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US 12,489,308 · App. 18/919,455 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Power adjustment device and charging system

Inventor: Hsin-Hung Chen (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
H02J7/00712H02J1/08H02J7/00032H02J7/0013H02J7/342H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,489,308
App. No.
18/919,455
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging system includes a first device; a second device; and a power adjustment device including a DC-to-DC conversion unit; and a micro-control unit for receiving a charging instruction, a first power information of the first device and a second power information of the second device and performing the following steps: controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a first supply current received by the first device into a first charging current according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging instruction instructs the first device to charge the second device; and controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a second supply current received by the second device into a second charging current according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging instruction instructs the second device to charge the first device.

Claims (19)

1 . A charging system, comprising:

a first device;

a second device; and

a power adjustment device, wherein the power adjustment device comprises:

a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) conversion unit, coupled to the first device and the second device; and

a microcontroller unit, coupled to the DC-to-DC conversion unit, the first device, and the second device, is configured to receive a charging command, a first power information of the first device and a second power information of the second device, and to perform the following steps:

controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a first supply current received by the first device into a first charging current to charge the second device according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging command instructs the first device to charge the second device; and

controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a second power supply current received by the second device into a second charging current to charge the first device according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging command instructs the second device to charge the first device;

wherein the first device is an alternating current to direct current (AC-to-DC) transformer, and the second device is a battery module;

wherein the power adjustment device further comprises a first detection unit coupled between the AC-to-DC transformer and the DC-to-DC conversion unit, and the first detection unit is configured to detect the first power information; wherein the first power information comprises an output power of the AC-to-DC transformer, and the second power information comprises a battery voltage and a battery current of the battery module.

2 . A charging system of claim 1 , wherein the AC-to-DC transformer complies with a universal serial bus (USB) power delivery (PD) standard or a quick charge (QC) standard.

3 . A power adjustment device, for a first device and a second device, comprising:

a direct current to direct current (DC-to-DC) conversion unit coupled to the first device and the second device; and

a microcontroller unit, coupled to the DC-to-DC conversion unit, the first device, and the second device, is configured to receive a charging command, a first power information of the first device, and a second power information of the second device, and to perform the following steps:

controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a first supply current received by the first device into a first charging current to charge the second device according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging command instructs the first device to charge the second device; and

controlling the DC-to-DC conversion unit to convert a second power supply current received by the second device into a second charging current to charge the first device according to the first power information and the second power information when the charging command instructs the second device to charge the first device;

wherein the first device is an alternating current to direct current (AC-to-DC) transformer, and the second device is a battery module;

wherein the power adjustment device further comprises a first detection unit coupled between the AC-to-DC transformer and the DC-to-DC conversion unit, and the first detection unit is configured to detect the first power information; wherein the first power information comprises an output power of the AC-to-DC transformer, and the second power information comprises a battery voltage and a battery current of the battery module.

4 . A power adjustment device of claim 3 , wherein the AC-to-DC transformer device complies with a universal serial bus (USB) power delivery (PD) standard or a quick charge (QC) standard.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2024
From: CHEN, HSIN-HUNG
To: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 068934/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 113125842 · Jul 10, 2024 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63600738 · Nov 20, 2023
Related Publication 20250167578A1 · May 22, 2025
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