# US 2018/0026468 A1 · Charging device and charging system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0026468 A1 - Document ID: US20180026468A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/299,478 - Filed: 2016-10-21 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Assignees: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shih-Chang LEE; Chien-Hung CHEN; Chih-Chung YEN; Chung-Shu LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180026468A1 ## CPC - H02J 7/80: including monitoring or indicating arrangements - H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries - H02J 7/02: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters - H02J 7/65: against overtemperature - H02J 7/751: {concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries} - H02J 7/963: {in response to battery voltage gradient} - H02J 7/977: {of the battery} - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A charging device includes a main control circuit, a connecting interface, a power supply circuit and a detecting circuit. When an energy storage element connects to the charging device, the connecting interface is coupled to two terminals of a temperature control element. The power supply circuit is coupled to the connecting interface and the main control circuit. The detecting circuit is coupled to the connecting interface. When the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the detecting circuit generates a detecting signal being used to trigger the power supply circuit to provide a main operating voltage to the main control circuit. When temperature of the energy storage element exceeds a threshold, the temperature control element makes the detecting circuit not to generate the detecting signal, so the power supply circuit ceases to provide the main operating voltage to the main control circuit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charging device, used to charge an energy storage element, the charging device comprising: a main control circuit; a connecting interface, when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the connecting interface is coupled to two terminals of a temperature control element; a power supply circuit coupled to the connecting interface and the main control circuit; a detecting circuit coupled to the connecting interface, when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the detecting circuit generates a detecting signal, and the detecting signal is used to trigger the power supply circuit to provide a main operating voltage to the main control circuit, wherein when temperature of the energy storage element exceeds a threshold, the temperature control element makes the detecting circuit not to generate the detecting signal and the power supply circuit ceases to provide the main operating voltage to the main control circuit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charging device of claim 1, wherein when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the power supply circuit provides a standby voltage to a first terminal of the temperature control element, the detecting circuit comprising: an optical coupling element, the power supply circuit coupled to a first terminal of the optical coupling element; a switch element, a first terminal of the switch element coupled to a second terminal of the optical coupling element, a control terminal of the switch element coupled to a second terminal of the temperature control element; and a detecting resistor element, a first terminal of the detecting resistor element coupled to the second terminal of the temperature control element and the control terminal of the switch element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The charging device of claim 2, wherein the standby voltage is divided by the detecting resistor element and the temperature control element to generate a divided voltage, the divided voltage turns on the switch element, making the optical coupling element generate the detecting signal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The charging device of claim 2, wherein the detecting circuit further comprises: a voltage stabilizing diode coupled between the control terminal of the switch element and a ground terminal, when the temperature changes and causes a divided voltage divided from the standby voltage by the detecting resistor element and the temperature control element exceeds a breakdown voltage level of the voltage stabilizing diode, the switch element is turned off, and the optical coupling element ceases to generate the detecting signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The charging device of claim 1, wherein the temperature control element is an external thermistor disposed adjacently to a surface of the energy storage element or a built-in thermistor disposed within the energy storage element. ### Claim 6 A charging system, comprising: an energy storage element comprising a temperature control element; a charging device configured to charge the energy storage element, the charging device comprising: a main control circuit; a connecting interface, when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the connecting interface is coupled to two terminals of the temperature control element; a power supply circuit coupled to the connecting interface and the main control circuit; a detecting circuit coupled to the connecting interface, when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the detecting circuit generates a detecting signal, and the detecting signal is used to trigger the power supply circuit to provide a main operating voltage to the main control circuit, wherein when temperature of the energy storage element exceeds a threshold, the temperature control element makes the detecting circuit not to generate the detecting signal and the power supply circuit ceases to provide the main operating voltage to the main control circuit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The charging system of claim 6, wherein when the energy storage element connects to the charging device, the power supply circuit provides a standby voltage to a first terminal of the temperature control element, the detecting circuit comprising: an optical coupling element, the power supply circuit coupled to a first terminal of the optical coupling element; a switch element, a first terminal of the switch element coupled to a second terminal of the optical coupling element, a control terminal of the switch element coupled to a second terminal of the temperature control element; and a detecting resistor element, a first terminal of the detecting resistor element coupled to the second terminal of the temperature control element and the control terminal of the switch element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The charging system of claim 7, wherein the standby voltage is divided by the detecting resistor element and the temperature control element to generate a divided voltage, the divided voltage turns on the switch element, making the optical coupling element generate the detecting signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The charging system of claim 7, wherein when the energy storage element doesn't connect to the charging device, the switch element is turned off and the optical coupling element doesn't generate the detecting signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The charging system of claim 7, wherein the detecting circuit further comprises: a voltage stabilizing diode coupled between the control terminal of the switch element and a ground terminal, when the temperature changes and causes a divided voltage divided from the standby voltage by the detecting resistor element and the temperature control element exceeds a breakdown voltage level of the voltage stabilizing diode, the switch element is turned off, and the optical coupling element ceases to generate the detecting signal.