IP Library Granted Patent US 11,626,747
Granted Patent B2
US 11,626,747 · App. 16/702,742 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Battery quick charging method, device to-be-charged, charging apparatus

Inventor: Chen Tian (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H02J7/007194H02J7/00032H02J7/00034H02J7/00036H02J7/0047H02J7/00714H02J7/007182
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Patent No.
US 11,626,747
App. No.
16/702,742
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a battery quick charging method, a charging apparatus, and a device to-be-charged. The battery quick charging method includes the following. State parameters of a battery of a device to-be-charged are acquired, where the state parameters of the battery include a present temperature of the battery. A charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature is selected from a target parameter mapping relationship, where the charging cut-off voltage is higher than a rated voltage of the battery. Constant-current charging is performed on the battery until a voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage and then performing of the constant-current charging on the battery is stopped.

Claims (47)

1. A battery quick charging method, comprising:

acquiring state parameters of a battery of a device to-be-charged, wherein the state parameters of the battery comprise a present temperature of the battery;

selecting, from a target parameter mapping relationship, a charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature, wherein the charging cut-off voltage is higher than a rated voltage of the battery; and

performing constant-current charging on the battery until a voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage and then stopping charging on the battery;

wherein the constant-current charging on the battery comprises a plurality of constant-current charging stages, the plurality of constant-current charging stages are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging currents, and performing the constant-current charging on the battery until the voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage comprises:

in each of the plurality of constant-current charging stages, applying a charging current corresponding to the constant-current charging stage to the battery for the constant-current charging;

determining whether the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage when the charging current decreases to a charging cut-off current; and

stopping performing the constant-current charging on the battery upon determining that the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage.

2. The battery quick charging method of claim 1 , wherein the voltage of the battery comprises at least an actual voltage of the battery and a voltage caused by an internal resistance of the battery, wherein the actual voltage of the battery is lower than or equal to the rated voltage of the battery.

3. The battery quick charging method of claim 1 , wherein the target parameter mapping relationship is determined according to variations of an internal resistance of the battery with a temperature of the battery.

4. The battery quick charging method of claim 1 , wherein the charging cut-off voltage is in a negative correlation with the present temperature.

5. The battery quick charging method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before selecting, according to the target parameter mapping relationship, the charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature,

determining the charging cut-off current; and

selecting, from a plurality of pre-established parameter mapping relationships, the target parameter mapping relationship corresponding to the charging cut-off current, wherein the plurality of parameter mapping relationships are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging cut-off currents, and each of the plurality of parameter mapping relationships is indicative of a mapping relationship between a temperature of the battery and the charging cut-off voltage in the case of a charging cut-off current corresponding to the parameter mapping relationship.

6. A charging apparatus, comprising:

a communication control circuit configured to:

communicate with a device to-be-charged after the charging apparatus is coupled with the device to-be-charged via a charging interface, to acquire state parameters of a battery of the device to-be-charged, wherein the state parameters of the battery comprise a present temperature of the battery; and

select, from a target parameter mapping relationship, a charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature, wherein the charging cut-off voltage is higher than a rated voltage of the battery; and

a charging circuit through which the charging apparatus is configured to perform, constant-current charging on the battery until a voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage and then stop charging on the battery;

wherein the constant-current charging on the battery comprises a plurality of constant-current charging stages, the plurality of constant-current charging stages are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging currents, and wherein:

the charging apparatus is configured to, in each of the plurality of constant-current charging stages, apply, through the charging circuit, a charging current corresponding to the constant-current charging stage for constant-current charging;

the communication control circuit is further configured to determine whether the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage when the charging current decreases to a charging cut-off current; and

the charging apparatus is configured to stop performing the constant-current charging on the battery upon the communication control circuit determines that the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage.

7. The charging apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the voltage of the battery comprises at least an actual voltage of the battery and a voltage caused by an internal resistance of the battery, wherein the actual voltage of the battery is lower than or equal to the rated voltage of the battery.

8. The charging apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the target parameter mapping relationship is determined according to variations of an internal resistance of the battery with a temperature of the battery.

9. The charging apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the charging cut-off voltage is in a negative correlation with the present temperature.

10. The charging apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to:

before selecting, according to the target parameter mapping relationship, the charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature,

determine the charging cut-off current; and

select, from a plurality of pre-established parameter mapping relationships, the target parameter mapping relationship corresponding to the charging cut-off current, wherein the plurality of parameter mapping relationships are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging cut-off currents, and each of the plurality of parameter mapping relationships is indicative of a mapping relationship between a temperature of the battery and the charging cut-off voltage in the case of a charging cut-off current corresponding to the parameter mapping relationship.

11. A device to-be-charged, comprising:

a charging circuit; and

a communication control circuit configured to:

acquire state parameters of a battery after the device to-be-charged is coupled with a charging apparatus via a charging interface, wherein the state parameters of the battery comprise a present temperature of the battery;

select, from a target parameter mapping relationship, a charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature, wherein the charging cut-off voltage is higher than a rated voltage of the battery; and

communicate with the charging apparatus to send the charging cut-off voltage and a voltage of the battery to the charging apparatus, wherein the charging apparatus is configured to perform, through the charging circuit, constant-current charging on the battery until the voltage of the battery reaches the charging cut-off voltage and then stops charging on the battery;

wherein the constant-current charging on the battery comprises a plurality of constant-current charging stages, the plurality of constant-current charging stages are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging currents, and the communication control circuit is configured to:

send a charging current corresponding to each of the plurality of constant-current charging stages to the charging apparatus, wherein the charging apparatus is configured to perform, in each of the plurality of constant-current charging stages, a charging current corresponding to the constant-current charging stage is applied to the battery for the constant-current charging; and

send a charging cut-off current and the charging cut-off voltage to the charging apparatus, wherein the charging apparatus is configured to determine whether the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage when the charging current decreases to the charging cut-off current and stops charging on the battery upon determining that the voltage of the battery has reached the charging cut-off voltage.

12. The device to-be-charged of claim 11 , wherein the voltage of the battery comprises at least an actual voltage of the battery and a voltage caused by an internal resistance of the battery, wherein the actual voltage of the battery is lower than or equal to the rated voltage of the battery.

13. The device to-be-charged of claim 11 , wherein the target parameter mapping relationship is determined according to variations of an internal resistance of the battery with a temperature of the battery.

14. The device to-be-charged of claim 11 , wherein the charging cut-off voltage is in a negative correlation with the present temperature.

15. The device to-be-charged of claim 11 , wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to:

before selecting, from the target parameter mapping relationship, the charging cut-off voltage corresponding to the present temperature,

determine the charging cut-off current; and

select, from a plurality of pre-established parameter mapping relationships, the target parameter mapping relationship corresponding to the charging cut-off current, wherein the plurality of parameter mapping relationships are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of charging cut-off currents, and each of the plurality of parameter mapping relationships is indicative of a mapping relationship between a temperature of the battery and the charging cut-off voltage in the case of a charging cut-off current corresponding to the parameter mapping relationship.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2019
From: TIAN, CHEN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018108569 · Sep 29, 2018
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