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US 2019/0103805 A1Published application
Power station
AssigneeNanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsHong Zhu, Zhihai Teng
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Abstract
The present disclosure is provided with a power station including: an inverter for converting a direct current outputted by one or more battery packs into an alternating current; a rectifier for converting an alternating current into a direct current for charging the one or more battery packs; at least one battery pack interface configured to removably receive the one or more battery packs, that is originally used as a power source for a handheld electric power tool or a garden tool. A power system includes the power station, the one or more battery packs and an external electrical device coupled to the power station.
Claims20
A power station, comprising:
- an adaptor having an electrical energy input interface (921) for receiving electrical energy from a power supply device, the adaptor comprising:
- a housing;
- a battery pack interface (17, 18) disposed on the housing and configured to removably receive at least one battery pack (20, 30), the at least one battery pack being originally used as a power source for a handheld electric power tool or a garden tool;
- and
- an electrical energy output port unit (94) disposed on the housing, the electrical energy output port unit(94) comprising:
- at least one AC output port (94) adapted to output an alternating current;
- and
- at least one DC output port (45, 46) adapted to output a direct current;
- a charging or charging regulator unit (92) configured to couple the electrical energy input interface (921) to the at least one battery pack (20, 30) and to charge the at least one battery pack (20, 30) with the electrical energy received from the electrical energy input interface (921);
- a discharging or discharging regulator unit configured to couple the at least one battery pack (20, 30) to the electrical energy output port unit (94), the discharge or discharging regulator unit comprising:
- a first AC discharging regulator provided between the at least one battery pack (20, 30) and the at least one AC output port (94) and configured to receive the electrical energy from the at least one battery pack (20, 30) and selectively transmit the electrical energy supplied by the at least one battery pack (20, 30) to the at least one AC output port (94);
- and
- a second DC discharging regulator provided between the at least one battery pack and the at least one DC output port and configured to receive electrical energy from the at least one battery pack (20, 30) and selectively transmit the electrical energy supplied by the at least one battery pack (20, 30) to the at least one DC output port (45, 46);
- and
- a control circuit or control circuit unit (95) comprising a charging control module (951) and a discharging control module (952),
- wherein the charging control module (951) is coupled to the charging or charging regulator unit (92) for performing charging control of the charging or charging regulator unit (92);
- wherein the discharging control module (952) is coupled to the discharging or discharging regulator unit for performing discharging control of the discharging or discharging regulator unit such that the discharging regulator unit coupled to the at least one battery pack (20, 30) is configured to selectively transmit discharge power to the at least one AC output port (94) and/or the at least one DC output port (45, 46).
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A power station, comprising a housing, an electrical energy input interface (921), an electrical energy storage unit (20, 30), an electrical energy output port unit, a charging or charging regulator unit (92), a discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) and a control circuit or control circuit unit (95), wherein
- the electrical energy input interface (921) is configured to receive an electrical energy from a power supply device;
- the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) comprises at least one battery pack (20, 30) removably coupled to the power station, the at least one battery pack being originally used as a power source for a handheld electric power tool or a garden tool;
- the charging or charging regulator unit (92) is configured to couple the electrical energy input interface (921) to the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) and to charge the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) with the electrical energy received from the electrical energy input interface (921);
- the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) is configured to couple the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) to the electrical energy output port unit and configured to receive electrical energy from the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) and selectively transmit the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) to the electrical energy output port unit;
- the control circuit or control circuit unit (95) comprises a charging control module (951) and a discharging control module (952), wherein
- the charging control module (951) is coupled to the charging or charging regulator unit (92) for performing charging control of the charging or charging regulator unit (92);
- wherein
- the discharging control module (952) is coupled to the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) for performing discharging control of the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) so that the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) coupled to the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) is configured to selectively transmit discharge power to the electrical energy output port unit;
- wherein a ratio between a total power outputted by the power station and a total weight of the portable power station ranges from 20 Wh/kg to 75 Wh/kg.
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A power system with a power station, the power station comprising a housing, an electrical energy input interface (921), an electrical energy storage unit (20, 30), an electrical energy output port unit, a charging or charging regulator unit (92), a discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) and a control or control circuit unit (95), wherein
- the electrical energy input interface (921) is configured to receive electrical energy from a power supply device;
- the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) comprises at least one battery pack (20, 30) removably coupled to the portable power station, the at least one battery pack being originally used as a power source for a handheld electric power tool or a garden tool;
- the charging or charging regulator unit (92) is configured to couple the electrical energy input interface (921) to the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) and to charge the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) with electrical energy received from the electrical energy input interface (921);
- the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) is configured to couple the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) to the electrical energy output port unit and selectively transmit the electrical energy supplied by the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) to the electrical energy output port unit;
- the control circuit or control circuit unit (95) comprises a charging control module (951) and a discharging control module (952),
- wherein the charging control module (951) is coupled to the charging or charging regulator unit (92) for performing charging control of the charging or charging regulator unit (92);
- the discharging control module (952) is coupled to the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) for performing discharging control of the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) so that the discharging or discharging regulator unit (93) coupled to the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) is configured to selectively transmit discharge power to the electrical energy output port unit, wherein the electrical energy output port unit at least comprises a first DC output port and/or a second AC output port;
- wherein a ratio between a total power outputted by the power station and a total weight of the portable power station ranges from 20 Wh/kg to 75 Wh/kg;
- wherein a ratio between a voltage of the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) and a voltage of a direct current outputted by the first DC output port ranges from 0.5 to 32;
- wherein a ratio between a voltage of the electrical energy storage unit (20, 30) and a voltage of an alternating current outputted by the second AC output port ranges from 0.07 to 1.5.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.