Battery Device Induction Overcharging Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery devices face challenges in preventing overcharging, particularly due to wake-up and synchronization pulses, which can lead to damage from excessive electrical energy storage.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating an electrical load within the battery device that activates above a defined state of charge, consuming excess energy from induction interfaces via wake-up and synchronization pulses, and allowing user-adjustable state of charge settings to prevent overcharging and optimize storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the battery device receives electrical energy continuously via induction interface, then the storage capacity is maximized, but overcharging damage occurs due to wake-up and synchronization pulses
Solution Approach 1:
An electrical load is introduced as an intermediary component between the induction interface and the battery cell unit. This load acts as a mediator that selectively consumes energy from wake-up and synchronization pulses, preventing these control signals from causing overcharging damage to the battery while allowing normal charging operations to proceed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the potentially harmful wake-up and synchronization pulses into a beneficial function by using them to activate the electrical load. Instead of viewing these necessary control signals as sources of damage, the system utilizes them to trigger energy consumption that protects the battery, transforming a harmful effect into a protective mechanism.
2Reliability
If the battery device includes protection mechanisms against overcharging, then battery safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical load serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as an energy consumer during normal operation, a protective element during wake-up and synchronization pulses, and a state-of-charge indicator. By making this single component multi-functional, the patent achieves reliable battery protection without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively prevents overcharging, reduces the state of charge as needed, and monitors battery health, thereby protecting the battery cell unit from damage and optimizing its storage capacity.
Implementation Method 1
at least one induction interface (14) which, in a reception operating state, is configured to receive electrical energy for charging the battery cell unit (12) by induction
Data Source
AI summary
A battery device, which has a battery cell unit and at least one induction interface and, in at least one reception operating state, is configured to receive electrical energy by induction for charging the battery cell unit. The battery device includes at least one electrical load, which is activate-able above a defined state of charge of the battery cell unit.