US 10,566,814 B2Granted

Charging control method, device, and power adapter

AssigneeGuangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

InventorJialiang Zhang

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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a charging control method, a charging control device, and a power adapter. The charging control method can be performed in a power adapter configured to charge an electronic equipment through a charging cable, and includes: determining temperature of a charging interface, and controlling charging for the electronic equipment according to the temperature of the charging interface, wherein the charging interface includes at least one of the following interfaces: an interface of the power adapter used for electrical connection with the charging cable, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the power adapter, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the electronic equipment; and an interface of the electronic equipment used for electrical connection with the charging cable.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A method for charging control of a power adapter configured to charge an electronic equipment through a charging cable, comprising:

determining temperature of a charging interface;
and
controlling charging for the electronic equipment according to the temperature of the charging interface, wherein the charging interface comprising at least one of the following interfaces:
an interface of the power adapter used for electrical connection with the charging cable, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the power adapter, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the electronic equipment, and an interface of the electronic equipment used for electrical connection with the charging cable, wherein the interface of the power adapter has at least one first temperature measuring component and at least one contact sheet, each of the at least one first temperature measuring component is configured to measure temperature of a corresponding contact sheet in the at least one contact sheet, and each of the at least one first temperature measuring component and the corresponding contact sheet are arranged on the same thermal conductive substrate;
and wherein
each of the at least one first temperature measuring component and the corresponding contact sheet are spaced apart with a preset interval;
and
an insulating thermal conductive layer is arranged between the first temperature measuring component and the thermal conductive substrate;
or, the insulating thermal conductive layer is arranged between the corresponding contact sheet of the first temperature measuring component and the thermal conductive substrate.

6 more elements

A device for charging control of a power adapter used for charging of an electronic equipment through a charging cable, comprising:

a determining unit, configured to determine temperature of a charging interface;
and
a controlling unit, configured to control charging for the electronic equipment according to the temperature of the charging interface, the charging interface comprising at least one of the following interfaces:
an interface of the power adapter used for electrical connection with the charging cable, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the power adapter, an interface of the charging cable used for electrical connection with the electronic equipment, and an interface of the electronic equipment used for electrical connection with the charging cable, wherein the interface of the power adapter has at least one first temperature measuring component and at least one contact sheet, each of the at least one first temperature measuring component is configured to measure temperature of a corresponding contact sheet in the at least one contact sheet, and each of the at least one first temperature measuring component and the corresponding contact sheet are arranged on the same thermal conductive substrate;
and wherein
each of the at least one first temperature measuring component and the corresponding contact sheet are spaced apart with a preset interval;
and
an insulating thermal conductive layer is arranged between the first temperature measuring component and the thermal conductive substrate;
or the insulating thermal conductive layer is arranged between the corresponding contact sheet of the first temperature measuring component and the thermal conductive substrate.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/371,383Filed 7 Dec 2016 · continuation
Priority: 27 Mar 2015
Published: US 2017/0085099 A123 Mar 2017
Granted: 18 Feb 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

H01M 10/44
Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells: methods for charging or discharging
H02J 7/04
For charging batteries from AC mains by converters: regulation of charging current or voltage
H02J 7/65
Including safety or protection arrangements: against overtemperature
H02J 7/751
Characterised by the mechanical construction: concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries