[특허]Detecting an end of life for a battery using a difference between an unloaded battery voltage and a loaded battery voltage

[미국특허] Detecting an end of life for a battery using a difference between an unloaded battery voltage and a loaded battery voltage 원문보기

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	G01N-027/416
출원번호	US-0570622 (2009-09-30)
등록번호	US-8410783 (2013-04-02)
발명자 / 주소	Staton, Kenneth L.
출원인 / 주소	Apple Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
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One particular implementation conforming to aspects of the present invention takes the form of a method for detecting the end of life of a battery for an electronic device. The method may include calculating the voltage of the battery in an unloaded state, holding the sampled unloaded battery voltage, measuring a loaded battery voltage, calculating the difference between the unloaded and loaded battery voltages and amplifying the calculated difference. Other implementations may take the form of a circuit to perform one or more of the operations of the above method. The circuit may include a sample and hold section and a differential amplifier to provide the amplified difference to a microcontroller for analysis. The microcontroller may also provide a warning or indication to the device or to a user of the device when the battery nears the end of life.

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1. A circuit for detecting the end of life of a battery of an electronic device comprising: a first node electrically connected to a battery;a load intermittently electrically connected to the first node, the load configured to be applied and removed from the circuit;a sample and hold circuit electrically connected to the first node, the sample and hold circuit configured to sample and hold an unloaded battery voltage, the sample and hold circuit comprising: a capacitor electrically connected between a second node and ground;a first operational amplifier comprising an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output, wherein the non-inverting input is electrically connected to the second node and the output is electrically connected to the inverting input; anda field effect transistor comprising a base terminal, a drain terminal, a gate terminal and a source terminal, wherein the base terminal and the source terminal are electrically connected to the first node and the drain terminal is electrically connected to the second node; anda differential amplifier electrically connected to the sample and hold circuit, the differential amplifier configured to calculate and amplify a difference between the sampled unloaded battery voltage and a loaded battery voltage. 2. The circuit of claim 1 further comprising: an analog to digital converter electrically connected to an output of the differential amplifier, the analog to digital converter configured to digitize the amplified difference between the sampled unloaded battery voltage and the loaded battery voltage; anda microcontroller configured to compare the digitized amplified difference with a predetermined threshold value. 3. The circuit of claim 1 further comprising: an enable input pin electrically connected to the gate terminal of the field effect transistor, wherein an enable signal is input on the enable input pin to control the flow of current through the field effect transistor and thereby control the charging of the capacitor. 4. The circuit of claim 3 wherein the enable signal and the load are controlled by a microcontroller. 5. The circuit of claim 1 wherein the differential amplifier comprises: a first resistor electrically connected between an output of the first operational amplifier and a non-inverting input of a second operational amplifier;a second resistor electrically connected to the non-inverting input of the second operational amplifier;a third resistor electrically connected between the first node and an inverting input of the second operational amplifier; anda fourth resistor electrically connected between an output of the second operational amplifier and the inverting input of the second operational amplifier. 6. A method for detecting the end of the life of a battery of an electronic device comprising: sampling a voltage of a battery while the battery is unloaded using a sample and hold circuit that comprises: a capacitor electrically connected between a second node and ground;a first operational amplifier comprising an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output, wherein the non-inverting input is electrically connected to the second node and the output is electrically connected to the inverting input; anda field effect transistor comprising a base terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal, wherein the base terminal and the source terminal are electrically connected to a first node that is electrically connected to a battery and the drain terminal is electrically connected to the second node;storing the sampled unloaded battery voltage using the capacitor in the sample and hold circuit;measuring a voltage of the battery while a load is applied to the battery;calculating a difference between the sampled unloaded battery voltage and the measured loaded battery voltage;amplifying the calculated difference using a differential amplifier circuit; andcomparing the amplified difference to a predetermined value to detect the end of the life of the battery. 7. The method of claim 6 further comprising: digitizing the amplified difference with a analog to digital converter prior to comparing the amplified difference to the predetermined value. 8. A system for detecting the end of the life of a battery of an electronic device comprising: a sample and hold circuit configured to sample the unloaded voltage of a battery, the sample and hold circuit comprising: a capacitor electrically connected between a second node and ground;a first operational amplifier comprising an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output, wherein the non-inverting input is electrically connected to the second node and the output is electrically connected to the inverting input; anda field effect transistor comprising a base terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal, wherein the base terminal and the source terminal are electrically connected to a first node that is electrically connected to a battery and the drain terminal is electrically connected to the second node;a differential amplifier circuit configured to receive the sampled unloaded battery voltage from the sample and hold circuit and calculate and amplify a difference between the sampled unloaded battery voltage and a loaded battery voltage; anda microcontroller configured to receive the amplified difference from the differential amplifier and compare the amplified difference with a predetermined threshold value. 9. The system of claim 8 further comprising: an analog to digital converter configured to receive the amplified calculated difference and digitize the received difference. 10. The system of claim 9 wherein the microcontroller is further configured to provide an enable signal to activate the sample and hold circuit and apply a load to battery.

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