Detection circuit and method for starting charging

• US 9,859,726 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: Wu, Kewei
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, Drew A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thapa, Sailesh
• Application Number:
  US15/114,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20170085102A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,335 Days
• Field of Search: 320165
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0029 with safety or protection devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00308 Overvoltage protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0036 using connection detecting circuits H02J7/0034 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries

Abstract

A detection circuit and a detection method for starting charging are provided. The detection circuit comprises a cell connector, a first controller, a second controller and a switch circuit. The first controller sends an anode contact signal, a cathode contact signal and an electric quantity signal received from the cell connector to the second controller; the second controller sends a start instruction to the first controller if a charging request signal is received, the anode of the cell is well contacted, the cathode of the cell is well contacted, and a voltage of the cell does not exceed a voltage threshold; the first controller sends a connection instruction to the switch circuit to control connection of a charging terminal and a cell terminal of the switch circuit, such that a charging adapter charges the cell through the switch circuit.

Claims

1. A detection circuit for starting charging, having a cell anode terminal, a high-level charging input terminal and a low-level charging input terminal, and comprising:

a cell connector, wherein a first anode contact feedback terminal, a second anode contact feedback terminal, an electric-quantity feedback data terminal, an electric-quantity feedback clock terminal and a cathode contact feedback terminal of the cell connector are coupled to a first anode contact receiving terminal, a second anode contact receiving terminal, an electric-quantity receiving terminal, a clock terminal, and a cathode contact receiving terminal of a first controller respectively, the first anode contact feedback terminal is coupled to the cell anode terminal, and the cell connector is configured to generate an anode contact signal when it is detected whether an anode of the cell is contacted, to generate a cathode contact signal when it is detected whether a cathode of the cell is contacted, to generate an electric quantity signal when an electric quantity of the cell is detected, and to send the anode contact signal, the cathode contact signal and the electric quantity signal to the first controller;

the first controller, wherein a first enable terminal and a first data terminal of the first controller are coupled to a second enable terminal and a second data terminal of a second controller respectively, a first control terminal of the first controller is coupled to a first controlled terminal of a switch circuit, the first controller has a third data terminal and a fourth data terminal, and is configured to send the anode contact signal, the cathode contact signal and the electric quantity signal received to the second controller, to send a charging request signal to the second controller if the charging request signal sent by a charging adapter is received, to receive a start instruction sent by the second controller, and to send a connection instruction to the switch circuit if the start instruction is received;

the second controller, configured to receive the charging request signal sent by the first controller, to receive the anode contact signal, the cathode contact signal and the electric quantity signal sent by the first controller, and to send the start instruction to the first controller if the charging request signal is received, it is determined that the anode of the cell is well contacted according to the anode contact signal, it is determined that the cathode of the cell is well contacted according to the cathode contact signal, and it is determined that a voltage of the cell does not exceed a voltage threshold according to the electric quantity signal;

the switch circuit, wherein a cell terminal and a charging terminal of the switch circuit are coupled to the cell anode terminal and the high-level charging input terminal respectively, a second controlled terminal of the switch circuit is coupled to a second control terminal of the first controller, and the switch circuit is configured to connect the charging terminal with the cell terminal if the connection instruction sent by the first controller is received, such that the charging adapter charges the cell.

2. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, further comprising:

an anti-reverse circuit, wherein a high level terminal, a low level terminal and a control output terminal of the anti-reverse circuit are coupled to the high-level charging input terminal, the low-level charging input terminal and a third controlled terminal of the switch circuit respectively, and the anti-reverse circuit is configured to send a second switch-off instruction to the switch circuit if a ground signal is coupled to the high-level charging input terminal and a power signal is coupled to the low-level charging input terminal, such that the switch circuit switches off electric connection between the cell terminal and the charging terminal.

3. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 2, wherein,

the anti-reverse circuit comprises a sixth resistor, a first NMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor;

a source of the first NMOS transistor, a second terminal of the sixth resistor and a source of the NMOS transistor correspond to the high level terminal, the low level terminal and the control output terminal of the anti-reverse circuit respectively, a grid and a drain of the first NMOS transistor are coupled to a grid and a drain of the second NMOS transistor respectively, and a first terminal of the sixth resistor is coupled to the grid of the first NMOS transistor.

4. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 2, wherein

the cell connector is a cell connection chip, and a first anode contact feedback pin, a second anode contact feedback pin, an electric-quantity feedback data pin, an electric-quantity feedback clock pin and a cathode contact feedback pin of the cell connection chip correspond to the first anode contact feedback terminal, the second anode contact feedback terminal, the electric-quantity feedback data terminal, the electric-quantity feedback clock terminal and the cathode contact feedback terminal of the cell connector respectively;

the first controller is a first control chip, and a first anode contact receiving pin, a second anode contact receiving pin, an electric-quantity receiving pin, a clock pin, a cathode contact receiving pin, a first enable pin, a first data pin, a first control pin, a second control pin, a third data pin and a fourth data pin of the first control chip correspond to the first anode contact receiving terminal, the second anode contact receiving terminal, the electric-quantity receiving terminal, the clock terminal, the cathode contact receiving terminal, the first enable terminal, the first data terminal, the first control terminal, the second control terminal, the third data terminal and the fourth data terminal of the first controller respectively;

the second controller is a second control chip, and a second enable pin and a second data pin of the second control chip correspond to the second enable terminal and the second data terminal of the second controller respectively;

the switch circuit comprises a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a first Schottky diode, a second Schottky diode, a third Schottky diode, a NPN transistor and a switch module;

a first terminal of the second resistor, a first terminal of the switch module, a first terminal of the second capacitor and a second terminal of the second resistor correspond to the cell terminal, the charging terminal, the first controlled terminal and the second controlled terminal of the switch circuit, a first terminal and a second terminal of the third resistor are coupled to the second terminal of the second resistor and a base of the NPN transistor respectively, an anode and a cathode of the third Schottky diode are coupled to an emitter of the NPN transistor and ground respectively, an anode and a cathode of the first Schottky diode are coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor and a second terminal of the second capacitor respectively, an anode terminal and a cathode terminal of the second Schottky diode are coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor and a first terminal of the fourth resistor respectively, a first terminal and a second terminal of the third capacitor are coupled to the cathode of the first Schottky diode and ground respectively, a first terminal and a second terminal of the fifth resistor is coupled to the first terminal of the fourth resistor and ground respectively, a collector of the NPN transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the fourth resistor, a second terminal and a controlled terminal of the switch module are coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor and the second terminal of the fourth resistor respectively;

the detection circuit for starting charging further comprises a first resistor and a first capacitor, a first terminal of the first resistor is coupled to the cell terminal of the switch circuit, a second terminal of the first resistor is coupled to the first enable terminal of the first controller and the second enable terminal of the second controller respectively, a first terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the cell terminal of the switch circuit and a power terminal of the first controller respectively, and a second terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to ground.

5. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein,

the cell connector is a cell connection chip, and a first anode contact feedback pin, a second anode contact feedback pin, an electric-quantity feedback data pin, an electric-quantity feedback clock pin and a cathode contact feedback pin of the cell connection chip correspond to the first anode contact feedback terminal, the second anode contact feedback terminal, the electric-quantity feedback data terminal, the electric-quantity feedback clock terminal and the cathode contact feedback terminal of the cell connector respectively;

the first controller is a first control chip, and a first anode contact receiving pin, a second anode contact receiving pin, an electric-quantity receiving pin, a clock pin, a cathode contact receiving pin, a first enable pin, a first data pin, a first control pin, a second control pin, a third data pin and a fourth data pin of the first control chip correspond to the first anode contact receiving terminal, the second anode contact receiving terminal, the electric-quantity receiving terminal, the clock terminal, the cathode contact receiving terminal, the first enable terminal, the first data terminal, the first control terminal, the second control terminal, the third data terminal and the fourth data terminal of the first controller respectively;

the second controller is a second control chip, and a second enable pin and a second data pin of the second control chip correspond to the second enable terminal and the second data terminal of the second controller respectively;

the switch circuit comprises a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a first Schottky diode, a second Schottky diode, a third Schottky diode, a NPN transistor and a switch module;

a first terminal of the second resistor, a first terminal of the switch module, a first terminal of the second capacitor and a second terminal of the second resistor correspond to the cell terminal, the charging terminal, the first controlled terminal and the second controlled terminal of the switch circuit, a first terminal and a second terminal of the third resistor are coupled to the second terminal of the second resistor and a base of the NPN transistor respectively, an anode and a cathode of the third Schottky diode are coupled to an emitter of the NPN transistor and ground respectively, an anode and a cathode of the first Schottky diode are coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor and a second terminal of the second capacitor respectively, an anode terminal and a cathode terminal of the second Schottky diode are coupled to the second terminal of the second capacitor and a first terminal of the fourth resistor respectively, a first terminal and a second terminal of the third capacitor are coupled to the cathode of the first Schottky diode and ground respectively, a first terminal and a second terminal of the fifth resistor is coupled to the first terminal of the fourth resistor and ground respectively, a collector of the NPN transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the fourth resistor, a second terminal and a controlled terminal of the switch module are coupled to the first terminal of the second resistor and the second terminal of the fourth resistor respectively;

the detection circuit for starting charging further comprises a first resistor and a first capacitor, a first terminal of the first resistor is coupled to the cell terminal of the switch circuit, a second terminal of the first resistor is coupled to the first enable terminal of the first controller and the second enable terminal of the second controller respectively, a first terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the cell terminal of the switch circuit and a power terminal of the first controller respectively, and a second terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to ground.

6. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 5, wherein,

the switch module comprises a third switch chip and a fourth switch chip;

a source pin of the third switch chip, a source pin of the fourth switch chip and a grid pin of the fourth switch chip correspond to the second terminal, the first terminal and the controlled terminal of the switch module, and a grid pin and a drain pin of the third switch chip are coupled to the grid pin and a drain pin of the fourth switch chip respectively.

7. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 5, wherein

the cell connection chip is configured to collect a voltage value of a charging contact node of the anode of the cell from the first anode contact feedback pin, to collect a voltage value at an anode contact node on the cell from the second anode contact feedback pin, and to determine whether the voltage value collected from the first anode contact feedback pin is similar to or same as approximately equal to the voltage value collected from the second anode contact feedback pin, to conclude that the anode of the cell is well contacted if yes, and to conclude that the anode of the cell is not well contacted if no.

8. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein,

the detection circuit for starting charging is comprised in a mobile terminal;

the mobile terminal comprises a first USB interface, the charging adapter comprises a second USB interface;

a first power line and a first ground line comprised in the first USB interface are insertion-connected with a second power line and a second ground line comprised in the second USB interface respectively;

there are P first power lines, where P is greater than or equal to 2;

there are Q first ground lines, where Q is greater than or equal to 2;

each of the P first power lines is coupled to the high-level charging input terminal of the detection circuit for starting charging, and each of the Q first ground lines is coupled to the low-level charging input terminal of the detection circuit for starting charging.

9. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 8, wherein,

the second USB interface comprises M second power lines, where M is greater than or equal to 2;

the second USB interface comprises N second ground lines, where N is greater than or equal to 2.

10. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 9, wherein,

P is equal to Q, and M is equal to N;

each of the first power lines comprised in the first USB interface is made of chrome bronze C18400 or phosphor bronze C7025, each of the first ground lines comprised in the first USB interface is made of chrome bronze C18400 or phosphor bronze C7025, each of the second power lines comprised in the second USB interface is made of chrome bronze C18400 or phosphor bronze C7025, and each of the second ground lines comprised in the second USB interface is made of chrome bronze C18400 or phosphor bronze C7025.

11. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein

the charging adapter comprises a third controller;

the third controller is configured to send the charging request signal to the first controller if a second USB interface of the charging adapter is insertion-connected to a first USB interface of a mobile terminal, and to ask the first controller whether there is a need to perform current charging on the cell via the charging request signal.

12. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein

the switch circuit is further configured to disconnect the charging terminal from the cell terminal when receiving a first switch-off instruction sent by the first controller, so as to control the charging adapter to stop charging the cell.

13. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein,

the second controller is further configured to send a not-start instruction to the first controller after receiving the charging request signal, if it is determined that the anode of the cell is not well contacted according to the anode contact signal, or it is determined that the cathode of the cell is not well contacted according to the cathode contact signal, or it is determined that the voltage of the cell exceeds the voltage threshold according to the electric quantity signal;

the first controller is further configured to receive the not-start instruction, and to send the first switch-off instruction to the switch circuit; and

the switch circuit is further configured to disconnect the cell terminal from the charging terminal.

14. The detection circuit for starting charging according to claim 1, wherein,

the switch circuit is further configured to keep disconnection state between the cell terminal and the charging terminal, if the anode of the cell is not well contacted, or the cathode of the cell is not well contacted, or the voltage of the cell exceeds the voltage threshold.

15. A detection method for starting charging, applied in a detection circuit for starting charging comprising a cell connector, a first controller, a second controller and a switch circuit, and comprising:

with the cell connector, detecting in real time whether an anode of a cell is in contact and generating an anode contact signal, detecting in real time whether a cathode of the cell is in contact and generating a cathode contact signal, detecting an electric quantity of the cell in real time and generating an electric quantity signal, and sending the anode contact signal, the cathode contact signal and the electric quantity signal to the first controller;

with the first controller, sending the anode contact signal, the cathode contact signal and the electric quantity signal to the second controller;

with the first controller, sending a charging request signal to the second controller if the charging request signal sent by the charging adapter is received;

with the second controller, sending a start instruction to the first controller, if the charging request signal is received, it is determined the anode of the cell is well contacted according to the anode contact signal, it is determined that the cathode of the cell is well contacted according to the cathode contact signal, and it is determined that a voltage of the cell does not exceed a voltage threshold according to the electric quantity signal;

with the first controller, sending a connection instruction to the switch circuit if the start instruction is received;

with the switch circuit, connecting a cell terminal with a charging terminal if the connection instruction sent by the first controller is received, such that the charging adapter charges the cell.

16. The detection method for starting charging according to claim 15, wherein, the detection circuit for starting charging further comprises an anti-reverse circuit, and the detection method for starting charging further comprises:

with the anti-reverse circuit, sending a second switch-off instruction to the switch circuit, if a ground signal is coupled to the high-level charging input terminal and a power signal is coupled to the low-level charging input terminal;

with the switch circuit, disconnecting the cell terminal from the charging terminal if the second switch-off instruction is received, so as to disconnect a charging circuit for the charging adapter to charge the cell.

17. The detection method for starting charging according to claim 15, wherein,

the charging adapter comprises a third controller;

the detection method for starting charging comprises;

with the third controller, sending the charging request signal to the first controller if a second USB interface of the charging adapter is insertion-connected to a first USB interface of a mobile terminal, and with the third controller, asking the first controller whether there is a need to perform current charging on the cell via the charging request signal.

18. The detection method for starting charging according to claim 15, further comprising:

with the switch circuit, disconnecting the charging terminal from the cell terminal when receiving a first switch-off instruction sent by the first controller, so as to control the charging adapter to stop charging the cell.

19. The detection method for starting charging according to claim 15, further comprising:

with the second controller, sending a not-start instruction to the first controller after receiving the charging request signal, if it is determined that the anode of the cell is not well contacted according to the anode contact signal, or it is determined that the cathode of the cell is not well contacted according to the cathode contact signal, or it is determined that the voltage of the cell exceeds the voltage threshold according to the electric quantity signal;

with the first controller, receiving the not-start instruction and sending the first switch-off instruction to the switch circuit; and

with the switch circuit, disconnecting the cell terminal from the charging terminal.

20. The detection method for starting charging according to claim 15, further comprising:

with the switch circuit, keeping disconnection state between the cell terminal and the charging terminal, if the anode of the cell is not well contacted, or the cathode of the cell is not well contacted, or the voltage of the cell exceeds the voltage threshold.