Charging device and charging method

Abstract

The invention discloses a charging device and a charging method. The charging device comprises a controller, a linear power supply circuit and charging electrodes. The charging device further comprises a switch power supply circuit which is in parallel connection with the linear power supply circuit, wherein an input end and an output end of the switch power supply circuit are respectively connected with a first switch and the charging electrodes, an output of the linear power supply circuit is connected with the controller, and the controller controls a connecting and a disconnecting of the switch power supply circuit through the first switch. The charging device is further provided with sensing units which are respectively connected with the controller and the charging electrodes, when the charging electrodes are connected with a charging apparatus in a butt joint mode, the sensing units generate induce and send a sensing signal to the controller, and the controller controls the disconnecting and the connecting of the first switch according to the sensing signal. According to the fact that the linear power supply circuit supplies power to the charging device controller and the switch power supply circuit supplies power to electric equipments such as a robot, quick charge problem of electric equipments such as a robot is resolved efficiently.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a charging device and a charging method thereof, in particular to a charging device and a charging method capable of automatically and quickly charging electric equipment such as a robot. [0002] Background technique [0003] Robots and other electrical equipment, such as smart vacuum cleaners, usually rely on their own batteries for power supply. Due to the limited power of the battery, the control system, drive device, and mechanical device that directly executes the work tasks of robots and other electrical equipment are working. Power consumption is required during the process. Therefore, after one charge, the electric device usually does not work for a long time before it needs to be charged again. Previously, the charging of electrical equipment was done manually. Although the method of manual charging can solve the charging problem of electric equipment, it is not conducive to saving human resources. Especially when t...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the switching power supply circuit also has the shortcoming of continuous working time

The reason is that the switching power supply circuit works under high voltage, and its capacitors and other circuit components are easily broken down and damaged in a long-term high-voltage environment.

Usually, the charging device is connected to the working voltage of 220 volts 24 hours a day, so as to charge the electrical equipment such as robots at any time. Since the switching power supply circuit is not suitable for continuous work for a long time, although people have long recognized that the switching power supply circuit can solve the The problem of fast charging of electrical equipment, and switching power supply circuits have been used in artificial charging devices, but before the present invention, people have not successfully applied switching power supply circuits to automatic and fast charging of electrical equipment such as robots. In the charging device

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