Device to be charged compatible with multiple charging solutions, and charging method therefor
View Patent ↗Provided are a to-be-charged device and a charging method. The method includes: identifying a type of a power supply device connected to the to-be-charged device through a charging interface of the to-be-charged device; in response to the type being a first type, controlling the battery unit to be charged in a first charging mode through the first charging circuit; and in response to the type being a second type, controlling the battery unit to be charged in a second charging mode through the first charging circuit; wherein a maximum output power of the power supply device of the first type is greater than a maximum output power of the power supply device of the second type; a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the first charging mode is greater than a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the second charging mode.
1 . A to-be-charged device, comprising:
a charging interface;
a battery unit, wherein the to-be-charged device is configured to be connected to a power adapter through the charging interface to charge the battery unit;
a first charging circuit, connected to the charging interface and the battery unit; and
a control module, connected to the charging interface and configured to: identify a type of the power adapter connected to the to-be-charged device; in response to the type of the power adapter being a first type, control the battery unit to be charged in a first charging mode through the first charging circuit; and in response to the type of the power adapter being a second type, control the battery unit to be charged in a second charging mode through the first charging circuit;
wherein a maximum output power of the power adapter of the first type is greater than a maximum output power of the power adapter of the second type;
a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the first charging mode is greater than a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the second charging mode.
2 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second charging circuit, connected to the charging interface and the battery unit; wherein the control module is further configured to: in response to the type of the power adapter being a third type, control the battery unit to be charged through the second charging circuit; a maximum output power of the power adapter of the third type is greater than the maximum output power of the power adapter of the first type.
3 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 2 , wherein the control module comprises:
a first control module, connected to the charging interface and configured to identify whether a connection port provided by the power adapter is a dedicated charging port; and
a second control module, connected to the charging interface and the first control module and configured to: in response to the connection port provided by the power adapter being a dedicated charging port, identify the type of the power adapter; and in response to the type of the power adapter being the third type, control the battery unit to be charged through the second charging circuit;
wherein the first control module is further configured to: in response to the type of the power adapter being the first type, control the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit; and in response to the type of the power adapter being neither the third type nor the first type, control the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode through the first charging circuit.
4 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 3 , wherein the first control module is further configured to: in response to the type of the power adapter being the first type, set a parameter value of a charging parameter for the to-be-charged device; wherein the charging parameter corresponds to different parameter values in different battery temperature ranges.
5 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 4 , wherein the first control module is further configured to cause the power adapter of the first type to adjust a maximum output current according to a current temperature of the battery unit.
6 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 4 , wherein the first control module is further configured to: in response to the battery unit being charged in the first charging mode, and in response to a voltage of the battery unit reaching a cut-off voltage threshold corresponding to a current temperature of the battery unit, cut off a communication with the second control module and control the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode.
7 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 6 , wherein the first control module is further configured to: in response to the battery unit being charged in the second charging mode, control the battery unit to be charged at a constant voltage; and in response to a charging current of the battery unit being less than a cut-off current threshold within a preset time, determine that the battery unit is fully charged.
8 . The to-be-charged device according to claim 7 , wherein the first control module is further configured to: before the controlling the battery unit to be charged at a constant voltage, control the battery unit to be charged with a constant current in the second charging mode.
9 . A method for charging a to-be-charged device comprising a charging interface and a battery unit, and configured to be connected to a power adapter through the charging interface to charge the battery unit, the method comprising:
identifying a type of the power adapter connected to the to-be-charged device through the charging interface of the to-be-charged device;
in response to the type of the power adapter being a first type, controlling a battery unit to be charged in a first charging mode through a first charging circuit; and
in response to the type of the power adapter being a second type, controlling the battery unit to be charged in a second charging mode through the first charging circuit;
wherein a maximum output power of the power adapter of the first type is greater than a maximum output power of the power adapter of the second type;
a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the first charging mode is greater than a maximum charging current of the battery unit in the second charging mode.
10 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
in response to the type of the power adapter being a third type, controlling the battery unit to be charged through a second charging circuit of the to-be-charged device;
wherein a maximum output power of the power adapter of the third type is greater than the maximum output power of the power adapter of the first type.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the identifying the type of the power adapter connected to the to-be-charged device through the charging interface of the to-be-charged device comprises:
identifying whether a connection port provided by a power adapter is a dedicated charging port through a first control module of the to-be-charged device;
in response to the connection port provided by the power adapter being a dedicated charging port, identifying whether the type of the power adapter is the third type or the first type through a second control module of the to-be-charged device; and
in response to the type of the power adapter being neither the third type nor the first type, determining the type of the power adapter is the second type.
12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein in response to the second control module detecting that the type of the power adapter is the first type, the controlling, by the first control module, the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit further comprises:
causing the power adapter of the first type to adjust a maximum output current according to a current temperature of the battery unit.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the causing the power adapter of the first type to adjust the maximum output current according to the current temperature of the battery unit comprises:
in response to the battery unit being charged with the maximum output current corresponding to a first battery temperature range, and in response to a temperature of the battery unit being higher than the first battery temperature range, charging the battery unit with the maximum output current corresponding to a second battery temperature range within which a changed temperature of the battery unit is; and
in response to the temperature of the battery unit being lower than the second battery temperature range and within a third battery temperature range, charging the battery unit with the maximum output current corresponding to the third battery temperature range;
wherein an upper limit of the third battery temperature range is an upper limit of the first battery temperature range minus a temperature threshold, and the first battery temperature range corresponds to a same maximum output current as the third battery temperature range does.
14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the causing the power adapter of the first type to adjust the maximum output current according to the current temperature of the battery unit comprises:
in response to the battery unit being charged with the maximum output current corresponding to a first battery temperature range, and in response to a temperature of the battery unit being lower than the first battery temperature range, charging the battery unit with the maximum output current corresponding to a fourth battery temperature range within which a changed temperature of the battery unit is; and
in response to the temperature of the battery unit being higher than the fourth battery temperature range and being within a fifth battery temperature range, charging the battery unit with the maximum output current corresponding to the fifth battery temperature range;
wherein a lower limit of the fifth battery temperature range is a lower limit of the first battery temperature range plus a temperature threshold, and the first battery temperature range corresponds to a same maximum output current as the fifth battery temperature range does.
15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein
in response to the to-be-charged device performing on-screen charging, the maximum output current has a first parameter value corresponding to a battery temperature range;
in response to the to-be-charged device performing off-screen charging, the maximum output current has a second parameter value corresponding to the battery temperature range; and
the first parameter value and the second parameter value are different.
16 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling the battery unit to be charged through the second charging circuit of the to-be-charged device comprises: controlling, by the second control module, the battery unit to be charged through the second charging circuit;
the controlling the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit comprises: controlling, by the first control module, the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit; and
the controlling the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode through the first charging circuit comprises: controlling, by the first control module, the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode through the first charging circuit.
17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein in response to the second control module detecting that the type of the power adapter is the first type, the controlling, by the first control module, the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit comprises:
setting a parameter value of a charging parameter for the to-be-charged device;
wherein the charging parameter corresponds to different parameter values in different battery temperature ranges.
18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein in response to the second control module detecting that the type of the power adapter is the first type, the controlling, by the first control module, the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode through the first charging circuit further comprises:
controlling the battery unit to be charged in the first charging mode with an output power provided by the power adapter of the first type; and
in response to a voltage of the battery unit reaching a cut-off voltage threshold corresponding to a current temperature of the battery unit, cutting off a communication with the second control module and controlling the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode.
19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the controlling the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode comprises:
controlling the battery unit to be charged at a constant voltage; and
in response to a charging current of the battery unit being less than a cut-off current threshold within a preset time, determining that the battery unit is fully charged.
20 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein the controlling the battery unit to be charged in the second charging mode further comprises:
before the controlling the battery unit to be charged at a constant voltage, controlling the battery unit to be charged with a constant current in the second charging mode.