METHOD FOR ELIMINATING FLICKER IN EMERGENCY LIGHTING DRIVER DEVICES DURING PULSE CHARGING
    2.
    发明公开
    METHOD FOR ELIMINATING FLICKER IN EMERGENCY LIGHTING DRIVER DEVICES DURING PULSE CHARGING 审中-公开
    消除脉冲充电期间紧急照明驱动装置中的闪烁的方法

    公开(公告)号:EP3291648A2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-07

    申请号:EP17185234.6

    申请日:2017-08-08

    发明人: Frankland, James

    IPC分类号: H05B33/08 H02J7/00 H02J7/10

    摘要: Emergency lighting driver device for driving a lighting unit comprising at least one emergency lighting source, preferably a LED unit comprising at least one LED, wherein the emergency lighting driver device comprises an input terminal being configured to be supplied with a supply voltage; a battery connected in series to a transistor, wherein the series connection of the battery and the transistor is directly or indirectly connected in parallel to the input terminal, such that the battery is chargeable starting from the supply voltage; a LED driver connected in parallel to the series connection of the battery and the transistor, the LED driver having an output terminal for driving a LED load; and a control unit being configured to feedback-control the current through the LED load by controlling the LED driver and being configured to apply a pulse signal to the transistor for controlling the charging of the battery. Thereby the emergency lighting driver device is configured to assume an operation mode in which: the battery is charged by applying the pulse signal to the transistor from the control unit, while the LED load is driven, wherein the emergency lighting driver device is configured to delay the pulse signal such that the rising edge(s) and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal have a transition time of at least 0.5 seconds, preferably at least 1 second, more preferred more than 1.5 seconds and preferably less than 3 seconds; and/or wherein the pulse signal is fed through a low pass filter unit of the emergency lighting driver device delaying the transition time of the rising edge(s) and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal before feeding it to the transistor.

    摘要翻译: 用于驱动照明单元的应急照明驱动器设备,其包括至少一个应急照明源,优选地包括至少一个LED的LED单元,其中应急照明驱动器设备包括被配置为被供应电源电压的输入端子; 串联连接到晶体管的电池,其中电池和晶体管的串联连接直接或间接并联连接到输入端子,使得电池从电源电压开始可充电; 并联连接到电池和晶体管的串联连接的LED驱动器,LED驱动器具有用于驱动LED负载的输出端子; 以及控制单元,被配置为通过控制LED驱动器来反馈控制通过LED负载的电流,并且被配置为向晶体管施加脉冲信号以控制电池的充电。 因此,应急照明驱动器装置被配置为采取如下操作模式:其中:在驱动LED负载的同时,通过将来自控制单元的脉冲信号施加到晶体管来对电池充电,其中应急照明驱动器装置被配置为延迟 脉冲信号使得脉冲信号的上升沿和/或下降沿具有至少0.5秒,优选至少1秒,更优选超过1.5秒并且优选地小于3秒的过渡时间 秒; 和/或其中脉冲信号通过应急照明驱动器设备的低通滤波器单元馈送,在将脉冲信号馈送到晶体管之前,延迟脉冲信号的上升沿和/或下降沿的跃迁时间 。

    Battery protection and zero-volt battery recovery system for an implantable medical device
    3.
    发明公开
    Battery protection and zero-volt battery recovery system for an implantable medical device 有权
    Batterieschutz- und Null-Volt-Batterie-Wiederaufladungssystemfüreine implantierbare medizinische Vorrichtung

    公开(公告)号:EP2072080A2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-24

    申请号:EP09004190.6

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: A61N1/37 A61N1/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to a circuitry useable to protect and reliably charge a rechargeable battery, even from a zero-volt state, and is particularly useful when employed in an implantable medical device. The circuit includes two charging paths, a first path for trickle charging the battery at a relatively low current when the battery voltage is below a threshold, and a second path for charging the battery at relatively higher currents that the battery voltage is above a certain threshold. A passive diode is used in the first trickle-charging path which allows trickle charging even when the battery voltage is too low for reliable gating, while a gateable switch (preferably by PMOS transistor) is used in the second higher-current charging path when the voltage is higher and the switch can therefore be gated more reliably. A second diode between the two paths ensures no leakage to the substrate through the gateable switch during trickle charging. The load couples to the battery through the switch, and preferably through a second switch speicifically used for decoupling the load.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种可用于保护和可靠地对可再充电电池进行充电的电路,即使是从零伏状态,并且在用于可植入医疗装置时特别有用。 该电路包括两个充电路径,当电池电压低于阈值时,用于以相对较低的电流涓流地对电池充电的第一路径以及用于以相对较高的电流对电池充电以使电池电压高于某一阈值的第二路径 。 在第一涓流充电路径中使用无源二极管,即使当电池电压太低以至于可靠的选通时也允许涓流充电,而当第二高电流充电路径中使用可选择的开关(优选由PMOS晶体管)时, 电压较高,因此开关更可靠地选通。 这两个路径之间的第二个二极管确保了在滴流充电期间通过可切换开关不会泄漏到基板。 负载通过开关耦合到电池,并且优选地通过专门用于去耦负载的第二开关。

    METHOD FOR ELIMINATING FLICKER IN EMERGENCY LIGHTING DRIVER DEVICES DURING PULSE CHARGING

    公开(公告)号:EP3291648A3

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-14

    申请号:EP17185234.6

    申请日:2017-08-08

    发明人: Frankland, James

    IPC分类号: H05B33/08 H02J7/00 H02J7/10

    摘要: Emergency lighting driver device for driving a lighting unit comprising at least one emergency lighting source, preferably a LED unit comprising at least one LED, wherein the emergency lighting driver device comprises an input terminal being configured to be supplied with a supply voltage; a battery connected in series to a transistor, wherein the series connection of the battery and the transistor is directly or indirectly connected in parallel to the input terminal, such that the battery is chargeable starting from the supply voltage; a LED driver connected in parallel to the series connection of the battery and the transistor, the LED driver having an output terminal for driving a LED load; and a control unit being configured to feedback-control the current through the LED load by controlling the LED driver and being configured to apply a pulse signal to the transistor for controlling the charging of the battery. Thereby the emergency lighting driver device is configured to assume an operation mode in which: the battery is charged by applying the pulse signal to the transistor from the control unit, while the LED load is driven, wherein the emergency lighting driver device is configured to delay the pulse signal such that the rising edge(s) and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal have a transition time of at least 0.5 seconds, preferably at least 1 second, more preferred more than 1.5 seconds and preferably less than 3 seconds; and/or wherein the pulse signal is fed through a low pass filter unit of the emergency lighting driver device delaying the transition time of the rising edge(s) and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal before feeding it to the transistor.

    BATTERY PROTECTION AND ZERO-VOLT BATTERY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    7.
    发明公开
    BATTERY PROTECTION AND ZERO-VOLT BATTERY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE 有权
    电池电池 - 空心电池 - 电池 - 充电器系统FÜREINE IMPLANTIERBARE MEDISINISCHE VORRICHTUNG

    公开(公告)号:EP1960048A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-27

    申请号:EP06839472.5

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: A61N1/378 H02J7/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a circuitry useable to protect and reliably charge a rechargeable battery, even from a zero-volt state, and is particularly useful when employed in an implantable medical device. The circuit includes two charging paths, a first path for trickle charging the battery at a relatively low current when the battery voltage is below a threshold, and a second path for charging the battery at relatively higher currents that the battery voltage is above a certain threshold. A passive diode is used in the first trickle-charging path which allows trickle charging even when the battery voltage is too low for reliable gating, while a gateable switch (preferably by PMOS transistor) is used in the second higher-current charging path when the voltage is higher and the switch can therefore be gated more reliably. A second diode between the two paths ensures no leakage to the substrate through the gateable switch during trickle charging. The load couples to the battery through the switch, and preferably through a second switch speicifically used for decoupling the load.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种可用于保护和可靠地对可再充电电池进行充电的电路,即使是从零伏状态,并且在用于可植入医疗装置时特别有用。 该电路包括两个充电路径,当电池电压低于阈值时,用于以相对较低的电流涓流地对电池充电的第一路径以及用于以相对较高的电流对电池充电以使电池电压高于某一阈值的第二路径 。 在第一涓流充电路径中使用无源二极管,即使当电池电压太低以至于可靠的选通时也允许涓流充电,而当第二高电流充电路径中使用可选择的开关(优选由PMOS晶体管)时, 电压较高,因此开关更可靠地选通。 这两个路径之间的第二个二极管确保了在滴流充电期间通过可切换开关不会泄漏到基板。 负载通过开关耦合到电池,并且优选地通过专门用于去耦负载的第二开关。

    VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM LADEN VON WIEDERAUFLADBAREN ZELLEN
    10.
    发明公开
    VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM LADEN VON WIEDERAUFLADBAREN ZELLEN 审中-公开
    方法和装置进行充电的可充电电池

    公开(公告)号:EP2997637A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-23

    申请号:EP14724460.2

    申请日:2014-05-16

    申请人: H-Tech AG

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for adaptively charging rechargeable cells, in particular lithium-ion cells. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for charging cells of this kind. In order to specify a method for charging a lithium-based cell and, respectively, an apparatus for charging a lithium-based cell, in which method and apparatus the capacitance of the cell is utilized in an optimum manner, the charging time is drastically reduced, the service life of the cell is extended, degeneration of a charged cell is virtually prevented and/or the capacitance of the cell can be increased, the invention specifies a method which comprises the steps of: pulsed charging of the cell, wherein the charge current
    IL exceeds the rated charge current
    ILmax of the cell during the charge pulse (31); and the cell is discharged by means of load pulses (32) between the charge pulses (31).