Simplo Technology Company, Ltd.

Tai-Hung Chen

Kuo-Chang Huang

Ming-Ta Chen

Shih-Chou Chen

Chih-Jen Fu

In the charging process of a power device of a portable device, a control unit or firmware of the power device dynamically acquires the status of the charging current and the charging voltage, and by incrementing the charging current, the power device correctly obtains maximum charging current affordable by a charger without overly drawing the current from the charger that causes overly low charging voltage. Such current-adaptive charging process optimizes the charging process.

Method for charging a power device of a portable device using a current-adaptive process

In a rechargeable battery set, an average voltage is computed from average voltage drop produced by the sum of internal resistances of each battery cell. A calculated internal resistance of each battery cell is then computed from a measured voltage of each battery cell and the average voltage. Finally, the measured voltage of each battery cell is calibrated according to the calculated internal resistance and a calibrated voltage of each battery cell may be computed. In such way, the calibrated voltage of each battery cell is much closer to a real voltage of the battery cell, which provides a battery control unit more precise information when charging/discharging the battery cells.

Voltage calibration method

By analyzing consecutive timestamps at which the battery cell is fully charged in two or more previous time intervals, the charging control method utilizes these consecutive timestamps of a sub-section of each time interval as a charging control way to the rechargeable battery in a present time interval. The charging process of the rechargeable battery in corresponding timestamps of the present time interval is limited to a specific proportion of the fully charged capacity of the battery cells. In such way, the rechargeable battery may have fewer chances to be fully charged at some less used time, which substantially increases the life of the battery.

Charging control method of a rechargeable battery

A power consumption reduction method controls a rechargeable battery to enter a sleep mode after the electronic system is shutdown with the output current of the rechargeable battery falling under a first current value or the rechargeable battery is in a non-communication status for over a first delay time. When in the sleep mode, a control unit further controls the rechargeable battery to enter a power saving mode when the output voltage of the rechargeable battery falls under a predefined voltage or the RSOC of the rechargeable battery is lower than a percentage of FCC, and the output current of the rechargeable battery falls under a second current value or the rechargeable battery is in the non-communication status for over a second delay time. The method shuts down all power-consuming circuits and components under long-time idling of the battery, capable of preventing overly discharging and malfunction of the rechargeable battery.

Power consumption reduction method for a stored battery

A battery charging method is provided for extending life of batteries. The method includes providing an appropriate charge-off voltage with respect to variation in both of a remaining capacity and an idle time of the battery. Further, the charge-off voltage may vary according to the remaining capacity and the idle time of the battery, so as to increase charging efficiency of the battery. Additionally, the present invention also provides adjusting a charge-off current to a value according to the variation in an actual capacity of the battery.

Growing community of inventors

Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Tai-Hung Chen