US20050225296A1 - Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program - Google Patents
Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US20050225296A1 US20050225296A1 US11/147,615 US14761505A US2005225296A1 US 20050225296 A1 US20050225296 A1 US 20050225296A1 US 14761505 A US14761505 A US 14761505A US 2005225296 A1 US2005225296 A1 US 2005225296A1
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- power supplying
- charging
- controlling
- battery pack
- power
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/02—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
- H02J7/04—Regulation of charging current or voltage
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
- H02J7/0045—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/00032—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
- H02J7/00038—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange using passive battery identification means, e.g. resistors or capacitors
- H02J7/00043—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange using passive battery identification means, e.g. resistors or capacitors using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/0029—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with safety or protection devices or circuits
- H02J7/00304—Overcurrent protection
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/007—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
- H02J7/007188—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage the charge cycle being controlled or terminated in response to non-electric parameters
- H02J7/007192—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage the charge cycle being controlled or terminated in response to non-electric parameters in response to temperature
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
- H01M10/425—Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing
- H01M10/4257—Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a charging/discharging apparatus and method, a power supplying apparatus and method, a power supplying system and method, program storing medium and program; and particularly to a charging/discharging apparatus and method, a power supplying apparatus and method, a power supplying system and method, a program storing medium and a program where such a constitution is employed that charging/discharging apparatuses with different power supplying systems are respectively identified so that they can be supplied with power in accordance with corresponding systems.
- a so called charging/discharging technique is generally becoming popular in which power is supplied from such a power supplying apparatus as a battery charger to a charging/discharging apparatus represented by a battery pack used in a video camera or the like to charge the same.
- a time required for charging increases in accordance with increase in an allowable operation time of a battery, namely, increase in charging capacity of the battery. Therefore, in order to solve a problem that the allowable operation time of the battery should be increased, the charging time must also be increased correspondingly. On the contrary, in order to solve a problem that the charging time should be shortened, the allowable operation time must also be shortened. Thus, it has been impossible to solve these problems conflicting with each other.
- a new type battery charger is different in charging (power supplying) system from the conventional battery charger, and a charging current of the former is larger than that of the latter. For this reason, for example, when the conventional type battery pack is erroneously set to the new battery charger, it may be damaged due to an overcurrent.
- the present invention has been made in view of these circumstances and its object is to make it possible to identify a charging system or a temperature condition of a battery pack to charge the battery pack in accordance with a corresponding proper charging system.
- a first charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention comprises a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode.
- the power supplying mode include a first, or superquick, mode or a second, or quick, mode.
- a first power supplying apparatus of the present invention is provided with setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, identifying means for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means and power supplying means for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- a first power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a setting portion detecting step for detecting presence or absence of a setting portion, an identifying step for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in the setting portion detecting step, and a power supplying step for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the processing in the identifying step.
- a program in a first program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection of presence or absence of a setting portion, an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in said setting portion detecting step, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the processing in the identification controlling step.
- a first program of the present invention is characterized by executing a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection of presence or absence of a setting portion, an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in the setting portion detection controlling step, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal.
- a first power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, identifying means for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means, and power supplying means for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- a second charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receivable power supplying mode storing means for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and transmitting means for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by said receivable power supplying mode storing means to said power supplying apparatus.
- the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- the charging/discharging apparatus is further provided with a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion at said position controlling portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode at said position controlling portion depending on presence or absence of said position controlling portion.
- a second charging/discharging method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode storing step for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging in correspondence with the power supply mode received by the step of the receivable power supplying mode.
- a program in a second program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supply mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- a second program of the present invention executes a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- a second power supplying apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receivable power supplying mode receiving means for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and power supplying means for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received from said receivable power supplying mode receiving means.
- a charging/discharging apparatus provided with a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode
- setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion
- identifying means for identifying the power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means where it is possible to make the power supplying means supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with a matched power supplying mode when the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means matches with the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- a second power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode receiving step for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode receiving step.
- a program in a third program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus c in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the received power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- a third program of the present invention is characterized by executing a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the received power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- a second power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with receivable power supplying mode storing means for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and transmitting means for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the receivable power supplying mode storing means to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with receivable power supplying mode receiving means for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and power supplying means for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means.
- the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion at the position controlling portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode depending on presence or absence of the position controlling portion; to further provide in the power supplying apparatus setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, and identifying means for identifying the power supplying mode in correspondence with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means; and to make the power supplying means supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus in the matched power supplying mode when the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means matches with the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- a power supplying method of the second power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging method of the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode storing step for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmitting step for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storing step to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying method of the power supplying apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode receiving step for receiving the information showing a receivable power a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode receiving step.
- a program in a fourth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized in that the program for controlling the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step; and the program for controlling the power supplying apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- a fourth program of the present invention is characterized by making the computer which controls the charging/discharging apparatus execute a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus; and making a computer which controls the power supplying apparatus execute a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- a third charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising temperature measuring means for measuring an own internal temperature; and transmitting means for transmitting the internal temperature data measured by the temperature measuring means to the power supplying apparatus.
- a charging/discharging method of the third charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising a temperature measuring step for measuring an own internal temperature; and a transmitting step for transmitting the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measuring step to the power supplying apparatus.
- a program in a fifth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling an own internal temperature, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- a fifth program of the present invention is characterized by executing a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- a third power supplying apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receiving means for receiving internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, temperature measuring means for measuring an own internal temperature, and power supplying mode changing means for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means or the own temperature data measured by the temperature measuring means.
- the power supplying mode changing means change the current mode to a power supplying mode which supplies power at a small current when the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- the power supplying mode changing means stop the supply of power when the temperature data measured by temperature measuring means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- a third power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receiving step for receiving internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measuring step for measuring an own internal temperature, and power supplying modes changing step for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the receiving step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- a program in a sixth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- a sixth program of the present invention is characterized by executing a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- a third power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring means for measuring an internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and transmitting means for transmitting the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured by the charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring means to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with receiving means for receiving the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means for measuring an internal temperature of said power supplying apparatus, and power supplying mode changing means for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured by the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means.
- the power supplying mode changing means change the present mode to a power supplying mode which supplies power at a small current when the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- the power supplying mode changing means stop the supply of power when the temperature data measured by the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- a power supplying method of the third power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging method of the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring step for measuring an internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmitting step for transmitting the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured through the processing in the charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring step to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying method of the power supplying apparatus comprises a receiving step for receiving the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supplying mode changing step for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the receiving step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring step.
- a program of a seventh program storing medium of the present invention is characterized in that the program for controlling the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling the internal temperature measurement of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured through the processing in said charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus; and the program for controlling the power supplying apparatus c comprises a reception controlling step for controlling reception of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of the power supplying apparatus, and a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step
- a seventh program of the present invention is characterized by making a computer which controls the charging/discharging apparatus execute a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus to the power supplying apparatus; and making the computer which controls the power supplying apparatus execute a reception controlling step for controlling reception of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.
- a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.
- a relative position with a power supplying apparatus is controlled such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus connects with a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power and a receivable power supplying mode is set.
- a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with the detection result, and power is supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in an identified power supplying mode.
- a relative position to a power supplying apparatus is controlled such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus connects with a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power, a receivable power supplying mode is set, presence or absence of a setting portion is detected, a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with the detection result, and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in an identified power supplying mode.
- the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored and the information showing the stored power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is received from a charging/discharging apparatus and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with a received power supplying mode.
- the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored by a charging/discharging apparatus, the information showing the stored power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus, the information showing the receivable power supplying mode output from the charging/discharging apparatus is received by the power supplying apparatus, and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with a received power supplying mode.
- an own internal temperature of its own is measured and the measured internal temperature is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- the internal temperature data of a charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus is received, an own internal temperature is measured, and power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed in accordance with the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured own internal temperature data.
- the internal temperature of a charging/discharging apparatus is measured by the charging/discharging apparatus, the measured internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus are transmitted to a power supplying apparatus, the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus are received by the power supplying apparatus, the internal temperature of the power supplying apparatus is measured, and power supplying modes of the power which supplies to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed based on the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a SQ battery pack to which the present invention is applied;
- FIG. 2 is a view showing details of the SQ battery pack in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a view showing details of the SQ battery pack in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a view showing details of a conventional battery pack
- FIG. 5 is a view showing a configuration of a battery charger
- FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the displaying portion in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a view showing details of the slot in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 8 is a view showing a configuration for attaching the SQ battery pack in FIG. 1 to the slot in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 9 is a view showing a configuration nearby the type of battery pack deciding switch in FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a configuration for setting the battery pack in FIG. 4 to the slot in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 11 is a view showing a configuration nearby the type of battery pack deciding switch in FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 is a view showing a first electrical configuration of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger
- FIG. 14 is a view showing another example of the type of battery pack deciding concave portion in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 15 is a view showing still another example of the type of battery pack deciding concave portion in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 16 is a view showing a second electrical configuration example of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining an SQ battery pack or the transmission processing of the charging mode data of the SQ battery pack;
- FIG. 20 is a view showing a third electrical configuration of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the charging control processing by a battery charger
- FIG. 23 is a view showing a displayed example of the displaying portion in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 25 is a view for explaining a program storing medium.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a SQ (Super Quick) battery pack 1 of the present invention.
- the SQ battery pack 1 is set to a battery attaching portion 3 of a video camera 2 .
- the SQ battery pack 1 is attached to the battery attaching portion 3 of the video camera 2 to supply power to the video camera 2 .
- the SQ battery pack 1 is constituted such that it can be attached to a battery charger 151 to be described later, which is charged by the battery charger 151 .
- a conventional battery pack 11 FIG. 4
- the charging time of the SQ battery pack 1 is shorter than-that of the conventional battery pack 11 , because it can be charged at a larger current when it is charged by the battery charger 151 .
- a case 101 which stores a battery cell 1251 a or 1251 b with reference to FIG. 12 , is provided in the pack 1 .
- the guide grooves 102 a to 102 d are referred to as the guide 102 when it is not necessary to individually distinguish the guide grooves 102 a to 102 d . The same is applied to other configurations.
- Input/output terminals 112 and 113 are formed at the width directional both sides of the case 101 at the front portion 111 shown by the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 3 to the battery attaching portion 3 or a slot 162 of the battery charger 151 and a communication terminal 114 is attached to the approximate center in the width direction.
- the input/output terminals 112 and 113 receive power from the battery charger 151 .
- the communication terminal 114 communicates the information such as the charging capacities or other information related to the battery charger 151 and SQ battery pack 1 .
- Outward one ends of the input/output terminals 112 and 113 and communication terminal 114 are located in an approximately rectangular concave portion formed at the front portion 111 of the case 101 . Therefore, the battery attaching portion 3 or the battery charger 151 is prevented from being broken due to the contact with a portion other than each connection terminal.
- a pair of controlling concave portions 116 and 117 are formed on the front portion in the setting direction (front portion in longitudinal direction) shown by the arrow A in FIG. 3 at the bottom 115 of the case 101 . As shown in FIG. 3 , these controlling concave portions 116 and 117 are formed so as to be line symmetric to the approximate center line (not illustrated) in the transverse direction. For setting, these controlling concave portions 116 and 117 are engaged with controlling convex portions 206 and 207 of the battery charger 151 ( FIG. 7 ) to control the width directional tilt of the bottom 115 of the case 101 from the slots 162 .
- the controlling concave portions 116 and 117 are respectively provided with a first portion formed perpendicularly to the bottom 115 of the case 101 and a second portion formed perpendicularly to the first portion and whose cross sections are respectively formed like L shape. Moreover, an approximately rectangular identifying concave portion 118 for identifying the adaptive slot 162 is formed at the approximate center of the bottom 115 of the case 101 .
- the identifying concave portion 118 is formed on the approximate center line of the case 101 in its width direction and located at the front portion 111 at the approximate center of the bottom 115 of the case 101 .
- An approximately rectangular identifying groove 119 is continuously formed at the longitudinal directional both ends on the approximate width directional center line of the case 101 at the bottom of the inside of the identifying concave portion 118 .
- a stepped portion is formed at the width directional both sides of the bottom 115 of the case 101 in the identifying concave portion 118 .
- the dimension of the width-directional both sides of the identifying concave portion 118 is formed at the dimension width WO (WO is a predetermined dimension).
- a guide groove 120 adjacent to the communication terminal 114 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the case 101 .
- One end of the guide groove 120 opens at the front portion 111 of the case 101 and the other end of it is formed by being continued with the identifying concave portion 118 .
- Stepped portions 121 different from each other in depth are formed on the guide groove 120 in the direction perpendicular to the bottom 115 of the case 101 at the position adjacent to the front portion 111 of the case 101 .
- the guide groove 120 guides the SQ battery pack 1 in the setting direction shown by the arrow A to the slot 162 of the battery charger 151 .
- a guide groove 122 is formed at the position opposite to the guide groove 120 at the both sides of the communication terminal 114 .
- the guide groove 122 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the bottom 115 of the case 101 and one end of the groove 122 opens at the front portion 111 of the case 101 .
- a small locking concave portion 124 and a large locking concave portion 125 to be engaged with the slot 162 are formed on the bottom 115 of the case 101 when the bottom 115 is attached to the battery charger 151 .
- the small locking concave portion 124 is formed into an approximate rectangle on the approximate center line of the case 101 in its width direction so as to be adjacent to the identifying concave portion 118 .
- the large locking concave portion 125 is formed into an approximate rectangle slightly larger than the small locking concave portion 124 at the back side in the attaching direction on the approximate center line of the case 101 in its width direction.
- a type of battery pack deciding concave portion 131 serves as a concave portion for identifying the SQ battery pack 1 and the battery pack 11 when the portion 131 is attached to the slot 162 of the battery charger 151 .
- a concave portion is formed on the portion shown by B of the conventional battery pack 11 in FIG. 4 by the same depth as the guide groove 122 and the same length as the longitudinal direction of the controlling portion 117 when viewed from the bottom 115 . That is, the type of battery pack deciding concave portion 131 has a configuration in which a part of the bottom 115 of the conventional battery pack 11 is cut out. Because the difference between shapes of the conventional battery pack 11 and SQ battery pack 1 lies in only presence or absence of the type of battery pack deciding concave portion 131 , other description is omitted.
- terminal shutters 161 a and 161 b of the battery charger 151 are flat. Therefore, when the SQ battery pack 1 or the battery pack 11 is not attached, the shutters 161 a and 161 b are pushed out in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 5 due to the repulsion of a not illustrated spring built in the body of the battery charger 151 and fixed at a predetermined length to cover terminal portions of the battery charger 151 to be described later.
- the shutters 161 slide in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 5 and are stored in the body of the battery charger 151 .
- the terminal shutters 161 are stored, the terminal portion of the battery charger 151 is exposed and moreover, the SQ battery pack 11 or battery pack 1 is attached (connected). Details of the slot 162 will be described later.
- Charging lamps 165 a and 165 b are lamps for respectively showing a battery pack currently supplying (charging) power among the battery packs attached to the slots 162 a and 162 b and are turned on at the slot 162 supplying power.
- a mode changing switch 166 is a switch for changing operation modes of the battery charger 151 and selecting either of the mode to output to a video camera set to the DC output terminal 164 and the mode to charge a battery pack attached to the slots 162 .
- a display portion 168 is constituted of a LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like to display a charged state or other information.
- FIG. 6 shows details of the displaying portion 168 .
- FIG. 6 shows a state in which all portions which can be displayed as an LCD are displayed. Therefore, a part of the display in FIG. 6 is actually displayed.
- a charging trouble displaying portion 181 is a portion showing “charging trouble” located at the top left of the displaying portion 168 , which is displayed when a trouble is detected in the set SQ battery pack I or battery pack 11 while it is charged.
- a remaining charging time displaying portion 182 displays a remaining charging time, on which a message “up to end of practical use charging” is displayed when showing a practical use charged state, that is, the time up to an operable charged state, a message “up to end of full charging” when showing the charging time until completely charged in the display “up to end of practical use full charging” and in this case, the time up to end of each charging is displayed on a time displaying portion 183 .
- An allowable operation time displaying portion 184 is displayed when displaying the allowable operation time of the SQ battery pack 11 or battery pack 11 and in this case, a corresponding allowable operation time is displayed on the time displaying portion 183 .
- a video camera displaying portion 185 is displayed in a mode in which power is supplied to the video camera 2 by the mode changing switch 166 .
- the battery charger 151 in FIG. 5 is described below again.
- a charge slot displaying lamp 169 is constituted of two lamps showing the slots 162 a and 162 b respectively and is a lamp showing that the displaying portion 168 shows the information on an attached battery pack.
- a display changing button 170 is a button for changing displayed contents of the displaying portion 168 whenever the display charging button is pressed. Whenever pressing the display charging button, the displayed slot 162 is changed (change of charge slot lamp 169 ) and the time display up to end of charging and the allowable operation time display are changed.
- the slot 162 a and 162 b have the same configuration.
- the slot 162 is formed so as to be slightly larger than the shape of the bottom 115 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 .
- the slot 162 has a pair of guide convex portions 201 a and 201 b engaged with each guide groove 102 of the SQ battery pack 1 of battery pack 11 adjacently to a mounting face 208 at each side opposite to the width directional both sides of the. SQ battery pack 1 of battery pack 11 .
- two guide portions 201 a and 201 b are further provided at positions opposite to the direction vertical to the direction of the arrow A of the slots 162 .
- the guide convex portions 201 are inserted into the guide grooves 102 of the case 101 respectively when attaching the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 .
- the slot 162 guides an inserting direction by making the bottom 115 of the case 101 approximately parallel with the mounting face 208 and hold the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 .
- connection terminals 202 and 203 and a communication terminal 204 are arranged on the bumping face 205 of a slot opposite to the front portion 111 .
- These terminals are usually covered under a state in which the terminal shutter 161 slides up to the same position as the right side in FIG. 7 where the controlling convex portions 206 and 207 become L shape in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow A and protected from an impact or the like.
- FIG. 7 shows a state in which the terminal shutter 168 slides in the direction of the arrow A and is housed in the body of the battery charger 151 .
- a pair of controlling convex potions 206 and 207 engaged with the controlling concave portions 116 and 117 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 respectively while bestriding the bumping face 205 and mounting face 208 are respectively integrally formed on the slot 162 line symmetrically to the approximate center line in the width direction.
- a guide convex portion 210 for guiding the inserting direction of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 are integrally formed at a position adjacent to the communication terminal 204 while bestriding the bumping face 205 and mounting face 208 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the guide convex portion 210 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the mounting face 208 at a position engaged with the guide groove 120 at the bottom 115 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 to be attached.
- a guide convex portion 211 for guiding the attaching direction of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 is formed on the slot 162 in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the mounting face 208 while bestriding the bumping face 205 and mounting face 208 .
- the guide convex portion 211 guides the setting direction by engaging with the guide groove 122 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 .
- a controlling pawl 209 engaging with a controlling groove 123 is integrally protruded and formed at the width directional both sides of the slot 162 respectively.
- the controlling pawl 209 is formed in parallel with the mounting face 208 and the longitudinal direction of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 .
- one more controlling pawl 209 is formed on a face opposite to the slot 162 in the direction vertical to the direction of the arrow A.
- an identifying convex portion 212 engaging with the identifying convex portion 118 for identifying whether the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 can be charged is integrally formed with the slot 162 at the approximate center of the mounting face 208 .
- the identifying convex portion 212 is formed into an approximate rectangular parallelepiped.
- a convex piece 212 a engaging with the identifying groove 119 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 is integrally formed at the front end of the identifying convex portion 212 . Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
- the identifying convex portion 212 is formed such that the dimension of the mounting face 208 parallel with the width direction becomes equal to a width WI smaller than the width WO of the identifying concave portion 118 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 and the portion 212 can be inserted into the identifying concave portion 118 . Furthermore, the identifying convex portion 212 is formed at a position separate by a predetermined distance in the direction orthogonal to the bumping face 205 .
- a charging on/off switch 213 is a spring like switch which is turned on when the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 is attached on the mounting face 208 so as to contact with the bottom 115 and pressed by the bottom 115 at a force equal to or more than the repulsion of the spring of the charging on/off switch 213 while sliding in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 7 and outputs the start of charging to a microcomputer 1271 ( FIG. 12 ).
- a type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is a spring like switch for identifying whether a set battery pack is the conventional battery pack 11 or SQ battery pack 1 . As shown in FIG. 8 , for example, when the SQ battery pack 1 is attached, the type of battery pack deciding concave portion 131 is provided for a position corresponding to the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 of the SQ battery pack 1 and because of the concave portion, the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is not pressed by the bottom 115 of the SQ battery pack 1 as shown in FIG. 9 .
- contact points 241 a and 241 b are kept contacted each other due to the upward repulsion of a spring 292 , the electrically connected information is communicated to the microcomputer 1271 ( FIG. 12 ), and thereby it is recognized that an attached battery pack is the SQ battery pack 1 under the charging to be described later.
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 decides an off state when the contact points 241 a and 241 b contact.
- the portion B having no concave portion shown in FIG. 4 slides to a position corresponding to the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 of the battery pack 11 in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 10 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11 , the bottom 115 presses the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 at a force equal to or more than the upward repulsion of the spring 292 in FIG. 11 . In this case, the contact points 241 a and 241 b become non contact state and thereby, become a not electrically connected state.
- the microcomputer 1271 FIG.
- a set battery pack is the conventional battery pack 11 under the charging to be described later.
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 decides the on state when the contact points 241 a and 241 b are kept in a non contact state.
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is pressed in accordance with the above configuration, the charging on/off switch 213 is also pressed in accordance with the same principle.
- the SQ battery pack 1 and conventional battery pack 11 because a concave portion is not formed at a corresponding position, the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 always turn on the switch when they are attached.
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is set at a position more separate from the bumping face 205 than the charging on/off switch 213 by a distance L 1 . Therefore, when the battery pack 11 , for example, is set, the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is pressed earlier than the charging on/off switch 213 .
- the contact points 241 a and 241 b may be brought into a non contact state when the spring 242 of the switch is continuously pressed against the bottom 115 of the battery pack 11 and thereby, the upward repulsion in FIG. 9 or 11 is decreased.
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is always kept in the on state and thereby, the quick charging mode is always kept. Therefore, even if the conventional battery pack 11 is set, it is possible to prevent the battery pack 11 from being broken due to an overcurrent.
- the slot 162 is constituted as described above, it is possible to attach the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 to the battery charger 151 .
- the battery attaching portion 3 of the video camera 2 to which the battery pack 11 is attached has the same configuration as the slot 162 .
- an electrical configuration (first configuration) of the SQ battery pack 1 and battery charger 151 is described below with reference to FIG. 12 .
- the SQ battery pack 1 is attached to the slots 162 a and 162 b in FIG. 12 and the both configurations are the same.
- the battery cell 1251 of the SQ battery pack 1 is a cell for storing the power supplied from the battery charger 151 by the input/output terminals 112 and 113 .
- the conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration, it cannot be charged at a large current compared to the SQ battery pack 1 because the characteristic of the battery cell 1251 is different.
- the microcomputer 1271 of the battery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of the battery charger 151 and displays various information on the displaying portion 168 .
- the communication circuit 1272 is controlled by the microcomputer 1271 to communicate with either of SQ battery packs 1 a and 1 b attached to the slots 162 a and 162 b by a communication switching unit 1273 .
- the charging changeover switch 1274 is controlled by the microcomputer 1271 to switch to a terminal 1274 b or 1274 c which corresponds to either of the slots 162 a and 162 b to be charged from a terminal 1274 a which is a currently resting terminal at the start of charging.
- a charging mode changeover switch 1275 is controlled by the microcomputer 1271 to switch to the charging mode corresponding to on or off state of the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 . More specifically, the charging mode changeover switch 1275 is switched from a currently resting terminal 1275 a to a terminal 1275 c connected to a quick charging mode power source 1277 in case of the battery pack 11 and to a terminal 1275 c connected to a superquick charging mode power source 1276 in case of the SQ battery pack 1 under charging in accordance with the type of the battery pack set to the slot 162 .
- a step S 1 the microcomputer 1271 judges whether or not the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is turned on.
- the processing advances to a step S 2 .
- a step S 5 the microcomputer 1271 communicates with the microcomputer 1252 through the communication circuit 1272 , the communication switching unit 1273 , the communication terminals 204 and 114 , and judges whether or not the charging is completed where the processing is repeated until the charging is completed.
- the microcomputer judges that charging is completed, it controls the charging changeover switch 1274 such that the terminal 1274 b is changed to the terminal 1274 a and the charging mode changeover switch 1275 is changed from the terminal 1275 b to the terminal 1275 a in a step S 6 , and the processing returns to the step S 1 .
- the microcomputer 1271 regards the attached battery pack as a conventional battery pack 11 , controls the charging mode changeover switch such that the terminal 1275 a is changed to the terminal 1275 c , and repeats the subsequent processings.
- step S 3 when it is judged that the charging on/off switch 213 is not turned on, that is, it is turned off, the processing returns to the step S 1 and the subsequent processings are repeated.
- the type of battery pack deciding concave portion 131 for identifying the type of a battery pack is provided for the portion bestriding the guide portion 122 and the controlling concave portion 117 .
- the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is set on the mounting face 208 of the corresponding slot 162 .
- Two types such as the SQ battery pack 1 and battery pack 11 are described above as types of battery packs. Moreover, it is possible to identify more types of battery packs by combining presence and absence of the type of battery pack deciding concave portions 131 , 131 a , and 131 b as shown, for example, in FIGS. 3, 14 and 15 .
- identifying the charging mode of a battery pack is explained based on the shape of the battery pack, but it is to be understood that it is allowed to identify the charging mode of a battery pack in accordance with other methods. For example, it is also allowed to store the information of charging modes in a battery pack and to change the charging modes based on that information.
- FIG. 16 another electrical configuration (second configuration example) of the SQ battery pack 1 , battery pack 11 and battery charger 151 when storing the information of charging modes in a battery pack and changing charging modes in accordance with the information is described below with reference to FIG. 16 .
- the SQ battery pack 1 is attached to the slot 162 a and the battery pack 11 is attached to the slot 162 b.
- the battery cell 2251 of the SQ battery pack 1 is a cell which stores the power supplied from the battery charger 151 by the input/output terminals 112 and 113 .
- a microcomputer 2252 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM, and driven by the power supplied through a reg 2253 .
- the microcomputer 2252 collects not only the charged state information of the battery cell 2251 but also various information in the SQ battery pack 1 , controls a communication circuit 2254 , and supplies information to the battery charger 151 through the communication terminal 114 .
- the most suitable charging mode data are stored in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) 2255 as control data when it is fabricated. Therefore, in case of the SQ battery pack 1 , the superquick charging mode data are recorded in an EEPROM 2255 a as the most suitable charging mode data.
- EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
- the conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration as the SQ battery pack 1 , but battery cells 2251 a and 2251 b are different in characteristic and since the conventional battery pack 11 cannot be charged at a large current compared to the case of the SQ battery pack 1 , it is impossible to charge the battery pack 11 in the superquick charging mode.
- the microcomputer 2271 of the battery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of the battery charger 151 and makes the displaying portion 168 display various information. Moreover, the microcomputer 2271 controls the communication circuit 2272 , communicates with the microcomputer 2252 through the communication switching unit 2273 and further, the communication circuit 2254 a or 2254 b of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 to obtain the control data including charging mode data.
- the microcomputer 2271 controls the charging changeover switch 2274 in accordance with whether or not the charging on/off switch 213 is turned on and changes the present terminal to the terminal of the slot 162 to be charged. Specifically, the microcomputer 2271 changes the terminal 2274 a which is a currently resting terminal to the terminal 2274 b or 2274 c corresponding to the slot 162 a or 162 b to be charged.
- a table shown in FIG. 17 is stored in the built in ROM of the microcomputer 2271 which controls the charging mode changeover switch 2275 based on the information showing whether or not the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is turned on and the information on presence or absence of the charging mode data in the control data obtained through the communication with a battery pack.
- the microcomputer 2271 judges that a battery pack to be charged is an SQ battery pack 1 when the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is turned on and charging mode data can be obtained through the communication and changes the charging mode changeover switch 2275 from the currently resting terminal 2275 a to the superquick changeover switch 2275 b connected to a superquick charging mode power source 2276 .
- the microcomputer 2271 connects the charging mode changeover switch 2275 to the terminal 2275 c and to change the present power source to a quick charging mode power source 2277 .
- an AC power source 2278 converts the power supplied from a not illustrated AC input terminal into DC power and supplies the DC power to the SQ battery pack 1 .
- a step S 31 the microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 is turned on. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 , when the microcomputer 2271 judges that the switch 214 is not turned on (the switch 214 is turned off), the processing advances to a step S 32 .
- the microcomputer 2271 controls the communication circuit 2272 and requests the microcomputer 2252 of the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 through the communication switching unit 2273 for the charging mode data included in the control data stored in the EEPROM 2255 .
- a step S 51 the microcomputer 2252 judges whether or not charging mode data are requested by the microcomputer 2271 of the battery charger 151 through the communication circuit 2254 and repeats this processing until the data are requested.
- the microcomputer 2252 accesses the EEPROM 2255 and confirms presence or absence of the charging mode data of the control data in a step S 52 .
- charging mode data are stored in the EEPROM 2255 as control data and therefore it is judged that charging mode data are present and the processing advances to a step S 53 .
- the microcomputer 2252 controls the communication circuit 2254 and transmits the charging mode data to the microcomputer 2271 of the battery charger 151 .
- step S 52 charging mode data are not recorded, for example, in case of the conventional battery pack 11 and then in a step S 54 , the microcomputer 2252 transmits a fact that charging mode data is not present to the microcomputer 2271 of the battery charger 151 by controlling the communication circuit 2254 and the processing returns to the step S 51 and subsequent processings are repeated.
- a step S 33 the microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not communication is possible in accordance with a response from the SQ battery pack 1 or battery pack 11 attached to the slot 162 a and when the microcomputer judges that communication is possible, the processing advances to a step S 34 .
- step S 34 the microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not charging mode data can be obtained through the communication and when obtained, the processing advances to a step S 35 .
- the microcomputer 2271 refers to the table shown in FIG. 17 stored in a ROM, regards the set battery pack as an SQ battery pack 1 , controls the charging mode changeover switch 2275 , changes from the terminal 2275 a to the terminal 2275 b , and connects to the superquick charging mode power source 2276 .
- step S 36 the microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not the charging on/off switch 213 is turned on and when the microcomputer judges that the switch 213 is turned on, in a step S 37 it changes the charging changeover switch from the currently resting terminal 2274 a to the terminal 2274 b and starts charging the SQ battery pack 1 .
- a step S 38 the microcomputer 2271 communicates with the microcomputer 2252 of the SQ battery pack I through the communication circuit 2272 , the communication switching unit 2273 and the communication terminals 204 , 114 judges whether or not charging is completed, and repeats the processing until charging is completed.
- the microcomputer judges that charging is completed, it controls the charging changeover switch 2274 to change from the terminal 2274 b to the currently resting terminal 2274 a and the charging mode changeover switch 2275 to change from the terminal 2275 b to the terminal 2275 a , and the processing returns to the step S 31 .
- the microcomputer 2271 judges in the step S 31 that the switch is turned on as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , it refers to the table shown in FIG. 17 stored in the ROM in a step S 40 , regards the attached battery pack as a conventional battery pack 11 , controls the charging mode changeover switch 2275 , changes from the terminal 2275 a to the terminal 2275 c , and repeats subsequent processings.
- the microcomputer 2271 judges in a step S 41 whether or not the communication is retried ten times and when the retried communication is less than ten times, the processing returns to the step S 32 .
- the processings in the steps S 32 , S 33 and S 41 are repeated until the retried communication goes over ten times.
- the microcomputer 2271 controls the displaying portion 168 and display an error in a step S 42 and the processing returns to the step S 31 .
- step S 36 When it is judged in the step S 36 that the charging on/off switch 213 is not turned on, that is, it is turned off, the processing returns to the step S 31 and subsequent processings are repeated.
- charging mode data in the EEPROM 2255 is described, but it is allowed to use not only an EEPROM but also another storage medium as long as charging mode data can be stored, that is, it is allowed to write the data in a flash memory or a ROM.
- the battery cell 3251 of the SQ battery pack 1 is a cell for storing the power supplied from the battery charger 151 by the input/output terminals 112 and 113 .
- a microcomputer 3252 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM and driven by the power supplied through a reg 3253 .
- the microcomputer 32 - 52 collects not only the charged state information of the battery cell 3251 but also various information in the SQ battery pack 1 , controls a communication circuit 3254 , and supplies the information to the battery charger 151 through the communication terminal 114 .
- a thermistor 3252 is controlled by the microcomputer 3252 to measure and output the ambient temperature TB of the SQ battery pack 1 .
- the conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration as the SQ battery pack 1 but it is different from the SQ battery pack 1 in characteristic of the battery 3251 and therefore, the battery pack 11 cannot be charged at a large current compared to the case of the SQ battery pack 1 .
- the microcomputer of the battery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of the battery charger 151 and makes the displaying portion 168 display various information.
- a communication circuit 3272 is controlled by a microcomputer 3271 to communicate with either of SQ battery packs 1 a or 1 b attached to the slot 162 a or 162 b by means of a communication switching unit 3273 .
- a charging changeover switch 3274 is controlled by the microcomputer 3271 to change from a currently resting terminal 3274 a to a terminal 3274 b or 3274 c corresponding to either of the slots 162 a and 162 b to be charged when charging is started.
- a charging mode changeover switch 3275 is controlled by the microcomputer 3271 to change the current mode to a charging mode corresponding to on state or off state of the type of battery pack deciding switch 214 . That is, the charging changeover switch 3275 is changed from a currently resting terminal 3275 a to a terminal 3275 c connected to a quick charging mode power source 3277 in case of the battery pack 11 and to a terminal 3275 b connected to a superquick charging mode power source 3276 in case of the SQ battery pack 1 under charging in accordance with the type of a battery pack attached to the slot 162 .
- the charging mode changeover switch 3275 is changed to a small current charging mode power source 3278 .
- the small current charging mode power source 3278 is a power source requiring a small charging current compared to the quick charging mode power source 3277 and superquick charging mode power source 3276 .
- a proper temperature range is set to the SQ battery pack 1 and battery pack 11 . Therefore, when the SQ battery pack 1 and battery pack 11 are charged in a range other than the proper temperature range, they cause the same phenomenon as the case of an overcurrent.
- the small current charging mode power source 3278 is a power source for performing charging by using a small charging current value in order to avoid the above phenomenon. Moreover, when the charging mode changeover switch 3275 is changed to a terminal 3275 e , an AC power source 3280 converts the power supplied from a not illustrated external input terminal into DC power and supplies the DC power to the SQ battery pack 1 .
- a thermistor 3279 is controlled by the microcomputer 3271 to measure the ambient temperature of the battery charger 151 and output the measured temperature to the microcomputer 3271 .
- a step S 71 the microcomputer 3271 controls the thermistor 3279 and obtains the battery charger ambient temperature TC to judge whether or not the temperature TC is lower than the upper limit temperature TCU of a battery charger ambient temperature (the upper limit temperature TCU of a battery charger ambient temperature is set to, for example, 65.degree. C.).
- the microcomputer 3271 when it is judged that the battery charger ambient temperature TC is lower than its upper limit temperature TCU, the microcomputer 3271 , in a step S 72 , controls the communication circuit 3272 , requests the battery pack ambient temperature TB to the communication circuit 3254 a of the SQ battery pack 1 a attached to the slot 162 a , obtains the temperature TB, and judges whether or not the temperature TB is kept in the range between the upper limit temperature TBU (upper limit temperature TBU is set to, for example, 65.degree. C.) and the lower limit temperature TBL (lower limit temperature TBL is set to, for example, 0.degree. C.).
- upper limit temperature TBU is set to, for example, 65.degree. C.
- TBL lower limit temperature TBL is set to, for example, 0.degree. C.
- the SQ battery pack 1 a receives a request for the battery pack ambient temperature TB from the microcomputer 3271 of the battery charger 151 and transmits the ambient temperature TB.
- a microcomputer 3252 a judges whether not the request for the battery pack ambient temperature TB is received from the battery charger 151 and when the microcomputer 3252 a judges that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is requested, for example, in accordance with the processing in the step S 72 in the flowchart in FIG. 21 , it reads the battery pack ambient temperature TB measured by a thermistor 3255 a in a step S 102 .
- step S 103 the microcomputer 3252 controls a communication circuit 354 , transmits the read out battery pack ambient temperature TB to the battery charger 151 , and the processing returns to step S 101 and subsequent processings are repeated.
- the microcomputer 3271 controls the charging mode changeover switch 3275 to change from the currently resting terminal 3275 a to the terminal 3275 b.
- step S 74 the microcomputer 3271 judges whether or not the charging on/off switch 213 is turned on. When it is judged that the switch 213 is turned on, the processing advances to a step S 75 .
- step S 75 it is judged whether the charging changeover switch 3274 is turned on, that is, the charging changeover switch 3274 is changed to the terminal 3274 b in order to supply power to the slot 162 a .
- the microcomputer 3271 controls the charging changeover switch 3274 and connects the switch 3274 to the terminal 3274 b to turn on the switch 3274 .
- a step S 77 the microcomputer 3271 controls the thermistor 3279 , obtains the battery charger ambient temperature TC and judges whether or not the temperature TC is lower than its upper limit temperature TCU and when the microcomputer judges that the temperature TC is lower than the upper limit temperature TCU, the processing advances to a step S 78 .
- the microcomputer 3271 controls the communication circuit 3272 , obtains the battery pack ambient temperature TB, and judges whether or not the battery pack ambient temperature TB is kept in the range between the upper limit temperature TBU and lower limit temperature TBL.
- the processing advances to a step S 79 .
- the microcomputer 3271 communicates with the microcomputer 3252 a through the communication circuit 3272 , the communication switching unit 3273 and the communication terminals 204 and 114 , and judges whether or not charging is completed.
- the microcomputer 3271 judges that charging is completed, in a step S 82 it changes the charging mode changeover switch 3275 to the terminal 3275 a and turns off the terminal 3275 a (pause) and moreover, changes the charging changeover switch 3274 to the terminal 3274 a to complete charging.
- the microcomputer 3271 controls the displaying portion 168 in a step S 81 , makes its charging trouble displaying portion 181 display that a “charging trouble” occurs, and subsequent processings are repeated. Accordingly, in this case, the microcomputer 3271 stops charging in a step S 11 .
- step S 72 when it is judged that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is not kept in the range between its upper limit temperature TBU and lower limit temperature TBL, the microcomputer 3271 judges whether or not the battery pack ambient temperature TB is lower than its lower limit temperature TBL in a step S 82 .
- the microcomputer 3271 controls, in the step S 83 , the displaying portion 168 such that the latter displays “Lo” corresponding to Lower as shown in FIG. 23 and displays that charging is currently performed in a small current charging mode based on the temperature TB which is lower than the proper temperature range.
- a step S 85 the microcomputer 3271 controls the charging mode changeover switch 3275 to select the terminal 3275 c and change to the small current charging mode power source 3278 , and then subsequent processings repeat.
- the microcomputer 3271 controls, in a step S 84 , the displaying portion 168 such that the latter displays “Hi” corresponding to Higher as shown in FIG. 24 and displays that charging currently performed is in a. small current charging mode based on the temperature TB which is higher than the proper temperature range.
- step S 74 When it is judged in a step S 74 that the charging on/off switch 213 is not turned on, processings in the steps S 75 to S 79 are skipped and the processing advances to the step S 80 and charging is stopped.
- step S 75 When it is judged in the step S 75 that the charging changeover switch 3274 is turned on, the processing in the step S 76 is skipped. In this case, it is regarded that charging is already currently performed and the state of the charging changeover switch 3274 is maintained.
- step S 77 When it is judged in the step S 77 that the battery charger ambient temperature TC is not lower than its upper limit temperature TCU, the processing advances to the step S 81 .
- the microcomputer 3271 judges in a step S 86 whether or not the charging mode changeover switch 3275 is currently connected to the small current charging mode power source 3278 , and when it is judged that the switch 3275 is connected to the small current charging mode power source 3278 , the processing returns to the step S 79 , and when it is judged that the switch 3275 is not connected to the power source 3278 , the processing returns to the step S 82 .
- the charging control processing in the small current charging mode is returned to the original processing, because there is no restriction of a battery pack ambient temperature therein. Accordingly, in the processing of the step S 86 the fact that the switch is not connected to the small current charging mode power source 3278 denotes that the switch is connected to the superquick charging mode power source 3276 , so that the processing returns to the processing after the step S 82 and executes charging in the small current charging mode.
- a series of the above processings can be executed not only by hardware or but also by software.
- a program constituting the software is installed from a program storing medium into a computer incorporated in exclusive hardware, a general purpose personal computer, for example, capable of executing various functions by installing various programs and the like.
- FIG. 25 shows a configuration of an embodiment of a personal computer when realizing the battery charger 151 by software.
- the CPU 4001 of the personal computer controls all operations of the personal computer. Further, when a command is input to the CPU 4001 by a user in an input portion 4006 composed of a keyboard, a mouse and the like through a bus 4004 and an input/output interface 4005 , the CPU 4001 correspondingly executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 4002 .
- ROM Read Only Memory
- the CPU 4001 executes a program which is installed in a storage portion 4008 and loaded into a RAM (Random Access Memory) 4003 where the program is read from a magnetic disc 4011 , an optical disc 4012 , a magneto-optical disc 4013 or a semiconductor memory 4014 connected to a drive 4010 .
- the CPU 4001 controls a communication portion 4009 and communicates with an external unit and executes exchanging of data.
- a program storing medium in which programs are recorded is not only constituted of package media which is distributed to provide a program for users and in which programs are recorded such as the magnetic disc 4011 (including flexible disc), optical disc 4012 (including CD ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), magneto-optical disc 4013 (including MD (mini Disc) or semiconductor memory 4014 but also constituted of the ROM 4002 , a hard disc included in the storage portion 4008 or the like which is provided for users by being built in the computer beforehand and in which programs are recorded.
- the magnetic disc 4011 including flexible disc
- optical disc 4012 including CD ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
- magneto-optical disc 4013 including MD (mini Disc) or semiconductor memory 4014 but also constituted of the ROM 4002
- a hard disc included in the storage portion 4008 or the like which is provided for users by being built in the computer beforehand and in which programs are recorded.
- steps of describing programs which are recorded in a program storing medium include not only processings to be performed in time sequence along the described sequence but also processings to be executed in parallel or individually instead of being performed in time sequence.
- a system denotes the whole system constituted of a plurality of units.
- a relative position with a power supplying apparatus is controlled and a receivable power supplying mode is set such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus and a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power are connected each other.
- a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with a detection result, and power is supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the identified power supplying mode.
- a charging/discharging apparatus controls a relative position with a power supplying apparatus such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus and a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power are connected each other, sets a receivable power supplying mode and the power supplying apparatus detects presence or absence of a setting portion, identifies a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result, and supplies power to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in the identified power supplying mode.
- the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored and the stored information showing the power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is received from a charging/discharging apparatus so as to supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus correspondingly to the received power supplying mode.
- a charging/discharging apparatus stores the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, transmits the stored information showing the power supplying mode, and power supplying apparatus receives the information showing the receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and supplies power to the charging/discharging apparatus correspondingly to the received power supplying mode.
- the internal temperature of its own is measured and the measured internal temperature data are transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- the internal temperature data of a charging/discharging apparatus are received from a charging/discharging apparatus, the internal temperature of its own is measured, and power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed based on the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or measured temperature data of its own.
- a charging/discharging apparatus measures the internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, transmits the measured internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus to a power supplying apparatus, and the power supplying apparatus receives the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus and changes power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus.
Abstract
In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) is set, the battery pack type deciding switch (214) is avoided to be pressed by a bottom (115) of the SQ battery pack (1) owing to the concave portion (131). In this way, as the switch (214) is avoided to be pressed, it is recognized that the set battery pack is an SQ battery pack (1) under charging. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to identify battery packs among different charging modes and charging can be performed in a proper charging mode.
Description
- The present invention relates to a charging/discharging apparatus and method, a power supplying apparatus and method, a power supplying system and method, program storing medium and program; and particularly to a charging/discharging apparatus and method, a power supplying apparatus and method, a power supplying system and method, a program storing medium and a program where such a constitution is employed that charging/discharging apparatuses with different power supplying systems are respectively identified so that they can be supplied with power in accordance with corresponding systems.
- A so called charging/discharging technique is generally becoming popular in which power is supplied from such a power supplying apparatus as a battery charger to a charging/discharging apparatus represented by a battery pack used in a video camera or the like to charge the same.
- In such a battery pack, a time required for charging (a charging time) increases in accordance with increase in an allowable operation time of a battery, namely, increase in charging capacity of the battery. Therefore, in order to solve a problem that the allowable operation time of the battery should be increased, the charging time must also be increased correspondingly. On the contrary, in order to solve a problem that the charging time should be shortened, the allowable operation time must also be shortened. Thus, it has been impossible to solve these problems conflicting with each other.
- In recent years, however, in order to solve these problems, a battery pack and a battery charger have been technically advanced so that it has been made possible to charge a battery pack using large current as a charging current from a battery charger. As a result, even when the charging capacity of a battery pack is made large, it has been made possible to shorten a time required for charging (high speed charging).
- However, even when a user purchases such a battery pack technically advanced, it is a rare case that a conventional type battery pack (requiring a long charging time) is discarded, and the conventional battery pack is often used together with the newly purchased battery pack of a high speed charging type.
- However, a new type battery charger is different in charging (power supplying) system from the conventional battery charger, and a charging current of the former is larger than that of the latter. For this reason, for example, when the conventional type battery pack is erroneously set to the new battery charger, it may be damaged due to an overcurrent.
- Moreover, it is known that a proper temperature range applied for charging is set to each battery pack, and when charging the battery pack is repeated with a large charging current as described above under conditions out of the proper temperature range, the characteristic of each cell of the battery pack varies and the charging capacity thereof gradually decreases. Accordingly, there is a problem that, when charging of a battery pack is repeated under the conditions beyond the proper temperature range of the battery pack, the life of the battery pack is shortened.
- The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances and its object is to make it possible to identify a charging system or a temperature condition of a battery pack to charge the battery pack in accordance with a corresponding proper charging system.
- A first charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention comprises a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode include a first, or superquick, mode or a second, or quick, mode.
- It is allowed to select a current value for supplying power in the superquick mode is larger than that in the quick mode.
- A first power supplying apparatus of the present invention is provided with setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, identifying means for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means and power supplying means for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- It is allowed to select a current value for supplying power in the superquick mode is larger than that in the quick mode.
- It is possible to further provide setting detecting means for detecting whether or not the charging/discharging apparatus is set for the first power supplying apparatus and make attaching portion detecting means detect presence or absence of an attaching portion at the timing before it is detected that the charging/discharging apparatus is attached by the setting detecting means.
- A first power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a setting portion detecting step for detecting presence or absence of a setting portion, an identifying step for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in the setting portion detecting step, and a power supplying step for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the processing in the identifying step.
- A program in a first program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection of presence or absence of a setting portion, an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in said setting portion detecting step, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the processing in the identification controlling step.
- A first program of the present invention is characterized by executing a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection of presence or absence of a setting portion, an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in the setting portion detection controlling step, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal.
- A first power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, identifying means for identifying a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means, and power supplying means for supplying the power to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- A second charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receivable power supplying mode storing means for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and transmitting means for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by said receivable power supplying mode storing means to said power supplying apparatus.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- It is allowed to select a current value for supplying power in the superquick mode is larger than that in the quick mode.
- It is possible that the charging/discharging apparatus is further provided with a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion at said position controlling portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode at said position controlling portion depending on presence or absence of said position controlling portion.
- A second charging/discharging method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode storing step for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging in correspondence with the power supply mode received by the step of the receivable power supplying mode.
- A program in a second program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supply mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- A second program of the present invention executes a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- A second power supplying apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receivable power supplying mode receiving means for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and power supplying means for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received from said receivable power supplying mode receiving means.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or quick mode.
- It is allowed to select a current value for supplying power in the superquick mode is larger than that in the quick mode.
- To supply power to a charging/discharging apparatus provided with a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode, it is possible to further provide setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion; and identifying means for identifying the power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means where it is possible to make the power supplying means supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with a matched power supplying mode when the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means matches with the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- A second power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode receiving step for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode receiving step.
- A program in a third program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus c in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the received power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- A third program of the present invention is characterized by executing a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the received power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- A second power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with receivable power supplying mode storing means for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and transmitting means for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the receivable power supplying mode storing means to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with receivable power supplying mode receiving means for receiving the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and power supplying means for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode include a superquick mode or a quick mode.
- It is allowed to select a current value for supplying power in the superquick mode is larger than that in the quick mode.
- It is possible to further provide in the charging/discharging apparatus a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, a position controlling portion for controlling a relative position with the power supplying apparatus such that the receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which the power supplying apparatus supplies power, and a setting portion at the position controlling portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode depending on presence or absence of the position controlling portion; to further provide in the power supplying apparatus setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of the setting portion, and identifying means for identifying the power supplying mode in correspondence with a detection result obtained by the setting portion detecting means; and to make the power supplying means supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus in the matched power supplying mode when the power supplying mode received by the receivable power supplying mode receiving means matches with the power supplying mode identified by the identifying means.
- A power supplying method of the second power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging method of the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode storing step for storing the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmitting step for transmitting the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storing step to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying method of the power supplying apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode receiving step for receiving the information showing a receivable power a receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying step for supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode receiving step.
- A program in a fourth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized in that the program for controlling the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step; and the program for controlling the power supplying apparatus comprises a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- A fourth program of the present invention is characterized by making the computer which controls the charging/discharging apparatus execute a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to the power supplying apparatus; and making a computer which controls the power supplying apparatus execute a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with the power supplying mode received through the processing in the receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
- A third charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising temperature measuring means for measuring an own internal temperature; and transmitting means for transmitting the internal temperature data measured by the temperature measuring means to the power supplying apparatus.
- A charging/discharging method of the third charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising a temperature measuring step for measuring an own internal temperature; and a transmitting step for transmitting the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measuring step to the power supplying apparatus.
- A program in a fifth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling an own internal temperature, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- A fifth program of the present invention is characterized by executing a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data measured in the temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus.
- A third power supplying apparatus of the present invention is characterized by comprising receiving means for receiving internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, temperature measuring means for measuring an own internal temperature, and power supplying mode changing means for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means or the own temperature data measured by the temperature measuring means.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode changing means change the current mode to a power supplying mode which supplies power at a small current when the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode changing means stop the supply of power when the temperature data measured by temperature measuring means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- A third power supplying method of the present invention is characterized by comprising a receiving step for receiving internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measuring step for measuring an own internal temperature, and power supplying modes changing step for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the receiving step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- A program in a sixth program storing medium of the present invention is characterized by comprising a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- A sixth program of the present invention is characterized by executing a reception controlling step for controlling reception of internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of an own internal temperature, and a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the own temperature data measured through the processing in the temperature measurement controlling step.
- A third power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging apparatus is provided with charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring means for measuring an internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and transmitting means for transmitting the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured by the charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring means to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying apparatus is provided with receiving means for receiving the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means for measuring an internal temperature of said power supplying apparatus, and power supplying mode changing means for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured by the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode changing means change the present mode to a power supplying mode which supplies power at a small current when the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received by the receiving means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- It is possible to make the power supplying mode changing means stop the supply of power when the temperature data measured by the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring means are out of a predetermined preset temperature range.
- A power supplying method of the third power supplying system of the present invention is characterized in that the charging/discharging method of the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring step for measuring an internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmitting step for transmitting the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured through the processing in the charging/discharging apparatus temperature measuring step to the power supplying apparatus; and the power supplying method of the power supplying apparatus comprises a receiving step for receiving the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, and a power supplying mode changing step for changing power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the receiving step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measuring step.
- A program of a seventh program storing medium of the present invention is characterized in that the program for controlling the charging/discharging apparatus comprises a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling the internal temperature measurement of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus measured through the processing in said charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step to the power supplying apparatus; and the program for controlling the power supplying apparatus c comprises a reception controlling step for controlling reception of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of the power supplying apparatus, and a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.
- A seventh program of the present invention is characterized by making a computer which controls the charging/discharging apparatus execute a charging/discharging apparatus temperature measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, and a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus to the power supplying apparatus; and making the computer which controls the power supplying apparatus execute a reception controlling step for controlling reception of the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus, a power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step. for controlling measurement of the internal temperature of the power supplying apparatus, and a power supplying mode change controlling step for controlling change of power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus based on the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus received through the processing in the reception controlling step or the internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus measured through the processing in the power supplying apparatus temperature measurement controlling step.
- In case of the first charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention, a relative position with a power supplying apparatus is controlled such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus connects with a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power and a receivable power supplying mode is set.
- In case of the first power supplying apparatus, method and the first program of the present invention, presence or absence of a setting portion is detected, a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with the detection result, and power is supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in an identified power supplying mode.
- In case of the first power supplying system of the present invention, a relative position to a power supplying apparatus is controlled such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus connects with a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power, a receivable power supplying mode is set, presence or absence of a setting portion is detected, a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with the detection result, and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in an identified power supplying mode.
- In case of the second charging/discharging apparatus, method and the second program of the present invention, the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored and the information showing the stored power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- In case of the second power supplying apparatus and method and the third program of the present invention, the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is received from a charging/discharging apparatus and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with a received power supplying mode.
- In case of the second power supplying system and a power supplying method of the second power supplying system, and the fourth program of the present invention, the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored by a charging/discharging apparatus, the information showing the stored power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus, the information showing the receivable power supplying mode output from the charging/discharging apparatus is received by the power supplying apparatus, and power is supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with a received power supplying mode.
- In case of the third charging/discharging apparatus, method and the fifth program of the present invention, an own internal temperature of its own is measured and the measured internal temperature is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- In case of the third power supplying apparatus and method and the sixth program of the present invention, the internal temperature data of a charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus is received, an own internal temperature is measured, and power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed in accordance with the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured own internal temperature data.
- In case of the third power supplying system, a power supplying method of the third power supplying system, and the seventh program of the present invention, the internal temperature of a charging/discharging apparatus is measured by the charging/discharging apparatus, the measured internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus are transmitted to a power supplying apparatus, the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus are received by the power supplying apparatus, the internal temperature of the power supplying apparatus is measured, and power supplying modes of the power which supplies to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed based on the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus.
-
FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a SQ battery pack to which the present invention is applied; -
FIG. 2 is a view showing details of the SQ battery pack inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a view showing details of the SQ battery pack inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a view showing details of a conventional battery pack; -
FIG. 5 is a view showing a configuration of a battery charger; -
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the displaying portion inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a view showing details of the slot inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 8 is a view showing a configuration for attaching the SQ battery pack inFIG. 1 to the slot inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 9 is a view showing a configuration nearby the type of battery pack deciding switch inFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 10 is a view showing a configuration for setting the battery pack inFIG. 4 to the slot inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 11 is a view showing a configuration nearby the type of battery pack deciding switch inFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 is a view showing a first electrical configuration of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger; -
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the charging control processing by a battery charger; -
FIG. 14 is a view showing another example of the type of battery pack deciding concave portion inFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 15 is a view showing still another example of the type of battery pack deciding concave portion inFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 16 is a view showing a second electrical configuration example of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger; -
FIG. 17 is a view showing a table for deciding a charging mode of a microcomputer of a battery charger; -
FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the charging control processing by a battery charger, -
FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining an SQ battery pack or the transmission processing of the charging mode data of the SQ battery pack; -
FIG. 20 is a view showing a third electrical configuration of a SQ battery pack and a battery charger; -
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the charging control processing by a battery charger; -
FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the transmission processing of temperature data by the SQ battery pack inFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 23 is a view showing a displayed example of the displaying portion inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 24 is a view showing a displayed example of the displaying portion inFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 25 is a view for explaining a program storing medium. -
FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a SQ (Super Quick)battery pack 1 of the present invention. TheSQ battery pack 1 is set to abattery attaching portion 3 of avideo camera 2. TheSQ battery pack 1 is attached to thebattery attaching portion 3 of thevideo camera 2 to supply power to thevideo camera 2. Moreover, with reference toFIG. 5 , theSQ battery pack 1 is constituted such that it can be attached to abattery charger 151 to be described later, which is charged by thebattery charger 151. Moreover, a conventional battery pack 11 (FIG. 4 ) can be set to thebattery attaching portion 3. The charging time of theSQ battery pack 1 is shorter than-that of theconventional battery pack 11, because it can be charged at a larger current when it is charged by thebattery charger 151. - Then, details of the
SQ battery pack 1 are described below with reference toFIG. 2 . As shown inFIG. 2 , acase 101, which stores abattery cell pack 1. - The
case 101 of theSQ battery pack 1 is formed by a synthetic resin.Guide grooves 102 a to 102 d (FIG. 3 ) for guiding thebattery attaching portion 3, orslots battery charger 151 in the attaching direction shown by the arrow A inFIG. 2 are formed on the width directional both side faces of thecase 101. InFIG. 2 , only theguide grooves - In the following description, the
guide grooves 102 a to 102 d are referred to as theguide 102 when it is not necessary to individually distinguish theguide grooves 102 a to 102 d. The same is applied to other configurations. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , eachguide groove 102 on each side face is formed while one end of thegroove 102 is opened on thebottom 115 of thecase 101 and formed in the longitudinal direction of thecase 101 in parallel. - Input/
output terminals case 101 at thefront portion 111 shown by the direction of the arrow A inFIG. 3 to thebattery attaching portion 3 or aslot 162 of thebattery charger 151 and acommunication terminal 114 is attached to the approximate center in the width direction. - The input/
output terminals battery charger 151. Thecommunication terminal 114 communicates the information such as the charging capacities or other information related to thebattery charger 151 andSQ battery pack 1. Outward one ends of the input/output terminals communication terminal 114 are located in an approximately rectangular concave portion formed at thefront portion 111 of thecase 101. Therefore, thebattery attaching portion 3 or thebattery charger 151 is prevented from being broken due to the contact with a portion other than each connection terminal. - A pair of controlling
concave portions FIG. 3 at the bottom 115 of thecase 101. As shown inFIG. 3 , these controllingconcave portions concave portions convex portions FIG. 7 ) to control the width directional tilt of the bottom 115 of thecase 101 from theslots 162. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the controllingconcave portions bottom 115 of thecase 101 and a second portion formed perpendicularly to the first portion and whose cross sections are respectively formed like L shape. Moreover, an approximately rectangular identifyingconcave portion 118 for identifying theadaptive slot 162 is formed at the approximate center of the bottom 115 of thecase 101. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the identifyingconcave portion 118 is formed on the approximate center line of thecase 101 in its width direction and located at thefront portion 111 at the approximate center of the bottom 115 of thecase 101. An approximately rectangular identifyinggroove 119 is continuously formed at the longitudinal directional both ends on the approximate width directional center line of thecase 101 at the bottom of the inside of the identifyingconcave portion 118. A stepped portion is formed at the width directional both sides of the bottom 115 of thecase 101 in the identifyingconcave portion 118. - The dimension of the width-directional both sides of the identifying
concave portion 118 is formed at the dimension width WO (WO is a predetermined dimension). - Moreover, a
guide groove 120 adjacent to thecommunication terminal 114 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of thecase 101. One end of theguide groove 120 opens at thefront portion 111 of thecase 101 and the other end of it is formed by being continued with the identifyingconcave portion 118. Steppedportions 121 different from each other in depth are formed on theguide groove 120 in the direction perpendicular to thebottom 115 of thecase 101 at the position adjacent to thefront portion 111 of thecase 101. Theguide groove 120 guides theSQ battery pack 1 in the setting direction shown by the arrow A to theslot 162 of thebattery charger 151. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , aguide groove 122 is formed at the position opposite to theguide groove 120 at the both sides of thecommunication terminal 114. Theguide groove 122 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the bottom 115 of thecase 101 and one end of thegroove 122 opens at thefront portion 111 of thecase 101. - A controlling groove 103 (though not illustrated, another
groove 103 is also formed at the same position of the left side face of the front portion 111) adjacent to the input/output terminals case 101. The controllinggroove 103 opens at thefront portion 111 and is formed in approximately parallel with the bottom 115 to control the width directional tilt of the bottom 115 from theslots 162. - A small locking
concave portion 124 and a large lockingconcave portion 125 to be engaged with theslot 162 are formed on thebottom 115 of thecase 101 when the bottom 115 is attached to thebattery charger 151. The small lockingconcave portion 124 is formed into an approximate rectangle on the approximate center line of thecase 101 in its width direction so as to be adjacent to the identifyingconcave portion 118. The large lockingconcave portion 125 is formed into an approximate rectangle slightly larger than the small lockingconcave portion 124 at the back side in the attaching direction on the approximate center line of thecase 101 in its width direction. - A type of battery pack deciding
concave portion 131 serves as a concave portion for identifying theSQ battery pack 1 and thebattery pack 11 when theportion 131 is attached to theslot 162 of thebattery charger 151. As shown in FIG; 4, in case of the type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131, a concave portion is formed on the portion shown by B of theconventional battery pack 11 inFIG. 4 by the same depth as theguide groove 122 and the same length as the longitudinal direction of the controllingportion 117 when viewed from the bottom 115. That is, the type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131 has a configuration in which a part of the bottom 115 of theconventional battery pack 11 is cut out. Because the difference between shapes of theconventional battery pack 11 andSQ battery pack 1 lies in only presence or absence of the type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131, other description is omitted. - Then, the configuration of the
battery charger 151 is described below with reference toFIG. 5 . - It is possible to attach two battery packs to the
battery charger 151. Moreover,terminal shutters battery charger 151 are flat. Therefore, when theSQ battery pack 1 or thebattery pack 11 is not attached, theshutters FIG. 5 due to the repulsion of a not illustrated spring built in the body of thebattery charger 151 and fixed at a predetermined length to cover terminal portions of thebattery charger 151 to be described later. Moreover, when theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 is attached along theslot 162 and theterminal shutters 161 are pushed against the repulsion of a not illustrated spring by thefront portion 111, theshutters 161 slide in the direction of the arrow A inFIG. 5 and are stored in the body of thebattery charger 151. Thus, because theterminal shutters 161 are stored, the terminal portion of thebattery charger 151 is exposed and moreover, theSQ battery pack 11 orbattery pack 1 is attached (connected). Details of theslot 162 will be described later. - A DC (Direct Current)
input terminal 163 is a terminal to which a not illustrated cable for supplying power to thebattery charger 151 is attached and rated power is supplied. ADC output terminal 164 is a terminal to which a not illustrated cable for outputting the power supplied from theDC input terminal 163 to avideo camera 2 is attached and which outputs the power at a voltage value and a current value corresponding to thevideo camera 2. - Charging
lamps slots slot 162 supplying power. - A
mode changing switch 166 is a switch for changing operation modes of thebattery charger 151 and selecting either of the mode to output to a video camera set to theDC output terminal 164 and the mode to charge a battery pack attached to theslots 162. - A charging
mode lamp 167 shows two modes while thebattery charger 151 performs charging. One of them is a quick charging mode for charging theconventional battery pack 11 and the other of them is a superquick charging mode for charging theSQ battery pack 1. The superquick charging mode is a mode to quickly perform charging at a large current compared to the case of the quick charging mode. - A
display portion 168 is constituted of a LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like to display a charged state or other information. -
FIG. 6 shows details of the displayingportion 168.FIG. 6 shows a state in which all portions which can be displayed as an LCD are displayed. Therefore, a part of the display inFIG. 6 is actually displayed. - A charging
trouble displaying portion 181 is a portion showing “charging trouble” located at the top left of the displayingportion 168, which is displayed when a trouble is detected in the set SQ battery pack I orbattery pack 11 while it is charged. - A remaining charging
time displaying portion 182 displays a remaining charging time, on which a message “up to end of practical use charging” is displayed when showing a practical use charged state, that is, the time up to an operable charged state, a message “up to end of full charging” when showing the charging time until completely charged in the display “up to end of practical use full charging” and in this case, the time up to end of each charging is displayed on atime displaying portion 183. - An allowable operation
time displaying portion 184 is displayed when displaying the allowable operation time of theSQ battery pack 11 orbattery pack 11 and in this case, a corresponding allowable operation time is displayed on thetime displaying portion 183. - A video
camera displaying portion 185 is displayed in a mode in which power is supplied to thevideo camera 2 by themode changing switch 166. - A full
charge displaying portion 186 is displayed when the attached SQ battery pack I orbattery pack 11 is fully charged (charging capacity of 100%). Abattery mark 187 displays a charged state of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11, in which a displayed portion increases as the current charged state approaches a fully charged state and the displayed portion decreases when a charged capacity is small. - The
battery charger 151 inFIG. 5 is described below again. - A charge
slot displaying lamp 169 is constituted of two lamps showing theslots portion 168 shows the information on an attached battery pack. - A
display changing button 170 is a button for changing displayed contents of the displayingportion 168 whenever the display charging button is pressed. Whenever pressing the display charging button, the displayedslot 162 is changed (change of charge slot lamp 169) and the time display up to end of charging and the allowable operation time display are changed. - Then, the detailed configuration of the
slot 162 is described below with reference toFIG. 7 . Theslot - The
slot 162 is formed so as to be slightly larger than the shape of the bottom 115 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. Theslot 162 has a pair of guideconvex portions guide groove 102 of theSQ battery pack 1 ofbattery pack 11 adjacently to a mountingface 208 at each side opposite to the width directional both sides of the.SQ battery pack 1 ofbattery pack 11. Though not illustrated, twoguide portions slots 162. - The guide convex portions 201 are inserted into the
guide grooves 102 of thecase 101 respectively when attaching theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. Thereby, theslot 162 guides an inserting direction by making thebottom 115 of thecase 101 approximately parallel with the mountingface 208 and hold theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. - When setting the
SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11,connection terminals communication terminal 204 are arranged on the bumpingface 205 of a slot opposite to thefront portion 111. These terminals are usually covered under a state in which theterminal shutter 161 slides up to the same position as the right side inFIG. 7 where the controllingconvex portions FIG. 7 shows a state in which theterminal shutter 168 slides in the direction of the arrow A and is housed in the body of thebattery charger 151. - The
connection terminals slot 162 and connected to the input/output terminals SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 respectively. Thecommunication terminal 204 is located at the approximate center of theslot 162 in its width directions and connected to thecommunication terminal 114 of thebattery pack 1. Theconnection terminals communication terminal 204 are arranged on the bumpingface 205 of theslot 162 in parallel with thebottom 115 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 and in parallel with the longitudinal direction of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. - Moreover, a pair of controlling
convex potions concave portions SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 respectively while bestriding the bumpingface 205 and mountingface 208 are respectively integrally formed on theslot 162 line symmetrically to the approximate center line in the width direction. - These controlling
convex portions face 208 and a second portion formed perpendicularly to the first portion and whose cross sections respectively show an approximate L shape. These controllingconvex portions bottom 115 of thebattery pack 11 is tilted from the mountingface 208 of theslot 162 in the width direction. - Moreover, a guide
convex portion 210 for guiding the inserting direction of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 are integrally formed at a position adjacent to thecommunication terminal 204 while bestriding the bumpingface 205 and mountingface 208. As shown inFIG. 7 , the guideconvex portion 210 is formed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the mountingface 208 at a position engaged with theguide groove 120 at the bottom 115 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 to be attached. - Furthermore, a guide
convex portion 211 for guiding the attaching direction of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 is formed on theslot 162 in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the mountingface 208 while bestriding the bumpingface 205 and mountingface 208. The guideconvex portion 211 guides the setting direction by engaging with theguide groove 122 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. - Furthermore, a controlling
pawl 209 engaging with a controlling groove 123 is integrally protruded and formed at the width directional both sides of theslot 162 respectively. The controllingpawl 209 is formed in parallel with the mountingface 208 and the longitudinal direction of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11. Though not illustrated, one morecontrolling pawl 209 is formed on a face opposite to theslot 162 in the direction vertical to the direction of the arrow A. - Furthermore, an identifying
convex portion 212 engaging with the identifyingconvex portion 118 for identifying whether theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 can be charged is integrally formed with theslot 162 at the approximate center of the mountingface 208. The identifyingconvex portion 212 is formed into an approximate rectangular parallelepiped. A convex piece 212 a engaging with the identifyinggroove 119 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 is integrally formed at the front end of the identifyingconvex portion 212. Furthermore, as shown inFIG. 7 , the identifyingconvex portion 212 is formed such that the dimension of the mountingface 208 parallel with the width direction becomes equal to a width WI smaller than the width WO of the identifyingconcave portion 118 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 and theportion 212 can be inserted into the identifyingconcave portion 118. Furthermore, the identifyingconvex portion 212 is formed at a position separate by a predetermined distance in the direction orthogonal to the bumpingface 205. - A charging on/off
switch 213 is a spring like switch which is turned on when theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 is attached on the mountingface 208 so as to contact with the bottom 115 and pressed by the bottom 115 at a force equal to or more than the repulsion of the spring of the charging on/offswitch 213 while sliding in the direction of the arrow A inFIG. 7 and outputs the start of charging to a microcomputer 1271 (FIG. 12 ). - A type of battery
pack deciding switch 214 is a spring like switch for identifying whether a set battery pack is theconventional battery pack 11 orSQ battery pack 1. As shown inFIG. 8 , for example, when theSQ battery pack 1 is attached, the type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131 is provided for a position corresponding to the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 of theSQ battery pack 1 and because of the concave portion, the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is not pressed by thebottom 115 of theSQ battery pack 1 as shown inFIG. 9 . In this case, contact points 241 a and 241 b are kept contacted each other due to the upward repulsion of aspring 292, the electrically connected information is communicated to the microcomputer 1271 (FIG. 12 ), and thereby it is recognized that an attached battery pack is theSQ battery pack 1 under the charging to be described later. The type of batterypack deciding switch 214 decides an off state when the contact points 241 a and 241 b contact. - Moreover, as shown in
FIG. 10 , when theconventional battery pack 11 is attached, the portion B having no concave portion shown inFIG. 4 slides to a position corresponding to the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 of thebattery pack 11 in the direction of the arrow A inFIG. 10 . Therefore, as shown inFIG. 11 , the bottom 115 presses the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 at a force equal to or more than the upward repulsion of thespring 292 inFIG. 11 . In this case, the contact points 241 a and 241 b become non contact state and thereby, become a not electrically connected state. When the above information is communicated to the microcomputer 1271 (FIG. 12 ) and thereby, it is recognized that a set battery pack is theconventional battery pack 11 under the charging to be described later. The type of batterypack deciding switch 214 decides the on state when the contact points 241 a and 241 b are kept in a non contact state. - Though the type of battery
pack deciding switch 214 is pressed in accordance with the above configuration, the charging on/offswitch 213 is also pressed in accordance with the same principle. In case of theSQ battery pack 1 andconventional battery pack 11, however, because a concave portion is not formed at a corresponding position, theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 always turn on the switch when they are attached. As shown inFIG. 8 or 10, the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is set at a position more separate from the bumpingface 205 than the charging on/offswitch 213 by a distance L1. Therefore, when thebattery pack 11, for example, is set, the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is pressed earlier than the charging on/offswitch 213. As a result, it is possible to discriminate the type of a battery pack before the charging on/offswitch 213 is pressed and therefore the charging mode can be changed to the superquick charging mode correspondingly, so that it is possible to avoid applying a large current of the superquick charging mode which is supplied to theSQ battery pack 1 to thebattery pack 11 and then to present thebattery pack 11 from being broken due to an overcurrent. - Moreover, by using the switch configuration shown in
FIGS. 9 and 11 , the contact points 241 a and 241 b may be brought into a non contact state when the spring 242 of the switch is continuously pressed against thebottom 115 of thebattery pack 11 and thereby, the upward repulsion inFIG. 9 or 11 is decreased. However, even if the repulsion of the spring is decreased, the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is always kept in the on state and thereby, the quick charging mode is always kept. Therefore, even if theconventional battery pack 11 is set, it is possible to prevent thebattery pack 11 from being broken due to an overcurrent. - Since the
slot 162 is constituted as described above, it is possible to attach theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 to thebattery charger 151. - The
battery attaching portion 3 of thevideo camera 2 to which thebattery pack 11 is attached has the same configuration as theslot 162. - Then, an electrical configuration (first configuration) of the
SQ battery pack 1 andbattery charger 151 is described below with reference toFIG. 12 . TheSQ battery pack 1 is attached to theslots FIG. 12 and the both configurations are the same. - The battery cell 1251 of the
SQ battery pack 1 is a cell for storing the power supplied from thebattery charger 151 by the input/output terminals - A microcomputer 1252 is constituted of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), and driven by the power supplied through a reg (regulator) 1253. The microcomputer 1252 collects not only the charged state information of the battery cell 1251 but also various information in the
SQ battery pack 1, controls a communication circuit 1254, and supplies information to thebattery charger 151 through thecommunication terminal 114. - Though the
conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration, it cannot be charged at a large current compared to theSQ battery pack 1 because the characteristic of the battery cell 1251 is different. - Then, an electrical configuration example (first configuration) of the
battery charger 151 is described below. - The
microcomputer 1271 of thebattery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of thebattery charger 151 and displays various information on the displayingportion 168. Thecommunication circuit 1272 is controlled by themicrocomputer 1271 to communicate with either of SQ battery packs 1 a and 1 b attached to theslots communication switching unit 1273. - The charging
changeover switch 1274 is controlled by themicrocomputer 1271 to switch to a terminal 1274 b or 1274 c which corresponds to either of theslots - A charging
mode changeover switch 1275 is controlled by themicrocomputer 1271 to switch to the charging mode corresponding to on or off state of the type of batterypack deciding switch 214. More specifically, the chargingmode changeover switch 1275 is switched from a currently resting terminal 1275 a to a terminal 1275 c connected to a quick chargingmode power source 1277 in case of thebattery pack 11 and to a terminal 1275 c connected to a superquick chargingmode power source 1276 in case of theSQ battery pack 1 under charging in accordance with the type of the battery pack set to theslot 162. - Then, the charging control processing when charging the
SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 by setting it to theslot 162 a of thebattery charger 151 is described below with reference to the flowchart shown inFIG. 13 . - In a step S1, the
microcomputer 1271 judges whether or not the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is turned on. When themicrocomputer 1271 judges that theswitch 214 is not turned on as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 , for example, the processing advances to a step S2. - In the step S2, the
microcomputer 1271 regards an attached battery pack as anSQ battery pack 1 and controls the chargingmode changeover switch 1275 to change from the terminal 1275 a to the terminal 1275 b and to the superquick chargingmode power source 1276. - In a step S3, the
microcomputer 1271 judges whether or not the charging on/offswitch 213 is turned on. When themicrocomputer 1271 judges that theswitch 213 is turned on, it changes the charging changeover switch from the currently resting terminal 1274 a to the terminal 1274 b in a step S4 and charging theSQ battery pack 1 is started. - In a step S5, the
microcomputer 1271 communicates with the microcomputer 1252 through thecommunication circuit 1272, thecommunication switching unit 1273, thecommunication terminals changeover switch 1274 such that the terminal 1274 b is changed to the terminal 1274 a and the chargingmode changeover switch 1275 is changed from the terminal 1275 b to the terminal 1275 a in a step S6, and the processing returns to the step S1. - Moreover, when it is judged in the step S1 that the switch is turned on as shown in
FIGS. 10 and 11 , themicrocomputer 1271 regards the attached battery pack as aconventional battery pack 11, controls the charging mode changeover switch such that the terminal 1275 a is changed to the terminal 1275 c, and repeats the subsequent processings. - In the step S3, when it is judged that the charging on/off
switch 213 is not turned on, that is, it is turned off, the processing returns to the step S1 and the subsequent processings are repeated. - Alternately the same processing is performed when setting the
SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 to theslot 162 b, so that its description is omitted. - It is described above that the type of battery pack deciding
concave portion 131 for identifying the type of a battery pack is provided for the portion bestriding theguide portion 122 and the controllingconcave portion 117. However, it is also allowed to form a type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131 a on a part of the small lockingconcave portion 124 as shown inFIG. 14 or form a type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131 b by partially cut off the convex portion which forms theguide groove 102 as shown inFIG. 15 . In this case, the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is set on the mountingface 208 of thecorresponding slot 162. - Two types such as the
SQ battery pack 1 andbattery pack 11 are described above as types of battery packs. Moreover, it is possible to identify more types of battery packs by combining presence and absence of the type of battery pack decidingconcave portions FIGS. 3, 14 and 15. - Thus, it is possible to judge the type of a battery pack and charge the battery pack in a proper charging mode.
- In the above description a case of identifying the charging mode of a battery pack is explained based on the shape of the battery pack, but it is to be understood that it is allowed to identify the charging mode of a battery pack in accordance with other methods. For example, it is also allowed to store the information of charging modes in a battery pack and to change the charging modes based on that information.
- Therefore, another electrical configuration (second configuration example) of the
SQ battery pack 1,battery pack 11 andbattery charger 151 when storing the information of charging modes in a battery pack and changing charging modes in accordance with the information is described below with reference toFIG. 16 . InFIG. 16 , theSQ battery pack 1 is attached to theslot 162 a and thebattery pack 11 is attached to theslot 162 b. - The battery cell 2251 of the
SQ battery pack 1 is a cell which stores the power supplied from thebattery charger 151 by the input/output terminals - A microcomputer 2252 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM, and driven by the power supplied through a reg 2253. The microcomputer 2252 collects not only the charged state information of the battery cell 2251 but also various information in the
SQ battery pack 1, controls a communication circuit 2254, and supplies information to thebattery charger 151 through thecommunication terminal 114. - The most suitable charging mode data are stored in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) 2255 as control data when it is fabricated. Therefore, in case of the
SQ battery pack 1, the superquick charging mode data are recorded in anEEPROM 2255 a as the most suitable charging mode data. - The
conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration as theSQ battery pack 1, butbattery cells conventional battery pack 11 cannot be charged at a large current compared to the case of theSQ battery pack 1, it is impossible to charge thebattery pack 11 in the superquick charging mode. - Next, an electrical configuration example (second configuration example) of the
battery charger 151 is described below. - The
microcomputer 2271 of thebattery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of thebattery charger 151 and makes the displayingportion 168 display various information. Moreover, themicrocomputer 2271 controls thecommunication circuit 2272, communicates with the microcomputer 2252 through thecommunication switching unit 2273 and further, thecommunication circuit SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 to obtain the control data including charging mode data. - The
microcomputer 2271 controls the chargingchangeover switch 2274 in accordance with whether or not the charging on/offswitch 213 is turned on and changes the present terminal to the terminal of theslot 162 to be charged. Specifically, themicrocomputer 2271 changes the terminal 2274 a which is a currently resting terminal to the terminal 2274 b or 2274c corresponding to theslot - A table shown in
FIG. 17 is stored in the built in ROM of themicrocomputer 2271 which controls the chargingmode changeover switch 2275 based on the information showing whether or not the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is turned on and the information on presence or absence of the charging mode data in the control data obtained through the communication with a battery pack. In more detail, themicrocomputer 2271 judges that a battery pack to be charged is anSQ battery pack 1 when the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is turned on and charging mode data can be obtained through the communication and changes the chargingmode changeover switch 2275 from the currently resting terminal 2275 a to thesuperquick changeover switch 2275 b connected to a superquick chargingmode power source 2276. In the other case, that is, when the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is not turned on or charging mode data cannot obtained through the communication, themicrocomputer 2271 connects the chargingmode changeover switch 2275 to the terminal 2275 c and to change the present power source to a quick chargingmode power source 2277. Moreover, when the chargingmode changeover switch 2275 is changed to the terminal 2275 d, anAC power source 2278 converts the power supplied from a not illustrated AC input terminal into DC power and supplies the DC power to theSQ battery pack 1. - Next, the charging control processing when setting the
SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 to theslot 162 a of thebattery charger 151 to perform charging is described below with reference to the flowchart shown inFIG. 18 . - In a step S31, the
microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not the type of batterypack deciding switch 214 is turned on. Then, as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 , when themicrocomputer 2271 judges that theswitch 214 is not turned on (theswitch 214 is turned off), the processing advances to a step S32. - In the step S32, the
microcomputer 2271 controls thecommunication circuit 2272 and requests the microcomputer 2252 of theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 through thecommunication switching unit 2273 for the charging mode data included in the control data stored in the EEPROM 2255. - Now, the transmission processing of the charging mode data of the
SQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 is described below with reference to the flowchart shown inFIG. 19 . - In a step S51, the microcomputer 2252 judges whether or not charging mode data are requested by the
microcomputer 2271 of thebattery charger 151 through the communication circuit 2254 and repeats this processing until the data are requested. In the step S51, when it is judged that the charging mode data is requested, the microcomputer 2252 accesses the EEPROM 2255 and confirms presence or absence of the charging mode data of the control data in a step S52. For example, in case of theSQ battery pack 1, charging mode data are stored in the EEPROM 2255 as control data and therefore it is judged that charging mode data are present and the processing advances to a step S53. - In the step S53, the microcomputer 2252 controls the communication circuit 2254 and transmits the charging mode data to the
microcomputer 2271 of thebattery charger 151. - In the step S52, charging mode data are not recorded, for example, in case of the
conventional battery pack 11 and then in a step S54, the microcomputer 2252 transmits a fact that charging mode data is not present to themicrocomputer 2271 of thebattery charger 151 by controlling the communication circuit 2254 and the processing returns to the step S51 and subsequent processings are repeated. - Now, the flowchart shown in
FIG. 18 is described below again. - In a step S33, the
microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not communication is possible in accordance with a response from theSQ battery pack 1 orbattery pack 11 attached to theslot 162 a and when the microcomputer judges that communication is possible, the processing advances to a step S34. - In the step S34, the
microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not charging mode data can be obtained through the communication and when obtained, the processing advances to a step S35. - In the step S35, the
microcomputer 2271 refers to the table shown inFIG. 17 stored in a ROM, regards the set battery pack as anSQ battery pack 1, controls the chargingmode changeover switch 2275, changes from the terminal 2275 a to the terminal 2275 b, and connects to the superquick chargingmode power source 2276. - In a step S36, the
microcomputer 2271 judges whether or not the charging on/offswitch 213 is turned on and when the microcomputer judges that theswitch 213 is turned on, in a step S37 it changes the charging changeover switch from the currently resting terminal 2274 a to the terminal 2274 b and starts charging theSQ battery pack 1. - In a step S38, the
microcomputer 2271 communicates with the microcomputer 2252 of the SQ battery pack I through thecommunication circuit 2272, thecommunication switching unit 2273 and thecommunication terminals changeover switch 2274 to change from the terminal 2274 b to the currently resting terminal 2274 a and the chargingmode changeover switch 2275 to change from the terminal 2275 b to the terminal 2275 a, and the processing returns to the step S31. - In another aspect, when the
microcomputer 2271 judges in the step S31 that the switch is turned on as shown inFIGS. 10 and 11 , it refers to the table shown inFIG. 17 stored in the ROM in a step S40, regards the attached battery pack as aconventional battery pack 11, controls the chargingmode changeover switch 2275, changes from the terminal 2275 a to the terminal 2275 c, and repeats subsequent processings. - When it is judged in the step S33 that communication is not possible, the
microcomputer 2271 judges in a step S41 whether or not the communication is retried ten times and when the retried communication is less than ten times, the processing returns to the step S32. In more detail, the processings in the steps S32, S33 and S41 are repeated until the retried communication goes over ten times. When it is judged in the step S42 that the retry goes over ten times, themicrocomputer 2271 controls the displayingportion 168 and display an error in a step S42 and the processing returns to the step S31. - When it is judged in the step S36 that the charging on/off
switch 213 is not turned on, that is, it is turned off, the processing returns to the step S31 and subsequent processings are repeated. - In the above explanation the same processing is performed when setting and charging the
SQ battery pack 1 or thebattery pack 11 on theslot 162 b, so that the description thereof is omitted. - In the above embodiment an example of storing charging mode data in the EEPROM 2255 is described, but it is allowed to use not only an EEPROM but also another storage medium as long as charging mode data can be stored, that is, it is allowed to write the data in a flash memory or a ROM.
- Moreover, according to the above described, it becomes possible to perform double way battery pack detection by a mechanical way of battery pack detection using the type of battery
pack deciding switch 214. and an electrical way battery pack detection according to the presence or the absence of the charging mode data stored in the EEPROM 2255 of theSQ battery pack 1 where it is possible to prevent theconventional battery pack 11 from being broken due to an overcurrent even if a read out error due to dust put onto the type of battery pack decidingconcave portion 131 and type of batterypack deciding switch 214, an intentionally generated error or a read out error in charging mode data due to an electrical noise might occur. - Moreover, even if a case occurs in which the
conventional battery pack 11 andSQ battery pack 1 which are similar in shape are simultaneously used, it is possible to detect the type of a battery pack only by attaching the battery pack to thebattery charger 151. - Therefore, it is possible to detect the type of a battery pack and charge the battery pack in a proper charging mode and prevent the battery pack from being broken due to an overcurrent.
- An example is described above in which charging modes of a battery pack are previously memorized or stored in the battery pack for changing battery pack charging modes based on the stored information, but it is allowed to change battery pack charging modes in response to a temperature condition.
- Accordingly, still another electrical configuration example (third configuration example) of the
SQ battery pack 1 andbattery charger 151 when battery pack charging modes are changed in accordance with a temperature condition is described below with reference toFIG. 20 . InFIG. 20 , theSQ battery pack 1 is set to both theslots - The battery cell 3251 of the
SQ battery pack 1 is a cell for storing the power supplied from thebattery charger 151 by the input/output terminals - A microcomputer 3252 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM and driven by the power supplied through a reg 3253. The microcomputer 32-52 collects not only the charged state information of the battery cell 3251 but also various information in the
SQ battery pack 1, controls a communication circuit 3254, and supplies the information to thebattery charger 151 through thecommunication terminal 114. A thermistor 3252 is controlled by the microcomputer 3252 to measure and output the ambient temperature TB of theSQ battery pack 1. - The
conventional battery pack 11 has the same configuration as theSQ battery pack 1 but it is different from theSQ battery pack 1 in characteristic of the battery 3251 and therefore, thebattery pack 11 cannot be charged at a large current compared to the case of theSQ battery pack 1. - Next, an electrical configuration example (third configuration example) of the
battery charger 151 is described below. - The microcomputer of the
battery charger 151 is constituted of a CPU, a RAM and a ROM to execute various processings of thebattery charger 151 and makes the displayingportion 168 display various information. Acommunication circuit 3272 is controlled by amicrocomputer 3271 to communicate with either of SQ battery packs 1 a or 1 b attached to theslot communication switching unit 3273. - A charging
changeover switch 3274 is controlled by themicrocomputer 3271 to change from a currently resting terminal 3274 a to a terminal 3274 b or 3274 c corresponding to either of theslots - A charging
mode changeover switch 3275 is controlled by themicrocomputer 3271 to change the current mode to a charging mode corresponding to on state or off state of the type of batterypack deciding switch 214. That is, the chargingchangeover switch 3275 is changed from a currently resting terminal 3275 a to a terminal 3275 c connected to a quick chargingmode power source 3277 in case of thebattery pack 11 and to a terminal 3275 b connected to a superquick chargingmode power source 3276 in case of theSQ battery pack 1 under charging in accordance with the type of a battery pack attached to theslot 162. Moreover, when the battery pack ambient temperature TB measured by the thermistor 3255 of theSQ battery pack 1 is not kept in a set temperature range, the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 is changed to a small current chargingmode power source 3278. The small current chargingmode power source 3278 is a power source requiring a small charging current compared to the quick chargingmode power source 3277 and superquick chargingmode power source 3276. A proper temperature range is set to theSQ battery pack 1 andbattery pack 11. Therefore, when theSQ battery pack 1 andbattery pack 11 are charged in a range other than the proper temperature range, they cause the same phenomenon as the case of an overcurrent. Therefore, the small current chargingmode power source 3278 is a power source for performing charging by using a small charging current value in order to avoid the above phenomenon. Moreover, when the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 is changed to a terminal 3275 e, anAC power source 3280 converts the power supplied from a not illustrated external input terminal into DC power and supplies the DC power to theSQ battery pack 1. - A
thermistor 3279 is controlled by themicrocomputer 3271 to measure the ambient temperature of thebattery charger 151 and output the measured temperature to themicrocomputer 3271. - Then, the charging control processing when attaching the SQ battery pack I to the
slot 162 a of thebattery charger 151 and charging theSQ battery pack 1 is described below with reference to the flowchart shown inFIG. 21 . - In a step S71, the
microcomputer 3271 controls thethermistor 3279 and obtains the battery charger ambient temperature TC to judge whether or not the temperature TC is lower than the upper limit temperature TCU of a battery charger ambient temperature (the upper limit temperature TCU of a battery charger ambient temperature is set to, for example, 65.degree. C.). For example, when it is judged that the battery charger ambient temperature TC is lower than its upper limit temperature TCU, themicrocomputer 3271, in a step S72, controls thecommunication circuit 3272, requests the battery pack ambient temperature TB to thecommunication circuit 3254 a of the SQ battery pack 1 a attached to theslot 162 a, obtains the temperature TB, and judges whether or not the temperature TB is kept in the range between the upper limit temperature TBU (upper limit temperature TBU is set to, for example, 65.degree. C.) and the lower limit temperature TBL (lower limit temperature TBL is set to, for example, 0.degree. C.). - The processing is described below with reference to the flowchart in
FIG. 22 , in which the SQ battery pack 1 a receives a request for the battery pack ambient temperature TB from themicrocomputer 3271 of thebattery charger 151 and transmits the ambient temperature TB. - In a step S101, a
microcomputer 3252 a judges whether not the request for the battery pack ambient temperature TB is received from thebattery charger 151 and when themicrocomputer 3252 a judges that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is requested, for example, in accordance with the processing in the step S72 in the flowchart inFIG. 21 , it reads the battery pack ambient temperature TB measured by athermistor 3255 a in a step S102. - In a step S103, the microcomputer 3252 controls a communication circuit 354, transmits the read out battery pack ambient temperature TB to the
battery charger 151, and the processing returns to step S101 and subsequent processings are repeated. - Hereinafter the processing for the
SQ battery pack 1 to transmit the battery pack ambient temperature TB is the same, so that the description of that processing is omitted. - Back to the flowchart in
FIG. 21 the explanation thereof will be done again. - When it is judged in the step S72 that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is kept in the range between the upper limit temperature TBU and the lower limit temperature TBL, the
microcomputer 3271 controls the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 to change from the currently resting terminal 3275 a to the terminal 3275 b. - In a step S74, the
microcomputer 3271 judges whether or not the charging on/offswitch 213 is turned on. When it is judged that theswitch 213 is turned on, the processing advances to a step S75. - In the step S75, it is judged whether the charging
changeover switch 3274 is turned on, that is, the chargingchangeover switch 3274 is changed to the terminal 3274 b in order to supply power to theslot 162 a. For example, in case of the first processing, that is, when the chargingchangeover switch 3274 is connected to the currently resting terminal 3274 a, it is judged that the chargingchangeover switch 3274 is not turned on and in a step S76, themicrocomputer 3271 controls the chargingchangeover switch 3274 and connects theswitch 3274 to the terminal 3274 b to turn on theswitch 3274. - In a step S77, the
microcomputer 3271 controls thethermistor 3279, obtains the battery charger ambient temperature TC and judges whether or not the temperature TC is lower than its upper limit temperature TCU and when the microcomputer judges that the temperature TC is lower than the upper limit temperature TCU, the processing advances to a step S78. - In the step S78, the
microcomputer 3271 controls thecommunication circuit 3272, obtains the battery pack ambient temperature TB, and judges whether or not the battery pack ambient temperature TB is kept in the range between the upper limit temperature TBU and lower limit temperature TBL. When the microcomputer judges that the temperature TB is kept in the range, the processing advances to a step S79. - In the step S79, the
microcomputer 3271 communicates with themicrocomputer 3252 a through thecommunication circuit 3272, thecommunication switching unit 3273 and thecommunication terminals microcomputer 3271 judges that charging is completed, in a step S82 it changes the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 to the terminal 3275 a and turns off the terminal 3275 a (pause) and moreover, changes the chargingchangeover switch 3274 to the terminal 3274 a to complete charging. - When the battery charger ambient temperature TC is not lower than its upper limit temperature TCU in the step S71, the
microcomputer 3271 controls the displayingportion 168 in a step S81, makes its chargingtrouble displaying portion 181 display that a “charging trouble” occurs, and subsequent processings are repeated. Accordingly, in this case, themicrocomputer 3271 stops charging in a step S11. - In the step S72, when it is judged that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is not kept in the range between its upper limit temperature TBU and lower limit temperature TBL, the
microcomputer 3271 judges whether or not the battery pack ambient temperature TB is lower than its lower limit temperature TBL in a step S82. - When it is judged in the step S82 that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is lower than its lower limit temperature TBL, the
microcomputer 3271 controls, in the step S83, the displayingportion 168 such that the latter displays “Lo” corresponding to Lower as shown inFIG. 23 and displays that charging is currently performed in a small current charging mode based on the temperature TB which is lower than the proper temperature range. - In a step S85, the
microcomputer 3271 controls the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 to select the terminal 3275 c and change to the small current chargingmode power source 3278, and then subsequent processings repeat. - When it is judged in the step S82 that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is not lower than its lower limit temperature TBL, that is, when it is judged that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is equal to or higher than its lower limit temperature TBU, the
microcomputer 3271 controls, in a step S84, the displayingportion 168 such that the latter displays “Hi” corresponding to Higher as shown inFIG. 24 and displays that charging currently performed is in a. small current charging mode based on the temperature TB which is higher than the proper temperature range. - When it is judged in a step S74 that the charging on/off
switch 213 is not turned on, processings in the steps S75 to S79 are skipped and the processing advances to the step S80 and charging is stopped. - When it is judged in the step S75 that the charging
changeover switch 3274 is turned on, the processing in the step S76 is skipped. In this case, it is regarded that charging is already currently performed and the state of the chargingchangeover switch 3274 is maintained. - When it is judged in the step S77 that the battery charger ambient temperature TC is not lower than its upper limit temperature TCU, the processing advances to the step S81.
- When it is judged in the step S78 that the battery pack ambient temperature TB is not kept in the range between its upper limit temperature TBU and lower limit temperature TBL, the
microcomputer 3271 judges in a step S86 whether or not the chargingmode changeover switch 3275 is currently connected to the small current chargingmode power source 3278, and when it is judged that theswitch 3275 is connected to the small current chargingmode power source 3278, the processing returns to the step S79, and when it is judged that theswitch 3275 is not connected to thepower source 3278, the processing returns to the step S82. - This is to say, the charging control processing in the small current charging mode is returned to the original processing, because there is no restriction of a battery pack ambient temperature therein. Accordingly, in the processing of the step S86 the fact that the switch is not connected to the small current charging
mode power source 3278 denotes that the switch is connected to the superquick chargingmode power source 3276, so that the processing returns to the processing after the step S82 and executes charging in the small current charging mode. - In the above description, an example of changing to the small current mode charging in accordance with a temperature condition is explained, but it is also allowed to set charging modes other than the above mode and in this case, it is possible to perform charging at a high speed without decreasing the charging capacity of a battery pack by changing charging voltages and charging currents in various manners and by setting the maximum voltage and maximum current suitable for a temperature condition as a power source.
- As described above, by measuring the temperature around a battery pack and a battery charger, it is possible to charge the battery pack in a proper charging mode corresponding to a temperature condition and hence it becomes possible to suppress the decrease of a charging capacity due to an overcurrent which occurs when charging a battery pack in a temperature range which is out of the proper range.
- A series of the above processings can be executed not only by hardware or but also by software. To execute a series of processings by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a program storing medium into a computer incorporated in exclusive hardware, a general purpose personal computer, for example, capable of executing various functions by installing various programs and the like.
-
FIG. 25 shows a configuration of an embodiment of a personal computer when realizing thebattery charger 151 by software. TheCPU 4001 of the personal computer controls all operations of the personal computer. Further, when a command is input to theCPU 4001 by a user in aninput portion 4006 composed of a keyboard, a mouse and the like through abus 4004 and an input/output interface 4005, theCPU 4001 correspondingly executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 4002. Alternately, theCPU 4001 executes a program which is installed in astorage portion 4008 and loaded into a RAM (Random Access Memory) 4003 where the program is read from amagnetic disc 4011, anoptical disc 4012, a magneto-optical disc 4013 or asemiconductor memory 4014 connected to adrive 4010. Additively theCPU 4001 controls acommunication portion 4009 and communicates with an external unit and executes exchanging of data. - As shown in
FIG. 25 , aside the computer, a program storing medium in which programs are recorded is not only constituted of package media which is distributed to provide a program for users and in which programs are recorded such as the magnetic disc 4011 (including flexible disc), optical disc 4012 (including CD ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), magneto-optical disc 4013 (including MD (mini Disc) orsemiconductor memory 4014 but also constituted of theROM 4002, a hard disc included in thestorage portion 4008 or the like which is provided for users by being built in the computer beforehand and in which programs are recorded. - In this description, steps of describing programs which are recorded in a program storing medium include not only processings to be performed in time sequence along the described sequence but also processings to be executed in parallel or individually instead of being performed in time sequence.
- Further, in this description, a system denotes the whole system constituted of a plurality of units.
- According to a first charging/discharging apparatus of the present invention, a relative position with a power supplying apparatus is controlled and a receivable power supplying mode is set such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus and a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power are connected each other.
- According to a first power supplying apparatus and method and a first program of the present invention, presence or absence of a setting portion is detected, a power supplying mode is identified in accordance with a detection result, and power is supplied to a charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in the identified power supplying mode.
- According to a first power supplying system of the present invention, a charging/discharging apparatus controls a relative position with a power supplying apparatus such that a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus and a supplying terminal for the power supplying apparatus to supply power are connected each other, sets a receivable power supplying mode and the power supplying apparatus detects presence or absence of a setting portion, identifies a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result, and supplies power to the charging/discharging apparatus from the supplying terminal in the identified power supplying mode.
- According to a second charging/discharging apparatus and method and a second program of the present invention, the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is stored and the stored information showing the power supplying mode is transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- According to a second power supplying apparatus and method and a third program of the present invention, the information showing a receivable power supplying mode is received from a charging/discharging apparatus so as to supply power to the charging/discharging apparatus correspondingly to the received power supplying mode.
- According to a second power supplying system and a power supplying method of the second power supplying system, and a fourth program of the present invention, a charging/discharging apparatus stores the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, transmits the stored information showing the power supplying mode, and power supplying apparatus receives the information showing the receivable power supplying mode from the charging/discharging apparatus and supplies power to the charging/discharging apparatus correspondingly to the received power supplying mode.
- According to a third charging/discharging apparatus and method and a fifth program of the present invention, the internal temperature of its own is measured and the measured internal temperature data are transmitted to a power supplying apparatus.
- According to a third power supplying apparatus and method and a sixth program of the present invention, the internal temperature data of a charging/discharging apparatus are received from a charging/discharging apparatus, the internal temperature of its own is measured, and power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus are changed based on the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or measured temperature data of its own.
- According to a third power supplying system and a power supplying method of the third power supplying system, and a seventh program of the present invention, a charging/discharging apparatus measures the internal temperature of the charging/discharging apparatus, transmits the measured internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus to a power supplying apparatus, and the power supplying apparatus receives the internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from the charging/discharging apparatus and changes power supplying modes of the power to be supplied to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with the received internal temperature data of the charging/discharging apparatus or the measured internal temperature data of the power supplying apparatus.
- As a result, it is possible to charge a charging/discharging apparatus in a proper power supply mode based on the type or temperature of a charging/discharging apparatus in any case and prevent a charging capacity from deteriorating or damaging due to an overcurrent generated when charging the charging/discharging apparatus.
Claims (13)
1-8. (canceled)
9. A program storing medium in which a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus provided with a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode is stored, comprising:
a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection of presence or absence of said setting portion;
an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in said setting portion detecting step; and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of said power to said charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in said power supplying mode identified by the processing in said identification controlling step.
10. A program for making a computer control a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus provided with a setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode wherein said program executes:
a setting portion detection controlling step for controlling detection for presence or absence of said setting portion;
an identification controlling step for controlling identification of a power supplying mode in accordance with a detection result of the processing in said setting portion detection controlling step; and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of said power to said charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in said power supplying mode identified by the processing in said identification controlling step.
11-16. (canceled)
17. A program storing medium in which a computer readable program for controlling a charging/discharging apparatus which receives power from a power supplying apparatus is stored, comprising:
a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode; and
a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of said information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in said receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to said power supplying apparatus.
18. A program for making a computer control a charging/discharging apparatus for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus wherein said program executes:
a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of a receivable power supplying mode; and
a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored by the processing in said receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to said power supplying apparatus.
19-23. (canceled)
24. A program storing medium wherein a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus is stored, comprising:
a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus; and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to said charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
25. A program for making a computer control a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus wherein said program executes:
a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus; and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to said charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
26-30. (canceled)
31. A program storing medium wherein a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying system comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus is stored, characterized in that the program for controlling said charging/discharging apparatus comprises:
a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode; and
a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step; and
the program for controlling said power supplying apparatus comprises:
a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus; and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to said charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
32. A program for making a computer control a power supplying system comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus characterized in that said program makes said computer which controls said charging/discharging apparatus executes:
a receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step for controlling storage of the information showing a receivable power supplying mode, and
a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission processing of the information showing the information showing the power supplying mode stored through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode storage controlling step to said power supplying apparatus; and
said program makes said computer which controls said power supplying apparatus executes a receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information showing receivable power supplying mode from said charging/discharging apparatus, and
a power supply controlling step for controlling supply of power to said charging/discharging apparatus in correspondence with said power supplying mode received through the processing in said receivable power supplying mode reception controlling step.
33-48. (canceled)
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US11/147,615 US20050225296A1 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
Applications Claiming Priority (11)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP2001-037413 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2001-037411 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2001-037410 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2001037413 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2001037411 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2001037410 | 2001-02-14 | ||
JP2002014448A JP2002320341A (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-01-23 | Charge/discharge device and method therefor, power supply device and method therefor, power supply system and method therefor, program storage medium, and program thereof |
JP2002-014448 | 2002-01-23 | ||
US10/257,295 US7615963B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
PCT/JP2002/001088 WO2002065614A1 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging device and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying system and method, progrom storing medium, and program |
US11/147,615 US20050225296A1 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
Related Parent Applications (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US10/257,295 Division US7615963B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
PCT/JP2002/001088 Division WO2002065614A1 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging device and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying system and method, progrom storing medium, and program |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US20050225296A1 true US20050225296A1 (en) | 2005-10-13 |
Family
ID=27482044
Family Applications (4)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US10/257,295 Expired - Fee Related US7615963B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
US11/147,615 Abandoned US20050225296A1 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
US11/149,088 Expired - Fee Related US7525288B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-09 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
US11/149,033 Expired - Fee Related US7411373B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-09 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US10/257,295 Expired - Fee Related US7615963B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2002-02-08 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
Family Applications After (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US11/149,088 Expired - Fee Related US7525288B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-09 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
US11/149,033 Expired - Fee Related US7411373B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2005-06-09 | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (4) | US7615963B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1300921A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2002320341A (en) |
KR (1) | KR100894926B1 (en) |
CN (2) | CN100367625C (en) |
TW (1) | TWI256160B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002065614A1 (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20040027093A1 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2004-02-12 | Kei Tashiro | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
US20180353036A1 (en) * | 2017-06-12 | 2018-12-13 | Emerson Electric Co. | Power systems and methods including a battery charger and safety switch |
US10732228B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2020-08-04 | Utopus Insights, Inc. | Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle |
US10897147B2 (en) * | 2015-11-16 | 2021-01-19 | Molex, Llc | Power charging module and temperature-based methods of using same |
US11385295B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2022-07-12 | Utopus Insights, Inc. | Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle |
Families Citing this family (33)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP3768984B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2006-04-19 | キヤノン株式会社 | Secondary battery charging method and apparatus |
JP4767558B2 (en) * | 2005-03-07 | 2011-09-07 | 日立ビークルエナジー株式会社 | Power supply state detection device, power supply device, and initial characteristic extraction device used for power supply device |
JP2007236027A (en) | 2006-02-27 | 2007-09-13 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Charging equipment |
US20080238359A1 (en) * | 2007-03-26 | 2008-10-02 | The Gillette Company | Lithium Iron Phosphate Ultra Fast Battery Charger |
JP4913652B2 (en) | 2007-03-30 | 2012-04-11 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack |
JP4661819B2 (en) * | 2007-03-30 | 2011-03-30 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack |
JP5335209B2 (en) * | 2007-07-27 | 2013-11-06 | キヤノン株式会社 | Electronic devices and battery packs that can be attached to electronic devices |
JP5243086B2 (en) * | 2008-04-04 | 2013-07-24 | 株式会社マキタ | Charging device and program |
JP2011076949A (en) * | 2009-09-30 | 2011-04-14 | Toshiba Corp | Information processing apparatus |
JP5971580B2 (en) | 2011-11-22 | 2016-08-17 | パナソニックIpマネジメント株式会社 | Discharge system |
US9362750B2 (en) * | 2011-12-05 | 2016-06-07 | Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd. | Energy storage system and method for controlling the same |
CA2864080C (en) | 2012-02-07 | 2023-04-25 | Vibrant Holdings, Llc | Substrates, peptide arrays, and methods |
JP5716694B2 (en) | 2012-03-01 | 2015-05-13 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | Electric vehicle |
CN103367823B (en) * | 2012-04-09 | 2017-02-22 | 华为终端有限公司 | Charging method of battery and mobile terminal |
US10006909B2 (en) | 2012-09-28 | 2018-06-26 | Vibrant Holdings, Llc | Methods, systems, and arrays for biomolecular analysis |
JP5447723B1 (en) | 2013-07-19 | 2014-03-19 | パナソニック株式会社 | Charger and electronic device system |
JP5467553B1 (en) | 2013-10-24 | 2014-04-09 | パナソニック株式会社 | Charger and electronic system |
CN103683388B (en) * | 2013-11-15 | 2016-09-21 | 小米科技有限责任公司 | Charger, terminal, overheat protecting system and method for excessive heating protection |
US10431992B2 (en) | 2014-06-03 | 2019-10-01 | Traxxas Lp | Battery charger with user interface |
US10396568B2 (en) | 2014-06-03 | 2019-08-27 | Traxxas Lp | Battery charger with user interface |
CN206585005U (en) | 2014-06-03 | 2017-10-24 | 特拉克赛卡斯公司 | Battery, rechargeable battery, electrical equipment, electric connector, female electric connector and male electrical connector |
JP6887945B2 (en) | 2014-09-10 | 2021-06-16 | ヴィブラント ホールディングス リミテッド ライアビリティ カンパニー | Peptide microarrays and new biomarkers for celiac disease |
EP3220506B1 (en) * | 2014-11-11 | 2020-02-19 | Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. | Communication method, power adaptor and terminal |
CN105790335A (en) * | 2014-12-24 | 2016-07-20 | 比亚迪股份有限公司 | Wireless charging system and wireless charging method |
CN106300516B (en) * | 2016-08-25 | 2019-01-15 | 上海传英信息技术有限公司 | Mobile terminal |
CN106300515B (en) * | 2016-08-25 | 2019-04-26 | 上海传英信息技术有限公司 | Mobile terminal |
WO2018218250A2 (en) | 2017-05-26 | 2018-11-29 | Vibrant Holdings, Llc | Photoactive compounds and methods for biomolecule detection and sequencing |
TWM575626U (en) | 2017-06-26 | 2019-03-11 | 美商米沃奇電子工具公司 | battery charger |
JP7119908B2 (en) * | 2018-10-30 | 2022-08-17 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | Electronics |
CN110071545A (en) * | 2019-04-28 | 2019-07-30 | 深圳警翼智能科技股份有限公司 | A kind of battery management method applied to crime scene investigation device |
CN110265588A (en) * | 2019-06-27 | 2019-09-20 | 南京奥视威电子科技股份有限公司 | A kind of battery and battery pinch plate |
EP4191817A1 (en) * | 2021-12-01 | 2023-06-07 | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | Charging control by means of a battery |
CN117584088A (en) * | 2022-08-11 | 2024-02-23 | 南京泉峰科技有限公司 | Electric tool |
Citations (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5077151A (en) * | 1988-01-22 | 1991-12-31 | Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. | Alkaline storage battery and process for preparing the same |
US5206097A (en) * | 1991-06-05 | 1993-04-27 | Motorola, Inc. | Battery package having a communication window |
US5248927A (en) * | 1991-03-18 | 1993-09-28 | Sony Corporation | Battery pack with temperature detecting element and battery charger therefor |
US5258802A (en) * | 1989-04-30 | 1993-11-02 | Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha | Camera system which compensates for defocusing during operation |
US5399446A (en) * | 1992-06-30 | 1995-03-21 | Sony Corporation | Battery cartridge having a terminal for transferring information therefrom |
US5565759A (en) * | 1994-12-15 | 1996-10-15 | Intel Corporation | Smart battery providing battery life and recharge time prediction |
US5596567A (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1997-01-21 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless battery charging system |
US5602454A (en) * | 1992-09-18 | 1997-02-11 | Sony Corporation | Battery pack having identification recesses and terminals |
US5606242A (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 1997-02-25 | Duracell, Inc. | Smart battery algorithm for reporting battery parameters to an external device |
US5844400A (en) * | 1997-02-20 | 1998-12-01 | Telxon Corporation | Battery discriminating system for charging a battery of a mobile terminal |
US5949220A (en) * | 1996-09-27 | 1999-09-07 | Rohm Co., Ltd. | Battery charger |
US6124698A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2000-09-26 | Makita Corporation | Battery charger |
US6326766B1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2001-12-04 | Shoot The Moon Products Ii, Llc | Rechargable battery pack and battery pack charger with safety mechanisms |
Family Cites Families (54)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE621990C (en) * | 1932-05-03 | 1935-11-16 | Lon Ladislaus Von Kramolin | Process for the derivation of currents from gas or vaporous media, in which electrical currents are generated through relative movement between these media and electromagnetic force fields |
US3852652A (en) * | 1973-08-06 | 1974-12-03 | Motorola Inc | Rapid battery charging system and method |
US3917990A (en) * | 1974-04-11 | 1975-11-04 | Gen Electric | Battery charging control using temperature differential circuit |
JPH0547798Y2 (en) | 1987-07-09 | 1993-12-16 | ||
JPS6410586U (en) | 1987-07-09 | 1989-01-20 | ||
DE3901096C2 (en) * | 1988-01-14 | 1993-09-30 | Hitachi Koki Kk | Device for charging at least one rechargeable battery |
JP3096319B2 (en) * | 1990-07-13 | 2000-10-10 | 日立工機株式会社 | Quick charger |
JPH0813169B2 (en) * | 1990-12-01 | 1996-02-07 | 三洋電機株式会社 | Charging device and charging method |
JPH0594953A (en) | 1991-10-02 | 1993-04-16 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Semiconductor manufacturing device |
DE4142677C1 (en) * | 1991-12-21 | 1993-07-08 | Grundig E.M.V. Elektro-Mechanische Versuchsanstalt Max Grundig Hollaend. Stiftung & Co Kg, 8510 Fuerth, De | |
JPH0619264A (en) | 1992-03-12 | 1994-01-28 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Image forming device |
JP3350957B2 (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 2002-11-25 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack |
JP2598092Y2 (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1999-07-26 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack |
JPH0619264U (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-03-11 | 古河電池株式会社 | Battery charger with battery discrimination function |
JP3089830B2 (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 2000-09-18 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack |
CA2408978C (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 2004-12-28 | Sony Corporation | Battery cartridge having hollow electrodes and a recess for detecting misuse and/or recessed terminals |
JPH06105476A (en) * | 1992-09-17 | 1994-04-15 | Sony Corp | Battery charger |
US5592069A (en) * | 1992-10-07 | 1997-01-07 | Dallas Semiconductor Corporation | Battery charger |
JP2527401B2 (en) | 1993-01-06 | 1996-08-21 | 株式会社タムラ製作所 | Automatic correction method of thermistor voltage for battery temperature detection by microcomputer |
US5459671A (en) * | 1993-02-19 | 1995-10-17 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Programmable battery controller |
JP2998877B2 (en) * | 1993-07-26 | 2000-01-17 | インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション | Battery packs and electric / electronic devices |
KR950025448A (en) * | 1994-02-28 | 1995-09-15 | 김무 | Battery remaining capacity measuring device and measuring method |
JP3276514B2 (en) | 1994-04-26 | 2002-04-22 | 東京エレクトロン株式会社 | Plasma processing equipment |
JPH0845563A (en) * | 1994-08-03 | 1996-02-16 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Charging method for secondary cell |
US6118225A (en) * | 1994-08-22 | 2000-09-12 | U.S. Philips Corporation | High frequency discharge lamp operating circuit with resonant power factor correction circuit |
DE19517117A1 (en) * | 1995-05-10 | 1996-11-14 | Linde Ag | Data transmission device e.g. for battery powered factory- floor electro-vehicle |
JP3478637B2 (en) * | 1995-05-30 | 2003-12-15 | キヤノン株式会社 | Small zoom lens |
DE19544445B4 (en) * | 1995-11-29 | 2007-09-06 | Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg | Method for improving the control behavior of an ABS for all-terrain vehicles |
JPH09298841A (en) * | 1996-04-30 | 1997-11-18 | Sony Corp | Power supply identifying method and equipment |
US5874825A (en) * | 1996-05-03 | 1999-02-23 | Black & Decker Inc. | Indirect thermal sensing system for a battery charger |
US5717314A (en) * | 1996-09-12 | 1998-02-10 | Ericsson Inc. | Apparatus and method of monitoring battery temperature during charging |
KR100265709B1 (en) * | 1996-10-15 | 2000-09-15 | 윤종용 | A secondary charginf apparatus |
US5705915A (en) * | 1997-03-03 | 1998-01-06 | Motorola, Inc. | Method for charging a battery |
JPH10257685A (en) * | 1997-03-10 | 1998-09-25 | Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd | Method of detecting full charge in secondary battery |
JPH10271692A (en) * | 1997-03-26 | 1998-10-09 | Canon Inc | Charger |
JPH1169636A (en) * | 1997-08-20 | 1999-03-09 | Canon Inc | Charging apparatus |
US6133711A (en) * | 1997-03-26 | 2000-10-17 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Combination battery charger and battery driven power supply |
US5903764A (en) * | 1997-05-02 | 1999-05-11 | Micro International, Ltd. | Smart battery selector offering power conversion internally within a portable device |
JPH11150882A (en) * | 1997-11-20 | 1999-06-02 | Hitachi Koki Co Ltd | Method for charging battery |
JP3947949B2 (en) * | 1998-04-06 | 2007-07-25 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery packs, battery chargers, and electronic devices that use battery packs |
JPH11329509A (en) * | 1998-05-08 | 1999-11-30 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Rechargeable battery discriminating device |
JP3390666B2 (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2003-03-24 | 株式会社マキタ | Charging device |
JP4110657B2 (en) * | 1999-02-17 | 2008-07-02 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack, battery mounting device, power supply device, and electronic device |
JP4110656B2 (en) * | 1999-02-17 | 2008-07-02 | ソニー株式会社 | Battery pack, battery mounting device, power supply device, and electronic device |
JP2000253590A (en) * | 1999-02-25 | 2000-09-14 | Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd | Charging and discharging control circuit |
US6326767B1 (en) * | 1999-03-30 | 2001-12-04 | Shoot The Moon Products Ii, Llc | Rechargeable battery pack charging system with redundant safety systems |
JP4039771B2 (en) * | 1999-06-30 | 2008-01-30 | 三洋電機株式会社 | Rechargeable battery charging method |
US6160389A (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2000-12-12 | Black & Decker Inc. | Battery charger with low heat dissipation |
JP3820846B2 (en) * | 2000-06-13 | 2006-09-13 | 三菱化学株式会社 | Charging method, secondary battery unit and charger |
JP4360036B2 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2009-11-11 | ソニー株式会社 | Power supply apparatus and method, program storage medium, and program |
JP2002320341A (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2002-10-31 | Sony Corp | Charge/discharge device and method therefor, power supply device and method therefor, power supply system and method therefor, program storage medium, and program thereof |
JP4691796B2 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2011-06-01 | ソニー株式会社 | Charging / discharging device and method, power supply device and method, power supply system and method, program storage medium, and program |
JP4103392B2 (en) * | 2002-01-08 | 2008-06-18 | コニカミノルタオプト株式会社 | Imaging device |
JP4059146B2 (en) * | 2003-05-30 | 2008-03-12 | ソニー株式会社 | Zoom lens and imaging device |
-
2002
- 2002-01-23 JP JP2002014448A patent/JP2002320341A/en active Pending
- 2002-02-06 TW TW091102087A patent/TWI256160B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-02-08 CN CNB028012321A patent/CN100367625C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-02-08 EP EP02712297A patent/EP1300921A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-02-08 KR KR1020027013743A patent/KR100894926B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-02-08 CN CN2007101967587A patent/CN101202368B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-02-08 US US10/257,295 patent/US7615963B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-02-08 WO PCT/JP2002/001088 patent/WO2002065614A1/en active Application Filing
-
2005
- 2005-06-08 US US11/147,615 patent/US20050225296A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2005-06-09 US US11/149,088 patent/US7525288B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-06-09 US US11/149,033 patent/US7411373B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5077151A (en) * | 1988-01-22 | 1991-12-31 | Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. | Alkaline storage battery and process for preparing the same |
US5258802A (en) * | 1989-04-30 | 1993-11-02 | Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha | Camera system which compensates for defocusing during operation |
US5248927A (en) * | 1991-03-18 | 1993-09-28 | Sony Corporation | Battery pack with temperature detecting element and battery charger therefor |
US5206097A (en) * | 1991-06-05 | 1993-04-27 | Motorola, Inc. | Battery package having a communication window |
US5399446A (en) * | 1992-06-30 | 1995-03-21 | Sony Corporation | Battery cartridge having a terminal for transferring information therefrom |
US5602454A (en) * | 1992-09-18 | 1997-02-11 | Sony Corporation | Battery pack having identification recesses and terminals |
US5606242A (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 1997-02-25 | Duracell, Inc. | Smart battery algorithm for reporting battery parameters to an external device |
US5565759A (en) * | 1994-12-15 | 1996-10-15 | Intel Corporation | Smart battery providing battery life and recharge time prediction |
US5596567A (en) * | 1995-03-31 | 1997-01-21 | Motorola, Inc. | Wireless battery charging system |
US5949220A (en) * | 1996-09-27 | 1999-09-07 | Rohm Co., Ltd. | Battery charger |
US5844400A (en) * | 1997-02-20 | 1998-12-01 | Telxon Corporation | Battery discriminating system for charging a battery of a mobile terminal |
US6124698A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2000-09-26 | Makita Corporation | Battery charger |
US6326766B1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2001-12-04 | Shoot The Moon Products Ii, Llc | Rechargable battery pack and battery pack charger with safety mechanisms |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20040027093A1 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2004-02-12 | Kei Tashiro | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
US20050225298A1 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2005-10-13 | Kei Tashiro | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
US7525288B2 (en) | 2001-02-14 | 2009-04-28 | Sony Corporation | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program |
US7615963B2 (en) * | 2001-02-14 | 2009-11-10 | Sony Corporation | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program |
US10732228B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2020-08-04 | Utopus Insights, Inc. | Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle |
US11385295B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2022-07-12 | Utopus Insights, Inc. | Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle |
US11662392B2 (en) | 2013-01-31 | 2023-05-30 | Utopus Insights, Inc. | Estimating condition of battery, related system and vehicle |
US10897147B2 (en) * | 2015-11-16 | 2021-01-19 | Molex, Llc | Power charging module and temperature-based methods of using same |
US20180353036A1 (en) * | 2017-06-12 | 2018-12-13 | Emerson Electric Co. | Power systems and methods including a battery charger and safety switch |
US10687678B2 (en) * | 2017-06-12 | 2020-06-23 | Emerson Electric Co. | Power systems and methods including a battery charger and safety switch |
US11471018B2 (en) | 2017-06-12 | 2022-10-18 | Emerson Electric Co. | Method of charging a rechargeable battery |
US11864720B2 (en) | 2017-06-12 | 2024-01-09 | Emerson Electric Co. | Rechargeable battery for powering a vacuum cleaner |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
KR100894926B1 (en) | 2009-04-27 |
US7411373B2 (en) | 2008-08-12 |
US20050225298A1 (en) | 2005-10-13 |
US20040027093A1 (en) | 2004-02-12 |
TWI256160B (en) | 2006-06-01 |
CN101202368B (en) | 2012-12-05 |
CN100367625C (en) | 2008-02-06 |
US7615963B2 (en) | 2009-11-10 |
CN1461513A (en) | 2003-12-10 |
KR20020093041A (en) | 2002-12-12 |
JP2002320341A (en) | 2002-10-31 |
EP1300921A4 (en) | 2005-04-13 |
WO2002065614A1 (en) | 2002-08-22 |
US7525288B2 (en) | 2009-04-28 |
EP1300921A1 (en) | 2003-04-09 |
US20050225297A1 (en) | 2005-10-13 |
CN101202368A (en) | 2008-06-18 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US7525288B2 (en) | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storing medium, and program | |
US6825639B2 (en) | Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying apparatus and method, power supplying system and method, program storage medium, and program | |
US5963012A (en) | Wireless battery charging system having adaptive parameter sensing | |
US7843164B2 (en) | Power supply system, power supply plate and electronic equipment | |
US6285158B1 (en) | Battery discriminating method, dry cell battery pack, and electronic device | |
US20030178967A1 (en) | Apparatus and method for the power management of operatively connected modular devices | |
CN100428048C (en) | Lens exchange type camera system | |
JP4274276B2 (en) | Charging apparatus and method, program storage medium, and program | |
JP2010197395A (en) | Method of and device for determining charge condition of battery | |
JP2000243365A (en) | Battery pack, battery mounting device, power supply device, and electronic equipment | |
JP4360036B2 (en) | Power supply apparatus and method, program storage medium, and program | |
JP4274275B2 (en) | Charger | |
JPH10215523A (en) | Charger capable of charging various kinds of battery packs and charging system thereof | |
JP4274274B2 (en) | Battery pack | |
JP2001238362A (en) | Charger, adapter and secondary cell | |
JP3842076B2 (en) | Charger | |
KR19990005256A (en) | Charging current control device of electronic device and method | |
JP2007274847A (en) | Charge control circuit | |
JPH11215718A (en) | Battery remaining amount display device and electronic unit using the same | |
JP2005094974A (en) | Charging apparatus |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
STCB | Information on status: application discontinuation |
Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION |