Rapid transfer of stored energy
First Claim
1. A method for rapidly charging a rechargeable device, the method comprising:
- charging a first supercapacitor included in a charging unit;
responsive to the device coupling to the charging unit, determining whether the charging unit is authorized to charge the device;
responsive to determining that the charging unit is authorized to charge the device, discharging the first supercapacitor, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated;
transferring the first current to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device;
responsive to a voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold, reducing, by a filter, the rate at which the voltage is increasing; and
responsive to reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing, preventing, by a converter, the voltage from increasing at the output.
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Abstract
A disclosed method (and system) corresponds to rapidly charging a rechargeable device. An embodiment of the method comprises charging a first supercapacitor attached to a charging unit. In response to the device coupling to the charging unit, determining whether the charging unit is authorized to charge the device. The first supercapacitor discharging in response to the determining that the charging unit is authorized to charge the device, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated. The first current is transferred to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device. The amount of the first current generated is regulated. In response to the to the voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold, reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for rapidly charging a rechargeable device, the method comprising:
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charging a first supercapacitor included in a charging unit; responsive to the device coupling to the charging unit, determining whether the charging unit is authorized to charge the device; responsive to determining that the charging unit is authorized to charge the device, discharging the first supercapacitor, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated; transferring the first current to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device; responsive to a voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold, reducing, by a filter, the rate at which the voltage is increasing; and responsive to reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing, preventing, by a converter, the voltage from increasing at the output.
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2. A charging unit for rapidly charging a rechargeable device, the charging unit comprising:
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a supercapacitor charger controller configured to control the charging of a first supercapacitor included in the charging unit; an output controller configured to determine whether the charging unit is authorized to charge the device in response to the device coupling to the charging unit; the first supercapacitor configured to discharge in response to the output controller determining that the charging unit is authorized charge the device, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated and transferred to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device; a filter configured to reduce the rate at which a voltage at the output is increasing in response to the voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold; and a converter configured to prevent the voltage from increasing at the output responsive to reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing.
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3. A method for rapidly charging a rechargeable device, the method comprising:
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charging a first supercapacitor included in a charging unit; responsive to the device coupling to the charging unit, discharging the first supercapacitor, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated; transferring the first current to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device; responsive to a voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold, reducing, by a filter, the rate at which the voltage is increasing; and responsive to reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing, preventing, by a converter, the voltage from increasing at the output. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A charging unit for rapidly charging a rechargeable device, the charging unit comprising:
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a supercapacitor charger controller configured to control the charging of a first supercapacitor; the first supercapacitor configured to discharge in response to the device coupling to the charging unit, the discharging of the first supercapacitor resulting in a first current being generated and transferred to the device through an output of the charging unit for charging a second supercapacitor included in the device; a filter configured to reduce the rate at which a voltage at the output is increasing in response to the voltage at the output increasing at a rate above a set threshold; and a converter configured to prevent the voltage from increasing at the output responsive to reducing the rate at which the voltage is increasing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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