Charger, charger adaptation system and control method thereof

Abstract

The application provides a charger, a modulation module, a modulation AC into DC; a transformation module including a first transformation circuit and a second transformation circuit; a load end and an output end, the load end provides direct load through the first transformation circuit, or provides indirect load through the second transformation circuit; an acquisition module acquires power consumption statistics; a label authentication module acquires a device label of an electronic device, provides a verification response and provides an output after verification; a protocol authentication module acquires a protocol of the electronic device of the load, determines the voltage and current range according to the protocol and provides an output conforming to the protocol to the electronic device of the load; a storage module stores the electronic device label; a processor is connected to the transformation module, the acquisition module, the label authentication module, the protocol authentication module and the storage module, and provides responses to each module. The application can directly display the power allocated between each port corresponding to the connection of the charger, display the charging information and power consumption information of each port.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of power adapter, and particularly relates to a charger, a charger adaptation system and a control method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of intelligence, the proportion of Internet of Things intelligent devices applied in personal, family life and shared devices is higher and higher. For the Internet of Things intelligent devices which are not fixedly installed and are powered for a long time (such as intelligent refrigerators, air conditioners and televisions), charging is necessary, and with the increase of application scenarios, the demand and scenarios of charging application are also more and more extensive.

[0003] Generally, the intelligent devices are charged through a power adapter. The power adapter generally includes a primary rectifier circuit, a primary filter circuit, a transformer, a secondary rectifier circuit, a secondary filter circuit and a control circuit, etc. In this way, the power adapter converts the input 220V alternating current into stable low-voltage direct current (for example, 5V) suitable for the demand of mobile terminals, so as to provide power management devices and batteries of the intelligent devices, and realize the charging of the intelligent devices.

[0004] However, the traditional power adapter has not been improved according to the demand of the Internet of Things, and cannot directly exchange data with the control terminal and gateway of the Internet of Things, nor can it control the charging according to the device state. Although the existing technology has existed to adaptively adjust the charging state according to the load condition between the intelligent devices, the adjustment is limited to the intelligent devices themselves. In view of this, at present, it is urgent to propose a charger, a charger adaptation system and a control method thereof. SUMMARY

[0005] Therefore, the present application provides a charger, a charger adaptation system and a control method thereof, which provides authentication, charging scheduling and intelligent charging process when charging electronic devices in the Internet of Things environment.

[0006] In a first aspect of the present application, a charger is provided, comprising:

[0007] a modulation module for modulating alternating current into direct current;

[0008] a transformation module comprising at least a first transformation circuit and a second transformation circuit;

[0009] at least one load end and at least one output end connected to the load end, the load end selectively provides direct load to the electronic device through the first transformation circuit, or

[0010] provides indirect load to the electronic device through the second transformation circuit connected to the load end;

[0011] An acquisition module is configured to acquire power consumption statistics of each electronic device when the electronic device is loaded with the direct load and / or the indirect load;

[0012] A tag authentication module is configured to acquire a device tag of the electronic device when the load end is loaded with any electronic device, provide a verification response, and provide an output after the verification is passed;

[0013] A protocol authentication module is configured to acquire a protocol of the loaded electronic device, determine a voltage and current range according to the protocol, and selectively provide an output conforming to the protocol to the loaded electronic device through the first voltage conversion circuit and / or the second voltage conversion circuit;

[0014] A storage module is configured to write the device tag acquired by the tag authentication module, and provide the tag to the authentication module to read, store, or update the tag when the authentication module performs a verification response;

[0015] A processor is connected to the voltage conversion module, the acquisition module, the tag authentication module, the protocol authentication module, and the storage module, and provides a response to each module.

[0016] Further, a display module is further included, which acquires power consumption statistics calculated by the processor and performs visual display.

[0017] Further, a switching module is further included, which provides a verification response mode for the tag acquisition module, and the verification response mode includes a primary verification, a secondary verification, and a non-verification mode.

[0018] Further, a communication module is further included, which is connected to the processor, provides a near-field or remote communication mode, and at least includes a first configuration and a second configuration;

[0019] The first configuration is to communicate and transmit the power consumption statistics;

[0020] The second configuration is to accept a switching signal and transmit the switching signal to the switching module through a server.

[0021] Further, the switching module includes a first switching unit, which is arranged in the charger body and provides switching of the verification response mode;

[0022] The second switching unit performs switching of the verification response mode included in the switching signal after accepting the switching signal.

[0023] In a second aspect of the present application, a charger adaptation system is provided, which includes the charger of the first part of the present application, and further includes:

[0024] A tag configuration module, in communication with the communication module, the tag configuration module obtains a tag of the electronic device and writes an authentication field of the charger into the tag and updates to the storage module;

[0025] A tag authentication module, obtaining a tag of the electronic device and initiating a verification request according to a currently configured verification response mode;

[0026] A server, backing up the tag from the storage module and obtaining power consumption statistical data from the obtaining module, and performing manual adjustment of charging power according to the power consumption statistical data.

[0027] As a further preferred mode, when the server accesses the Internet of Things and connects to the gateway, the server is further configured to perform a preference response sequence to the charger,

[0028] The preference response sequence is configured to obtain a timestamp of power consumption statistical data and a tag of the electronic device, and generate a probability distribution sequence of charging power consumption of the same electronic device at a predetermined time;

[0029] The preference response sequence is executed by the server to provide the configured items of the tag authentication module and the protocol authentication module to the charger at the predetermined time.

[0030] In a third aspect of the application, a control method of a charger adaptation system is provided, comprising the following steps:

[0031] S1, when the charger loads the electronic device, initiating an access to the electronic device, obtaining a tag of the electronic device, reading the tag and the authentication field;

[0032] If the electronic device cannot read the device tag, switch to a non-verification mode to enter a minimum power mode to perform charging;

[0033] If the authentication field does not exist in the device tag of the electronic device, switch to a primary verification mode and perform step S2, if it exists, perform step S3;

[0034] S2, reading the charging protocol of the current electronic device;

[0035] S3, writing or updating the authentication field of the current charger to the charger, and distributing power to the electronic device to perform charging in the current charging protocol;

[0036] S4, obtaining power statistical data at a preset time interval and sending to the server;

[0037] S5, accepting the power adjustment signal from the server or the electronic device to perform charging power adjustment within the current charging protocol;

[0038] S6, after preset power statistics, obtain the preference response sequence from the server;

[0039] S7, return to step S1 and read the probability of the charging power consumption of the electronic device in the preference response sequence, then perform S3, output the corresponding power consumption to the electronic device according to the sequence value of the probability distribution in the preference response sequence.

[0040] The above technical scheme of the present application has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0041] 1, the present application sets up a combination voltage regulation mode including a first voltage conversion circuit and a second voltage conversion circuit, which obtains a larger voltage range to adapt to the charging of different types of electronic devices.

[0042] 2, the present application sets up an acquisition module and a communication module, which records the power consumption data between each load at stages, obtains the power consumption curve, average power and real-time power, and further realizes the power consumption distribution and statistics in multi-power output by setting up the communication module, obtains more accurate output efficiency statistics, and does not need to additionally use external power meters to record the power consumption curve, especially suitable for power consumption test and charging equipment with scheduling requirements, such as the charging process required by the highest power charging to trickle charging in smart phones, and the estimation of the remaining power is more accurate.

[0043] 3, the present application combines the Internet of Things with the charger through the tag authentication module, obtains the management and use of the charging equipment in the Internet of Things environment, and further generates the preference sequence related to the probability distribution by the acquisition module according to the timestamp and the label of the electronic device, and uses the characteristics of the Internet of Things to schedule the charging power and power consumption distribution of the currently used charger in advance through the preference sequence. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0044] Figure 1 is a module connection diagram of the charger provided by the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0046] The first aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charger, such as Figure 1 As shown, it comprises a modulation module, a voltage conversion module and a load end.

[0047] The modulation module modulates the alternating current obtained from the power grid into direct current, and the voltage conversion module converts the direct current into a preset voltage range of the charger. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to realize the voltage range corresponding to different charging protocols, the voltage conversion module in the embodiment of the present disclosure is provided to include at least a first voltage conversion circuit and a second voltage conversion circuit.

[0048] Specifically, in the load end, at least one output end is connected in at least one load end of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the output end provides output to the electronic device for charging. The load end selectively provides direct load to the electronic device through the first voltage conversion circuit. The first voltage conversion circuit is a circuit in which the modulation module is connected to the output end of the direct load. The direct current after modulation is converted to a reference voltage range through the first voltage conversion circuit. In addition, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the load end can also selectively connect to the load end through the second voltage conversion circuit to provide indirect load to the electronic device. It should be noted that the first voltage conversion circuit and the second voltage conversion circuit in the embodiment of the present disclosure are used to distinguish between the two load settings. The indirect load in the embodiment of the present disclosure is connected to the second voltage conversion circuit after passing through the first voltage conversion circuit. For example, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, if two groups of voltage conversion circuits with different voltage ranges are set, and output is provided to the electronic device, only one of the voltage conversion circuits provides direct output. The voltage conversion circuits in this setting are the first voltage conversion circuit described in the embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, it should be noted that the first voltage conversion circuit and the second voltage conversion circuit can be directly connected to the modulation module through a disconnectable circuit. In the art, switching the circuit switch and the series-parallel mode are conventional technical means in the art, which will not be described here. The first voltage conversion circuit and the second voltage conversion circuit in the present application are set to ensure the maximum voltage range and the adjustable and re-voltage conversion capability to adapt to different types of electronic devices.

[0049] The charger of the embodiment of the present disclosure further comprises an acquisition module, a tag authentication module and a protocol authentication module.

[0050] The acquisition module sets the number of the direct load and / or the indirect load provided, and acquires the power consumption statistical data of each electronic device when the electronic device is loaded. The embodiment of the present disclosure sets the acquisition module and the communication module to record the power consumption data between the loads at different stages, and obtain the power consumption curve, the average power and the real-time power.

[0051] As a preferred mode of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication module is further included, which is connected with the processor, provides a near field or remote communication mode, and at least includes a first configuration and a second configuration; the first configuration is to communicate and transmit the power consumption statistical data; and the second configuration is to accept a switching signal and transmit the switching signal to the switching module through a server.

[0052] In addition, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication module is arranged, thereby realizing power consumption distribution and statistics in multiple power consumption output, obtaining more accurate output efficiency statistics, and without needing to additionally use an external power meter to statistically obtain the power consumption output curve. The embodiment is particularly suitable for power consumption test and charging equipment with scheduling requirements, such as a charging process required by the power of trickle charging to the highest power charging in a smart phone, and the estimation of the remaining power is more accurate.

[0053] A tag authentication module, which obtains the device tag of the electronic device when the load end is loaded to the electronic device, provides a verification response, and provides an output after passing the verification;

[0054] A protocol authentication module, which obtains the protocol of the loaded electronic device, determines the voltage and current range according to the protocol, and selectively provides an output conforming to the protocol to the loaded electronic device through the first voltage conversion circuit and / or the second voltage conversion circuit;

[0055] A storage module, which is used for writing the electronic device tag obtained by the tag authentication module, and providing the tag to the authentication module to read, store or update the tag when the authentication module performs a verification response;

[0056] A processor, which is connected to the voltage conversion module, the obtaining module, the tag authentication module, the protocol authentication module and the storage module, and provides a response to each module.

[0057] As a preferred mode of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the display module is further included, which obtains the power consumption statistical data calculated by the processor and performs visual display.

[0058] As a preferred mode of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the switching module is further included, which provides a verification response mode for the tag obtaining module, and the verification response mode includes a primary verification, a secondary verification and a non-verification mode. The verification response mode provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail in S1 of the third aspect of the embodiment.

[0059] As a preferred mode of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the switching module includes a first switching unit arranged in the charger body, which provides switching of the verification response mode; and a second switching unit, which performs switching of the verification response mode included in the switching signal after receiving the switching signal.

[0060] In the second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a charger adaptation system is provided, which includes the charger of the first part of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and further includes:

[0061] a tag configuration module, in communication with the communication module, configured to obtain a tag of the electronic device and write an authentication field of the charger into the tag and update the authentication field into the storage module;

[0062] a tag authentication module, configured to obtain a tag of the electronic device and initiate a verification request according to a currently configured verification response mode;

[0063] a server, configured to backup the tag from the storage module and obtain power consumption statistical data from the obtaining module, and perform manual adjustment of charging power according to the power consumption statistical data.

[0064] As a further preferred mode, when the server accesses the Internet of Things and connects to the gateway, the server is further configured to perform a preference response sequence to the charger,

[0065] the preference response sequence is configured to obtain a timestamp of power consumption statistical data and a tag of the electronic device, and generate a probability distribution sequence of charging power consumption of the same electronic device at a predetermined time;

[0066] the preference response sequence is executed by the server to provide the configured items of the tag authentication module and the protocol authentication module to the charger at the predetermined time.

[0067] In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a control method of a charger adaptation system is provided, including the following steps:

[0068] S1, when the charger loads the electronic device, initiating an access to the electronic device, obtaining a tag of the electronic device, reading the tag and the authentication field;

[0069] If the electronic device cannot read the device tag, switch to a non-verification mode to enter a minimum power mode to perform charging;

[0070] If the authentication field does not exist in the device tag of the electronic device, switch to a primary verification mode and perform step S2, and if it exists, perform step S3;

[0071] S2, reading a charging protocol of the current electronic device;

[0072] S3, writing or updating the authentication field of the current charger to the charger, and distributing power to the electronic device to perform charging according to the current charging protocol;

[0073] S4, obtaining power statistical data at a preset time interval and sending to the server;

[0074] S5, accepting power adjustment signals from the server or the electronic device to perform charging power adjustment within the current charging protocol range;

[0075] S6, after preset power statistics data, obtaining the preference response sequence from the server;

[0076] S7, returning to step S1 and reading the probability of the charging power consumption of the electronic device in the preference response sequence, performing S3, outputting the corresponding power consumption to the electronic device according to the sequence value of the probability distribution in the preference response sequence.

[0077] Specifically, as an implementation manner of accessing the Internet of Things, in the embodiment of the present application, the preference response sequence is set as follows: taking time as a reference unit, recording the device label and power consumption statistics data of the electronic device performing charging at the current time, calculating the interval power consumption of the electronic device between the next time, obtaining the power data of the electronic device in a time period, obtaining the sequence in the format of A#B#C, wherein A is the label of the electronic device, B is the current power consumption of the electronic device, and C is the interval power consumption average value of the electronic device, obtaining the data of each time, and generating the sequence.

[0078] According to the sample number of the preference response sequence, the preference probability of the electronic device charged by the charger in a time period, the interval power consumption average value with the maximum preference probability is selected for charging, and the type of the electronic device charged at the current time can be obtained, and the label verification process of the present application is omitted. Since the charging protocol authentication is automatically performed, the process of the charging protocol authentication is not omitted in the present application.

[0079] The present application combines the Internet of Things and the charger through the label authentication module, obtains the management and use of the charging device under the Internet of Things environment, and further obtains the time stamp and the label of the electronic device through the acquisition module, generates the preference sequence related to the probability distribution by the data of the two, and uses the characteristics of the Internet of Things to schedule the charging power and power consumption of the currently used charger in advance through the preference sequence

[0080] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly illustrating, and not limiting the implementation manners. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description. Here, all the implementation manners need not and cannot be exhausted. The obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A charger adapter system, including a charger, characterized in that, Also includes: The tag configuration module is connected to the communication module. After obtaining the tag of the electronic device, the tag configuration module writes the authentication field of the charger into the tag and updates it in the storage module. The tag authentication module obtains the tag of the electronic device and initiates a verification request according to the currently configured verification response mode; The server backs up tags from the storage module and simultaneously acquires power consumption statistics from the acquisition module, performing manual adjustment of charging power based on the power consumption statistics. When the server is connected to the IoT gateway, it is also configured to execute a preference response sequence to the charger. The preference response sequence is configured to acquire the timestamps of power consumption statistics and the tags of electronic devices to generate a probability distribution sequence of charging power consumption of the same electronic device at a predetermined time. When the preference response sequence is executed by the server, it provides the charger with the configured items of the tag authentication module and the protocol authentication module at a predetermined time. The system is configured to perform the following steps: S1. When the charger loads an electronic device, it initiates access to the electronic device, obtains the tag of the electronic device, and reads the tag and authentication fields; If the device tag of the electronic device cannot be read, switch to non-verification mode and enter the lowest power mode to perform charging. If the device label of the electronic device does not have an authentication field, switch to the initial verification mode and execute step S2; otherwise, execute step S3. S2. Read the charging protocol of the current electronic device; S3. Write or update the current charger's authentication field to the charger, and allocate power to the electronic device to perform charging according to the current charging protocol; S4. Obtain power statistics data at preset time intervals and send them to the server; S5. Receive power adjustment signals from servers or electronic devices and perform charging power adjustment within the current charging protocol range; S6. After obtaining the preset power statistics data, obtain the preference response sequence from the server; S7. Return to step S1 and simultaneously read the probability of the charging power consumption of the electronic device in the preference response sequence, then execute S3 to output the corresponding power consumption to the electronic device using the sequence value of the probability distribution in the preference response sequence.

2. A charger suitable for implementing the system as described in claim 1, characterized in that, include: The modulation module modulates AC power into DC power. A transformer module, which includes at least a first transformer circuit and a second transformer circuit; At least one load terminal and at least one output terminal connected to the load terminal, wherein the load terminal may selectively provide a direct load to the electronic device via the first transformer circuit, or provide an indirect load to the electronic device via the second transformer circuit; The acquisition module is set according to the number of the provided direct loads and / or indirect loads, and acquires power consumption statistics of each electronic device when it is under load. The tag authentication module acquires the device tag of any electronic device when the load is connected to the electronic device, provides a verification response, and provides an output after successful verification. The protocol authentication module obtains the protocol of the load's electronic device, determines its voltage and current range according to the protocol, and can selectively provide an output conforming to the protocol to the load's electronic device via the first transformer circuit and / or the second transformer circuit. The storage module is used to write the electronic device tag obtained by the tag authentication module, and to provide the tag to the authentication module for reading, storing or updating when executing the verification response; The processor is connected to the transformer module, the acquisition module, the tag authentication module, the protocol authentication module, and the storage module, and provides responses to each module.

3. The charger according to claim 2, characterized in that, It also includes a display module, which acquires power consumption statistics calculated by the processor and performs visualization display.

4. The charger according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a switching module, which provides a verification response mode for the tag authentication module, including initial verification, secondary verification, and no verification mode.

5. The charger according to claim 4, characterized in that, It also includes a communication module, which is connected to the processor and provides near-field or long-range communication modes, and includes at least a first configuration and a second configuration; The first configuration is to transmit the power consumption statistics via communication; The second configuration is to receive the switching signal and transmit it to the switching module via the server.

6. The charger according to claim 5, characterized in that, The switching module includes a first switching unit, which is disposed on the charger body and provides switching of the verification response mode; After receiving the switching signal, the second switching unit performs the switching of the verification response mode included in the switching signal.

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