Inhalation component generation device, method of controlling inhalation component generation device, inhalation component generation system, and program
An inhalation component generation device includes a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, and a control unit configured to be capable of controlling supply of electric power from the power supply to the load. The control unit is configured to be capable of performing a first diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during operation of the load, and a second diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during charging of the power supply. The first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function include different algorithms.
1. An inhalation component generation device, comprising:
a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply; and
circuitry configured to
control supply of electric power from the power supply to the load;
perform a first diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during operation of the load, and a second diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during charging of the power supply, wherein
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function include different algorithms, wherein
the first diagnostic function is configured to be performed while a voltage value of the power supply changing during operation of the load is in a predetermined first voltage range,
the second diagnostic function is configured to be performed while a voltage value of the power supply changing during charging of the power supply is in a predetermined second voltage range, and
the second voltage range is wider than the first voltage range.
2. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function each include at least one algorithm for estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply, and
the number of algorithms included in the second diagnostic function is greater than the number of algorithms included in the first diagnostic function.
3. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function each include at least one algorithm for estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply, and
the number of simultaneously executable algorithms included in the second diagnostic function is greater than the number of simultaneously executable algorithms included in the first diagnostic function.
4. The inhalation component generation device of claim 2 , wherein
the first diagnostic function includes one of the algorithms.
5. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
charging of the power supply is controlled by an external charger separate from the inhalation component generation device.
6. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
only the second diagnostic function out of the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function is configured to be performed when the voltage value of the power supply is lower than a discharge termination voltage of the power supply.
7. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of sensors configured to output a state of the inhalation component generation device, wherein
the number of the sensors used to perform the second diagnostic function is less than the number of sensors used to perform the first diagnostic function.
8. The inhalation component generation device of claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of sensors include at least one of a button sensor and an inhalation sensor configured to output a signal requesting an operation of the load,
the first diagnostic function is performed using the at least one of the button sensor and the inhalation sensor, and
the second diagnostic function is performed without using the at least one of the button sensor and the inhalation sensor.
9. The inhalation component generation device of claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of sensors include a voltage sensor configured to output a voltage value of the power supply, and
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function are performed using the voltage sensor.
10. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a voltage sensor configured to convert an analog voltage value of the power supply into a digital voltage value using a predetermined correlation, and output the digital voltage value, wherein
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function are performed using the voltage sensor, and
the circuitry is configured to calibrate the correlation based on a voltage change of the power supply during charging of the power supply.
11. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
the second diagnostic function includes an algorithm for estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply based on a change in the voltage value of the power supply with respect to an amount of electric power supplied to the power supply during charging.
12. The inhalation component generation device of claim 1 , wherein
the first diagnostic function includes an algorithm for estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply based on a change in the voltage value of the power supply during operation of the load.
13. A method of controlling an inhalation component generation device including a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, the method comprising:
performing a first diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during operation of the load; and
performing, using an algorithm different from the first diagnostic function, a second diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during charging of the power supply, wherein
the first diagnostic function is performed in a case that a voltage value of the power supply changing during operation of the load is in a predetermined first voltage range,
the second diagnostic function is performed in a case that a voltage value of the power supply changing during charging of the power supply is in a predetermined second voltage range, and
the second voltage range is wider than the first voltage range.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of an inhalation component generation device to execute the method of claim 13 .
15. An inhalation component generation system, comprising:
an inhalation component generation device including a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, and first circuitry configured to control supply of electric power from the power supply to the load; and
an external charger including a second circuitry configured to control charging of the power supply, wherein
the first circuitry is configured to perform a first diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during operation of the load,
the second circuitry is configured to perform a second diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during charging of the power supply, and
the first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function include different algorithms, wherein
the first circuitry is configured to perform the first diagnostic function while a voltage value of the power supply changing during operation of the load is in a predetermined first voltage range,
the second circuitry is configured to perform the second diagnostic function while a voltage value of the power supply changing during charging of the power supply is in a predetermined second voltage range, and
the second voltage range is wider than the first voltage range.