Electrical system for universal charging station
View Patent ↗In an embodiment of the current invention, a battery charging system for charging a plurality of portable electronic devices includes a scaling module configured to receive a first voltage and scale the first voltage to a second voltage, a memory configured to store a value, and a processor configured to receive a signal representing the second voltage, retrieve the value stored in the memory, and adjust at least one charging parameter using a comparison between the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage.
1. A battery charging system for charging a plurality of portable electronic devices, the battery charging system comprising:
a scaling module configured to receive a first voltage and scale the first voltage to a second voltage;
a memory configured to store a value; and
a processor configured to:
receive a signal representing information about the second voltage;
retrieve the value stored in the memory; and
adjust at least one charging parameter when indicated based on a comparison between the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage.
2. The battery charging system of claim 1 , wherein the scaling module is a voltage transformer.
3. The battery charging system of claim 2 , wherein the voltage transformer has a turns ratio, and wherein the first voltage is scaled to the second voltage using the turns ratio.
4. The battery charging system of claim 1 , wherein the scaling module is a voltage divider.
5. The battery charging system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one charging parameter is an input charging current limit.
6. The battery charging system of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage is mains line voltage.
7. A computer implemented method of charging a plurality of portable electronic devices, the method comprising:
receiving a first voltage and scaling the first voltage to a second voltage;
storing a value in a memory;
receiving a signal representing information about the second voltage;
retrieving the value stored in a memory;
comparing the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage; and
adjusting at least one charging parameter when indicated based on a comparison result of the comparing.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one charging parameter is an input charging current limit.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first voltage is mains line voltage.
10. A battery charging station for charging a plurality of portable electronic devices, the battery charging station comprising:
a charging system including:
a scaling module configured to receive a first voltage and scale the first voltage to a second voltage;
a memory configured to store a value; and
a processor configured to:
receive a signal representing information about the second voltage;
retrieve the value stored in the memory; and
adjust at least one charging parameter when indicated based on a comparison between the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage.
11. The battery charging station of claim 10 , wherein the scaling module is a voltage transformer.
12. The battery charging station of claim 11 , wherein the voltage transformer has a turns ratio, and wherein the first voltage is scaled to the second voltage using the turns ratio.
13. The battery charging station of claim 10 , wherein the scaling module is a voltage divider.
14. The battery charging station of claim 10 , the least one charging parameter is an input charging current limit.
15. The battery charging station of claim 10 , wherein the first voltage is mains line voltage.
16. The battery charging station of claim 10 , further comprising a charging cart.
17. The battery charging station of claim 10 , further comprising a charging cabinet.
18. The battery charging station of claim 17 , wherein the charging cabinet includes a desktop unit.
19. The battery charging station of claim 17 , wherein the charging cabinet includes a wall-mount unit.
20. The battery charging station of claim 17 , wherein the charging cabinet includes at least one locker.