Charging controller

• US 6,275,007 B1
• Filed: 05/08/2000
• Issued: 08/14/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Tokuyama, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LUK, LAWRENCE W
• Application Number:
  US09/566,930
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 320/132, 320/130, 320/149, 320/162, 320/163, 320/164, 324/426
• US Class Current: 320/132
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence

Abstract

A charging controller for charging a secondary battery by a dc source having a consumption current detector detecting a consumption current to the load; a charging current detector detecting a charging current to the secondary battery; a charging voltage detector detecting a charging voltage to the secondary battery; an operation processor to which detection outputs from the consumption current detector, the charging current detector, and the charging voltage detector are provided, respectively; and a charging control circuit controlling a charging output to the secondary battery, based on calculation results by the operation processor such that driving the load and charging are simultaneously executed within the ratings of the dc source.

Claims

1. A charging controller for driving a load and charging a secondary battery from a dc source, the dc source having an electrical rating, the charging controller comprising:

a consumption current detector detecting a consumption current to the load;

a charging current detector detecting a charging current to the secondary battery;

a charging voltage detector detecting a charging voltage to the secondary battery;

an operation processor to which detection outputs from the consumption current detector, the charging current detector and the charging voltage detector are provided, respectively; and

a charging control circuit controlling a charging output to the secondary battery, based on calculation results by the operation processor such that driving the load and charging are simultaneously executed within the rating of the dc source.

2. The charging controller of claim 1, wherein the operation processor:

calculates a consumption power of the load, based on a detection output from the consumption current detector and an output voltage from the dc source,

calculates charging power based on a detection output from the charging current detector and a detection output from the charging voltage detector, and

calculates output power from the dc source based on a sum of the calculated consumption power of the load and the calculated charging power, and

said charging control circuit controls the charging output to the secondary battery so that the output power from the dc source, calculated by the operation processor, is prevented from exceeding a predetermined value.

3. The charging controller of claim 2, wherein the operation processor includes at least one operational amplifier to calculate the consumption power, the charging power, and the output power from the dc source.

4. The charging controller of claim 1, wherein the consumption current detector includes a consumption current resistor.

5. The charging controller of claim 1, wherein the charging current detector includes a charging current resistor.

6. The charging controller of claim 2, wherein the predetermined value comprises the consumption power consumed by the load and the charging power consumed by the secondary battery.

7. A charging controller according to claim 1, further comprising a DC—

DC converter driving the load.

8. A charging controller for driving a load and charging a secondary battery used for the load from a dc source having an electrical rating, the charging controller comprising:

a DC—

DC converter receiving a dc voltage from a dc source and providing a dc voltage;

a consumption current detector connected between the dc source and the DC—

DC converter to detect a consumption current of the DC—

DC converter;

a charging current detector detecting a charging current to the secondary battery;

a charging voltage detector detecting a charging voltage to the secondary battery;

an operation processor to which detection outputs from the consumption current detector, the charging current detector, and the charging voltage detector are provided, respectively; and

a charging control circuit connected to the dc source and controlling a charging output to the secondary battery, based on calculation results by the operation processor such that driving the load and charging are simultaneously executed within the rating of the dc source.

9. The charging controller of claim 8, wherein the operation processor:

calculates a consumption power of the load, based on a detection output from the consumption current detector and an output voltage from the dc source, calculates charging power based on a detection output from the charging current detector and a detection output from the charging voltage detector, and calculates output power from the dc source based on a sum of the calculated consumption power of the load and the calculated charging power, and said charging control circuit controls the charging output to the secondary battery so that the output power from the dc source, calculated by the operation processor, is prevented from exceeding a predetermined value.

10. The charging controller of claim 9, wherein the operation processor includes at least one operational amplifier to calculate the consumption power, the charging power and the output power form the dc source.

11. The charging controller of claim 8, wherein the consumption current detector includes a consumption current resistor.

12. The charging controller of claim 8, wherein the charging current detector includes a charging current resistor.

13. Th charging controller of claim 9, wherein the predetermined value comprise the consumption power consumed by the load and the charging power consumed by the secondary battery.