Apparatus and methods for sustainable battery charging
This disclosure describes methods and apparatus sustainable battery charging. In one of the embodiments, a charger and plugging mechanism is presented to prevent overcharging of the battery. The plug will automatically detach the power cord from the device when the battery is fully charged. Other feedback controlled detaching mechanisms has also been disclosed such as the one disconnects the charger cord when the internal temperature of the device gets hotter than a preset threshold.
1. A plug for charging an electronic device,
wherein the plug will be automatically detached from a power port of said device when the device battery is fully charged, comprising;
an electromagnetic system, comprising;
at least two magnetic bodies, wherein first magnetic body is attached to said power port and second magnetic body is attached to said plug of the electronic device,
an electronic circuit to induce a pulse width modulated (PWM) current through a coil of wire attached to at least one of said magnetic bodies, wherein said PWM current induces a magnetic field in said at least one of said magnetic bodies,
an attachment/detachment mechanism controlled by changing the direction of poles and the intensity of magnetic field in said at least two magnetic bodies,
a feedback loop from the charged level of the device battery;
wherein the direction and intensity of the magnetic field induced in said coil of wire is determined by the direction and the value of the average current flows through the coil of wire; and,
wherein the direction and the value of the average current flows through the coil of wire is determined by the duration of the pulse in said PWM current; and,
wherein the feedback loop controls the duration of the pulse in said PWM current; and,
wherein the attachment/detachment mechanism detaches said plug from said power port when the direction of poles in one of said two magnetic bodies flipped.
2. The plug of claim 1 , wherein the detaching mechanism is via making the connection loose when the battery is fully charged.
3. The plug of claim 1 ,
wherein the duration of the pulse in said PWM current is used to revert the direction of poles induced by that current to detach the connection between the plug and the device power port.
4. The plug of claim 1 , wherein the average current flows through said coil of wire is proportional to the difference of the device battery voltage from the full battery charge level.