Charging Apparatus of Mobile Terminal

• US 20170155263A1
• Filed: 01/10/2017
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Shebiao, Zhang, Jun
• Granted Patent: US 10,622,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007192 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

A charging apparatus for a mobile terminal includes: a control chip connected with the USB interface; a current detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit; a voltage detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit; an analog to digital converter (ADC) connected with the current detection circuit, the voltage detection circuit, and the control chip respectively, the current detection circuit and the voltage detection circuit are configured to provide the control chip with the current value of the current output current and the voltage value of the current output voltage respectively through the ADC; a power adjusting circuit connected with the control chip and the power supply circuit respectively, configured to adjust an output power of the power supply circuit based on the control of the control chip.

Claims

1. An apparatus for charging a mobile terminal, comprising:

an input end, configured to receive an alternating current;

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, configured to connect the apparatus with the mobile terminal;

a power supply circuit connected with the input end and the USB interface respectively, wherein the power supply circuit is configured to convert the alternating current inputted through the input end into a direct current and transmit an output power of the power supply circuit to the mobile terminal through the USB interface to charge a battery of the mobile terminal;

a control chip connected with the USB interface and configured to exchange data with the mobile terminal through a data line of the USB interface;

a current detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit and configured to detect a current output current of the power supply circuit;

a voltage detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit and configured to detect a current output voltage of the power supply circuit;

an analog to digital converter (ADC) connected with the current detection circuit, the voltage detection circuit, and the control chip, respectively, wherein the current detection circuit and the voltage detection circuit are configured to provide the control chip with a current value of the current output current and a voltage value of the current output voltage through the ADC, respectively; and

a power adjusting circuit connected with the control chip and the power supply circuit respectively and configured to adjust an output power of the power supply circuit based on the control of the control chip.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the ADC is further configured to be connected with a data line pin of the USB interface, and is configured to acquire a voltage value of the data line pin and transmit the voltage value of the data line pin to the control chip;

and

the control chip is further configured to adjust an output power of the power supply circuit through the power adjusting circuit according to the voltage value of the data line pin.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a selecting circuit, wherein the selecting circuit comprises a first input end connected with the control chip, a second input end connected with the ADC directly without passing through the control chip, and an output end connected with the power adjusting circuit, and the selecting circuit is configured to select a current control signal from a first current control signal input through the first input end and a second current control signal input through the second input end, and adjust an output current of the power supply circuit through the power adjusting circuit based on the current control signal selected.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a switching circuit connected in series in the power supply circuit and connected with the control chip, wherein the control chip is further configured to control an ON/OFF of a charging circuit between the apparatus and the mobile terminal through the switching circuit.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the switching circuit comprises:

a switch transistor assembly connected in series in the power supply circuit;

a charge pump, wherein the charge pump comprises a first end connected with a control end of the switch transistor assembly and a second end connected with the control chip; and

the control chip is further configured to generate a target control voltage through the charge pump and control the switch transistor assembly to turn on, wherein the target control voltage is greater than a working voltage of the apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the switch transistor assembly comprises a first switch transistor and a second switch transistor, wherein the first switch transistor and the second switch transistor are connected in series in the power supply circuit and disposed back to back.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a temperature detection circuit connected with the ADC and configured to transmit a temperature detected to the control chip through the ADC; and

the control chip is further configured to control the ON/OFF of the switching circuit according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the temperature detection circuit comprises:

a temperature sensor connected with the ADC; and

a negative temperature coefficient resistor, wherein the negative temperature coefficient resistor comprises a third end connected with the temperature sensor and a fourth end grounded.

9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the voltage detection circuit comprises a first voltage detection circuit and a second voltage detection circuit, wherein the first voltage detection circuit and the second voltage detection circuit are provided at both ends of the switching circuit, respectively.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a load circuit connected with the power supply circuit and the control chip respectively; and

wherein the control chip is further configured to control the load circuit to turn on when an output voltage of the power supply circuit is less than a preset voltage threshold, and supply power for load devices of the load circuit through the power supply circuit to maintain stability of the power supply circuit.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the load circuit comprises:

a third switch transistor, wherein the third switch transistor comprises a control end connected with the control chip, an input end connected with the power supply circuit, and an output end grounded; and

a load resistor connected in series in the load circuit.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control chip is configured to at least one of:

short connect a D+ data line and a D−

data line of the USB interface through the data line of the USB interface;

exchange data with the data line of the USB interface via a General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) port through the data line of the USB interface; and

exchange data in the format of Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) with the mobile terminal through the data line of the USB interface.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control chip is further connected with an ID line of the USB interface, and the control chip is further configured to identify, through the ID line, whether a charging data line between the apparatus and the mobile terminal is a data line that support quick charging.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply circuit comprises:

a transformer;

an input circuit arranged on a primary side of a coil of the transformer, wherein the input circuit comprises a controller configured to control the voltage of the input circuit;

an output circuit arranged on a secondary side of the coil of the transformer, wherein the power adjusting circuit comprises a potentiometer and a first operational amplifier, wherein the potentiometer is connected with the control chip and the output circuit respectively and connected with the controller of the input circuit through the first operational amplifier, and is configured to adjust an output voltage of the power supply circuit through the controller.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the current detection circuit comprises:

a second operational amplifier, wherein the second operational amplifier comprises two input ends connected in parallel at both ends of a current sense resistor of the power supply circuit and an output end connected with the ADC, and the second operational amplifier is configured to detect an output current of the power supply circuit through a voltage drop across both ends of the current sense resistor.

16. An apparatus for charging a mobile terminal, comprising:

an input end, configured to receive an alternating current;

a power supply circuit connected with the input end;

a control chip configured to exchange data with the mobile terminal;

a current detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit and configured to detect a output current of the power supply circuit;

a voltage detection circuit connected with the power supply circuit and configured to detect a output voltage of the power supply circuit;

an analog to digital converter (ADC) connected with the current detection circuit, the voltage detection circuit, and the control chip, respectively; and

a power adjusting circuit connected with the control chip and the power supply circuit respectively and configured to adjust an output power of the power supply circuit based on the control of the control chip.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a selecting circuit, wherein the selecting circuit comprises a first input end connected with the control chip, a second input end connected with the ADC directly without passing through the control chip, and an output end connected with the power adjusting circuit, and the selecting circuit is configured to select a current control signal from a first current control signal input through the first input end and a second current control signal input through the second input end, and adjust an output current of the power supply circuit through the power adjusting circuit based on the current control signal selected.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the control chip is configured to be connected an ID line and identify, through the ID line, whether a charging data line between the apparatus and the mobile terminal is a data line that supports quick charging.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a switch transistor assembly comprising a first switch transistor and a second switch transistor, wherein the first switch transistor and the second switch transistor are connected in series in the power supply circuit and disposed back to back ;

a charge pump, wherein the charge pump comprises a first end connected with a control end of the switch transistor assembly and a second end connected with the control chip; and

the control chip is further configured to generate a target control voltage through the charge pump and control the switch transistor assembly to turn on, wherein the target control voltage is greater than a working voltage of the apparatus.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of:

the current detection circuit and the voltage detection circuit are configured to provide the control chip with a current value of a current output current and a voltage value of a current output voltage through the ADC, respectively; and

the power supply circuit is configured to convert the alternating current inputted through the input end into a direct current and transmit an output power of the power supply circuit to the mobile terminal to charge a battery of the mobile terminal.