Charging device having protective switching element
First Claim
1. A charging device having a protective switching element, the charging device comprising:
- a pair of input power terminals to be connected to an AC power source;
a charging power circuit for producing a charging voltage to be applied to a battery;
a pair of output lines for supplying the charging voltage to the battery;
a component circuit part of the charging device connected by traversing a part between the pair of output lines;
a first switching element having a first terminal connected to one of the output lines and a second terminal connected to the component circuit part, the component circuit part being connected between the second terminal of the first switching element and the other of the output lines;
a second switching element connected across the battery to control on-off state of the first switching element;
a DC voltage power circuit for producing a DC voltage when the AC power source is connected to the pair of input power terminals, the DC voltage being applied to the second switching element to control on-off state of the first switching element, wherein;
both the first and second switching elements are turned ON when the AC power source is connected and are turned OFF when the AC power source is disconnected, andthe first switching element is turned ON and OFF regardless of a magnitude of a battery voltage.
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Abstract
To prevent a battery pack from being over-discharged even under a state that the battery pack (a secondary battery) is connected to a discharging device that is not connected to an ac input power source for a long time. A charging device has a pair of output lines and an anode terminal and a cathode terminal of a secondary battery electrically connected between the output lines to carry out a charging operation. In the charging device including a component circuit part electrically connected by traversing a part between the pair of output lines, a switching element is inserted between the component circuit part and one of the pair of output lines. When the charging device is not connected to an input power source, the switching element is allowed to be non-conductive to interrupt a discharging path so that the component circuit part does not form the discharging path.
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21 Claims
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1. A charging device having a protective switching element, the charging device comprising:
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a pair of input power terminals to be connected to an AC power source; a charging power circuit for producing a charging voltage to be applied to a battery; a pair of output lines for supplying the charging voltage to the battery; a component circuit part of the charging device connected by traversing a part between the pair of output lines; a first switching element having a first terminal connected to one of the output lines and a second terminal connected to the component circuit part, the component circuit part being connected between the second terminal of the first switching element and the other of the output lines; a second switching element connected across the battery to control on-off state of the first switching element; a DC voltage power circuit for producing a DC voltage when the AC power source is connected to the pair of input power terminals, the DC voltage being applied to the second switching element to control on-off state of the first switching element, wherein; both the first and second switching elements are turned ON when the AC power source is connected and are turned OFF when the AC power source is disconnected, and the first switching element is turned ON and OFF regardless of a magnitude of a battery voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A charging device comprising:
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a pair of input power terminals to be connected to an AC power source; a charging power circuit for producing a charging voltage to be applied to a battery; a pair of output lines for supplying the charging voltage to the battery; a charging voltage control circuit including a charging voltage setting circuit having a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series to set the charging voltage; a battery voltage detecting circuit including a third resistor and a fourth resistor connected in series to detect the battery voltage; a discharge preventing circuit including a first switching element having a first terminal connected to one of the output lines and a second terminal, and a second switching element connected across the battery to control on-off state of the first switching element, wherein a first series circuit including the first and the second resistors and a second series circuit including the third and the fourth resistors are connected in parallel between the second terminal of the first switching element and the other of the output lines; and a DC voltage power circuit for producing a DC voltage when the AC power source is connected to the pair of input power terminals, the DC voltage being applied to the second switching element to control on-off state of the first switching element, wherein; both the first and second switching elements are turned ON when the AC power source is connected and are turned OFF when the AC power source is disconnected, and the first switching element is turned ON and OFF regardless of a magnitude of a battery voltage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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