A monitoring system includes a battery-type power supply device. The battery-type power supply device is mounted in a battery box of an operation device for remotely operating an external device. A server apparatus is connected via a network to the battery-type power supply device. The battery-type power supply device includes current detection means for detecting an internal current flowing in the operation device, and transmission means for transmitting data indicating a fluctuation in the detected internal current to outside. The server apparatus includes means for receiving the data indicating a fluctuation, operation identification means for identifying an operation portion that has been operated in the external device based on the data indicating the fluctuation, and means for transmitting information relating to the identified operation portion or a result of aggregation of the information to external processing devices via the network.
The purpose of the present invention is to accurately determine the situation of a subject to be watched over. A watching server device 11 receives, from cell-shaped communication apparatuses 23 mounted in cell-powered apparatuses 25 used in the home of a person to be watched over, operation data indicating that the cell-powered apparatuses 25 were operated, determines living activities of the subject on the basis of the combination and order of cell-shaped communication apparatuses that have been operated among the cell-shaped communication apparatuses, and sends data about the determined living activities to a portable type information processing terminal 29 owned by a close relative, such as a member of the family, of the subject to be watched over.
G08B 25/04 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
The purpose of the present invention is to remotely monitor an operation of an operating device, such as a television remote controller having a plurality of manually operating portions, with respect to a main device. This monitoring system includes a battery-type power supply apparatus 40. The battery-type power supply apparatus is mounted in a battery box of an operating device 30 for remotely operating an external device 70. A server apparatus 10 is connected to the battery-type power supply apparatus via a network 60. The battery-type power supply apparatus comprises a current detection means (401, 402, 403, 407) for detecting an internal current flowing through the operating device, and a transmission means (405, 406) for externally transmitting data indicating a variation in the detected internal current. The server apparatus comprises: a means 14 for receiving the data indicating the variation; an operation identifying means 11 for identifying, on the basis of the data indicating the variation, an operating portion of the external device that has been operated; and a means 14 for transmitting, via the network to an external processing apparatus 50, 51, information pertaining to the identified operating portion or the result of tallying the information.
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
G08C 15/00 - Arrangements characterised by the use of multiplexing for the transmission of a plurality of signals over a common path
G08C 17/00 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sensor device and a power source device that are capable of facilitating introduction of a system which uses sensor data. A sensor device 4 has: an outer positive electrode terminal 43 and an outer negative electrode terminal 44 respectively attached to the front and rear end surfaces of a case 41 that has a shape and size compliant with a battery standard so as to enable mounting to a battery box of a battery-driven device 6; and an inner positive electrode terminal 45 and an inner negative electrode terminal 46 that are located inside the case 41 and that are respectively connected to the outer positive electrode terminal 43 and the outer negative electrode terminal 44. The sensor device 4 is provided with: a battery storage part 42 that stores a battery 48; a wireless communication antenna 58; an acceleration sensor 49; and a transmission part that transmits data measured by the acceleration sensor 49 to an external information processing device 3 via the antenna 58.
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sensor device capable of facilitating introduction of a system which uses sensor data. A sensor device 4 has: an outer positive electrode terminal 43 and an outer negative electrode terminal 44 respectively attached to the front and rear end surfaces of a case 41 that has a shape compliant with a battery standard so as to enable mounting to a battery box of a battery-driven device 6; and an inner positive electrode terminal 45 and an inner negative electrode terminal 46 that are located inside the case 41 and that are respectively connected to the outer positive electrode terminal 43 and the outer negative electrode terminal 44. The sensor device 4 is provided with: a battery storage part 42 that stores a battery 48; a wireless communication antenna 58; a sensor 49 that measures at least one of temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure; and a transmission part that transmits data measured by the sensor 49 to an external information processing device 3 via the antenna 58.
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
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Battery-type power supply device and battery-driven load device
A battery-type power supply device realizes data transmission while also supplying power to a battery-driven external load device in a state in which the battery-type power supply device is mounted in a battery box of the external load device. The battery-type power supply device is mountable in the battery box of the external load device, has a shape and dimensions conforming to battery standards, and is capable of housing a small-size battery therein. An output transistor is interposed between a housed battery and an outer electrode terminal, and opening and closing of the output transistor are controlled by a PWM control section at a duty ratio corresponding to an instruction received from an external information processing device by a radio communication section, so that the battery type power supply device thereby functions as a switching power supply. Opening and closing of the output transistor are controlled by a transmission section in order to transmit data to the external load device through the outer electrode terminal. Connections of the transmission section and the PWM control section to the output transistor is switched by a connection switching section.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/14 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
H01M 10/46 - Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
H03K 17/687 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
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BATTERY-TYPE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery-type power supply device and a power supply device in which operation lifetime can be extended. This battery-type power supply device 100 is provided with: a housing 101 having a shape and dimensions conforming to battery specifications; a battery accommodation part 102 for accommodating a battery 108 inside the housing and having an inner positive electrode terminal 105 and inner negative electrode terminal 106 which contact the front/rear terminals of the battery; an outer positive electrode terminal 103 connected to the inner positive electrode terminal and provided on a front end surface of the housing; an outer negative electrode terminal 104 connected to the inner negative electrode terminal and provided on a rear end surface of the housing; a switching element 120 disposed inside the housing and interposed between the inner negative electrode terminal and the outer negative terminal, or between the inner positive electrode terminal and the outer positive electrode terminal; a drive signal generation unit 142 that generates a drive signal for driving the opening/closing of the switching element; and a control unit 141 that controls the drive signal generation unit 142 in order to generate a drive signal having an arbitrarily preset duty ratio of less than 100%.
The objective of the present invention is to provide a monitoring system which can easily be introduced to a user. The monitoring system is equipped with a battery-type power supply device 40 installed in a battery box of a load device 30 in order to monitor the operation of a manual operation part 32 of the load device 30, and a server device 10 connected to the battery-type power supply device via a network 60. The battery-type power supply device has: a battery housing unit for housing a battery for supplying power to the load device; a means for detecting, on the basis of fluctuation in the current between the load device and the battery, that the manual operation part has been operated; and a means for transmitting the operation data to the server device when operation of the manual operation part is detected. The server device has: a means for receiving the operation data from the battery-type power supply device; a means for storing the received operation data; an aggregation means for generating aggregate data in which the operation of the manual operation part is aggregated on the basis of the stored operation data; and a means for transmitting the aggregate data to an external device 50 via the network.
G08B 25/04 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
G08B 25/10 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems
H01M 2/10 - Mountings; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
H04M 11/00 - Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
In order to notify a user of information relating to battery consumption of a secondary battery, this secondary battery unit 10 can be mounted individually, or in series or parallel with another external battery in a battery box of an external load device. The secondary battery unit has a case 11 that has a shape and dimensions conforming to battery standards and that is equipped with a positive electrode terminal 13 and a negative electrode terminal 15; a secondary battery 20 which is housed in the case and which electrically connects the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal; an antenna 32 which is stored in the case; a voltage detection unit which detects the voltage Vte between terminals of the secondary battery or a voltage Vd corresponding thereto; and a transmission unit which transmits data of the aforementioned voltage Vte between the terminals of the secondary battery or the voltage Vd corresponding thereto over the antenna to an external information processing device.
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
H01M 2/10 - Mountings; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery unit which can decrease the burden of battery replacement. This secondary battery unit 10 is provided with a positive electrode terminal 13 and a negative electrode terminal 15 which are connected to an external load device, a secondary battery 21 which is connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal, multiple secondary coils 101, 201, 301 which generate an induced current by means of the alternating magnetic flux from an external primary coil, multiple charging circuits (105, 107), (205, 207), (305, 307) for rectifying and smoothing the output of the secondary coil and charging the secondary battery. Multiple charging circuits are provided in each of the multiple secondary coils, and are connected in parallel to the secondary battery.
A cell type power supply device includes: a housing having a shape and dimensions based on a cell standard; a cell holder including an inner positive terminal and an inner negative terminal that are brought into contact with front and rear terminals of the external cell held in the housing; an outer positive terminal connected to the inner positive terminal; an outer negative terminal connected to the inner negative terminal; an output transistor interposed between the inner negative terminal and the outer negative terminal or between the inner positive terminal and the outer positive terminal; a control circuit that generates a control signal of the output transistor in accordance with a signal received via an antenna; and a detection resister interposed between the inner negative terminal and the outer negative terminal or between the inner positive terminal and the outer positive terminal in parallel with the output transistor to change a voltage of the outer negative terminal or the outer positive terminal with respect to a reference voltage in accordance with ON/OFF of a power switch.
The purpose of the present invention is to achieve data transmission while supplying power from a battery type power supply device to a battery-driven external load device in a state in which the battery type power supply device is mounted to a battery box of the external load device. A battery type power supply device 100 is mountable to a battery box of an external load device 200, has the shape and dimensions conforming to battery specifications, and can store a compact battery. An output transistor 120 is interposed between a housed battery and an external electrode terminal 104, and the opening and closing of the output transistor 120 are controlled by a PWM control unit 154 with a duty ratio corresponding to an instruction received from an external information processing device 300 by a wireless communication unit 152, so that the battery type power supply device 100 functions as a switching power supply. The opening and closing of the output transistor are controlled by a transmission unit 153 in order to transmit data to the external load device through the external electrode terminal. Connection to the output transistor is switched between the transmission unit and the PWM control unit by a connection switching unit 156.
H03K 17/687 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
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BATTERY-SHAPED POWER SUPPLY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
The objective of the present invention is to implement the intended control in a battery-shaped power supply device provided with a wireless communication function, even when an unexpected situation occurs. This battery-shaped power supply device has a housing having a shape and dimensions conforming to battery standards so as to be capable of being mounted in a battery box of an external load device. A battery accommodation section inside the housing has an inside positive electrode terminal 105 and an inside negative electrode terminal 106 in contact with the front and back terminals of an accommodated battery. An outside positive electrode terminal 103 connected to the inside positive electrode terminal is provided on the front-end surface of the housing, and an outside negative electrode terminal 104 connected to the inside negative electrode terminal is provided on the back-end surface of the housing. An output transistor 120 is interposed between the inside positive electrode terminal and the outside positive electrode terminal. An RFIC 122 generates an output transistor control signal in accordance with a signal received via a wireless communication antenna 127. When a temporary interruption occurs the RFIC generates a preliminary control signal after the supply of power is restored and before communication with an external information processing device is restored.
The objective is to implement a voltage detection function in a battery-shaped power supply device equipped with a wireless communication function. A battery-shaped power supply device 1 is mounted independently or in series with another external battery 13 in a battery box 12 of an external load device 11. A housing 18 has a shape and dimensions conforming to battery standards, and an inside positive electrode terminal 5 and an inside negative electrode terminal 6 come into contact with the front/back terminals of an external battery housed in a battery housing unit 2 on the inside of the housing. An outside positive electrode terminal 3 connected to the inside positive electrode terminal is provided on the front-end surface of the housing, and an outside negative electrode terminal 4 connected to the inside negative electrode terminal is provided on the back-end surface of the housing. An output transistor 32 is provided between the inside negative electrode terminal and the outside negative electrode terminal, and/or between the inside positive electrode terminal and the outside positive electrode terminal. A RFIC 37 generates a control signal for the output transistor in accordance with a signal received via an antenna. Voltage detection units 41 and 43 detect voltage between the inside positive electrode terminal and GND, and/or voltage between the outside negative electrode terminal and GND.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
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BATTERY-TYPE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery-type power supply device with a current detection function, said battery-type power supply device being provided with a wireless communication function. A battery-type power supply device of the present invention has a housing 18 having a shape and dimensions conforming to battery standards so that the battery-type power supply device can be mounted in a battery box of an external load device. A battery housing unit 2 for housing an external battery in the housing has an inner positive electrode terminal 5 and an inner negative electrode terminal 6, which are in contact with the front and rear terminals of the external battery housed in the housing. The front end surface of the housing is provided with an outer positive electrode terminal 3 connected to the inner positive electrode terminal, and the rear end surface of the housing is provided with an outer negative electrode terminal 4 connected to the inner negative electrode terminal. An output transistor 32 is disposed between the inner negative electrode terminal and the outer negative electrode terminal. A RFIC 35 generates, in accordance with a signal received via an antenna, a control signal for the output transistor. A current flowing in the output transistor is converted into a voltage by means of a detection resistor 31 that is provided in series to the output transistor. The voltage is detected by a current detection unit 33.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H01M 2/10 - Mountings; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02H 3/087 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection responsive to excess current for DC applications
H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
The present invention protects an internal circuit of a battery-shaped power source device from surge voltage generated in an inductive load, and prevents or reduces exhaustion of an external battery which is used together with the battery-shaped power source device. A battery-shaped power source device 100 includes: a battery container part 102 having an inside positive electrode terminal 105 and an inside negative electrode terminal 106 which are in contact with the front and rear terminals of a built-in battery contained in a housing 118 having a shape and size conforming to a battery standard; an outside positive electrode terminal 103 connected to the inside positive electrode terminal; an outside negative electrode terminal 104 connected to the inside negative electrode terminal; an output transistor 120 interposed between the inside negative electrode terminal and the outside negative electrode terminal, or between the inside positive electrode terminal and the outside positive electrode terminal; a diode 171 that is arranged to be parallel, with respect to a load 115, to the output transistor and to be in the forward direction from the outside negative electrode terminal to the outside positive electrode terminal; and a Zener diode 172 connected to the diode so as to be oriented in a direction opposite to that of the diode.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02P 7/29 - Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices controlling armature supply only using pulse modulation
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BATTERY SHAPED POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT
The objective of the present invention is to make it possible to suppress depletion of a built-in battery. This battery shaped power supply device is provided with: a housing 118 having a shape and dimensions conforming to battery specifications; a battery accommodating unit 102 having an inner positive electrode terminal 105 and an inner negative electrode terminal 106 which come into contact with front and rear terminals of a built-in battery accommodated in the housing; an outer positive electrode terminal 103 connected to the inner positive electrode terminal; an outer negative electrode terminal 104 connected to the inner negative electrode terminal; an output transistor 120 which is interposed between the inner negative electrode terminal and the outer negative electrode terminal, or between the inner positive electrode terminal and the outer positive electrode terminal; a control circuit 122 which generates an output transistor control signal in accordance with a signal received by means of an antenna 127; and a detecting resistor 124 which is interposed in parallel with the output transistor between the inner negative electrode terminal and the outer negative electrode terminal, or between the inner positive electrode terminal and the outer positive electrode terminal, in such a way that the voltage of the outer negative electrode terminal or the outer positive electrode terminal relative to a reference voltage varies in conjunction with a power supply switch 114 being turned on or off.
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