Granted Patent B2

US 12,362,586 · App. 17/651,852 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Huaming Chen (Guangdong, CN); Weikang Wang (Guangdong, CN); Honghua Lu (Guangdong, CN)

Assignee: AUTEL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.

H02J7/007182G07C5/008H02J7/0068H02J7/00714H02J2207/20

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A charging apparatus, applied to a vehicle diagnosis tablet computer comprising a vehicle diagnosis system and a battery, wherein the charging apparatus comprises:

a first charging module provided with a first output end outputting a direct current voltage and a second output end outputting a first charging current, wherein the direct current voltage is supplied to the vehicle diagnosis system;

a second charging module provided with a third output end outputting a second charging current, wherein the battery is charged by the first charging current and the second charging current;

a microprocessor connected to the first charging module and the second charging module, and the microprocessor being configured for controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery; and

a voltage adjustment module connected to the first charging module and the second charging module, the voltage adjustment module being configured for charging the first charging module and the second charging module, and configured for adjusting an input voltage of the second charging module.

2. The charging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first charging module comprises a first charging chip and an inductor, the first charging chip is respectively connected to the inductor, the microprocessor and the voltage adjustment module, the inductor is connected to the first output end and the second output end, and the first charging chip is configured for supplying power to the vehicle diagnosis system by means of the inductor and charging the battery.

3. The charging apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the inductor is configured for reducing the power consumption of the first charging module, wherein the inductance of the inductor is greater than or equal to 1 uH and is smaller than or equal to 2 uH, and the internal resistance of the inductor is 0.01 ohm.

4. The charging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second charging module is a second charging chip with a two-phase switched capacitor architecture, and the second charging chip is configured for supplying the second charging current to the battery by means of the third output end.

5. The charging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the voltage adjustment module comprises a constant voltage adjustment module and an operational amplifier circuit, the constant voltage adjustment module is connected to the first charging module and the second charging module, and the operational amplifier circuit is connected to the constant voltage adjustment module;

the constant voltage adjustment module is configured for receiving a charging voltage and converting the charging voltage into a constant voltage; and

the operational amplifier circuit is configured for acquiring a voltage of the battery and inputting the voltage of the battery to the constant voltage adjustment module so that the input voltage of the second charging module is adjusted by the constant voltage adjustment module according to the voltage of the battery.

6. The charging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the voltage adjustment module further comprises an adapter connected to the constant voltage adjustment module; and

the adapter is configured for inputting the charging voltage to the constant voltage adjustment module.

7. The charging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the microprocessor is respectively connected to the first charging module and the second charging module by means of an I2C bus.

8. The charging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor controls the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery by means of:

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery at a constant current charging stage; and

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to enter a constant voltage charging stage when the voltage of the battery reaches a preset cut-off voltage.

9. The charging apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the microprocessor controls the first charging module and the second charging module to enter the constant voltage charging stage by means of:

stopping the second charging module charging the battery when the second charging current of the second charging module is smaller than or equal to a first preset cut-off current; and

controlling the first charging module to further charge the battery.

10. The charging apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the microprocessor is configured for stopping the first charging module charging the battery when the first charging current of the first charging module is smaller than or equal to a second preset cut-off current.

11. A charging method, applied to a vehicle diagnosis tablet computer comprising a vehicle diagnosis system and a battery, wherein the charging method is executed by the charging apparatus of claim 1 , and the charging method comprises:

when it is detected that the charging apparatus is charged by a voltage adjustment module, setting, by a microprocessor, charging currents of a first charging module and a second charging module, wherein the charging currents comprise a direct current voltage, a first charging current and a second charging current;

controlling, by the microprocessor, the direct current voltage to be output to the vehicle diagnosis system; and

controlling, by the microprocessor, the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery;

wherein the first charging module outputs the direct current voltage and the first charging current, and the second charging module outputs the second charging current.

12. The charging method of claim 11 , wherein the step of controlling, by the microprocessor, the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery comprises:

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery at a constant current charging stage; and

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to enter a constant voltage charging stage when the voltage of the battery reaches a preset cut-off voltage.

13. The charging method of claim 12 , wherein the step of controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to enter the constant voltage charging stage when the voltage of the battery reaches the preset cut-off voltage comprises:

when the second charging current of the second charging module is smaller than or equal to a first preset cut-off current, stopping the second charging module charging the battery; and

when the first charging current of the first charging module is smaller than or equal to a second preset cut-off current, stopping the first charging module charging the battery.

14. The charging method of claim 11 , wherein when the vehicle diagnosis system is in a power-off state, the charging method further comprises:

adjusting, by the microprocessor, the direct current voltage to be zero, and adjusting the first charging current as the maximum current of the first charging module; and

charging, by the microprocessor, the battery according to the maximum current and the second charging current.

15. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a charging apparatus which is applied to a vehicle diagnosis tablet computer comprising a vehicle diagnosis system and a battery, the charging apparatus comprising:

a first charging module provided with a first output end outputting a direct current voltage and a second output end outputting a first charging current, wherein the direct current voltage is supplied to the vehicle diagnosis system;

a second charging module provided with a third output end outputting a second charging current, wherein the battery is charged by the first charging current and the second charging current;

a microprocessor connected to the first charging module and the second charging module and configured for controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery; and

a voltage adjustment module connected to the first charging module and the second charging module, configured for charging the first charging module and the second charging module and further configured for adjusting an input voltage of the second charging module.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the first charging module comprises a first charging chip and an inductor, the first charging chip is respectively connected to the inductor, the microprocessor and the voltage adjustment module, the inductor is connected to the first output end and the second output end, and the first charging chip is configured for supplying power to the vehicle diagnosis system by means of the inductor and charging the battery.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second charging module is a second charging chip with a two-phase switched capacitor architecture, and the second charging chip is configured for supplying the second charging current to the battery by means of the third output end.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the voltage adjustment module comprises a constant voltage adjustment module and an operational amplifier circuit, the constant voltage adjustment module is connected to the first charging module and the second charging module, and the operational amplifier circuit is connected to the constant voltage adjustment module:

the constant voltage adjustment module is configured for receiving a charging voltage and converting the charging voltage into a constant voltage; and

the operational amplifier circuit is configured for acquiring a voltage of the battery and inputting the voltage of the battery to the constant voltage adjustment module so that the input voltage of the second charging module is adjusted by the constant voltage adjustment module according to the voltage of the battery.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the voltage adjustment module further comprises an adapter connected to the constant voltage adjustment module; and

the adapter is configured for inputting the charging voltage to the constant voltage adjustment module.

20. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the microprocessor controls the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery by means of:

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to charge the battery at a constant current charging stage; and

controlling the first charging module and the second charging module to enter a constant voltage charging stage when the voltage of the battery reaches a preset cut-off voltage.

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