BATTERY PACK HAVING A SEPARATE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF THE BATTERY PACK

• US 20140167676A1
• Filed: 04/12/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Mack, Juergen
• Application Number:
  US14/123,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20140167676A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/108 using diodes blocking reverse current flow H02J1/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells

Abstract

A battery pack has at least one chargeable battery cell, an electrical interface for charging the battery pack on an external charging unit, a communication device for wireless communication with an external charging unit, and an energy supply device that is independent of the battery cell for the energy supply of the communication device during an initial communication with the external charging unit.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A battery device, comprising:

at least one chargeable battery cell;

an electrical interface for charging the battery cell on an external charging unit;

a communication device for wireless communication with the external charging unit; and

an energy supply device independent of the battery cell and configured to supply energy to the communication device during an initial communication with the external charging unit.

14. The battery device as recited in claim 13, wherein the energy supply device includes an energy harvesting device and an energy store device, the energy harvesting device being configured to obtain electrical energy from the surroundings of the battery device, and the energy store device being configured to store the electrical energy obtained by the energy harvesting device.

15. The battery device as recited in claim 14, wherein the energy harvesting device is configured to transform electromagnetic radiation acting upon the battery device into electrical energy.

16. The battery device as recited in claim 15, wherein the energy harvesting device includes at least one of a photovoltaic cell and a receiving antenna for electromagnetic radiation.

17. The battery device as recited in claim 14, wherein the energy harvesting device is configured to transform a motion of the battery device into electrical energy.

18. The battery device as recited in claim 17, wherein the energy harvesting device includes at least one of a piezoelectric element and an electromagnetic generator.

19. The battery device as recited in claim 14, wherein the energy harvesting device includes a thermoelectric generator.

20. The battery device as recited in claim 14, wherein the electrical interface of the battery device is configured to receive power from a corresponding electrical interface of the charging unit in a wireless manner.

21. The battery device as recited in claim 20, wherein the electrical interface includes an inductive receiving coil for producing an inductive coupling to a corresponding inductive transmission coil of the external charging unit.

22. The battery device as recited in claim 20, wherein the communication device includes a modulator for setting up a wireless communication connection in the ISM band.

23. The battery device as recited in claim 20, wherein the communication device is configured to send charging parameters of the battery cell provided by the control device via the wireless communication connection to the charging unit.

24. The battery device as recited in claim 20, wherein the energy supply device is further configured to supply the control device, in addition to the communication device, with electrical energy.