US 10,256,650 B2Granted

Devices and methods for adaptive fast-charging of mobile devices

AssigneeStoreDot Ltd.

InventorsDaniel Aronov, Leonid Krasovitsky, Maxim Liberman, Vadim Sabayev, Leonid Spindler, Alan Weisleder

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Abstract

The present invention discloses devices and methods for adaptive fast-charging of mobile devices. Methods include the steps of: firstly determining whether a first connected component is charged; upon firstly determining the first connected component isn't charged, secondly determining whether the first connected component is adapted for rapid charging; and upon secondly determining the first connected component is adapted for rapid charging, firstly charging the first connected component at a high charging rate via a charging device. Preferably, the charging device is selected from the group consisting of: a rapid charger and a slave battery. Preferably, the first connected component is selected from the group consisting of: a mobile device and a slave battery. Preferably, the high charging rate is selected from the group consisting of: greater than about 4 C, greater than about 5 C, greater than about 10 C, greater than about 20 C, greater than about 30 C, and greater than about 60 C.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A method for adaptive fast-charging of mobile devices, the method comprising:

determining, by a charging device, whether a slave battery is a rapid charging-enabled component adapted for rapid charging at a charging rate greater than about 10 C;
if the slave battery is adapted for rapid charging, charging the slave battery at a charging rate greater than about 10 C via said charging device;
if the slave battery is not adapted for rapid charging, charging said the slave battery at a charging rate, lower than the charging rate of about 10 C, via said charging device;
determining, by the charging device, whether a mobile device battery of the mobile device is a rapid charging-enabled component adapted for rapid charging at a charging rate greater than about 10 C;
if the mobile device battery is adapted for rapid charging, charging the mobile device battery at a charging rate greater than about 10 C via said charging device;
and
if the mobile device battery is not adapted for rapid charging, charging the mobile device battery at a charging rate, lower than charging rate of about 10 C, via said charging device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/574,409Filed 18 Dec 2014
Published: US 2016/0181844 A123 Jun 2016
Granted: 9 Apr 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H02J 7/342
Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering: the other DC source being a battery actively…
H02J 7/90
Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries: regulation of charging or discharging current or…
H01M 10/441
Methods for charging or discharging: for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
H02J 7/50
Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or…