interface, and the battery, respectively. The second charge module includes a voltage boost driver and a second interface used to charge a terminal. The voltage boost driver is connected to the control module, the battery, and the second interface, respectively. The voltage boost driver steps up an output voltage of the battery. The remaining capacity computation module adjusts the remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on the battery discharging curve. The communication module sends the adjusted remaining battery capacity value to the terminal to display.

Claims

1. A wearable power supply, comprising a control module, and a battery, a first charge module, a second charge module, a communication module, and a remaining capacity computation module, which are coupled to the control module, wherein

the first charge module comprises a driver and a first interface, wherein the driver is connected to the control module, the first interface, and the battery, respectively, and the first interface is configured to connect to an external energy source which charges the battery through the first interface;

the second charge module comprises a voltage boost driver and a second interface, wherein the voltage boost driver is connected to the control module, the battery, and the second interface, respectively, the second interface is a USB (universal serial bus) interface comprising a plurality of metal contact pins and is configured to electrically connect to a terminal through contact pins to charge the terminal, and the voltage boost driver is configured to step up an output voltage of the battery to a required rated voltage of the terminal;

the remaining capacity computation module is configured to adjust a remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on a discharging curve of the battery;

the communication module is configured to connect to the terminal through the contact pins and to send the adjusted remaining capacity value from the remaining capacity computation module to the terminal to display; and

the wearable power supply further comprises a plurality of LED (light-emitting diode) power indication lights connected to the control module, the LED power indication lights being configured to light up when the battery is charging the terminal or when the external energy source is charging the battery.

2. The wearable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the remaining capacity computation module is configured to collect an instantaneous discharge current of the battery, search, in the battery discharging curve stored in the wearable power supply, for a corresponding remaining capacity value of the instantaneous discharge current, and adjust the remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on the searched remaining capacity value.

3. The wearable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the wearable power supply further comprises a magnet, and is stacked and secured onto the terminal via the attraction of the magnet and an enclosure of the terminal.

5. The wearable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the first interface is a micro universal serial bus (Micro USB).

6. The wearable power supply according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is a smart watch.

4. (canceled)

7. A wearable power supply, comprising a control module, and a battery, a first charge module, a second charge module, a communication module, and a remaining capacity computation module, which are connected to the control module, wherein

the first charge module comprises a driver and a first interface, wherein the driver is connected to the control module, the first interface, and the battery, respectively, and the first interface is configured to connect to an external energy source which charges the battery through the first interface;

the second charge module comprises a voltage boost driver and a second interface, wherein the voltage boost driver is connected to the control module, the battery, and the second interface, respectively, the second interface is configured to electrically connect to a terminal through contact pins to charge the terminal, and the voltage boost driver is configured to step up an output voltage of the battery to a required rated voltage of the terminal;

the remaining capacity computation module is configured to adjust a remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on a discharging curve of the battery; and

the communication module is configured to connect to the terminal through the contact pins and to send the adjusted remaining capacity value from the remaining capacity computation module to the terminal to display.

8. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the second interface is a USB (universal serial bus) interface comprising 5 metal contact pins.

9. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the remaining capacity computation module is configured to collect an instantaneous discharge current of the battery, search, in the battery discharging curve stored in the wearable power supply, for a corresponding remaining capacity value of the instantaneous discharge current, and adjust the remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on the searched remaining capacity value.

10. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of LED (light-emitting diode) power indication lights connected to the control module, the LED power indication lights being configured to light up when the battery is charging the terminal or when the external energy source is charging the battery.

11. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, further comprising a button selector switch connected to the control module and configured to control charge and discharge of the battery.

12. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the wearable power supply further comprises a magnet, and is stacked and secured onto the terminal via the attraction of the magnet and an enclosure of the terminal.

14. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the first interface is a micro universal serial bus (Micro USB).

15. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the terminal is a smart watch.

17. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, further comprising an enclosure of a heat-resistant and conductive material.

18. The wearable power supply according to claim 7, wherein the battery comprises a plurality of lithium polymer cells.

13. (canceled)

16. A power supply method of a wearable power supply, comprising:

boosting an output voltage of a battery of the wearable power supply to a required rated voltage of a terminal electrically connected to the wearable power supply, and charging the terminal via an interface connecting the wearable power supply and the terminal;

adjusting a remaining capacity value of the battery in real time based on a discharging curve of the battery when the battery is charging the terminal; and

sending the adjusted remaining capacity value to the terminal, to display the remaining capacity value of the battery on the terminal.

19. The power supply method according to claim 16, wherein the block of adjusting the remaining capacity value of the battery in real time comprises:

initiating a coulometer to measure an instantaneous discharge current of the battery;

searching the instantaneous current in a discharge curve of the battery, stored in the wearable power supply, for a corresponding energy consumption value; and

cumulating the energy consumption value acquired at each time to determine a total energy consumption value up to current moment, and calculating the remaining capacity value of the battery.

20. The power supply method according to claim 19, wherein the block of searching the instantaneous current in the discharge curve of the battery for the corresponding energy consumption value comprises;

passing the instantaneous current through an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to output a corresponding voltage; and

searching the voltage in the battery discharge curve for the corresponding energy consumption value.

21. The power supply method according to claim 19, wherein a detection period of the discharge current by the wearable power supply is 1 minute.

22. The power supply method according to claim 16, further comprising:

when the remaining capacity value of the battery is lower than a predetermined value, issuing, by the terminal, an alert to notify the user of the current lower battery status of the wearable power supply.