Battery charging device with multiple power sources

• US 8,421,401 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chi-Long Wen
• Original Assignee: Chi-Long Wen
• Inventors: Wen, Chi-Long
• Primary Examiner(s): Koval, Melissa
• Assistant Examiner(s): MILLER, DANIEL R
• Application Number:
  US12/730,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20110234148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 320137-165
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery charging device with multiple power sources comprises a battery device having a battery; a power input adjusting and charging circuit connected to an external power source; a power charging control circuit for detecting voltages of the battery; a power charging device of an Ethernet power supply device having an input connected to a Ethernet power supplying device and having an output connected to a charging circuit; the charging circuit being connected to the battery device; a power charging control device for an Ethernet power supply device for controlling a charging voltage of the charging device to increase to a uniform charging voltage; and an inter-control device having a driver and a switch device; the driver being installed to the power input adjusting and charging circuit, and the switch device being installed to the power charging control device for an Ethernet power supply device.

Claims

1. A battery charging device with multiple power sources, comprising:

a battery device comprising a battery;

a power input adjusting and charging circuit connected to and receiving input power from an external power source, wherein the power input adjusting and charging circuit is connected to the battery and adjusts a first power transfer to the battery from the external power source responsive to a first control signal;

a battery polarity protection circuit connected to the battery and comprising a resistor, a Zener diode and a MOS field effect transistor, wherein the MOS field effect transistor prevents power transfer from the battery when the battery is connected with a reverse polarity;

a battery reverse polarity indicator connected to the battery polarity protection circuit for indicating when the reverse polarity of the battery is present;

a battery voltage detection and output control circuit connected to the battery for determining when a voltage of the battery is in a normal state;

a battery voltage output indicator connected to the battery voltage detection and output control circuit for indicating when the normal state of the battery voltage is present;

a power charging control circuit connected to the battery for detecting a voltage of the battery and for generating the first control signal responsive to the detected voltage;

a power charging device of an Ethernet power supply device comprising an input directly connected to the Ethernet power supply device and an output connected to a charging circuit, wherein the charging circuit is connected to the battery, and wherein the power charging device and the charging circuit control a second power transfer to the battery responsive to a second control signal;

a power charging control device connected to the power charging device of the Ethernet power supply device for generating the second control signal and for controlling a charging voltage of the power charging device to increase to a stable charging voltage; and

an inter-control device having a driver device and a switch device, wherein the switch device is connected to and controlled by the driver device, wherein the power input adjusting and charging circuit comprises the driver device, wherein the power charging control device comprises the switch device, and wherein the driver device controls the switch device to cause the power charging control device to control charging of the battery via the power charging device and the charging circuit when the external power source is insufficient to charge the battery; and

an output device for outputting power from the battery.

2. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inter-control device is an optical coupler which has a light emitter and an optical transistor;

the light emitting is as the driver and the optical transistor is as the switch device.

3. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external power source is selected from solar plates, wind generators, water generators, sea water generators, or earth heat generator.

4. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein power input adjusting and charging circuit has an input polarity detection circuit having a diode which is connected to the battery.

5. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power input adjusting and charging circuit has an input voltage detection circuit.

6. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power input adjusting and charging circuit has an over voltage limiter.

7. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power charging device of the Ethernet power supply device further includes a charging/floating charging circuit.

8. The battery charging device with multiple power sources as claimed in claim 1, wherein a diode is connected between the power charging control device for an Ethernet power supply device and the battery.