# US 12,603,517 B2 · Charging circuit and charging cable > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,517 B2 - Document ID: US12603517B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/090,224 - Filed: 2022-12-28 - Published: 2023-05-04 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-29 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Pengfei Guo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603517B2 ## CPC - H02J 7/96: in response to battery voltage - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H02J 7/485: {with provisions for charging different types of batteries} - H02J 7/92: with prioritisation of loads or sources - H03K 17/78: using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled - H02J 2207/20: Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter - H02J 2207/30: Charge provided using DC bus or data bus of a computer - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) ## Abstract A charging circuit and a charging cable. The charging circuit includes a first interface, a second interface, a detection control module, and a switch module. The first interface outputs a high-level signal through a first signal pin in a case of detecting that the first interface is plugged with a charger compatible with a fast charging protocol; and the detection control module controls the switch module to perform a preset operation in a case of detecting the high-level signal, so that the first signal pin and a second signal pin are connected, and ground and a bus are disconnected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charging circuit, comprising a first interface, a second interface, a detection control module, and a switch module, wherein the first interface comprises a first signal pin, the second interface comprises a second signal pin, the detection control module and the switch module are sequentially connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the switch module is further connected in series between ground and a bus that is connected between the first interface and the second interface; the first interface is configured to output a high-level signal through the first signal pin in a case of detecting that the first interface is plugged with a charger compatible with a fast charging protocol; and the detection control module is configured to control the switch module to perform a preset operation in a case of detecting the high-level signal, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected; wherein the detection control module comprises a comparator and an inverter, wherein an inverting input end of the comparator is separately electrically connected to the first signal pin and a first end of the switch module, an output end of the comparator is separately connected to an input end of the inverter and a second end of the switch module, an output end of the inverter is connected to a third end of the switch module, and a non-inverting input end of the comparator is connected to a reference voltage input end; in a case that the inverting input end of the comparator detects that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal, the output end of the comparator outputs a low-level signal to the input end of the inverter, the first end of the switch module, and the second end of the switch module; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the low-level signal input to the first end and the second end, and the high-level signal input to the third end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charging circuit according to claim 1, wherein the inverter has a delay function or the output end of the inverter is connected to a delayer, and the third end is configured to control the connection between the first signal pin and the second signal pin. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The charging circuit according to claim 1, wherein the detection control module comprises a voltage stabilizer and a controller, wherein the voltage stabilizer is connected in series between the bus and the controller, and the controller is separately connected to the first signal pin, a first end of the switch module, a second end of the switch module, and a third end of the switch module; the controller is configured to output a low-level signal to the first end of the switch module and the second end of the switch module, and output the high-level signal to the third end of the switch module in a case of detecting that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the low-level signal input to the first end and the second end, and the high-level signal input to the third end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The charging circuit according to claim 1, wherein the switch module comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a third switch unit, a pull-down resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the pull-down resistor and the first switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the ground and a first end of the detection control module, the first signal pin is connected between the first switch unit and a second end of the detection control module, the second switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the pull-up resistor and the third switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The charging circuit according to claim 4, wherein the first switch unit, the second switch unit, and the third switch unit are all PMOS transistors or PNP triodes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The charging circuit according to claim 1, wherein the detection control module comprises an optical coupler and an inverter, wherein an anode of the optical coupler is connected to the first signal pin, a source of the optical coupler is connected to the bus, a drain of the optical coupler is separately connected to an input end of the inverter and a first end of the switch module, and an output end of the inverter is connected to a second end of the switch module; the optical coupler is turned on in a case of detecting that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal, and the optical coupler outputs the high-level signal to the input end of the inverter and the first end of the switch module; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the high-level signal input to the first end and a low-level signal input to the second end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The charging circuit according to claim 6, wherein the optical coupler comprises a light emitting diode and a photosensitive triode arranged opposite to the light emitting diode, the switch module comprises a first switch unit and a second switch unit, and the charging circuit further comprises: a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the light emitting diode and the first resistor are sequentially connected in series between the first signal pin and the ground, the second resistor, the photosensitive triode, and the third resistor are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the ground, the inverter is connected in series between a drain of the photosensitive triode and the first switch unit, the first switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, the pull-up resistor and the second switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin, and the drain of the photosensitive triode is further connected to the second switch unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The charging circuit according to claim 6, wherein the first switch unit and the second switch unit are NMOS transistors or NPN triodes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The charging circuit according to claim 1, wherein the switch module comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a third switch unit, a pull-down resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the pull-down resistor and the first switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the ground and a first end of the detection control module, the first signal pin is connected between the first switch unit and a second end of the detection control module, the second switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the pull-up resistor and the third switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin. ### Claim 10 A charging cable, comprising a charging circuit, wherein charging circuit comprises a first interface, a second interface, a detection control module, and a switch module, wherein the first interface comprises a first signal pin, the second interface comprises a second signal pin, the detection control module and the switch module are sequentially connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the switch module is further connected in series between ground and a bus that is connected between the first interface and the second interface; the first interface is configured to output a high-level signal through the first signal pin in a case of detecting that the first interface is plugged with a charger compatible with a fast charging protocol; and the detection control module is configured to control the switch module to perform a preset operation in a case of detecting the high-level signal, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected; wherein the detection control module comprises a comparator and an inverter, wherein an inverting input end of the comparator is separately electrically connected to the first signal pin and a first end of the switch module, an output end of the comparator is separately connected to an input end of the inverter and a second end of the switch module, an output end of the inverter is connected to a third end of the switch module, and a non-inverting input end of the comparator is connected to a reference voltage input end; in a case that the inverting input end of the comparator detects that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal, the output end of the comparator outputs a low-level signal to the input end of the inverter, the first end of the switch module, and the second end of the switch module; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the low-level signal input to the first end and the second end, and the high-level signal input to the third end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The charging cable according to claim 10, wherein the inverter has a delay function or the output end of the inverter is connected to a delayer, and the third end is configured to control the connection between the first signal pin and the second signal pin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The charging cable according to claim 10, wherein the detection control module comprises a voltage stabilizer and a controller, wherein the voltage stabilizer is connected in series between the bus and the controller, and the controller is separately connected to the first signal pin, a first end of the switch module, a second end of the switch module, and a third end of the switch module; the controller is configured to output a low-level signal to the first end of the switch module and the second end of the switch module, and output the high-level signal to the third end of the switch module in a case of detecting that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the low-level signal input to the first end and the second end, and the high-level signal input to the third end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The charging cable according to claim 10, wherein the switch module comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a third switch unit, a pull-down resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the pull-down resistor and the first switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the ground and a first end of the detection control module, the first signal pin is connected between the first switch unit and a second end of the detection control module, the second switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the pull-up resistor and the third switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The charging cable according to claim 13, wherein the first switch unit, the second switch unit, and the third switch unit are all PMOS transistors or PNP triodes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The charging cable according to claim 10, wherein the detection control module comprises an optical coupler and an inverter, wherein an anode of the optical coupler is connected to the first signal pin, a source of the optical coupler is connected to the bus, a drain of the optical coupler is separately connected to an input end of the inverter and a first end of the switch module, and an output end of the inverter is connected to a second end of the switch module; the optical coupler is turned on in a case of detecting that the first signal pin outputs the high-level signal, and the optical coupler outputs the high-level signal to the input end of the inverter and the first end of the switch module; and the switch module is configured to perform a preset operation according to the high-level signal input to the first end and a low-level signal input to the second end, so that the first signal pin and the second signal pin are connected, and the ground and the bus are disconnected. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The charging cable according to claim 15, wherein the optical coupler comprises a light emitting diode and a photosensitive triode arranged opposite to the light emitting diode, the switch module comprises a first switch unit and a second switch unit, and the charging circuit further comprises: a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the light emitting diode and the first resistor are sequentially connected in series between the first signal pin and the ground, the second resistor, the photosensitive triode, and the third resistor are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the ground, the inverter is connected in series between a drain of the photosensitive triode and the first switch unit, the first switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, the pull-up resistor and the second switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin, and the drain of the photosensitive triode is further connected to the second switch unit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The charging cable according to claim 15, wherein the first switch unit and the second switch unit are NMOS transistors or NPN triodes. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The charging cable according to claim 10, wherein the switch module comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a third switch unit, a pull-down resistor, and a pull-up resistor, wherein the pull-down resistor and the first switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the ground and a first end of the detection control module, the first signal pin is connected between the first switch unit and a second end of the detection control module, the second switch unit is connected in series between the first signal pin and the second signal pin, and the pull-up resistor and the third switch unit are sequentially connected in series between the bus and the second signal pin.