Voltage Doubling Circuit for Dual-Standard Battery Packs
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Solution Overview
Problem
The audiovisual industry faces inefficiencies with existing battery solutions for cameras operating on 12V and 24V DC standards, as current solutions are either heavy and cumbersome or highly inefficient, requiring separate charging systems and protocols, limiting mobility and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A battery pack system with a voltage doubling circuit that natively operates at 14.4V, compatible with existing chargers, capable of delivering both 12V (11-17VDC) and 24V (20-34VDC) wide range voltages, achieving over 98% efficiency and using a voltage doubling circuit to reduce current draw and heat generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If DC boost conversion is used to achieve higher voltage, then voltage requirement is met, but efficiency is highly inefficient and heat generation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental operating parameters by using a native 14.4V battery chemistry instead of boosting from 12V, fundamentally altering the voltage generation approach to achieve over 98% efficiency while meeting 24V equipment requirements through voltage doubling circuitry
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate 12V and 24V battery pack systems are maintained, then compatibility with respective equipment is ensured, but device complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal battery pack that can deliver both 12V and 24V outputs from a single 14.4V native voltage source, allowing one battery pack design to serve multiple equipment standards and eliminating the need for separate charging systems for different voltage requirements
3Loss of energy
If voltage doubling circuit is used, then efficiency exceeds 98% and current draw is reduced, but additional circuitry is added to the battery pack
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary voltage doubling action within the battery pack itself before power delivery, so that the voltage multiplication is already accomplished and stabilized before reaching the equipment, ensuring high efficiency while managing circuit complexity through integrated design
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
The solution provides efficient, lightweight, and flexible power delivery for both 12V and 24V equipment, reducing the need for separate charging systems and protocols, while maintaining compatibility with existing market standards, enhancing mobility and reducing heat and inefficiency issues.
Implementation Method 1
The battery packs natively are a 14.4 v standard and fully compatible with current chargers in the market (including all V-mount and gold mount as well as the current mount plate hardware on the market). The current invention provides a voltage doubling circuit into the battery packs, which accomplishes this task.
Implementation Method 2
The invention relates to a battery pack whose voltage is regulated to deliver power at different wide range voltages
Implementation Method 3
The 12 v standard accepts 11-17 volts DC, while the 24 v standard accepts 20-34 volts DC
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AI summary
A voltage regulating apparatus the simultaneously delivers power at a voltage level and at double the voltage level as a battery mount and a battery pack mount with each other. The battery pack is equipped with a voltage doubling circuit that is activated to double the voltage in response to the mounting of the battery mount and the battery pack with each other. The activation may arise either from a resistance sense contact to close the voltage doubling circuit or a magnetic force contact that triggers a magnetic switch to close the voltage doubling circuit. A further voltage regulating apparatus to switchover between providing power from a battery pack and DC input depending upon which voltage is higher.