Emergency power source
Abstract
An emergency power source comprises a housing. A battery pack ( 4 ) is arranged in the housing for storing electric energy. The input end of the battery pack ( 4 ) is connected to a charging circuit ( 1 ) for charging the battery pack ( 4 ) and the output end of a solar energy panel input circuit ( 2 ), the output end of the battery pack ( 4 ) is connected to a heavy-current output circuit ( 7 ) for outputting a heavy current when an automobile starts, and an external battery intelligent detection system ( 6 ) is connected between the battery pack ( 4 ) and the heavy-current output circuit ( 7 ). The emergency power source is convenient for charging, can output a heavy current for starting an automobile, and can also accurately control heavy-current output.
Claims
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1. An emergency power source comprising a housing, said housing having at its inside a batter pack ( 4 ) for storing battery pack configured to store electric energy, wherein input terminals of the battery pack ( 4 ) are configured to be connected to output terminals of a charging circuit ( 1 ) and for receiving the electric energy from an external power source and to output terminals of a solar panel input circuit ( 2 ), disposed outside of the housing for receiving the electric energy from solar energy, and wherein output terminals of the battery pack ( 4 ) are connected to a high current outputting circuit ( 7 ) for outputting configured to output a high current used for starting a vehicle,
an externala smart battery detection system ( 6 ) is connected between the battery pack ( 4 ) and the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ), the external smart battery detection system ( 6 ) comprises comprising
a red power source clip and a black power source clip for connecting with an external configured to be connected with a vehicle battery of the vehicle,
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal,
a voltage identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying the a voltage of an external lead-acid the vehicle battery or a lithium-ion starting battery, andthe battery pack, wherein the circuit of the voltage identifying system comprises a first amplifier,
a current identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying a current flowing through an external starting circuit, wherein the circuit of the current identifying system comprises a second amplifier, and
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current, the relay comprising a coil, wherein two terminals of a the coil of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system, one of the two terminals of the coil is directly connected to an electrode of the battery pack, an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying system, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ), the red and black power source clips are connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack ( 4 ) through a reverse-insertion-proof connector or welded wires, the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips.
2. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , wherein
the relay is a 12V or 24V relay with a rating current ranging from 20 A to 300 A and 4 to 6 pins,
the external smart battery detection system ( 6 ) is either disposed outside the emergency power source and connected to the emergency power source through a reverse-insertion-proof connector, or disposed inside the emergency power source while the red and black power source clip is disposed outside the emergency power source.
3. The emergency power source according to claim 2 , wherein when the red and black power source clips are respectively connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the external vehicle battery, if the voltage identifying system is configured to detect whether the connection is correct, a feedback voltage displayed by the voltage identifying system is positive, otherwise the feedback voltage is negative; wherein the positive feedback voltage ranges from value a of 6 to 24 V to value b of 9 to 30 V, and a is smaller than b;
when the feedback voltage ranges from value a to value b and is of a positive value, the coil of the relay receives an electric signal so that its contact is closed and its output terminal is coupled to the input terminal of the high current outputting circuit, the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ) is switched on, and the emergency power source starts to power an external device with a high current; then the current identifying system detects the current flowing through the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ), if the current is lower than value c, which ranges from 0.1 A to 10 A, the electrical signal across the coil of the relay disappears so that the contact is open, said output terminal is disconnected from the high current outputting circuit to stop powering the external device with the high current; and
wherein the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ) has an output voltage of 12V DC or 24V DC, and an instantaneous current ranging from 100 A to 600 A.
4. An emergency power source comprising a housing, said housing having at its inside a batter pack ( 4 ) for storing battery pack configured to store electric energy, wherein input terminals of the battery pack ( 4 ) are configured to be connected to output terminals of acharging circuit ( 1 ) and a solar panel input circuit ( 2 ) disposed outside of the housing, output terminals of the battery pack ( 4 ) are configured to be connected to a high current outputting circuit ( 7 ) for outputting a high current used for starting a vehicle,
an externala smart battery detection system ( 6 ) is connected between the battery pack ( 4 ) and the high current outputting circuit ( 7 ), the smart battery detection system comprising:
a red power source clip and a black power source clip configured to be connected with a vehicle battery of the vehicle,
a voltage identifying system comprising a circuit configured to identify a voltage of the vehicle battery,
a current identifying system comprising a circuit configured to identify a current flowing through an external starting circuit, wherein the circuit of the current identifying system comprises an amplifier, and
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current,
wherein two terminals of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system, one of the two terminals of a coil of the relay is directly connected to an electrode of the battery pack, an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying system, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit,
wherein the red and black power source clips are connected to positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack, the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips,
wherein the output terminals of the battery pack are further connected to a multipath DC-DC voltage regulator circuit comprising:
a DC-DC 19V boost circuit ( 11 ) having outputting an output voltage of 19Vboosted to be higher than a voltage from the battery pack,
a DC-DC 12V output circuit ( 10 ) having outputting an output voltage of 12V associated with a voltage of the battery pack, and
a DC-DC 5V buck circuit ( 9 ) having outputting an output voltage of 5V lower than a voltage of the battery pack, and
wherein an output terminal of the DC-DC 12V output circuit ( 10 ) is connected to an alerting system ( 15 ) for transmitting an alerting signal, an inverter circuit ( 17 ) for converting electric energy outputted by the battery pack ( 4 ) from direct current to alternating current, and a smart heating system ( 16 ) for heating the battery pack ( 4 ), wherein the smart heating system comprises a heating wire or a heating sheet.
5. The emergency power source according to claim 4 , wherein the battery pack ( 4 ) consists of lithium-ion batteries connected in series or parallel, each battery having a positive electrode made of lithium iron phosphate, lithium cobalt oxide, nickel cobalt manganese ternary lithium or lithium manganate and a negative electrode made of artificial or natural graphite, the output terminals of the battery pack are further connected to a LED driving circuit ( 12 ), each path of the DC-DC voltage regulator circuit is connected to a MCU controller circuit ( 14 ), and the MCU controller circuit ( 14 ) is further connected to a smart LED electric quantity display system ( 8 ) for displaying the electric quantity of the emergency power source, an output terminal of the LED driving circuit ( 12 ) is connected to a LED lighting lamp ( 13 ), and an equalization protection circuit ( 3 ) is connected in parallel with the battery pack ( 4 ) for protecting the battery pack ( 4 ).
6. The emergency power source according to claim 5 claim 4 , wherein the a voltage of the alternating current electric energy outputted by the inverter circuit ( 17 ) ranges from 110V to 220V, and the inverter circuit ( 17 ) is either disposed inside the housing or external to the housing.
7. The emergency power source according to claim 5 claim 4 , wherein the smart heating system ( 16 ) comprises
athe heating wire or athe heating sheet wrapped around the outside of the battery pack ( 4 ),
a thermistor attached onto an outer surface of the battery pack ( 4 ) and connected to the heating wire or the heating sheet, and
a heating starting switch for starting the smart heating system ( 16 ),
wherein the heating wire or the heating sheet has a resistance ranging from 0.1Ω to 10Ω;
wherein an upper limit temperature t of a surface temperature of the battery pack ( 4 ) is preset to range from 0° C. to 70° C., if the surface temperature of the battery pack ( 4 ) fed back by the thermistor to the MCU controller circuit ( 14 ) is lower than the upper limit temperature t, then the heating starting switch is switched on so that a heating current flows through the heating wire or heating sheet to heat the battery pack ( 4 ); a heating time is preset as a fixed value d ranging from 10 s to 300 s, if the surface temperature of the battery pack ( 4 ) reaches the upper limit temperature t, the heating starting switch is automatically switched off, or if the heating time reaches value d, the heating circuit of the smarting heating system is automatically switched off.
8. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing is made of plastic material, aluminum material or composite material, the solar panel input circuit ( 2 ), which is disposed on the outside of the housing, has a power ranging from 0.5 W to 50 W and an input voltage ranging from 5V to 25V.
9. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , wherein a disposable or recoverable further comprising a fuse ( 5 ) is further connected between one of the output terminal terminal of the battery pack ( 4 ) and the external smart battery detection system ( 6 ), said fuse has a rating fusing current ranging from 50 A to 500 A.
10. The emergency power source according to claim 2 , wherein a circuit ( 62 ) of the current identifying system comprises:
a high-accuracy operational amplifier U 3 whose model is SGM8591, resistors R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 20 , R 21 and RS, capacitors C 9 and C 12 , a switching diode D 4 whose model is IN4148; and wherein pin 1 of U 3 is floating, pin 2 of U 3 is connected with a terminal of R 16 , a terminal of R 15 and a terminal of R 21 , pin 3 of U 3 is connected with a terminal of C 12 , a terminal of RS, and a negative electrode of BT 2 , pin 4 of U 3 is grounded with a negative electrode of BT 1 and the other terminal of RS, pin 5 of U 3 is floating, pin 6 of U 3 is connected with a terminal of R 20 , the other terminal of R 21 and a positive electrode of D 4 , the other terminal of R 20 is connected to the other terminal of C 12 , pin 7 of U 3 is connected with terminal VCC and a terminal of C 9 , the other terminal of C 9 is grounded, pin 8 of U 3 is floating, a negative electrode of D 4 is connected to a terminal of R 17 , the other terminal of R 17 is connected with a terminal of R 18 and terminal IN 2 , the other terminal of R 18 is grounded, the other terminal of R 15 is connected with a terminal of R 12 , a terminal of R 13 , and a terminal of R 14 .
11. The emergency power source according to claim 10 , wherein a circuit ( 61 ) of the voltage identifying system comprises:
a dual operational amplifier U 2 whose model is LM358, a three-terminal voltage regulator circuit U 1 whose model is 7805, resistors R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 , capacitors C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , C 6 , C 7 and C 8 , schottky diodes D 1 and D 2 whose model are SS14, and a three-terminal adjustable shunt voltage reference U 4 whose model is TL431; and wherein pin 1 of U 2 is connected with a terminal of R 5 , a terminal of C 5 and a terminal of C 4 , the other terminal of R 5 is connected with a terminal of R 6 and terminal IN 1 , the other terminal of R 6 is grounded, pin 2 of U 2 is connected to pin 5 of U 2 , a terminal of R 11 , a negative electrode of U 4 , a reference electrode of U 4 , and the other terminal of R 16 , the other terminal of R 11 is connected to terminal VCC, pin 3 of U 2 is connected with the other terminal of C 5 , a terminal of R 1 , a terminal of R 7 and a terminal of R 8 , the other terminal of R 1 is connected to the other terminal of C 4 , pin 4 of U 2 is grounded with the other terminal of R 7 , a positive electrode of U 4 and a terminal of R 9 , the other terminal of R 8 is connected with a negative electrode of D 2 and a terminal of R 10 , a positive electrode of D 2 is connected to a positive electrode of BT 2 , pin 6 of U 2 is connected with the other terminal of R 10 , the other terminal of R 9 , a terminal of C 6 and a terminal of R 2 , pin 7 of U 2 is connected with the other terminal of C 6 , a terminal of C 7 and a terminal of R 4 , the other terminal of R 4 is connected to node A, the other terminal of C 7 is connected to the other terminal of R 2 , pin 8 of U 2 is connected with a terminal of C 8 , a terminal of C 2 , a terminal of C 3 , pin 3 of U 1 and terminal VCC, the other terminal of C 8 is grounded, the other terminal of C 2 is grounded with the other terminal of C 3 , pin 1 of U 1 is connected with a terminal of C 1 and a negative electrode of D 1 , pin 2 of U 1 is grounded with the other terminal of C 1 , a positive electrode of D 1 is connected to the positive electrode of BT 1 .
12. The emergency power source according to claim 11 , wherein a circuit ( 63 ) of the relay comprises:
a three-terminal regulator chip U 5 whose model is XC6219; resistors R 3 , R 19 and R 22 ; capacitors C 11 , C 13 and C 14 ; a schottky diode D 5 whose model is SS14; a MCU controller chip J 1 ; control switches Q 1 , Q 2 and Q 3 whose model are SI2300 and a relay; wherein pin 1 of U 5 is connected with a terminal of C 13 , pin 3 of U 5 and terminal VCC, pin 2 of U 5 is grounded with the other terminal of C 13 , a terminal of C 14 , and pin 2 of J 1 , pin 4 of U 5 is floating, pin 5 of U 5 is connected with the other terminal of C 14 and pin 1 of J 1 , pin 3 of J 1 is connected to terminal IN 1 , pin 4 of J 1 is connected to terminal OUT 1 , pin 5 of J 1 is connected to terminal IN 2 , pin 6 of J 1 is connected to terminal OUT 2 , pin 7 of J 1 is floating, pin 8 of J 1 is floating, terminal OUT 1 is connected to a terminal of R 3 , the other terminal of R 3 is connected to a gate of Q 2 , a drain of Q 2 is connected to a source of Q 3 and the other terminal of R 13 , a drain of Q 3 is connected to the other terminal of R 12 , a gate of Q 3 is connected to node A, a source of Q 2 is connected with a source of Q 1 and the other terminal of R 14 , a gate of Q 1 is connected to a terminal of R 19 , the other terminal of R 19 is connected to terminal OUT 2 , a drain of Q 1 is connected with a positive electrode of D 5 and a terminal of the coil of the relay, a negative electrode of D 5 is connected with the other terminal of the coil of the relay, a terminal of a normally open contact of the relay, a terminal of R 22 , and a positive electrode of BT 1 , the other terminal of R 22 is connected to a terminal of C 11 , the other terminal of C 11 is connected with a terminal of the normally open contact of the relay and a positive electrode of BT 2 .
13. The emergency power source according to claim 3 , wherein if the red and black power source clips are respectively connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the vehicle battery correctly, an output voltage of the vehicle battery obtained by the voltage identifying system is positive and ranges from value a to value b greater than the value a.
14. The emergency power source according to claim 13 , wherein the value a is 6 to 24 V, and the value b is 9 to 30 V.
15. The emergency power source according to claim 13 , wherein when the output voltage of the vehicle battery obtained by the voltage identifying system ranges from the value a to the value b and is positive, the coil of the relay receives an electrical signal so that the relay is closed to conduct electricity therethrough and an output terminal of the relay is coupled to the input terminal of the high current outputting circuit. the high current outputting circuit is switched on, and the emergency power source starts to power an external device with a high current.
16. The emergency power source according to claim 15 , wherein the current identifying system is configured to detect a current flowing through the high current outputting circuit. and wherein if the current is lower than value c. the electrical signal received by the relay disappears so that the relay is open and the output terminal of the relay is disconnected from the high current outputting circuit to stop powering the vehicle battery with the high current.
17. The emergency power source according to claim 16 , wherein the high current outputting circuit has an output voltage of 12V DC or 24V DC, and an instantaneous current ranging from 100 A to 600 A.
18. The emergency power source according to claim 16 , wherein the value c ranges from 0.1 A to 10 A.
19. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , further comprising a LED lighting lamp to provide lighting and a LED driving circuit coupled between the battery pack and the LED lighting lamp to drive the LED lighting lamp.
20. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , further comprising a smart heating system configured to heat the battery pack, wherein the smart heating system comprises a thermistor attached to an outside of the battery pack.
21. The emergency power source according to claim 1 , further comprising a micro controller operably connected to the voltage identifying system and the current identifying system to output at least one micro controller output signal associated with the ON state or the OFF state of the relay.
22. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , further comprising a first control switch directly connected to a terminal of the coil of the relay, wherein the first control switch is coupled in communication with the micro controller to receive a first signal associated with the at least one micro controller output signal.
23. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , wherein
the current identifying system is configured to detect whether the emergency power source is disconnected from the vehicle battery; and the micro controller is configured to receive an input signal in response to detecting, by the current identifying system that the emergency power source is disconnected from the vehicle battery.
24. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , further comprising a second control switch coupled in communication with the micro controller to receive a second signal associated with the at least one micro controller output signal, wherein the second signal is associated with the ON and OFF state of the relay.
25. The emergency power source according to claim 24 , wherein the micro controller output signal associated with the second signal is determined based on an input from the voltage identifying system to the micro controller.
26. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , wherein the voltage identifying system is coupled to:
(1) a positive electrode of the battery pack to receive a voltage input to detect whether an output voltage of the battery pack is below a threshold, and (2) the micro controller. such that the micro controller receives an input signal from the voltage identifying system in response to detecting, by the voltage identifying system. that the output voltage of the battery pack is below the threshold.
27. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , wherein the voltage identifying system comprises a comparator, and wherein the comparator has:
a first input coupled to a negative electrode of the vehicle battery to receive a voltage input, a second input receiving a reference voltage, and an output coupled to the micro controller such that the micro controller receives an input signal from the voltage identifying system in response to detecting by the comparator, that the voltage input is lower than the reference voltage.
28. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , further comprising a third control switch coupled to receive a third signal from the voltage identifying system, wherein the third signal is associated with the ON and OFF state of the relay.
29. The emergency power source according to claim 28 , wherein the voltage identifying system is coupled to:
(1) a positive electrode of the vehicle battery to receive a voltage input in response to detecting. by the voltage identifying system, that an output voltage of the vehicle battery exceeds a threshold, and (2) the third control switch, such that the third control switch receives an input signal from the voltage identifying system in response to detecting, by the voltage identifying system. that the output voltage of the vehicle battery exceeds the threshold.
30. The emergency power source according to claim 28 , wherein the voltage identifying system comprises a comparator, and wherein the comparator has:
a first input coupled to a positive electrode of the vehicle battery to receive a voltage input, a second input receiving a reference voltage, and an output coupled to the third control switch such that the third control switch receives an input signal from the voltage identifying system in response to detecting, by the comparator, that the voltage input is higher than the reference voltage.
31. The emergency power source according to claim 21 , further comprising a first control switch, a second control switch, and a third control switch, wherein:
the first control switch is directly connected to a terminal of the coil of the relay and also coupled to receive from the micro controller a first signal associated with a first micro controller output signal of the at least one micro controller output signal, the second control switch is coupled to receive from the micro controller a second signal associated with a second micro controller output signal of the at least one micro controller output signal, the third control switch is coupled to receive from the voltage identifying system a third signal, the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal are associated with the ON and OFF state of the relay, and the second control switch and the third control switch are connected to the coil of the relay via the first control switch.
32. The emergency power source according to claim 31 , wherein the voltage identifying system comprises an amplifier including a first comparator and a second comparator,
the first comparator has a first input coupled to a negative electrode of the vehicle battery to receive a voltage input, a second input receiving a reference voltage, and an output coupled to the micro controller such that the micro controller receives an input signal from the voltage identifying system in response to detecting, by the first comparator, that the output voltage of the vehicle battery is below a first threshold, and the second comparator has a first input receiving the reference voltage, a second input coupled to a positive electrode of the vehicle battery to receive a voltage input, and an output coupled to provide a signal to the third control switch in response to detecting, by the second comparator, that the output voltage of the vehicle battery exceeds a second threshold that is higher than the first threshold.
33. The emergency power source according to claim 31 , wherein
the current identifying system is configured to detect whether the emergency power source is disconnected from the vehicle battery; and the micro controller is configured to receive an input signal in response to detecting, by the current identifying system, that the emergency power source is disconnected from the vehicle battery.
34. The emergency power source of claim 21 . wherein the current identifying system comprises:
an amplifier having a plurality of pins including a first pin a second pin, a third pin, a fourth pin, and a fifth pin, a plurality of resistors including a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a sixth resistor and a seventh resistor, a plurality of capacitors including a first capacitor and a second capacitor, a switching diode having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the first pin of the amplifier is connected with a terminal of the first resistor, a terminal of the second resistor, and a terminal of the third resistor, the second pin of the amplifier is connected with a terminal of the first capacitor, a terminal of the fourth resistor, and a negative electrode of the vehicle battery, the third pin of the amplifier is connected with a terminal of the fifth resistor, a second terminal of the third resistor, and the positive electrode of the switching diode, a second terminal of the fifth resistor is connected to a second terminal of the first capacitor, the fourth pin of the amplifier is connected with terminal VCC and a terminal of the second capacitor, and the negative electrode of the switching diode is connected to a terminal of the sixth resistor, a second terminal of the sixth resistor is connected with a terminal of the seventh resistor and a terminal of the micro controller.
35. The emergency power source according to claim 4 , further comprising: a micro controller that is coupled to the voltage identifying system and the current identifying system and configured to output at least one micro controller output signal relating to the ON state or the OFF state of the relay.
36. The emergency power source according to claim 35 , further comprising a first control switch, a second control switch, and a third control switch, wherein:
the first control switch is directly connected to a terminal of the coil of the relay and also coupled to receive from the micro controller a first signal associated with a first micro controller output signal of the at least one micro controller output signal, the second control switch is coupled to receive from the micro controller a second signal associated with a second micro controller output signal of the at least one micro controller output signal, the third control switch is coupled to receive from the voltage identifying system a third signal, the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal are associated with the ON and OFF state of the relay, and the second control switch and the third control switch are connected to the coil of the relay via the first control switch.
37. The emergency power source according to claim 4 , further comprising a second micro controller that is coupled to at least one of a path of the multipath DC-DC voltage regulator circuit, and a smart LED electric quantity display system for displaying the electric quantity of the emergency power source.
38. An emergency power source, comprising:
a housing, the housing having at its inside a battery pack, wherein the battery pack is configured to store electric energy and to be connected to a high current ouputting circuit configured to output a high current for starting a vehicle or charging an external battery, and wherein the battery pack is configured to be charged by an external power source via a charging circuit or by solar energy via a solar panel input circuit disposed outside of the housing, and a smart battery detection system connected between the battery pack and a vehicle battery of the vehicle, the smart battery detection system comprising:
a red power source clip and a black power source clip configured to be connected with the vehicle battery,
a voltage identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying a voltage of the vehicle battery or the battery pack, wherein the circuit of the voltage identifying system comprises a first amplifier,
a current identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying a current flowing through an external starting circuit, wherein the circuit of the current identifying system comprises a second amplifier, and
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current, wherein
two terminals of a coil of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system, an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying circuit, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit,
the red and black power source clips are connected to positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack through a reverse-insertion-proof connector or welded wires, and
the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips,
a micro controller coupled to the voltage identifying system and the current identifying system to receive an input associated with the identified voltage or the identified current,
a first control switch coupled to (1) the micro controller to receive a first output signal from the micro controller, and (2) a terminal of the coil of the relay to provide a first electrical signal to the terminal of the coil of the relay in response to the first output signal, and
a second control switch coupled to (1) the micro controller to receive a second output signal from the micro controller, and (2) the terminal of the coil of the relay, via the first control switch.
39. An emergency power source comprising:
a housing, the housing having at its inside a battery pack, wherein the battery pack is configured to store electric energy and to be connected to a high current outputting circuit configured to output a high current for starting a vehicle or charging an external battery, wherein the battery pack is configured to be charged by an external power source via a charging circuit or by solar energy via a solar panel input circuit disposed outside of the housing, and a smart battery detection system connected between the battery pack and the high current outputting circuit, the smart battery detection system comprising
a red power source clip and a black power source clip configured to be connected with, and to transfer electric power from the battery pack to, the external battery to be charged or the vehicle to be jump started,
a voltage identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying a voltage of the external battery or the battery pack,
a current identifying system comprising a circuit for identifying a current flowing through an external starting circuit, wherein the circuit of the current identifying system comprises an amplifier,
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current, the relay comprising a coil operable to set the relay between the ON state and the OFF state,
one or more circuit switches coupled to the coil of the relay to control electric power to the coil of the relay, and
a microcontroller unit coupled to the voltage identifying system and to the one or more circuit switches to control the relay in response to a signal from the voltage identifying system indicating a status of the external battery or the battery pack, wherein
two terminals of the coil of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system, one of the two terminals of the coil is directly connected to an electrode of the battery pack, an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying system, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit,
the red and black power source clips are connected to positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack through a reverse-insertion-proof . connector or welded wires, and the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips.
40. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , wherein the microcontroller unit is operable to control the one or more circuit switches to cause the relay to be in the OFF state when a connection between the red and black power source clips to the external battery to be charged or the vehicle to be jump started are reverse connections.
41. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , wherein the one or more circuit switches are connected in series to one terminal of the coil of the relay.
42. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , further comprising:
a DC-DC buck circuit coupled to receive electric power from the battery pack to output a low DC voltage output for charging an external device at the low DC voltage output; and a DC-DC booster circuit coupled to receive electric power from the battery pack to output a high DC voltage output for charging an external device at the high DC voltage output.
43. The emergency power source according to claim 42 , further comprising:
an inverter circuit coupled to receive electric power from the battery pack to output an alternating current output.
44. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , further comprising:
an LED driving circuit coupled to receive electric power from the battery pack; and an LED lighting lamp coupled to receive power from the LED driving circuit to provide light output for illumination.
45. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , further comprising:
a thermistor coupled to the battery pack to measure a temperature of the battery pack; a heater engaged to receive electric power from the battery pack to heat the battery pack in response to a microcontroller unit control signal based on the measured temperature by the thermistor with respect to a temperature range for the battery pack.
46. The emergency power source according to claim 39 , wherein the microcontroller unit is operable to control one of the one or more circuit switches that in turn controls the relay based on a signal from the current identifying system.
47. An emergency power source comprising
a housing, the housing having at its inside a battery pack configured to store electric energy, wherein the battery pack includes
input terminals configured to be connected to a charging circuit for receiving the electric energy from an external power source and to a solar panel input circuit outside the energy power source for receiving the electric energy from solar energy, and
output terminals configured to be connected to a high current outputting circuit configured to output a high current for starting a vehicle,
a smart battery detection system connected between the battery pack and the high current outputting circuit, the smart battery detection system comprising
a red power source clip and a black power source clip configured to be connected with a vehicle battery of the vehicle,
a voltage identifying system including a circuit for identifying a voltage of the vehicle battery or the battery pack,
a current identifying system including a circuit for identifying a current flowing through an external starting circuit, and
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current, the relay comprising a coil, wherein
two terminals of the coil of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system, one of the two terminals of the coil is directly connected to an electrode of the battery pack. an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying system, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit, and
the red and black power source clips are connected to positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack, the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips.
48. An emergency power source comprising
a housing, the housing having at its inside a battery pack configured to store electric energy, wherein the battery pack is configured to be charged by an external power source by connecting to a charging circuit or by solar energy by connecting to a solar panel input circuit disposed outside of the housing, and output terminals of the battery pack are configured to be connected to a high current outputting circuit configured to output a high current for starting a vehicle, a smart battery detection system connected between the battery pack and the high current outputting circuit. the smart battery detection system comprising
a red power source clip and a black power source clip configured to be connected with a vehicle battery of the vehicle,
a voltage identifying system including a circuit for identifying a voltage of the vehicle battery or the battery pack,
a current identifying system including a circuit for identifying a current flowing through an external starting circuit, and
a relay switchable between an ON state and an OFF state according to a detection signal that relates to the identified voltage or the identified current, the relay comprising a coil, wherein
two terminals of the coil of the relay are connected to the voltage identifying system. one of the two terminals of the coil is directly connected to an electrode of the battery pack, an input terminal of the relay is connected to the current identifying system, an output terminal of the relay is connected to the high current outputting circuit, and
the red and black power source clips are connected to positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack, the voltage identifying system is connected to the red and black power source clips.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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