WO2019156381A1 - Dispositif et procédé de génération d'aérosol - Google Patents

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WO2019156381A1
WO2019156381A1 PCT/KR2019/000674 KR2019000674W WO2019156381A1 WO 2019156381 A1 WO2019156381 A1 WO 2019156381A1 KR 2019000674 W KR2019000674 W KR 2019000674W WO 2019156381 A1 WO2019156381 A1 WO 2019156381A1
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  • a device and method for producing aerosols are provided.
  • An apparatus and a method for generating an aerosol are provided.
  • the technical problem to be solved is not limited to the above technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.
  • an aerosol generating device comprises a heater for heating an aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol; A battery cell for supplying power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a temperature of a predetermined range for generation of the aerosol, and a battery including information about a battery capacity of the battery cell and a power amount or current capacity consumed by the battery cell A battery module including a fuel gauge processor for monitoring a profile; And a main controller that receives the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor and detects a user puff based on the battery profile.
  • the main controller determines that the user puff is performed once when it is monitored that a predetermined amount of power or current capacity is consumed based on the information about the amount of power or current capacity included in the battery profile.
  • the predetermined amount of power or current capacity corresponds to the amount of power or current capacity required for temperature compensation of the heater such that the heater cooled by the user puff maintains the temperature in the predetermined range.
  • the main controller determines the battery state of the battery cell through the fuel gauge processor in the battery module.
  • the fuel gauge processor generates the battery profile by periodically monitoring the battery capacity and the consumed power amount or current capacity of the battery cell at predetermined intervals, and reports the generated battery profile to the main controller.
  • the battery module corresponds to a battery module to which smart battery technology or fuel gauge battery technology is applied.
  • the main controller detects the user puff based on information on the amount of power consumed or the current capacity included in the battery profile received from the fuel gauge processing unit until a predefined number of puffs is reached.
  • a method for detecting a user puff in an aerosol generating device comprises heating, in a heater, an aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol; Supplying power from a battery cell to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of the aerosol; Monitoring, by a fuel gauge processor, a battery profile including information about a battery capacity of the battery cell and a power amount or current capacity consumed by the battery cell; Receiving, at the main controller, the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor; And detecting, at the main controller, a user puff based on the battery profile.
  • the detecting of the user puff may include performing the user puff once when it is monitored that a predetermined amount of power or current capacity is consumed based on the information about the amount of power or current capacity included in the battery profile. I think that.
  • the predetermined amount of power or current capacity corresponds to the amount of power or current capacity required for temperature compensation of the heater such that the heater cooled by the user puff maintains the temperature in the predetermined range.
  • the puff count can be measured by detecting the puff through the amount of power or current capacity consumed in the battery cell without an additional circuit or sensor.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for describing implementations of an aerosol generating device employing a battery module according to one embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing monitoring a battery profile in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing monitoring a battery profile in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing electric power supplied from a battery module to a heater of an aerosol generating unit according to a user puff according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing a method of detecting a puff of a user in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of puffs possible according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of puffs possible according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing feeding back a puff end time to a user in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing feeding back a puff end time to a user in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing a method of detecting that smoking of one cigarette is completed in a battery module according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of smokeable cigarettes according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of smokeable cigarettes according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams for describing feedback of a number of smokeable cigarettes to a user in an aerosol-generating device according to one embodiment.
  • 16 is a flowchart of a method of detecting a user puff in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • 17 is a flowchart of a method of determining the number of puffs possible in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a method of determining the number of cigarettes that can be smoked in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • an aerosol generating device comprises a heater for heating an aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol; A battery cell for supplying power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a temperature of a predetermined range for generation of the aerosol, and a battery including information about a battery capacity of the battery cell and a power amount or current capacity consumed by the battery cell A battery module including a fuel gauge processor for monitoring a profile; And a main controller that receives the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor and detects a user puff based on the battery profile.
  • a method for detecting a user puff in an aerosol generating device comprises heating, in a heater, an aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol; Supplying power from a battery cell to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of the aerosol; Monitoring, by a fuel gauge processor, a battery profile including information about a battery capacity of the battery cell and a power amount or current capacity consumed by the battery cell; Receiving, at the main controller, the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor; And detecting, at the main controller, a user puff based on the battery profile.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment.
  • the aerosol generating device 10 includes an aerosol generating unit 110, a battery module 120, a main controller 130, a user interface 140, and a communication unit 150.
  • the aerosol generating device 10 may be a device that generates an aerosol in a non-combustible manner by heating the aerosol generating material to generate an aerosol that can be directly inhaled into the user's lungs through the user's mouth.
  • the aerosol generating device 10 may correspond to an electronic device that can be held by a user.
  • An aerosol generating material means a material capable of generating an aerosol and may mean an aerosol-forming substrate. Aerosols can include volatile compounds.
  • the aerosol generating material may be solid or liquid.
  • the solid aerosol generating material may include a solid material based on tobacco raw materials such as leaf tobacco, vinegar, reconstituted tobacco, and may be manufactured in cigarette form.
  • the aerosol generating material of the liquid is a liquid material based on nicotine, tobacco extract and various flavoring agents and may be included in a liquid reservoir such as a cartridge.
  • a liquid reservoir such as a cartridge.
  • the description of the embodiment of such an aerosol-generating material is merely exemplary, and may be variously implemented in other forms without being limited thereto.
  • the aerosol generating unit 110 includes a heater electrically heated by the power supplied by the battery module 120.
  • the heater may be fixed at a position for heating the cigarette inside or outside the cigarette insertion space in the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the heater may be fixed at a position for heating the liquid aerosol generating material in the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the heater may be an electric resistance heater.
  • the heater may have an electrically conductive track so that the heater can be heated as current flows in the electrically conductive track.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and the heater according to the present embodiment may be implemented in various other ways.
  • the aerosol generating unit 110 may also include various sensors that assist in the efficient generation of aerosols, such as sensors for detecting the insertion of cigarettes, sensors for detecting the temperature of the heater, sensors for detecting the flow of air.
  • the aerosol generating unit 110 includes various mechanical, electrical, or chemical components required to generate the aerosol by heating the aerosol generating material in the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the battery module 120 supplies power used to operate the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the battery module 120 may supply power so that the heater can be heated.
  • the battery module 120 may supply power required for the operation of the other hardware, the main controller 130, the user interface 140, and the communicator 150 provided in the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the battery module 120 may be drilled into a fuel gauge battery or a smart battery including a battery cell 123 and a fuel gauge processing unit 125.
  • the battery module 120 may correspond to a battery employing a variety of technologies described on the website of the Smart Battery System Implementers Forum http://www.sbs-forum.org/ .
  • the battery cell 123 supplies power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of an aerosol.
  • the battery cell 123 may be a battery cell of lithium ion (Li-ion) or lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4), but is not limited thereto.
  • the battery cell 123 may also be manufactured as a lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2) battery, a lithium titanate battery, or the like.
  • the battery cell 123 corresponds to a rechargeable battery cell but is not limited thereto and may be a disposable battery cell.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 corresponds to a fuel gauge integrated circuit IC that monitors a battery state of the battery cell 123 in the battery module 120.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors a battery profile including information about the battery capacity of the battery cell 123 and the amount of power or current capacity consumed by the battery cell 123.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 analyzes the capacity, voltage, current, temperature, and other main parameters of the battery cell 123 to determine the current battery charge remaining amount (in units of power (Wh) or units of current capacity (mAh)),
  • Wh power consumption
  • mAh power consumption
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 As a result of monitoring the battery state of the battery cell 123 by the fuel gauge processing unit 125, for example, information such as a current charge remaining amount, a maximum chargeable capacity, a power consumption amount, or a current consumption capacity is transmitted to the main controller 130.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 may be operated under the control of the main controller 130.
  • the main controller 130 is hardware that controls the overall operation of the aerosol generating device 10.
  • the main controller 130 corresponds to an integrated circuit or a processing module implemented in a combination of a processing unit and a memory, such as at least one microprocessor, a microcontroller, or the like.
  • the main controller 130 may analyze the results sensed by the various sensors included in the aerosol generating unit 110 and control the processes to be subsequently performed. Specifically, the main controller 130 may start or stop power supply from the battery module 120 to the heater of the aerosol generating unit 110 according to the sensing result, and the heater is heated to a predetermined temperature or an appropriate temperature is supplied. It is possible to control the amount of power supplied to the heater (or current capacity) and the time the power is supplied to maintain. In addition, the main controller 130 may process various input information and output information of the user interface 140.
  • the main controller 130 may determine the battery state of the battery cell 123 through the fuel gauge processor 125 in the battery module 120.
  • the main controller 130 analyzes the battery profile of the battery cell 123 received from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 of the battery module 120, detects the user's puff using the aerosol generating device 10, and counts the number of puffs. Counting, counting the number of puffs available, the number of cigarettes that can be smoked using the aerosol generating device 10, the available time or the end time of the aerosol generating device 10 may be calculated.
  • the main controller 130 relates to the amount of power consumed (or current capacity) included in the battery profile received from the fuel gauge processor 125 until a predefined number of puffs (eg, 14 puffs) is reached.
  • the user puff can be detected based on the information.
  • the main controller 130 may measure the total amount of batteries monitored by the fuel gauge processor 125, the remaining amount of battery monitored (measured in units of power (Wh) or current capacity (mAh)), and the amount of power consumed by the user puff (or Current capacity) to dynamically determine the number of puffs possible using the aerosol generating device 10. In this case, the main controller 130 calculates the number of times that the puff can be supplied from the battery capacity included in the battery profile based on the amount of power (or current capacity) consumed per predefined user puff. Or adaptively.
  • the main controller 130 uses the total amount of batteries monitored by the fuel gauge processing unit 125, the monitored battery level, and the amount of power consumed for smoking one cigarette (or current capacity) to generate the aerosol generating device 10. Can be used to dynamically determine the number of cigarettes that can be smoked. Here, the main controller 130 calculates how many times the amount of power (or current capacity) consumed for smoking one cigarette in advance can be supplied from the battery capacity included in the battery profile, thereby varying the number of smokeable cigarettes. Can be determined adaptively.
  • the main controller 130 may include various types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and the like, for storing various data processed in the aerosol generating device 10. May include kinds of memory.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  • the user interface 140 may include a display or a lamp that outputs visual information to a user based on the information generated by the aerosol generating device 10, a vibration motor that outputs tactile information, and a speaker that outputs sound information. Furthermore, it may include input / output (I / O) interfacing means (eg, a button or a touch screen) for receiving information input from the user or outputting the information to the user.
  • I / O input / output
  • the communication unit 150 communicates with the aerosol generating device 10 for performing wired communication or wireless communication (eg, WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth, Near-Field Communication (NFC), etc.) with an external device.
  • wired communication or wireless communication eg, WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth, Near-Field Communication (NFC), etc.
  • Various communication means such as an interfacing module may be included.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for describing implementations of an aerosol generating device employing a battery module according to one embodiment.
  • the aerosol generating device 210 may be a separate e-cigarette device, which is separated into a holder device 213 and a cradle device 215.
  • the user can take the holder device 213 from the cradle device 215 and hold it in his hand, and smoke by inserting the cigarette 21 into the holder device 213.
  • the cradle device 215 is a device that supplies power for charging the holder device 213 after the holder device 213 is used.
  • the holder device 213 heats the cigarette 21 by raising the temperature of a heater provided in the holder device 213.
  • the heater provided in the holder device 213 corresponds to one component of the aerosol generating unit 110 described in FIG. 1.
  • the aerosol generating material in the cigarette 21 is raised in temperature by a heated heater, whereby an aerosol can be produced from the cigarette 21.
  • the generated aerosol may be delivered to the user through the filter of the cigarette 21.
  • the implementation form of the heater may be implemented in various ways such as an internal heater method such as a needle-shaped heater or an external heater method such as a cylindrical heater.
  • the heater in the holder device 213 may be heated by the power supplied from the battery module 120 provided in the holder device 213. That is, the aerosol generating device 210 in a manner separated into the holder device 213 and the cradle device 215 may perform fuel gauge processing for monitoring the battery profile by the battery module 120 of the holder device 213. Can be.
  • the aerosol generating device 220 may be an integrated electronic cigarette device.
  • the user may insert the cigarette 22 into the aerosol-generating device 220 and hold the aerosol-generating device 220 in his hand to smoke.
  • a heater for heating the cigarette 22 is also provided in the aerosol generating device 220, and the battery module 120 in the aerosol generating device 220 may supply power to the heater for heating the cigarette 22.
  • the implementation form of the heater may be implemented in various ways, such as an internal heater method such as an acicular heater or an external heater method such as a cylindrical heater, like in FIG.
  • the aerosol generating device 220 may perform fuel gauge processing for monitoring the battery profile by the battery module 120 provided therein.
  • the battery module 120 may include the cigarettes 21 and 22 inserted into the aerosol generating devices 210 and 220, regardless of the implementation manner of the aerosol generating devices 210 and 220.
  • fuel gauge processing for monitoring the battery profile may be performed.
  • the present embodiment is not limited thereto, and the aerosol-generating device of the liquid cartridge method or the cigarette insertion method and the liquid cartridge method are combined. It is also applicable to various embodiments such as aerosol generating device.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing monitoring a battery profile in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the battery module 120 in the aerosol generating device 10 includes a battery cell 123 corresponding to a power supply unit and a fuel gauge processor 125 managing a battery profile of the battery cell 123. do.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 may periodically monitor the state of charge of the battery cell 123, the state of the surrounding environment, and the like. For example, the fuel gauge processing unit 125 may calculate the state of charge of the battery cell 123 by measuring the voltage or current of the battery cell 123 using an analog to digital converter (ADC), and the fuel gauge processing unit In operation 125, the state of charge of the battery cell 123 may be calculated in consideration of charging and discharging characteristics according to the ambient temperature. On the other hand, the period for the fuel gauge processing unit 125 to monitor the state of the battery cell 123 may be arbitrarily set, it can be variously changed according to the use environment of the battery module 120.
  • ADC analog to digital converter
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 generates a battery profile by periodically monitoring the battery capacity and the consumed power (or current capacity) of the battery cell 123 every predetermined period, and reports the generated battery profile to the main controller 130. do.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 in the battery module 120 itself may determine the remaining battery power (the amount of power Wh) of the battery cell 123. ), Or measured in units of current capacity (mAh)) can be determined to be 100%. In this case, the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the current battery remaining amount of the battery cell 123 corresponds to 100%.
  • the heater of the aerosol generating unit (110 of FIG. 1) of the aerosol generating device 10 receives power from the battery module 120 to generate an aerosol, the remaining battery capacity of the battery cell 123 is reduced. .
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 monitors the charging state of the battery cell 123, the fuel gauge processing unit 125 may determine that the battery remaining amount of the battery cell 123 is 50%. In this case, the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the current battery remaining amount of the battery cell 123 corresponds to 50%.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 preferentially monitors the battery profile of the battery cell 123 instead of the main controller 130, and the main controller 130 is the fuel gauge.
  • the processor 125 receives information about a battery profile, for example, information about a current battery remaining amount of the battery cell 123.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing monitoring a battery profile in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the total amount that can be charged in the battery cell 123 of the battery module 120 may be due to aging of the battery module 120 or the use environment of the battery module 120 as the use time is long. Temperature, humidity, etc.).
  • FIG. 4A corresponds to the battery module 120 that is not aging
  • FIG. 4B corresponds to the battery module 120 that is aging.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 determines that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 is 100% according to the periodic monitoring of the fuel gauge processor 125. In this case, the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 corresponds to 100%.
  • the battery cell 123 can only be charged to 80% of the factory capacity of the battery. That is, the remaining 20% of the battery cell 123 corresponds to a capacity that cannot be charged.
  • the aging of the battery module 120 is taken as an example.
  • the battery module 120 may be generated by various environmental conditions such as ambient temperature and humidity of the battery module 120. have.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 has a total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 according to the periodic monitoring of the fuel gauge processing unit 125. Determined to be 80%, the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the total amount of currently available batteries of the battery cells 123 corresponds to 80%.
  • the battery module 120 of the aerosol generating device 10 may change the capacity due to aging (reduced total capacity) or ambient temperature due to frequent charging and discharging of the battery cell 123. 120. You can monitor and calibrate yourself.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing electric power supplied from a battery module to a heater of an aerosol generating unit according to a user puff according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the user's puff refers to the operation of inhaling an aerosol-generating material (eg, a cigarette) once using the aerosol-generating device 10.
  • an aerosol-generating material eg, a cigarette
  • an airflow path is formed through which air introduced from the outside can entrain the aerosol generated in the aerosol generating device 10 and direct it to the user's mouth through a cigarette (or mouthpiece).
  • the air flowing from the outside by the user puff and flowing in the airflow path lowers the temperature of the heater 115 being heated to generate the aerosol.
  • the heater 115 in order to produce a consistent and consistent aerosol, the heater 115 must maintain a temperature within a certain range. Therefore, in order to maintain the cooled heater 115 at a heating temperature within a certain range due to the air flow induced by the user's puff, the heater 115 is again heated within a predetermined range every time the user's puff is performed. Power supply to maintain the
  • the battery module 120 in the aerosol generating device 10 should supply the power A (Wh) to the heater 115 each time a user's puff is performed. For example, assuming that a total of 14 puffs are performed to consume one cigarette in the aerosol generating device 10, the battery module 120 will have to supply a total of 14 power amounts A to the heater 115. .
  • the aerosol generating device 10 may determine that one puff is performed every time the amount of power A is supplied from the battery module 120 to the heater 115 in the aerosol generating process. Therefore, the aerosol generating device 10 may detect and determine that the user's puff is performed through the power consumption amount Wh of the battery module 120.
  • the main controller 130 is based on the information on the amount of power consumption included in the battery profile received from the fuel gauge processing unit 125, when the predetermined amount of power (for example, the amount of power A) is monitored that the user is consumed It can be determined that the puff has been performed once.
  • the predetermined amount of power here corresponds to the amount of power needed to compensate for the temperature of the heater such that the heater cooled by the user puff again maintains a range of temperatures. It may be a value corresponding to any value for achieving.
  • the present embodiment can be applied to the unit of the current capacity (mAh) instead of the power amount (Wh) (for example, the current capacity A) Those skilled in the art will understand.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing a method of detecting a puff of a user in a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the battery module 120 may change the temperature of the heater of the aerosol generating unit (110 in FIG. 1) to a heating temperature for generating aerosol.
  • the electric power is supplied to the heater to be raised, and the fuel gauge processor 125 periodically monitors the battery capacity of the battery cell 123.
  • the battery cell 123 supplies power A to maintain the heater's original heating temperature.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 may determine that the power amount A is consumed by the battery cell 123.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 indicating that power amount A is additionally consumed after the heater is heated up to a heating temperature for generating aerosol.
  • the main controller 130 may perform puffing on the aerosol generating device 10 based on the information of the power consumption A received from the fuel gauge processing unit 125. It can be determined that it was performed once. In this manner, the main controller 130 may determine that the user's puff has been performed in the aerosol generating device 10 and may also count the number of puffs.
  • the puff detection in the aerosol generating device 10 monitors the amount of power consumption (or current capacity) in the battery cell 123 by the fuel gauge processing unit 125 in the battery module 120. It can be determined through.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of puffs possible according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 may monitor the total battery capacity available when the battery cell 123 is fully charged. In this case, the fuel gauge processing unit 125 may determine that the total available amount of the battery cells 123 is 100%, as shown in FIG. 7. The fuel gauge processor 125 transmits to the main controller 130 that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 is 100% and the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery corresponds to 100%.
  • the battery cell 123 of the battery module 120 has 14 x A of battery capacity. It must be possible for the user to be able to smoke one cigarette.
  • the main controller 130 calculates the total amount of power required to compensate for the heater cooling according to the puff except for the amount of power required to heat the heater to a range of heating temperatures by requesting the user to start aerosol generation. For example, the main controller 130 may calculate that power consumption of 14 x A (Wh) is required for 14 puffs.
  • the main controller 130 is based on the battery profile of the battery cell 123 received from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 (100% of the available battery, 100% of the current battery remaining) and a pre-calculated total power consumption, aerosol generating device The maximum number of possible puffs of 10 can be determined.
  • the main controller 130 If it is determined that the amount of power of 14 x A (Wh) can be supplied from the battery cell 123 based on the battery profile (100% total available amount, 100% remaining amount), the main controller 130 is currently capable of puffing the maximum number of times. Can be determined to be 14 times.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of puffs possible according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the battery cell 123 of the battery module 120 has 80% of the total available battery and 100% of the remaining battery charge due to frequent charge / discharge or changes in the surrounding environment. .
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors the total battery capacity available when the battery cell 123 is fully charged, and determines that the total available battery capacity of the battery cell 123 is 80% and the remaining battery amount is 100%. can do.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 is 80% and the remaining battery amount is 100%.
  • the main controller 130 can supply power consumption of 14 x A (Wh) from the battery cell 123.
  • Wh 14 x A
  • the main controller 130 receives the information that the charge remaining amount of the battery cell 123 is 100% from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 but the total amount of available batteries corresponds to 80%, the maximum number of puffs is possible.
  • the main controller 130 determines whether 14 times the amount of power A can be supplied to compensate for the heater temperature during puffing. That is, the main controller 130 predicts the total number of available puffs based on the ratio of the power consumption (Wh) and the remaining battery power (Wh) of the puff.
  • the main controller 130 may not support a predetermined puff for a predetermined number of puffs (for example, 14 times) as the maximum amount of rechargeable batteries in the battery cell 123 decreases. Determine to reduce the number of possible times.
  • the main controller 130 may determine that the maximum number of possible puffs is 10 times, unlike FIG. 7.
  • the battery profile is automatically corrected through the smart battery technology (or fuel gauge processing technology) of the battery module 120, so that the aerosol generating device 10 can correct the battery level.
  • the smart battery technology or fuel gauge processing technology
  • the aerosol generating device 10 can correct the battery level.
  • the present embodiment is a unit of the current capacity (mAh) instead of the amount of power (Wh) (for example, the current capacity It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the application is also applicable to A).
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing feeding back a puff end time to a user in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment
  • the main controller 130 may receive a monitoring result of the battery profile of the battery cell 123 from the fuel gauge processor 125 of the battery module 120. For example, the main controller 130 may determine that the maximum number of puffs is 14 times based on the received battery profile of the battery cell 123.
  • the main controller 130 generates a vibration in the aerosol-generating device 10 before the user interface 140 of the aerosol-generating device 10 reaches the maximum number of puffs to be fed back so as to feed back the puff end point to the user. can do.
  • the means for feeding back the puff end time of the user interface 140 may use various means such as a visual method and an audio method in addition to the vibration.
  • the time point at which the user interface 140 guides the end of the puff may also be changed to a time point other than the second time before the maximum number of puffs is reached.
  • the main controller 130 controls the user interface 140 to generate vibration in the aerosol generating device 10 when the number of puffs reaches the twelfth time 900. At this time, the user can recognize that the number of remaining puffs is two times through vibration.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing feeding back a puff end time to a user in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • the main controller 130 receives the monitoring result of the battery profile of the battery cell 123 from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 of the battery module 120, as described in FIG. 8. Due to the aging of the cell 123 (or the change of the surrounding environment), the maximum number of possible puffs may be determined to be ten.
  • the main controller 130 generates a vibration in the aerosol-generating device 10 before the user interface 140 of the aerosol-generating device 10 reaches the maximum number of puffs to be fed back so as to feed back the puff end point to the user. can do.
  • the user interface 140 is controlled such that vibration occurs at the twelfth time 900.
  • the main controller 130 determines that the maximum number of puffs is 10
  • the main controller 130 counts the number of puffs and then generates an aerosol when the number of puffs reaches 1000 times.
  • the user interface 140 may be controlled to generate vibration in the device 10. At this time, the user can recognize that the number of remaining puffs is two times through vibration.
  • the means for feeding back the puff end time of the user interface 140 may use various means such as a visual method and an audio method in addition to the vibration.
  • the time point at which the user interface 140 guides the end of the puff may also be changed to a time point other than the second time before the maximum number of puffs is reached.
  • the aerosol generating device 10 can correct the maximum number of puffs possible (or puff end point) through the smart battery technology (or fuel gauge processing technology) of the battery module 120, the aerosol generating device 10 is The user may be able to provide accurate feedback on the maximum number of puffs possible (or at the end of the puff).
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram for describing a method of detecting that smoking of one cigarette is completed in a battery module according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 from the battery cell 123 from the time when the user requests the start of the aerosol generation in the aerosol generating device 10 to the time when the smoking of one cigarette 1100 is completed. Monitor the power supplied to the heater (power or ampacity). In this case, as a result of monitoring the fuel gauge processor 125, the fuel gauge processor 125 may determine that the power amount B is consumed by the battery cell 123.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 transmits information indicating that the total amount of power B has been consumed for smoking one cigarette 1100 to the main controller 130.
  • Power consumption B is the amount of power that must be supplied to the heater for smoking one cigarette 1100, and corresponds to a predetermined amount of power for smoking one cigarette 1100 or one cigarette (by the main controller 130). 1100 may correspond to the average power consumption calculated per smoking. In the exemplary embodiments, the power consumption amount B may be a value corresponding to any value for achieving the above object.
  • the main controller 130 may determine that smoking of the cigarette 1100 of the user is completed in the aerosol generating device 10 based on the information of the amount of power B consumed by the battery cell 123.
  • the smoking determination of one cigarette 1100 in the aerosol generating device 10 is the amount of power consumed in the battery cell 123 by the fuel gauge processing unit 125 in the battery module 120 ( Or current capacity).
  • the present embodiment is a unit of the current capacity (mAh) instead of the amount of power (Wh) (for example, the current capacity It can be understood by those skilled in the art that B) can also be applied.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of smokeable cigarettes according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 may monitor the total battery capacity available when the battery cell 123 is fully charged. In this case, the fuel gauge processing unit 125 may determine that the total available amount of the battery cells 123 is 100%, as shown in FIG. 12. The fuel gauge processor 125 transmits to the main controller 130 that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 is 100% and the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery corresponds to 100%.
  • the power consumption corresponding to the smoking of one cigarette is B (Wh), and the battery cell 123 of the battery module 120 is charged with a battery capacity of 7 x B (100% of the available battery and 100% of the remaining battery charge). Assume that it is in a closed state.
  • the main controller 130 is based on the battery profile of the battery cell 123 received from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 (100% of available batteries, 100% of remaining battery capacity) and power consumption per cigarette of one cigarette in advance. Thus, the maximum number of smokeable cigarettes of the aerosol generating device 10 can be determined.
  • the main controller 130 when it is determined that the amount of power of 7 x B (Wh) can be supplied from the battery cell 123 based on the battery profile (100% available amount, 100% remaining amount), the main controller 130 is currently smoking the maximum smoking.
  • the number of possible cigarettes may be determined to be seven cigarettes.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram for describing a method of determining the number of smokeable cigarettes according to a battery capacity of a battery module, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the battery cell 123 of the battery module 120 has 80% of the total available battery and 100% of the remaining battery charge due to frequent charge / discharge or changes in the surrounding environment. .
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors the total battery capacity available when the battery cell 123 is fully charged, and determines that the total available battery capacity of the battery cell 123 is 80% and the remaining battery amount is 100%. can do.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 transmits information to the main controller 130 that the total amount of available batteries of the battery cell 123 is 80% and the remaining battery amount is 100%.
  • the main controller 130 can supply power consumption of 7 x B (Wh) from the battery cell 123. It was judged that smoking of 7 cigarettes was possible. However, in the case of FIG. 13, since the main controller 130 receives information that the charge remaining amount of the battery cell 123 is 100% from the fuel gauge processing unit 125 but the total amount of available batteries corresponds to 80%, the maximum smoking allowed cigarette Determine the number again. That is, in a state where the available total amount is reduced by 20%, the main controller 130 predicts the total number of cigarettes that can be smoked through the ratio of the battery power consumption (Wh) and the battery remaining amount (Wh) when smoking one cigarette.
  • Wh battery power consumption
  • Wh battery remaining amount
  • the main controller 130 determines to reduce the number of cigarettes that can be smoked as the total amount of batteries that can be recharged to the battery cell 123 is reduced.
  • the present battery profile of the battery cell 123 (100% of the remaining battery charge and 80% of the available battery) calculates that only 5 x B (Wh) of power consumption can be supplied. Can be. Accordingly, the main controller 130, unlike FIG. 12, may determine that the maximum number of cigarettes available for smoking is five blood.
  • the battery profile is automatically corrected through the smart battery technology (or fuel gauge processing technology) of the battery module 120, so that the aerosol generating device 10 can correct the battery level.
  • the smart battery technology or fuel gauge processing technology
  • the aerosol generating device 10 can correct the battery level.
  • the present embodiment is a unit of the current capacity (mAh) instead of the amount of power (Wh) (for example, the current capacity It can be understood by those skilled in the art that B) can also be applied.
  • FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams for describing feedback of a number of smokeable cigarettes to a user in an aerosol-generating device according to one embodiment.
  • the main controller 130 may receive a monitoring result of the battery profile of the battery cell 123 from the fuel gauge processor 125 of the battery module 120, and as a result, the main controller 130 may Based on the received battery profile of the battery cell 123, it may be determined that the maximum number of cigarettes allowed for smoking is seven times.
  • the main controller 130 may control the user interface 140 of the aerosol generating device 10 to provide feedback for guiding the maximum number of cigarettes that can be smoked to the user.
  • the user interface 140 may display the number of smoking cigarettes through a display or provide feedback about the number of smoking cigarettes to the user through various means such as vibration and sound.
  • the fuel gauge processing unit 125 monitors the reduction of the remaining battery level whenever the user completes smoking one cigarette and transmits the monitored battery profile to the main controller 130.
  • the main controller 130 determines that the maximum number of smokeable cigarettes is reduced by one each time, and controls the user interface 140 to provide feedback to the user about the currently determined number of smoking cigarettes.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors a decrease in battery remaining amount and transmits the monitored battery profile to the main controller 130 whenever the user completes smoking one cigarette.
  • the main controller 130 determines that the maximum number of smokeable cigarettes is reduced by one each time, and controls the user interface 140 to provide feedback to the user about the currently determined number of smoking cigarettes.
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a method of detecting a user puff in an aerosol generating device according to an embodiment. .
  • the method for detecting a user puff in the aerosol generating device includes steps processed in time series in the aerosol generating device 10 of the above-described drawings. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described with respect to the aerosol generating device 10 of the above-described drawings may be applied to the method of FIG. 16.
  • step 1601 the heater of the aerosol generating device 10 heats the aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol.
  • the battery cell 123 supplies power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of an aerosol.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors a battery profile including information about the battery capacity of the battery cell 123 and the amount of power (or current capacity) consumed by the battery cell 123.
  • the main controller 130 receives the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor 125.
  • the main controller 130 detects a user puff based on the battery profile.
  • 17 is a flowchart of a method of determining the number of puffs possible in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • the method for determining the number of puffs possible in the aerosol generating device 10 includes steps that are processed in time series in the aerosol generating device 10 of the above-described drawings. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described with respect to the aerosol generating device 10 of the above-described drawings may be applied to the method of FIG. 17.
  • step 1701 the heater of the aerosol generating device 10 heats the aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol.
  • the battery cell 123 supplies power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of an aerosol.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors a battery profile including information about the battery capacity of the battery cell 123.
  • the main controller 130 receives the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor 125.
  • the main controller 130 dynamically determines the number of puffs possible by comparing the amount of power (or current capacity) consumed by the user puff with the battery capacity included in the battery profile.
  • the main controller 130 controls the heating operation of the heater based on the determined number of puffs possible.
  • FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a method of determining the number of cigarettes that can be smoked in an aerosol generating device according to one embodiment.
  • the method for determining the number of smokeable cigarettes in the aerosol-generating device 10 includes steps that are processed in time series in the aerosol-generating device 10 of the above-described drawings. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described with respect to the aerosol generating device 10 of the above-described drawings may be applied to the method of FIG. 18.
  • step 1801 the heater of the aerosol generating device 10 heats the aerosol generating material to produce an aerosol.
  • the battery cell 123 supplies power to the heater such that the heater is heated to a range of temperatures for generation of an aerosol.
  • the fuel gauge processor 125 monitors a battery profile including information about the battery capacity of the battery cell 123.
  • the main controller 130 receives the monitored battery profile from the fuel gauge processor 125.
  • the main controller 130 dynamically determines the number of cigarettes currently available for smoking by comparing the amount of power (or current capacity) consumed for smoking one cigarette with respect to the battery capacity included in the battery profile.
  • the above-described method can be written as a program that can be executed in a computer, it can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer to operate the program using a computer-readable recording medium.
  • the structure of the data used in the above-described method can be recorded on the computer-readable recording medium through various means.
  • the computer-readable recording medium may include a storage medium such as a magnetic storage medium (eg, ROM, RAM, USB, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (eg, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.). do.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif pour générer un aérosol comprenant : un dispositif de chauffage pour chauffer une substance de génération d'aérosol ; un module de batterie pour fournir de l'énergie électrique au dispositif de chauffage et surveiller le profil de batterie d'un élément de batterie ; et un dispositif de commande principal pour détecter des bouffées prises par un utilisateur sur la base du profil de batterie surveillé.
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