A portable multifunctional power box

Abstract

In this study, we used a microcontroller to provide and control power to multiple sources using the highly efficient energy storage provided by the direct current (DC) bus of a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery. Through multiple loops, high-efficiency buck and boost conversion, and DC-to-alternating current (AC) conversion, the power box can quickly and simultaneously provide three sets of voltage outputs, 5-V DC, 19–22-V DC, and 110-V AC, to different electronic devices. Multiple sets of conversion output voltages were achieved using multiple sets of conversion circuits, in parallel to the DC bus. Compared with a single conversion output voltage, the multiple sets of conversion output voltages from the energy storage battery had a higher practicability. For a single output voltage, the battery provided a suitable voltage to different electric devices via a substage converter, thus lowering the overall conversion efficiency. For practical applications such as camping, blackouts, long journeys, emergencies, and rescues, the multiple sets of converted voltage outputs offer substantial functional convenience. For safety control, we used a single-chip controller to quickly detect various overcurrent situations.