公开(公告)号：US20220166232A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17650685

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO,. LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: H02J7/00

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a charging management system and method, a device, and a storage medium, wherein the system includes a microprocessor configured for acquiring current electric quantity parameters of at least two to-be-charged batteries; a control terminal of the microprocessor is connected to a controlled terminal of at least two charging circuit switches for determining whether to charge the at least two to-be-charged batteries according to the current electric quantity parameters and controlling an on-or-off state of any of the at least two charging circuit switches according to a working state of a power source. In the embodiments of the present invention, the microprocessor centrally manages a condition of charging multiple to-be-charged batteries with multiple power sources, without a DC-DC circuit, and realizing the automatic charging management of multiple to-be-charged batteries at reduced hardware costs.

公开(公告)号：US20210050630A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17088884

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: H01M10/42 ,  H01M10/48 ,  G01R31/36 ,  G11C16/10 ,  G11C16/34 ,  B64C39/00

Abstract: The present application provides a device battery and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The device battery includes: a battery microprocessor, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory and a marking component. The battery microprocessor is connected to the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, and the marking component is connected to the battery microprocessor and the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory. The marking component is configured to mark a storage address to which battery data is written last time. The battery microprocessor is configured to write battery data to the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory in a cyclic erasing writing mode according to the storage address currently marked by the marking component. According to the solution, an independent electrically erasable programmable read-only memory is added inside the device battery to store the battery data, which can improve stability and safety of battery data storage. In addition, a storage size of the memory can be flexibly selected according to actual requirements, to avoid a waste of storage resources and of occupied areas of the memory.

公开(公告)号：US20240174387A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18431357

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: B64U50/37 ,  B60L53/53

CPC classification number: B64U50/37 ,  B60L53/53

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a charging platform and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The charging platform includes a charging interface, a control unit, a charging switch, and a charging power supply. A power receiving interface and a battery pack are disposed in the unmanned aerial vehicle. A first end of the power receiving interface is connected to an output end of the battery pack. A second end of the power receiving interface is connected to a charging end of the battery pack. The charging switch is connected in series between the charging power supply and a second end of the charging interface. A power supply end of the control unit is connected to a first end of the charging interface. A first end of the control unit is connected to a control end of the charging switch.

公开(公告)号：US20210313817A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17352753

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yuhua LIU ,  Wei QIN

IPC: H02J7/00

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and device for warning overdischarge of a battery, a battery and an aerial vehicle. The battery is configured to supply power to a moving platform. The method includes: acquiring a number of times of overdischarge damage of the battery, where the number of times of overdischarge damage is obtained based on minimum voltage values of the battery in previous discharge processes and a preset overdischarge judgment criterion, and the preset overdischarge judgment criterion is less than a voltage threshold of overdischarge of the battery; and giving a battery overdischarge warning according to the number of times of overdischarge damage of the battery.

公开(公告)号：US20200343738A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US15930961

申请日：2020-05-13

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery equalizing apparatus and method, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The battery equalizing apparatus includes: a battery gauge configured to monitor battery level information of a battery in a static state, a battery equalizing circuit being disposed inside the battery gauge; and a microprocessor connected to a communication port of the battery gauge and configured to: acquire the battery level information monitored by the battery gauge, and calculate a pressure difference between cells of the battery in a static state according to the battery level information, and determine whether the pressure difference is greater than a pressure difference threshold; the microprocessor sending a trigger signal to the battery gauge through the communication port when the pressure difference is greater than the pressure difference threshold, to trigger the equalizing circuit of the battery gauge to equalize the battery. Through implementation of the present invention, a space of a circuit board may be saved by using an internally integrated equalization function of the battery gauge, facilitating miniaturization of the battery.

公开(公告)号：US20180309171A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15975351

申请日：2018-05-09

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN ,  Shixing ZHAO

IPC: H01M10/42 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M10/44 ,  G01R31/36 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: H01M10/4207 ,  G01R31/382 ,  G01R31/396 ,  H01M2/1016 ,  H01M2/1077 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H01M10/441 ,  H01M10/443 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M2010/4271 ,  H02J7/0014 ,  H02J7/0021 ,  H02J7/0047 ,  H02J7/007

Abstract: The present application discloses a series-multiple battery pack management system, including: a plurality of series-multiple battery packs; a plurality of electric quantity measurement modules, respectively connected to the plurality of series-multiple battery packs to obtain parameter information of the plurality of series-multiple battery packs, and further obtain compensation parameters according to the parameter information; and a controller, respectively connected to the plurality of electric quantity measurement modules, and configured to manage the plurality of series-multiple battery packs according to the compensation parameters. By using the series-multiple battery pack management system of the present application, relatively accurate current electric quantity information and a relatively accurate current battery use status can be obtained, so that the battery electric quantity of the battery management system can be measured more accurately.

公开(公告)号：US20240059435A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18452792

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: B64U50/37 ,  B64D35/02

CPC classification number: B64U50/37 ,  B64D35/02

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of power supply technologies, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) charging method and system and a UAV. The method includes: controlling a UAV to be in a data transmission mode when a UAV battery is normally powered, and powering a UAV control system and a motor through the UAV battery; charging a supercapacitor module through the UAV battery until the supercapacitor module is fully charged; and controlling the UAV to be in a standby mode when it is detected that the UAV battery is removed, and powering the UAV control system and the motor through the supercapacitor module. The supercapacitor module is charged through the UAV battery during normal use of the UAV. The supercapacitor module discharges during replacement of the battery, with backup electric energy stored in the supercapacitor module generating a current to power the UAV control system and the motor.

公开(公告)号：US20220247186A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17660445

申请日：2022-04-25

Applicant: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: H02J7/00

Abstract: The embodiments are a charging apparatus, a charging system and a charging method. The charging apparatus is configured to charge a data communication battery. The charging apparatus includes a charging power supply and a balancing apparatus. the charging power supply is electrically connected to the data communication battery, the balancing apparatus is electrically connected to the data communication battery, and the balancing apparatus is configured to obtain first information of the data communication battery to implement voltage balancing among the batteries in the data communication battery according to the first information; and the charging power supply is configured to obtain second information of the data communication battery to output a voltage or current according to the second information to charge the data communication battery.

公开(公告)号：US20220340043A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17662880

申请日：2022-05-11

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: B60L58/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B60L3/00

Abstract: Embodiments are a multi-battery management apparatus and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The apparatus includes at least two batteries, a mutual-charging switch, a voltage conversion module and a microprocessor; each of the batteries is connected to the microprocessor, and each of the batteries is also connected to the voltage conversion module by the mutual-charging switch; and the microprocessor is also respectively connected to a control terminal of the mutual-charging switch and the voltage conversion module. In the present invention, when an abnormal battery of which an electric quantity does not meet the storage condition occurs, a corresponding mutual-charging switch is controlled to be switch on, so that a battery with a higher electric quantity in the abnormal batteries charges a battery with a lower electric quantity.

公开(公告)号：US20220173599A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17651499

申请日：2022-02-17

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wei QIN

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L58/22 ,  G01R31/3828

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a battery equalization self-discharging circuit and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The circuit includes at least two battery cells and at least two battery cell equalization units, wherein the battery cell equalization unit includes a series circuit composed of a discharging load and a switch, its one end is electrically connected to one end of the battery cell, and the other end is connected to the other end of the battery cell; the battery cell connected adjacent to a second electrode of a battery is a third battery cell; the battery equalization unit of the third battery cell includes a third discharging load and a third switch; and the battery equalization circuit further includes a fourth switch and a current detection unit, and a second end of the third discharging load is connected to a second end of the third battery cell.