QUICK CHARGING METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND POWER ADAPTER

• US 20170194798A1
• Filed: 01/13/2017
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: ZHANG, Jialiang, TIAN, Chen
• Granted Patent: US 10,581,262 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 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0034 using reverse polarity correcting or protecting circuits mechanical means of polarity protection H02J7/0045
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/00 Current supply arrangements for telephone systems for selecting-equipment H04Q1/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/08 with current supply sources at the substations generating ringing current H04M19/04

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for quick charging. In the method, after a mobile terminal recognizes a type of a power adapter, the mobile terminal transmits indication information to the power adapter. The indication information is configured to indicate that the mobile terminal has recognized the type of the power adapter and instruct the power adapter to activate a quick charging process. The power adapter then negotiates with the mobile terminal via the quick charging process to determine charging parameters, and charges a battery of the mobile terminal in a multi-stage constant current mode.

Claims

1. A quick charging method applied in a power adapter, the power adapter being coupled to a mobile terminal via a USB interface, a power line of the USB interface being used for the power adapter to charge a battery of the mobile terminal, data lines of the USB interface being used for communication between the power adapter and the mobile terminal, the power adapter supporting a normal charging mode and a quick charging mode, a charging speed of the quick charging mode being greater than that of the normal charging mode, the method comprising:

activating, by the power adapter, a quick charging communication process when the power adapter receives indication information for indicating that the mobile terminal has recognized a type of the power adapter from the mobile terminal, and transmitting, by the power adapter, a first instruction to the mobile terminal, the first instruction being configured to query whether the mobile terminal agrees to charge the battery in the quick charging mode;

receiving, by the power adapter, a reply instruction of the first instruction from the mobile terminal, the reply instruction of the first instruction being configured to indicate that the mobile terminal agrees to charge the battery in the quick charging mode;

conducting, by the power adapter, a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a second instruction to determine a charging voltage of the quick charging mode;

conducting, by the power adapter, a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a third instruction to determine a charging current of the quick charging mode; and

adjusting, by the power adapter, an output voltage and an output current of the power adapter to be the charging voltage and the charging current of the quick charging mode to enter a constant current phase; and

conducting, by the power adapter, a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a fourth instruction during the constant current phase to adjust the output current of the power adapter, so as to charge the mobile terminal in a multi-stage constant current mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the power adapter, a charging current provided to the mobile terminal by the power adapter; and

determining, by the power adapter, that the mobile terminal has recognized the type of the power adapter when the power adapter does not receive the indication information and determines that within a preset time period the charging current provided to the mobile terminal by the power adapter is greater than or equals to a preset current threshold, activating, by the power adapter, the quick charging communication process, and transmitting, by the power adapter, the first instruction to the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the reply instruction of the first instruction comprises multiple bits, and the multiple bits comprise a first bit configured to indicate whether the mobile terminal agrees to activate the quick charging mode, and a second bit configured to indicate a path impedance of the mobile terminal, the path impedance of the mobile terminal is used for the power adapter to determine whether the USB interface is in good contact.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting, by the power adapter, the handshake communication with the mobile terminal via the second instruction to determine the charging voltage of the quick charging mode comprises:

transmitting, by the power adapter, the second instruction to the mobile terminal, the second instruction being configured to query whether the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper to be the charging voltage of the quick charging mode;

receiving, by the power adapter, a reply instruction of the second instruction from the mobile terminal, the reply instruction of the second instruction being configured to indicate that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, high, or low;

determining, by the power adapter, the current output voltage of the power adapter to be the charging voltage of the quick charging mode when the reply instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper; and

adjusting, by the power adapter, the current output voltage of the power adapter according to the reply instruction of the second instruction when the reply instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is high or low, repeating, by the power adapter, the handshake communication based on the second instruction to constantly adjust the current output voltage of the power adapter until the rely instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting, by the power adapter, the handshake communication with the mobile terminal via the third instruction to determine the charging current of the quick charging mode comprises:

transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the third instruction to the mobile terminal, the third instruction being configured to query a maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal;

receiving, by the power adapter, a reply instruction of the third instruction from the mobile terminal, the reply instruction of the third instruction being configured to indicate the maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal; and

determining, by the power adapter, the charging current of the quick charging mode according to the reply instruction of the third instruction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein conducting, by the power adapter, the handshake communication with the mobile terminal via the fourth instruction during the constant current phase to adjust the current output current of the power adapter comprises:

transmitting, by the power adapter, the fourth instruction to the mobile terminal during the constant current phase, the fourth instruction being configured to query a current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal; and

receiving, by the power adapter, a reply instruction of the fourth instruction from the mobile terminal, the reply instruction of the fourth instruction being configured to indicate the current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal; and

adjusting, by the power adapter, the current output current of the power adapter according to the current voltage of the battery.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises multiple bits, during a process of transmitting each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits each bit, and then transmits the clock interrupt signal;

or

a reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises multiple bits, during a process of receiving each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits the clock interrupt signal, and then receives each bit after a preset time interval.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises an 8-bit data, the power adapter transmits the 8-bit data to the mobile terminal via eight continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 10 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is low level, and level of latter 500 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is high level;

or

each reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises a 10-bit data, the power adapter receives the 10-bit data from the mobile terminal via ten continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 500 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is high level, and level of latter 10 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is low level.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein during a process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a minimum value of high level of the clock signal equals to VDD of the power adapter minus 0.7V;

or

during the process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a maximum value of low level of the clock signal is 0.8V;

or

during a process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the minimum value of the high level of the clock signal equals to 0.25VDD+0.8V;

or

during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, a maximum value of the high level of the clock signal is 4.5V;

or

during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the maximum value of the low level of the clock signal is 0.15VDD;

the VDD is a work voltage of the power adapter, and/or the VDD is greater than 3.2V and less than 4.5V.

10. A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being coupled to a power adapter via a USB interface, a power line of the USB interface being used for charging a battery of the mobile terminal, data lines of the USB interface being used for communication between the mobile terminal and the power adapter, the mobile terminal supporting a normal charging mode and a quick charging mode, a charging speed of the quick charging mode being greater than that of the normal charging mode, the mobile terminal comprising:

a charging circuit; and

a communication control circuit configured to determine a type of the power adapter when it is determined that the power adapter is coupled to the mobile terminal, transmit indication information to the power adapter when it is determined that the power adapter is a non-USB power adapter, wherein the indication information is configured to indicate that the mobile terminal has recognized the type of the mobile terminal and instruct the power adapter to active a quick charging communication process, the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a first instruction from the power adapter after the power adapter activates the quick charging communication process, and the first instruction is configured to query whether the mobile terminal agrees to charge a battery of the mobile terminal in the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is further configured to transmit a reply instruction of the first instruction to the power adapter, and the reply instruction of the first instruction is configured to indicate that the mobile terminal agrees to charge the battery in the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is further configured to conduct a handshake communication with the power adapter via a second instruction transmitted by the power adapter to determine a charging voltage of the quick charging mode, conduct a handshake communication with the power adapter via a third instruction transmitted by the power adapter to determine a charging current of the quick charging mode, and conduct a handshake communication with the power adapter via a fourth instruction transmitted by the power adapter when the power adapter adjusts an output voltage and an output current of the power adapter to be the charging voltage and the charging current of the quick charging mode and enters a constant current phase, so as to cause the power adapter to adjust the output current to charge the battery in a multi-stage constant current mode via the charging circuit.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the reply instruction of the first instruction comprises multiple bits, and the multiple bits comprise a first bit configured to indicate whether the mobile terminal agrees to activate the quick charging mode, and a second bit configured to indicate a path impedance of the mobile terminal, the path impedance of the mobile terminal is used for the power adapter to determine whether the USB interface is in good contact.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to receive the second instruction from the power adapter, the second instruction is configured to query whether the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper to be the charging voltage of the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is further configured to transmit a reply instruction of the second instruction to the power adapter, the reply instruction of the second instruction is configured to indicate that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, high, or low, so as to cause the power adapter to determine the charging voltage of the quick charging mode according to the reply instruction of the second instruction.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to receive the third instruction from the power adapter, the third instruction is configured to query a maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit is further configured to transmit a reply instruction of the third instruction for indicating the maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal to the power adapter, so as to cause the power adapter to determine the charging current of the quick charging mode according to the reply instruction of the third instruction.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to receive the fourth instruction from the power adapter during the constant current phase, the fourth instruction is configured to query a current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit is further configured to transmit a reply instruction of the fourth instruction for indicating the current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal to the power adapter, so as to cause the power adapter to adjust the current output current of the power adapter according to the current voltage of the battery.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein an instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises multiple bits, during a process of transmitting each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits each bit, and then transmits a clock interrupt signal;

or a reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises multiple bits, during a process of receiving each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits the clock interrupt signal, and receives each bit after a preset time interval.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein each instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises an 8-bit data, the power adapter transmits the 8-bit data to the mobile terminal via eight continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 10 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is low level, and level of latter 500 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is high level;

or each reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises a 10-bit data, the power adapter receives the 10-bit data from the mobile terminal via ten continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 500 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is high level, and level of latter 10 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is low level.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein during a process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a minimum value of high level of the clock signal equals to VDD of the power adapter minus 0.7V;

or during the process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a maximum value of low level of the clock signal is 0.8V;

or during a process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the minimum value of the high level of the clock signal equals to 0.25VDD+0.8V;

or during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, a maximum value of the high level of the clock signal is 4.5V;

or during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the maximum value of the low level of the clock signal is 0.15VDD;

the VDD is a work voltage of the power adapter, and/or the VDD is greater than 3.2V and less than 4.5V.

18. A power adapter, the power adapter being coupled to a mobile terminal via a USB interface, a power line of the USB interface being used for the power adapter to charge a battery of the mobile terminal, data lines of the USB interface being used for communication between the power adapter and the mobile terminal, the power adapter supporting a normal charging mode and a quick charging mode, a charging speed of the quick charging mode being greater than that of the normal charging mode, the power adapter comprising:

a charging circuit; and

a communication control circuit configured to activate a quick charging communication process when the power adapter receives indication information for indicating that the mobile terminal has recognized a type of the power adapter from the mobile terminal, and transmit a first instruction to the mobile terminal, wherein the first instruction is configured to query whether the mobile terminal agrees to charge the battery in the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a reply instruction of the first instruction from the mobile terminal, and the reply instruction of the first instruction is configured to indicate that the mobile terminal agrees to charge the battery in the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is configured to conduct a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a second instruction to determine a charging voltage of the quick charging mode, conduct a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a third instruction to determine a charging current of the quick charging mode, adjust an output voltage and an output current of the power adapter to be the charging voltage and the charging current of the quick charging mode to enter a constant current phase, and conduct a handshake communication with the mobile terminal via a fourth instruction during the constant current phase to adjust the output current of the power adapter, so as to charge the mobile terminal in a multi-stage constant current mode via the charging circuit.

19. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to detect a charging current provided to the mobile terminal by the power adapter, determine that the mobile terminal has recognized the type of the power adapter when the power adapter does not receive the indication information and determines that within a preset time period the charging current provided to the mobile terminal by the power adapter is greater than or equals to a preset current threshold, activate the quick charging communication process, and transmit the first instruction to the mobile terminal.

20. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein the reply instruction of the first instruction comprises multiple bits, and the multiple bits comprise a first bit configured to indicate whether the mobile terminal agrees to activate the quick charging mode, and a second bit configured to indicate a path impedance of the mobile terminal, the path impedance of the mobile terminal is used for the power adapter to determine whether the USB interface is in good contact.

21. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to transmit the second instruction to the mobile terminal, the second instruction is configured to query whether the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper to be the charging voltage of the quick charging mode;

the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a reply instruction of the second instruction from the mobile terminal, the reply instruction of the second instruction is configured to indicate that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, high, or low;

the communication control circuit is further configured to determine the current output voltage of the power adapter to be the charging voltage of the quick charging mode when the reply instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper, adjust the current output voltage of the power adapter according to the reply instruction of the second instruction when the reply instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is high or low, and repeat the handshake communication based on the second instruction to constantly adjust the current output voltage of the power adapter until the rely instruction of the second instruction indicates that the current output voltage of the power adapter is proper.

22. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to transmit the third instruction to the mobile terminal, and the third instruction is configured to query a maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a reply instruction of the third instruction from the mobile terminal, and the reply instruction of the third instruction is configured to indicate the maximum charging current which is currently supported by the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit is further configured to determine the charging current of the quick charging mode according to the reply instruction of the third instruction.

23. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein the communication control circuit is configured to transmit the fourth instruction to the mobile terminal during the constant current phase, and the fourth instruction is configured to query a current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal;

the communication control circuit is further configured to receive a reply instruction of the fourth instruction from the mobile terminal, and the reply instruction of the fourth instruction is configured to indicate the current voltage of the battery of the mobile terminal, the communication control circuit is further configured to adjust the output current of the power adapter according to the current voltage of the battery.

24. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein an instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises multiple bits, during a process of transmitting each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits each bit, and then transmits the clock interrupt signal;

or a reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises multiple bits, during a process of receiving each of the multiple bits, the power adapter firstly transmits the clock interrupt signal, and then receives each bit after a preset time interval.

25. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein each instruction transmitted from the power adapter to the mobile terminal comprises an 8-bit data, the power adapter transmits the 8-bit data to the mobile terminal via eight continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 10 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is low level, and level of latter 500 μ

s of each of the eight continuous clock periods is high level;

or each reply instruction received from the mobile terminal by the power adapter comprises a 10-bit data, the power adapter receives the 10-bit data from the mobile terminal via ten continuous clock periods of the clock signal, level of previous 500 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is high level, and level of latter 10 μ

s of each of the ten continuous clock periods is low level.

26. The power adapter of claim 18, wherein during a process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a minimum value of high level of the clock signal equals to VDD of the power adapter minus 0.7V;

or during the process that the power adapter receives an instruction from the mobile terminal, a maximum value of low level of the clock signal is 0.8V;

or during a process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the minimum value of the high level of the clock signal equals to 0.25VDD+0.8V;

or during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, a maximum value of the high level of the clock signal is 4.5V;

or during the process that the power adapter transmits an instruction to the mobile terminal, the maximum value of the low level of the clock signal is 0.15VDD;

the VDD is a work voltage of the power adapter, and/or the VDD is greater than 3.2V and less than 4.5V.