Battery Indicator Lights for Power and Heat State Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery technologies face challenges in effectively indicating both power level and heat state, especially in low temperature environments, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs due to the need for additional display devices.
Innovation Solution
A battery status indication method and apparatus that uses indicator lights to display both power level and heat state by determining a display mode based on the power level and heat state of the battery, including unheated, heating, and heat preservation states, without requiring additional display devices, utilizing a controller connected to indicator lights to control the display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If additional display devices are added to indicate both power level and heat state, then the information completeness is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The indicator lights are designed to perform multiple functions: indicating both power level and heat state of the battery. By programming the controller to control the indicator lights in different modes (different brightness levels, different patterns), a single display component conveys multiple pieces of information that would otherwise require separate display devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the indication of power level and heat state into a single indicator light system. Instead of having separate displays for each parameter, the indicator lights are merged into one system that can represent multiple states through different illumination patterns, reducing the number of components needed.
2Loss of information
If additional display devices are added to indicate both power level and heat state, then the information completeness is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The indicator lights serve multiple purposes by displaying both power level and heat state information. This multi-functionality eliminates the need to manufacture and assemble additional display devices, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining complete information display.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging the indication functions into a single indicator light system, the patent reduces the total number of components that need to be manufactured and assembled, leading to lower manufacturing costs and simpler production processes.
3Device complexity
If the indicator lights are reused to indicate both power level and heat state, then the device complexity is reduced, but the measurement precision of individual states may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The indicator light system is segmented into multiple independent lights, each capable of being controlled individually. This segmentation allows different lights to represent different aspects of battery status (power level vs. heat state), enabling precise indication of each state simultaneously without interference, while still using a single integrated display system.
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AI summary
A battery status indication method, A battery status indication apparatus, and a mobile device are provided. The battery status indication method includes: obtaining a power level and a heat state of a battery, the heat state including an unheated state and a heating state; determining a display mode of indicator lights according to the power level and the heat state of the battery; and controlling the indicator lights to display according to the display mode to indicate the power level and the heat state of the battery.