Power management in respiratory treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. A respiratory treatment device comprising:
- a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient;
an accessory apparatus;
a power supply unit; and
a controller coupled with the flow generator, the accessory apparatus, and the power supply unit, the controller being configured to control offsetting of peak power operations of the flow generator and the accessory apparatus as a function of detecting a patient respiratory cycle by the respiratory treatment device,wherein the accessory apparatus comprises a heater of a humidifier and a delivery tube heater, and wherein the controller synchronizes powering of each heater to prevent operation of the heaters during an increase in speed of a blower of the flow generator.
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Abstract
A respiratory treatment apparatus provides respiratory treatment with improved power management control to permit more efficient power consumption and power supply units, such as battery powered operation. In one embodiment, power management prioritizes the flow generator (104) over other accessories such as the heating elements (111, 135) of a humidifier (112) and/or a delivery tube. The flow generator may control operations of the heating elements as a function of a detected respiratory cycle. For example, the timing of operation of the heating elements may be interleaved with the portion of an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle to permit the flow generator to operate during a peak power operation without a power drain or with a lower power drain from these components. Operations of distinct sets of components of the system (e.g., different heating elements) may also be interleaved to prevent simultaneous peak power operations.
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44 Claims
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1. A respiratory treatment device comprising:
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a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; an accessory apparatus; a power supply unit; and a controller coupled with the flow generator, the accessory apparatus, and the power supply unit, the controller being configured to control offsetting of peak power operations of the flow generator and the accessory apparatus as a function of detecting a patient respiratory cycle by the respiratory treatment device, wherein the accessory apparatus comprises a heater of a humidifier and a delivery tube heater, and wherein the controller synchronizes powering of each heater to prevent operation of the heaters during an increase in speed of a blower of the flow generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A respiratory treatment device comprising:
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a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; an accessory apparatus; a power supply unit; and a controller coupled with the flow generator, the accessory apparatus, and the power supply unit, the controller being configured to control offsetting of peak power operations of the flow generator and the accessory apparatus as a function of detecting a patient respiratory cycle by the respiratory treatment device, wherein the power supply unit comprises a battery and wherein the flow generator comprises a power generator to recharge the power supply unit during a deceleration phase of operation of the flow generator.
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15. A respiratory treatment device comprising:
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a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; an accessory apparatus including a delivery tube heater and a humidifier heater; a power supply unit; and a controller coupled with the flow generator, the accessory apparatus, and the power supply unit, the controller being configured to control interleaving of the operations of the delivery tube heater and the humidifier heater; whereby the controller controls avoidance of simultaneous peak power operations of the delivery tube heater and the humidifier heater. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a respiratory treatment device, a method comprising:
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controlling a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; controlling a first heater of a flow path of the flow generator; controlling a second heater of a flow path of the flow generator; and controlling a first offset of respective operations of the first and second heaters, wherein the controlling of the first offset comprises interleaving the operations of the heaters by generating pulse width modulated control signals to the heaters such that the pulse width modulated control signals of one heater are offset in time from the pulse width modulated control signals of the other heater. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In a respiratory treatment device, a method comprising:
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controlling a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; controlling a first heater of a flow path of the flow generator; controlling a second heater of a flow path of the flow generator; controlling a first offset of respective operations of the first and second heaters; and controlling a second offset of respective operations by a depowering of the heaters in synchronization an increase in speed of a blower of the flow generator. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. In a respiratory treatment device, a method comprising:
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controlling a flow generator to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient; controlling a first heater of a flow path of the flow generator; controlling a second heater of a flow path of the flow generator; controlling a first offset of respective operations of the first and second heaters; and generating power with the flow generator to recharge a battery power supply during a deceleration phase of operation of the flow generator.
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Specification