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Expandable Capacity Multiple Source
Powerbank with Built-in Handheld Transceiver
ABSTRACT

Power banks provide consumers the convenience of charging their battery-powered devices
while away from any mains power point. As it is not always possible to reach a mains power
point every time a smartphone or other battery-powered item needs charging, these power
banks act as a battery-lifesaver and, as a result, have now become a ubiquitous product in the
market due to their functionality ― especially when travelling. Essentially, a power bank is a
portable charger that stores energy drawn from the main source, i.e. the power supply from an
electrical outlet at home. Other sources of energy such as solar power, wind power, or
hydropower remain largely unexploited by mainstream brands in the market. To incorporate
other forms of electricity generation from multiple sources, this simple research will:
investigate the alternatives to mains power charging; assess the tenability of multiple source
energy extraction for power bank storage; incorporate the multiple mechanisms of electricity
generation in a single unit; and, as an extended travel feature, include a built-in handheld
transceiver to serve as an outdoor communication device between users. The latter is a well-
thought design meant to cater to the needs of our intended users, namely, outdoor enthusiasts
who will be traveling to remote areas.

CLASSIFICATION KEYWORDS

G06F1/1632 - External expansion units, e.g. docking  Power bank

stations  Portable charger
H02J7/0042 - Circuit arrangements for charging or  Multiple source energy extraction
depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from  Handheld transceiver
batteries characterised by the mechanical construction  Outdoor communication
H02J7/0068 - Battery or charger load switching, e.g.  Expandable Capacity
concurrent charging and load supply
H04M1/0202 - Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless
phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
H01Q1/243 - Supports; Mounting means by structural
association with other equipment or articles with
receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
H04W4/10 - Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
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Google Patents
(Powerbank AND Multiple source energy extraction) 1,195
Google Patents (Powerbank AND Portable Charger) 5,319
Google Patents
(Powerbank AND Outdoor communication) 1,937

Powerbank AND (Multiple source energy extraction AND

Google Patents 484
Outdoor communication)
(Handheld Transceiver AND Multiple source energy
Google Patents 8,820
extraction) AND (Expandable capacity AND Portable charger)
Patentscope ((Portable charger and outdoor communication)) 4
Portable charger AND (Power bank AND Handheld
Patentscope 681
Transceiver)
1,670
(Portable charger AND Multiple source energy extraction)
Espacenet
Espacenet Powerbank AND Handheld Transceiver 3

Espacenet (Expandable capacity AND Portable charger) 695

Handheld Transceiver AND (Multiple source energy extraction

338
Espacenet AND Power bank)

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
PUBLICATION RELEVANT
CATEGORY PATENT NO TITLE/ABSTRACT
DATE TO CLAIM

PORTABLE POWER CHARGER 2013-02-21 1-9, 11, 14,

X US20130043827
15, 16
PORTABLE CHARGER WITH ADDITIONAL
X US20100141839 FUNCTIONALITY 2010-01-26 1, 2, 4, 12, 13

US20100317412 PORTABLE PHONE HOLDER AND CHARGER 1, 5, 6

Y 2009-06-15
Y 2016-10-20 1, 3
CN106329698 SOLAR ENERGY POWERBANK
Y TW201332188A EXPANDABLE CAPACITY 2014-06-11 1, 2, 4, 5
y CN108110819A EXPANDABLE PORTABLE POWER SOURCE 2018-06-01
* Special Categories of Cited Documents:
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“X” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when
the document is taken alone
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combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art
Note: Further references not indicated in this search report may be cited during substantive examination.

NON PATENT LITERATURE

CATEGORY REFERENCE RELEVANT
TO CLAIM
X “Novel Design and Implementation of Portable Charger through LowPower PV Energy N/A
System” by Yousif I. Al-Mashhadany and Hussain A. Attia
Abstract: This paper proposes a novel design for a solar-powered charger for low-power
devices. The level of the charging current is controllable, and any residue power is
savable to a rechargeable 9V battery. Two power sources (AC and solar) are used, and
two charging speeds are possible. Quick charging is 20% of the battery output current
(almost 180mA/hr) so the current is limited to 34 mA. Two types of cellular batteries
(5.7V and 3.7V) can be charged. Normal charging is 10% of the cellular battery output
current (almost 1,000mA/hr), so the charging current is limited to 100mA. The design
uses only a few components, so the system is cost effective besides being highly
portable. It was simulated on MultiSim Ver. 11 before being implemented practically to
validate it. The results from the simulation and the experiment show the design’s
sufficient feasibility for practical implementation.

PRIOR ART SUMMARY

PATENT NO. / SIMILARITIES DISSIMILARITIES UNIQUE
REFERENCE TITLE FEATURE
US20130043827 - comprises a portable charger - an adapter unit - includes “shake to wake”
unit combined with multiple comprises multiple technology
connectors for connecting to adapter interfaces for
more than one electronic connecting the charger
device. unit or another
- comprises a charger housing electronic device to a
with a power input and at power source, such as a
least one power output. standard power outlet, a
- The charger unit turns on car charger port, an
when it is plugged into an airplane charger port, or
electronic device needing a USB interface.
charging.
- the unit includes multiple
connector cables each with a
respective storage cavity
formed in the charger
housing, thereby permitting
multiple electronic devices to
be charged by the charger
unit simultaneously.
US20100141839 - The charger battery could - Wirelessly transmits - Contemplated portable
provide power to the battery- data from that device to chargers have a
powered device in any a remote device. transmitter that transmits
suitable manner. - Preferred battery data from the battery-
- the portable charger could powered devices include powered device to a
disengage the device battery iPods, iPhones, Zunes, remote electronic device.
such that only the charger Walkman, Sansa and - The frequencies used in
battery provides power other portable media the contemplated battery
directly to the device until the players, as well as chargers fall outside of
 charge of the charger battery
drops below a specified
threshold, at which point the
device battery is re-engaged.
- The charger battery could
also be recharged in any
suitable manner.
US20100317412 - This invention is related
chargers for portable devices.
- the battery and recharging
electronic circuitry includes an
input plug for powering and
recharging the portable phone
holder and charger, a battery
charger, a battery, a
controller, status indicator
lights, an on/off switch, a
voltage regulator, and an
output to the electrical
engagement.
- comprises an electronic
connection plug
- Invention provides a solar
CN106329698 power bank.
- includes a housing in which a
solar panel and a battery are
arranged.
- the solar panel is connected
to the battery
- converts solar energy into
electric energy through the
solar panel and then stored in
the battery
Blackberry, Palm Pilot the AM/FM radio waves in
and other PDAs. order to avoid any
interference. As used
herein, AM waves are
defined as all frequencies
between 520 kHz and
1710 kHz, and FM waves
are defined as all
frequencies between 65.8
MHz and 108 MHz
- It includes a battery - The invention provides
holding base portion, a an improved portable
cellular phone cradle phone holder.
portion, and a hinge.
- the surface of the - The mobile phone
housing is provided with interface includes an
A mobile phone Android mobile phone
interface and a USB interface and an Apple
interface, mobile phone interface.
- the mobile phone
interface and the USB
interface are both
connected to the battery
- the number of the USB
interfaces is 2 to 4

TW201332188A - a portable carrying and - has a switch key - the buck-boost

charging and discharging conversion circuit
device, which can increase or
decrease the total battery
capacity according to the use
requirement, and then charge
or power the mobile digital
device through the
transmission port.
- he present invention is
designed to provide a user's
battery capacity requirement,
and the user can flexibly
increase or decrease the total
battery capacity by means of a
 combination of battery packs
- allows the user to charge or
power the mobile digital
device in an environment
where no AC power is
available
CN108110819A - a base unit having a plurality
of bracket recesses for
receiving a battery charging
bracket, each bracket recess
having a bracket connection
feature and a recess electrical
contact.
- base unit includes a - the base unit further
base unit airflow path comprises a fan for
- comprises a device cooling the battery
docking station, wherein charger
the device is insertable
into the device docking
station for charging.
- comprises a wireless
communication device
- extends the battery of
the charger through the
addition of charging
stands

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Wensie T. Laplana
Department: Department:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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