Rechargeable/portable multi-voltage dc power supply

• US 5,321,349 A
• Filed: 12/08/1992
• Issued: 06/14/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Iwei Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Iwei Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, I-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): Voeltz, Emanuel T.
• Application Number:
  US07/988,305
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 323/293, 323/297, 323/298, 323/367, 323/222, 323/282, 323/908, 363/56, 320/2, 320/39, 320/57
• US Class Current: 323/297
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply includes an Ni-Cd rechargeable battery set connected to a switching power supply converting circuit, a pulse width modulation circuit, and a filter circuit for providing a regulated output voltage from the filter circuit. A button switch cooperates with a selection circuit and a feedback ratio circuit for selecting a specific output voltage from a plurality of available output voltages. A plurality of light emitting diodes are connected to the selection circuit for indicating the value of the output voltage.

Claims

1. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply comprising:

a rechargeable batter (80);

a switching power supply converting circuit (40) coupled to said rechargeable battery (80) for generating an output voltage;

a filter circuit (60) connected to said switching power supply converting circuit (40) for filtering said output voltage;

a feedback ratio circuit (20) being connected to said switching power supply converting circuit (40) and comprising a plurality of transistors, each of which is connected with a corresponding resistor having different resistance at the collector electrode thereof, and providing one of a plurality of feedback voltages which are determined by an effective resistance of said feedback ratio circuit (20);

a pulse width modulation circuit (50) having an input end connected to said feedback ratio circuit (20) for receiving said feedback voltage, and an output end connected to said switching power supply converting circuit (40);

a selection circuit (10) connected to said feedback ratio circuit (20) operable to determine said resistance of said feedback ratio circuit (20) thus further determining said output voltage; and

whereby said switching power supply converting circuit (40), said pulse width modulation circuit (50), and said filter circuit (60) constitutes a switching power supply.

2. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching power supply converting circuit (40) comprises a transistor (41), a choke coil (42), and a diode (43).

3. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein said filter circuit (60) is a capacitor.

4. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pulse width modulation circuit (50) comprises an output terminal (Z) for providing pulses to continuously switch on/off the switching power supply converting circuit (40), an overload protection terminal (Y) connected to ground via a current limiting resistor (51) for limiting the output current to a predetermined value when overload happens, and a feedback input terminal (X) for receiving the feedback voltage from the feedback ratio circuit (20).

5. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a voltage indicator (30) having a plurality of light emitting diodes connected to said selection circuit (10) for showing the output voltage.

6. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply having a power supply body (90) which has a flashlight at the front end thereof and a rechargeable battery set (81) installed therein, the improvement comprising:

said power supply body (90) having a displaying plate (1) comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (30) at the top surface thereof for showing the output voltage and a button switch (14) operable to select a specific output voltage from a plurality of available voltage values, a plurality of output sockets (61, 62, and

     63) formed at one side thereof for outputting said specific output voltage, a switching power supply comprising a switching power supply converting circuit (40), a pulse width modulation circuit (50), and a filter circuit (60) for supply the output voltage, a feedback ratio circuit (20) comprising a plurality transistors (21 to

     28) and resistors for providing a feedback voltage to said pulse width modulation circuit (50), a selection circuit (10) having a decoder (11) which has a clock input terminal (CLK) for receiving a pulse signal from operation of said button switch (11) and a plurality of output terminals (Q0 to Q9) each of which is connected to a corresponding triggering electrode of said transistor of said feedback ratio circuit (20), such that said decoder (11) is allowed to have a logical high output at one of the output terminals (Q0 to Q9) thereof and further causing a corresponding effective resistance of said feedback ratio circuit (20), thus causing a corresponding output voltage from said filter circuit (60).

7. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 6 further comprises a flip flop (12 and 13) connected between said button switch (14) and said decoder (11) for responding to each depression to said button switch (14) and generating a pulse to said decoder 11.

8. A rechargeable/portable multi-voltage DC power supply as claimed in claim 6, wherein said pulse width modulation circuit (50) has an overload terminal (Y) connected to ground via a current-limiting resistor 51 such that when overload occurs, said DC power supply will limit the total output current thereof to a predetermined value.