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WO2018004364A1
WO2018004364A1 PCT/PT2016/050016 PT2016050016W WO2018004364A1 WO 2018004364 A1 WO2018004364 A1 WO 2018004364A1 PT 2016050016 W PT2016050016 W PT 2016050016W WO 2018004364 A1 WO2018004364 A1 WO 2018004364A1
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Mário Bártolo CARVALHO DE SOUSA FERRAZ
Tomé PEREIRA DA SILVA
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/21Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23QIGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q7/00Incandescent ignition; Igniters using electrically-produced heat, e.g. lighters for cigarettes; Electrically-heated glowing plugs
    • F23Q7/14Portable igniters
    • F23Q7/16Portable igniters with built-in battery
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/026Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
    • H04M1/0274Details of the structure or mounting of specific components for an electrical connector module

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  • the present application is in the field of ignition systems, disclosing an electronic ignition system.
  • An electronic ignition system comprising a battery operated portable electronic device which is physically connected to a peripheral electronic device comprising a filament resistor.
  • the communication established between the portable and peripheral device provides the energy transfer necessary to make the filament resistance incandescent.
  • the peripheral device comprises an electronic control unit, having processing capacity so as to be configured to establish a communication interface with the portable device to which it is physically connected via a communication port and commanding the ignition control of the filament resistance which is connected to said control electronic unit via an electronic adaptation circuit.
  • the physical communication protocol established between peripheral device and portable device is via the USB-C protocol.
  • the peripheral device further comprises an auxiliary power storage unit, for the purpose of distribute and not overload the primary power source.
  • the storage unit is a super capacitor.
  • control unit of the peripheral device is configured to monitor the voltage value of the storage unit, control its charging state, driving on the control electronics that generate all the energy flow that derives of the portable device and which is responsible for such charging, as well as controlling the unloading of energy from said storage unit and / or portable device on the filament resistance.
  • the portable device comprises a physical ON / OFF knob for ignition control of the filament.
  • the portable device is further provided with storage and processing capability, adapted for the installation and execution of a mobile control application, which establishes the interface with the user, wherein said application is configured to notify the electronic control unit of the peripheral device of the intention of the user to initiate the ignition process, through the connection between portable and peripheral device, where said connection is established through connection protocols allowing the transfer of data and transfer of energy.
  • the electronic control unit is configured to act on the filament according to a set of parameters configured by the user through the mobile application, such as the filing time and power employed.
  • the present application discloses an electronic ignition system comprised of a portable electronic device and a peripheral electronic device.
  • the peripheral device is connected to a portable device, equipped with a battery.
  • the physical connection between the two enables the power supply of the peripheral device and additionally, in case the portable device is endowed with processing capacity, the exchange of control information.
  • the peripheral device allows its operation through two different control modes, depending on the technical specificities of the portable device to which it is coupled.
  • the portable device is endowed with processing capacity, for example if a mobile device, namely a smartphone, is dealt with, the operation in the peripheral device is done through a mobile application installed and executed in the first.
  • the portable device only represents a power source to which the peripheral device is coupled, its command is carried out directly on the peripheral itself, through a button.
  • the peripheral device is provided with the necessary processing capability to manage the power flows from the portable device and or to process the control information sent by it when applicable, and thus control the incandescence of a filament.
  • the peripheral device comprises a power storage unit, for example a super capacitor.
  • the processing capability of the peripheral device is also used to enable and manage the charging of this energy storage unit, as well as to provide adequate energy balancing to the use of the two power sources from the portable device and from the storage unit of auxiliary power so as not to overload the portable device on the one hand, and on the other hand to ensure the necessary power supply to make the filament resistance incandescent.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the peripheral device (4) shown, in which
  • Figure 2 shows the connection of the peripheral device (4) to a portable device (5), in this case, a mobile phone.
  • the present application discloses an electronic ignition system, which focuses on the development of a specific peripheral device, which is physically coupled to a portable device, provided with battery and, in an alternative, processing capacity. In this way it is possible to make the peripheral device capable of using the energy from the portable device to which it is coupled, to make a filament resistance, which is integrated, incandescent. Depending on the type of connection established between both devices, it is possible to achieve the energy standard required for filament incandescence.
  • the peripheral device is an electronic device comprising a microprocessor-type control unit and its associated control electronics, which provides for the necessary electronic adaptation and integration of a filament resistor.
  • This control unit is responsible for performing all control operations of the peripheral device itself related to the connection to the portable devices with which it may be connected, making it possible to establish connection protocols that enable the transfer of data and or the energy required for the ignition.
  • the establishment of this interface allows the control unit to understand the technical specificities of the device to which it is coupled and from there carry out the operations of management and control means for energetic discharge onto the filament through the control of the associated control electronics. Control of this discharge is performed in order to maintain the power levels necessary to make the filament incandescent.
  • the control electronics relates to the electronic circuit of adaptation that allows to intermediate the flow of energy that derives from the portable device and provides said ignition. In a particular case where the portable device is not able to provide all the energy required for said ignition, this control electronics also manages the energy flow from the portable device to the energy storage unit that will act for that purpose.
  • the ignition is controlled by the portable device to which the peripheral device is connected.
  • the portable device is endowed with adequate processing capability to perform control routines which are at the basis of the activation of the ignition action of the system.
  • the control unit of the peripheral device is further configured for the establishment of connection protocols for communicating the power control and transfer operations from the portable device. The ignition action is then given from the portable device, being routed to the peripheral device which processes it and acts accordingly, managing the energy sources to proceed with said ignition.
  • the actuation of the peripheral device is controlled by means of a physical button, for example an ON / OFF button, placed on the peripheral device itself.
  • This button interacts directly with the control unit that initiates the respective routines responsible for triggering the transfer of power from the portable device. This button will only work when no type of data communication is detected with the portable device, providing the user with a direct way to discharge the energy of said device, making the filament incandescent.
  • the portable device is provided with ports of physical connection that allow the connection to the peripheral device to be processed according to the power pattern which guarantees the supply of current necessary to the ignition process.
  • the peripheral device comprises, according to said energy pattern, an auxiliary energy storage unit, so as to guarantee the necessary power supply in order to trigger the ignition.
  • the portable device is a smartphone or any other portable device whose interface is established through the USB protocol, due to the constraints that the technology itself imposes, the said devices are unable to provide power above 500mA, which proves to be insufficient to make the filament incandescent.
  • the auxiliary storage unit is comprised of a supercapacitor, which is in the peripheral device itself.
  • a super-capacitor is a solution that is reflected in a reduction in the size and weight of the portable device itself when compared to the use of a lithium battery, for example, for the same purpose.
  • control unit of the peripheral device is specifically configured for monitoring the voltage value of the super ⁇ capacitor, controlling, on the one hand, its charging state, triggering of the electronic control which manages all the energy flow that derives from the portable device and which is responsible for such charging, and on the other, controlling the discharge of energy over the filament resistance.
  • all the energy used in filament incandescence is given from the energy storage unit.
  • the control electronics component in this context, corresponds to all the electronics required from the charging circuit, to the circuit that allows controlled unloading of the stored energy.
  • control unit is also in this context responsible for centralizing control operations and communication interface with the portable device.
  • the filament is composed of a conductive material that supports high temperatures and becomes incandescent when run by an electric current. This filament will be arranged on a material which does not melt, for example ceramic, being electronically connected to the peripheral device, responsible for carrying out its control of operation.
  • the portable device is in this context considered to be any battery-powered device and is provided with physical input ports enabling physical connection, for example via cable, to any peripheral device. In this sense, said portable device may additionally be provided with both storage capacity and processing capacity, which enable the installation and execution of control applications and enable the establishment of communication protocols with a peripheral device, leading to the sharing of information of control.
  • the activation of the ignition is controlled through a mobile application, installed in the portable device.
  • This application allows to notify the control unit, present in the peripheral device, about the user's intention to activate filament incandescence.
  • This flow of information is established through communication protocols executed in both devices.
  • the application allows the control and configuration of the filament filament time as well as the configuration and control of the power employed in that action.
  • the process of making the incandescent filament can be accomplished in two distinct ways according to the energy characteristics of the portable device, in particular if it has the capability of providing high currents, typically greater than 500 mA.
  • An example of application of the proposed System provides for the coupling of the peripheral ignition device to a smartphone. This coupling is carried out through a physical connection, through the establishment of communication protocols that aim to transfer data and energy.
  • the portable device since the portable device is a device with processing and storage capacity, it will have installed in memory the application that allows to indicate to the control unit of the peripheral device the intention of the user to initiate the ignition process of the filament.
  • the control unit will manage and control the energy discharge over the filament, from the technical characteristics of the connection established between both devices, namely the energy flow that derives from the portable device.
  • the control unit is programmed to evaluate the energy considerations offered by the portable device, in particular the connection established between the two, and thereby manage the power supply to the filament with the use, if necessary, of a super capacitor.

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Abstract

The present technology relates to the development of a peripheral device, to be coupled to any portable device having a battery which enables it to act as an ignition source. For that purpose, the peripheral device comprises a filament which becomes incandescent when it is traversed by an electric current which can be controlled by software, in the case where the portable device to which the peripheral device is connected has processing capacity, for example a smartphone, or alternatively, be controlled via hardware, through a button, when the portable device to which it is connected only serves as an energy source, for example a power bank. The peripheral device may have further incorporated an auxiliary energy storage unit, such as a super capacitor, to distribute the primary source of energy and not to overload the portable device.

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DESCRIÇÃO  DESCRIPTION

"Sistema de ignição eletrónico" "Electronic ignition system"

Domínio Técnico  Technical Domain

0 presente pedido insere-se no domínio dos sistema de ignição, divulgando um sistema de ignição electrónico. The present application is in the field of ignition systems, disclosing an electronic ignition system.

Antecedentes Background

0 desenvolvimento crescente da tecnologia, nos seus mais diferentes campos de atuação, tem vindo a aperfeiçoar e adaptar componentes do nosso dia-a-dia. A extrapolação aos mais diferentes cenários conhece os entraves associados aos contextos e particularidades associadas a cada um. No caso concreto dos dispositivos de ignição, tendo como exemplo o isqueiro, o seu princípio de funcionamento também vem sofrendo alterações ao longo do tempo estando a par com o referido desenvolvimento tecnológico. O funcionamento base tem como principio a geração de uma faísca provocada pelo contacto de um metal rugoso numa pederneira e pela emissão de um gás propano gerando uma chama que poderá ser regulável . The growing development of technology, in its most diverse fields of activity, has been improving and adapting components of our day-to-day. Extrapolation to the most different scenarios knows the obstacles associated with the contexts and particularities associated with each one. In the specific case of the ignition devices, having as an example the lighter, its operating principle has also undergone changes over time while being abreast with said technological development. The basic operation is the generation of a spark caused by the contact of a rough metal in a flint and the emission of a propane gas generating a flame that can be regulated.

Atualmente existe uma nova geração de isqueiros cu a ignição é produzida eletronicamente e a chama resiste a fortes ventos uma vez o gás ser ejetado sob altas pressões. Contudo, continua a recorrer-se a um gás para despoletar a chama obrigando a que periodicamente este tenha que ser recarregado . Sumário Currently there is a new generation of lighters where the ignition is produced electronically and the flame resists strong winds once the gas is ejected under high pressures. However, a gas is still used to ignite the flame, causing it to be refilled periodically. summary

É divulgado um sistema de ignição electrónico que compreende um dispositivo eletrónico portátil, dotado de bateria, que se encontra conectado fisicamente a um dispositivo eletrónico periférico que compreende uma resistência de filamento. An electronic ignition system is disclosed comprising a battery operated portable electronic device which is physically connected to a peripheral electronic device comprising a filament resistor.

A comunicação estabelecida entre o dispositivo portátil e periférico, proporciona a transferência de energia necessária para tornar a resistência de filamento incandescente . The communication established between the portable and peripheral device provides the energy transfer necessary to make the filament resistance incandescent.

Num modo particular de realização do sistema, o dispositivo periférico compreende uma unidade eletrónica de controlo, dotada de capacidade de processamento de modo a estar configurada para estabelecer uma interface de comunicação com o dispositivo portátil ao qual se encontra fisicamente conectado por intermédio de um porto de comunicação físico, e comandar o controlo de ignição da resistência de filamento que se encontra conectada à dita unidade eletrónica de controlo por via de um circuito eletrónico de adaptação . In a particular embodiment of the system, the peripheral device comprises an electronic control unit, having processing capacity so as to be configured to establish a communication interface with the portable device to which it is physically connected via a communication port and commanding the ignition control of the filament resistance which is connected to said control electronic unit via an electronic adaptation circuit.

Num modo particular de realização do sistema o protocolo de comunicação física estabelecido entre dispositivo periférico e dispositivo portátil é através do protocolo USB-C. In a particular embodiment of the system the physical communication protocol established between peripheral device and portable device is via the USB-C protocol.

Num outro modo particular de realização do sistema, o dispositivo periférico compreende adicionalmente uma unidade de armazenamento de energia auxiliar, com intuito de distribuir e não sobrecarregar a fonte primária de energia . In another particular embodiment of the system, the peripheral device further comprises an auxiliary power storage unit, for the purpose of distribute and not overload the primary power source.

Num modo particular de realização do sistema, a unidade de armazenamento é um super-condensador . In a particular embodiment of the system, the storage unit is a super capacitor.

Num modo particular de realização do sistema, a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico está configurada para monitorizar o valor de tensão da unidade de armazenamento, controlar o seu estado de carregamento, acionando sobre a eletrónica de controlo que gere todo o fluxo de energia que deriva do dispositivo portátil e que é responsável por esse carregamento, assim como controlar o descarregamento da energia proveniente da referida unidade de armazenamento e/ou do dispositivo portátil sobre a resistência de filamento . In a particular embodiment of the system, the control unit of the peripheral device is configured to monitor the voltage value of the storage unit, control its charging state, driving on the control electronics that generate all the energy flow that derives of the portable device and which is responsible for such charging, as well as controlling the unloading of energy from said storage unit and / or portable device on the filament resistance.

Num modo particular de realização do sistema o dispositivo portátil compreende um botão físico do tipo ON/OFF para controlo da ignição do filamento. In a particular embodiment of the system the portable device comprises a physical ON / OFF knob for ignition control of the filament.

Num outro modo particular de realização do sistema, o dispositivo portátil é adicionalmente dotado de capacidade de armazenamento e de processamento, adaptados para a instalação e execução de uma aplicação móvel de controlo, que estabelece a interface com o utilizador, onde a referida aplicação se encontra configurada para notificar a unidade eletrónica de controlo do dispositivo periférico da intenção do utilizador em iniciar o processo de ignição, através da ligação efetuada entre dispositivo portátil e periférico, onde a referida ligação se estabelece através de protocolos de conexão que permitem a transferência de dados e transferência de energia. Num modo particular de realização do sistema, a unidade eletrónica de controlo encontra-se configurada para atuar no filamento de acordo com um conjunto de parâmetros configurados pelo utilizador através da aplicação móvel, como por exemplo o tempo de incandescência e potência empregue . In another particular embodiment of the system, the portable device is further provided with storage and processing capability, adapted for the installation and execution of a mobile control application, which establishes the interface with the user, wherein said application is configured to notify the electronic control unit of the peripheral device of the intention of the user to initiate the ignition process, through the connection between portable and peripheral device, where said connection is established through connection protocols allowing the transfer of data and transfer of energy. In a particular embodiment of the system, the electronic control unit is configured to act on the filament according to a set of parameters configured by the user through the mobile application, such as the filing time and power employed.

Descrição geral General description

O presente pedido divulga um sistema de ignição eletronico compreendido por um dispositivo eletronico portátil e um dispositivo eletronico periférico. The present application discloses an electronic ignition system comprised of a portable electronic device and a peripheral electronic device.

No modo preferencial de realização do sistema, o dispositivo periférico encontra-se conectado a um dispositivo portátil, dotado de bateria. A ligação física entre ambos permite a alimentação energética do dispositivo periférico e adicionalmente, no caso do dispositivo portátil ser dotado de capacidade de processamento, a troca de informações de controlo. In the preferred embodiment of the system, the peripheral device is connected to a portable device, equipped with a battery. The physical connection between the two enables the power supply of the peripheral device and additionally, in case the portable device is endowed with processing capacity, the exchange of control information.

Com efeito, o dispositivo periférico permite a sua atuação através de dois modos de comando distintos, consoante as especificidades técnicas do dispositivo portátil ao qual se encontra acoplado. No caso do dispositivo portátil ser dotado de capacidade de processamento, por exemplo se se tratar um dispositivo móvel, designadamente um smartphone, a atuação no dispositivo periférico é feita através de um aplicativo móvel instalado e executado no primeiro. Por outro lado, caso o dispositivo portátil apenas represente uma fonte de energia ao qual o dispositivo periférico se encontra acoplado, o seu comando é efetuado diretamente no próprio periférico, através de um botão. Independentemente do seu modo de atuação, o dispositivo periférico é dotado de capacidade de processamento necessário para efetuar a gestão dos fluxos de energia provenientes do dispositivo portátil e ou processar as informações de controlo enviadas por este quando for o caso, e, assim, controlar a incandescência de um filamento. In fact, the peripheral device allows its operation through two different control modes, depending on the technical specificities of the portable device to which it is coupled. In the case where the portable device is endowed with processing capacity, for example if a mobile device, namely a smartphone, is dealt with, the operation in the peripheral device is done through a mobile application installed and executed in the first. On the other hand, if the portable device only represents a power source to which the peripheral device is coupled, its command is carried out directly on the peripheral itself, through a button. Regardless of its mode of operation, the peripheral device is provided with the necessary processing capability to manage the power flows from the portable device and or to process the control information sent by it when applicable, and thus control the incandescence of a filament.

Num modo alternativo, o dispositivo periférico compreende uma unidade de armazenamento de energia, por exemplo um super-condensador . Neste caso, a capacidade de processamento do dispositivo periférico é também usada para habilitar e gerir o carregamento desta unidade de armezenamento de energia, assim como providenciar o balanceamento energético adequado à utilização das duas fontes de energia, provenientes do dispositivo portátil e da unidade de armazenamento de energia auxiliar, de modo a, por um lado, não sobrecarregar em demasia o dispositivo portátil, e por outro, garantir o necessário fornecimento energético para tornar a resistência do filamento incandescente . In an alternative mode, the peripheral device comprises a power storage unit, for example a super capacitor. In this case, the processing capability of the peripheral device is also used to enable and manage the charging of this energy storage unit, as well as to provide adequate energy balancing to the use of the two power sources from the portable device and from the storage unit of auxiliary power so as not to overload the portable device on the one hand, and on the other hand to ensure the necessary power supply to make the filament resistance incandescent.

Descrição das Figuras Description of Figures

Para uma mais fácil compreensão do presente pedido juntam- se em anexo figuras, as quais, representam realizações preferenciais que, contudo, não pretendem limitar a técnica aqui divulgada. For ease of understanding of the present application, there are attached figures which represent preferred embodiments which, however, are not intended to limit the technique disclosed herein.

Figura 1: ilustra uma representação esquemática do dispositivo periférico (4) apresentado, no qual Figure 1: shows a schematic representation of the peripheral device (4) shown, in which

(1) representa ligação USB; (1) represents USB connection;

(2) super-condensador; (3) filamento. (2) super-capacitor; (3) filament.

Figura 2: ilustra a conexão do dispositivo periférico (4) a um dispositivo portátil (5), no caso, um telemóvel. Figure 2 shows the connection of the peripheral device (4) to a portable device (5), in this case, a mobile phone.

Descrição detalhada Detailed Description

0 presente pedido divulga um sistema de ignição eletrónico, que se foca no desenvolvimento de um dispositivo periférico especifico, que se acopla fisicamente a um dispositivo portátil, dotado de bateria e, num modo alternativo, capacidade de processamento. Deste modo é possível tornar o dispositivo periférico capaz de utilizar a energia proveniente do dispositivo portátil ao qual se encontra acoplado, para tornar uma resistência de filamento, que lhe está integrada, incandescente. Dependendo do tipo de ligação estabelecida entre ambos os dispositivos, é possível atingir o padrão de energia necessário para a incandescência do filamento. The present application discloses an electronic ignition system, which focuses on the development of a specific peripheral device, which is physically coupled to a portable device, provided with battery and, in an alternative, processing capacity. In this way it is possible to make the peripheral device capable of using the energy from the portable device to which it is coupled, to make a filament resistance, which is integrated, incandescent. Depending on the type of connection established between both devices, it is possible to achieve the energy standard required for filament incandescence.

O dispositivo periférico é um dispositivo eletrónico que compreende uma unidade de controlo do tipo microprocessador e respetiva eletrónica de controlo associada, que providência a necessária adaptação e integração eletrónica de uma resistência de filamento. Esta unidade de controlo é responsável por efetuar todas as operações de controlo do próprio dispositivo periférico relacionadas com a ligação aos dispositivos portáteis com os quais poderá estar conectado, possibilitando o estabelecimento de protocolos de conexão que viabilizam a transferência de dados e ou da energia necessária para a ignição. O estabelecimento desta interface permite à unidade de controlo perceber quais as especificidades técnicas do dispositivo ao qual se encontra acoplado e a partir dai efetuar as operações de gestão e controlo de energia que visam a descarga energética sobre o filamento, através do comando da electrónica de controlo associada. O controlo dessa descarga é executado de forma a manter os níveis de potência necessários para tornar o filamento incandescente. The peripheral device is an electronic device comprising a microprocessor-type control unit and its associated control electronics, which provides for the necessary electronic adaptation and integration of a filament resistor. This control unit is responsible for performing all control operations of the peripheral device itself related to the connection to the portable devices with which it may be connected, making it possible to establish connection protocols that enable the transfer of data and or the energy required for the ignition. The establishment of this interface allows the control unit to understand the technical specificities of the device to which it is coupled and from there carry out the operations of management and control means for energetic discharge onto the filament through the control of the associated control electronics. Control of this discharge is performed in order to maintain the power levels necessary to make the filament incandescent.

A eletrónica de controlo diz respeito ao circuito eletrónico de adaptação que permite intermediar o fluxo de energia que deriva do dispositivo portátil e proporciona a referida ignição. Num caso particular em que o dispositivo portátil não seja capaz de fornecer toda a energia necessária para a referida ignição, esta electrónica de controlo gere também o fluxo de energia do dispositivo portátil para a unidade de armazenamento de energia que atuará para esse fim. The control electronics relates to the electronic circuit of adaptation that allows to intermediate the flow of energy that derives from the portable device and provides said ignition. In a particular case where the portable device is not able to provide all the energy required for said ignition, this control electronics also manages the energy flow from the portable device to the energy storage unit that will act for that purpose.

Num modo particular de realização, a ignição é comandada pelo dispositivo portátil ao qual o dispositivo periférico se encontra ligado. Neste cenário, o dispositivo portátil encontra-se dotado de capacidade de processamento adequada à execução de rotinas de controlo que estão na base do acionamento da ação de ignição do sistema. Neste contexto, a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico encontra-se adicionalmente configurada para o estabelecimento de protocolos de conexão para comunicação das operações de controlo e transferência de energia provenientes do dispositivo portátil. A acção de ignição é então dada a partir do dispositivo portátil, sendo encaminhada para o dispositivo periférico que a processa e age em conformidade, gerindo as fontes de energia para proceder à referida ignição. Num outro modo de realização, a atuação do dispositivo periférico é comandada por intermédio de um botão físico, por exemplo um botão ON/OFF, colocado no próprio dispositivo periférico. Este botão interage diretamente com a unidade de controlo que inicia as respetivas rotinas responsáveis por desencadear a transferência de energia a partir do dispositivo portátil. Este botão só funcionará quando não for detetada nenhum tipo de comunicação de dados com o dispositivo portátil, disponibilizando ao utilizador uma forma direta de descarregar a energia do referido dispositivo, tornando o filamento incandescente. In a particular embodiment, the ignition is controlled by the portable device to which the peripheral device is connected. In this scenario, the portable device is endowed with adequate processing capability to perform control routines which are at the basis of the activation of the ignition action of the system. In this context, the control unit of the peripheral device is further configured for the establishment of connection protocols for communicating the power control and transfer operations from the portable device. The ignition action is then given from the portable device, being routed to the peripheral device which processes it and acts accordingly, managing the energy sources to proceed with said ignition. In another embodiment, the actuation of the peripheral device is controlled by means of a physical button, for example an ON / OFF button, placed on the peripheral device itself. This button interacts directly with the control unit that initiates the respective routines responsible for triggering the transfer of power from the portable device. This button will only work when no type of data communication is detected with the portable device, providing the user with a direct way to discharge the energy of said device, making the filament incandescent.

Em ambos os casos referidos, assume-se que o dispositivo portátil se encontra dotado de portos de conexão física que permitem que a ligação ao dispositivo periférico se processe segundo o padrão de energia que garante o fornecimento de corrente necessário ao processo de ignição. In both cases, it is assumed that the portable device is provided with ports of physical connection that allow the connection to the peripheral device to be processed according to the power pattern which guarantees the supply of current necessary to the ignition process.

No caso em que isto não se verifica, o dispositivo periférico compreende, segundo o referido padrão de energia, uma unidade de armazenamento de energia auxiliar, para que, por essa via, se garanta o necessário fornecimento de energia para que se desencadeie o processo de ignição. Com efeito nos casos em que o dispositivo portátil é um smartphone, ou um qualquer outro dispositivo portátil cu a interface se estabelece através do protocolo USB, devido aos constrangimentos que a própria tecnologia impõe, os referidos dispositivos são incapazes de fornecer energia superior a 500mA, o que se verifica ser insuficiente para tornar o filamento incandescente. In the case where this is not the case, the peripheral device comprises, according to said energy pattern, an auxiliary energy storage unit, so as to guarantee the necessary power supply in order to trigger the ignition. Indeed, in cases where the portable device is a smartphone or any other portable device whose interface is established through the USB protocol, due to the constraints that the technology itself imposes, the said devices are unable to provide power above 500mA, which proves to be insufficient to make the filament incandescent.

Neste modo particular de realização, a unidade de armazenamento auxiliar é compreendida por um supercondensador, que se encontra no próprio dispositivo periférico. O recurso a um super-condensador constitui uma solução que se reflete numa redução de tamanho e peso do próprio dispositivo portátil, quando comparado com o recurso a uma bateria de lítio, por exemplo, para o mesmo fim. In this particular embodiment, the auxiliary storage unit is comprised of a supercapacitor, which is in the peripheral device itself. The use of a super-capacitor is a solution that is reflected in a reduction in the size and weight of the portable device itself when compared to the use of a lithium battery, for example, for the same purpose.

Neste modo particular de realização, a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico encontra-se especialmente configurada para monitorizar o valor de tensão do super¬ condensador, controlando, por um lado, o seu estado de carregamento, acionando sobre a eletrónica de controlo que gere todo o fluxo de energia que deriva do dispositivo portátil e que é responsável por esse carregamento, e por outro, controlando o descarregamento da energia sobre a resistência de filamento. Neste modo de realização, toda a energia usada na incandescência do filamento é dada a partir da unidade de armazenamento de energia. A componente de eletrónica de controlo, neste contexto, corresponde a toda a eletrónica necessária desde o circuito de carregamento, ao circuito que permite o descarregamento controlado da energia armazenada. A par disso, a unidade de controlo é, também neste contexto, responsável pela centralização das operações de controlo e interface de comunicação com o dispositivo portátil. In this particular realization mode, the control unit of the peripheral device is specifically configured for monitoring the voltage value of the super ¬ capacitor, controlling, on the one hand, its charging state, triggering of the electronic control which manages all the energy flow that derives from the portable device and which is responsible for such charging, and on the other, controlling the discharge of energy over the filament resistance. In this embodiment, all the energy used in filament incandescence is given from the energy storage unit. The control electronics component, in this context, corresponds to all the electronics required from the charging circuit, to the circuit that allows controlled unloading of the stored energy. In addition, the control unit is also in this context responsible for centralizing control operations and communication interface with the portable device.

O filamento é composto por um material condutor que suporta altas temperaturas e se torne incandescente quando percorrido por uma corrente elétrica. Este filamento estará disposto sobre um material que não derreta, por exemplo cerâmica, encontrando-se eletronicamente conectado ao dispositivo periférico, responsável por efetuar o seu controlo de funcionamento. O dispositivo portátil é, no presente contexto, considerado como sendo um qualquer dispositivo, alimentado a bateria, e que se encontra dotado de portos físicos de entrada que permitam a conexão física, por exemplo via cabo, com um qualquer dispositivo periférico. Nesse sentido, o referido dispositivo portátil poderá adicionalmente estar dotado quer de capacidade de armazenamento quer de capacidade de processamento, que permitem a instalação e execução de aplicações de controlo e viabilizam o estabelecimento de protocolos de comunicação com um dispositivo periférico, levando à partilha de informações de controlo. The filament is composed of a conductive material that supports high temperatures and becomes incandescent when run by an electric current. This filament will be arranged on a material which does not melt, for example ceramic, being electronically connected to the peripheral device, responsible for carrying out its control of operation. The portable device is in this context considered to be any battery-powered device and is provided with physical input ports enabling physical connection, for example via cable, to any peripheral device. In this sense, said portable device may additionally be provided with both storage capacity and processing capacity, which enable the installation and execution of control applications and enable the establishment of communication protocols with a peripheral device, leading to the sharing of information of control.

Nesse contexto, a ativação da ignição é controlada através de um aplicativo móvel, instalado no dispositivo portátil. Este aplicativo permite notificar a unidade de controlo, presente no dispositivo periférico, sobre a intenção do utilizador em ativar a incandescência do filamento. Este fluxo de informação estabelece-se através de protocolos de comunicação executados em ambos os dispositivos. A aplicação permite o controlo e configuração do tempo de incandescência do filamento bem como a configuração e controlo da potência empregue nessa ação . In this context, the activation of the ignition is controlled through a mobile application, installed in the portable device. This application allows to notify the control unit, present in the peripheral device, about the user's intention to activate filament incandescence. This flow of information is established through communication protocols executed in both devices. The application allows the control and configuration of the filament filament time as well as the configuration and control of the power employed in that action.

O processo de tornar o filamento incandescente pode ser realizado de duas formas distintas de acordo com as características energéticas do dispositivo portátil, especificamente, se este tem a capacidade de disponibilizar elevadas correntes, tipicamente superiores a 500 mA. Exemplos de aplicação The process of making the incandescent filament can be accomplished in two distinct ways according to the energy characteristics of the portable device, in particular if it has the capability of providing high currents, typically greater than 500 mA. Application examples

Um exemplo de aplicação do Sistema proposto prevê o acoplamento do dispositivo periférico de ignição a um smartphone . Este acoplamento é efetuado através de uma ligação física, via estabelecimento de protocolos de comunicação que visam a transferência de dados e de energia. Neste cenário, sendo o dispositivo portátil um dipositivo com capacidade de processamento e armazenamento, terá instalado em memória o aplicativo que permite indicar à unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico a intenção do utilizador em iniciar o processo de ignição do filamento. Uma vez dada essa instrução, a unidade de controlo irá efetuar a gestão e controlo do descarregamento energético sobre o filamento, a partir das características técnicas da ligação estabelecida entre ambos os dispositivos, nomeadamente o fluxo de energia que deriva do dispositivo portátil. Com efeito, a unidade de controlo está programada para avaliar as considerações energéticas oferecidas pelo dispositivo portátil, em particular pela ligação estabelecida entre ambos, e com isso gerir o fornecimento de energia ao filamento com o recurso, se necessário, a um super-condensador . An example of application of the proposed System provides for the coupling of the peripheral ignition device to a smartphone. This coupling is carried out through a physical connection, through the establishment of communication protocols that aim to transfer data and energy. In this scenario, since the portable device is a device with processing and storage capacity, it will have installed in memory the application that allows to indicate to the control unit of the peripheral device the intention of the user to initiate the ignition process of the filament. Once this instruction is given, the control unit will manage and control the energy discharge over the filament, from the technical characteristics of the connection established between both devices, namely the energy flow that derives from the portable device. In fact, the control unit is programmed to evaluate the energy considerations offered by the portable device, in particular the connection established between the two, and thereby manage the power supply to the filament with the use, if necessary, of a super capacitor.

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RE IVINDICAÇÕES REVELATIONS 1. Sistema de ignição eletronico caracterizado por compreender um dispositivo eletronico portátil, dotado de bateria, que se encontra conectado fisicamente a um dispositivo eletronico periférico compreendendo uma resistência de filamento . An electronic ignition system, characterized in that it comprises a battery-operated portable electronic device which is physically connected to a peripheral electronic device comprising a filament resistance. 2. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado por o dispositivo periférico compreender uma unidade eletrónica de controlo, dotada de capacidade de processamento de modo a estar configurada para estabelecer uma interface de comunicação com o dispositivo portátil ao qual se encontra fisicamente conectado por intermédio de um porto de comunicação físico, e comandar o controlo de ignição da resistência de filamento que se encontra conectada à dita unidade eletrónica de controlo por via de um circuito eletronico de adaptação. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device comprises an electronic control unit, having processing capacity so as to be configured to establish a communication interface with the portable device to which it is physically connected via of a physical communication port, and control the ignition of the filament resistance which is connected to said control electronic unit via an electronic adaptation circuit. 3. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 2, caracterizado por o protocolo de comunicação estabelecido entre os dispositivos portátil e periférico, habilitar a transferência de energia necessária para tornar a resistência de filamento incandescente. System according to claim 2, characterized in that the communication protocol established between the portable and peripheral devices enables the energy transfer necessary to make the filament resistance incandescent. 4. Sistema de acordo com qualquer uma das reivindicações 2 ou 3, caracterizado por o protocolo de comunicação física estabelecido entre dispositivo periférico e dispositivo portátil ser através do protocolo USB-C. System according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the physical communication protocol established between the peripheral device and the portable device is via the USB-C protocol. 5. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 2, caracterizado por o dispositivo periférico compreender adicionalmente uma unidade de armazenamento de energia auxiliar. System according to claim 2, characterized in that the peripheral device further comprises an auxiliary power storage unit. 6. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 5, caracterizado por a unidade de armazenamento ser um super-condensador . A system according to claim 5, characterized in that the storage unit is a super capacitor. 7. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 5, caracterizado por a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico estar configurada para monitorizar o valor de tensão da unidade de armazenamento, controlar o seu estado de carregamento, acionando sobre a eletrónica de controlo que gere todo o fluxo de energia que deriva do dispositivo portátil e que é responsável por esse carregamento, e controlar o descarregamento da energia proveniente da referida unidade de armazenamento e/ou do dispositivo portátil sobre a resistência de filamento. A system according to claim 5, characterized in that the control unit of the peripheral device is configured to monitor the voltage value of the storage unit, control its charging state, driving on the control electronics that generate all the flow of energy derived from the portable device and which is responsible for such charging, and controlling the unloading of energy from said storage unit and / or portable device on the filament resistance. 8. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado por o dispositivo portátil compreender um botão físico do tipo ON/OFF para controlo direto da ignição do filamento. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the portable device comprises a physical ON / OFF button for direct control of ignition of the filament. 9. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado por o dispositivo portátil ser adicionalmente dotado de capacidade de armazenamento e de processamento, adaptados para a instalação e execução de uma aplicação móvel, que estabelece a interface com o utilizador, onde a referida aplicação se encontra configurada para notificar a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico da intenção do utilizador em iniciar o processo de ignição, através da ligação efetuada entre dispositivo portátil e periférico, onde a referida ligação se estabelece através de protocolos de conexão que permitem a transferência de dados e transferência de energia. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the portable device is further provided with storage and processing capability, adapted for the installation and execution of a mobile application, which establishes the interface with the user, wherein said application is is configured to notify the control unit of the peripheral device of the intention of the user to initiate the ignition process, through the connection between portable and peripheral device, where said connection is established through connection protocols allowing the transfer of data and transfer of energy. 10. Sistema de acordo com a reivindicação 9, caracterizado por a unidade de controlo do dispositivo periférico se encontrar configurada para atuar no filamento de acordo com um conjunto de parâmetros e configurações definidas pelo utilizador através da aplicação móvel, como por exemplo o tempo de incandescência e potência empregue. A system according to claim 9, characterized in that the control unit of the peripheral device is configured to act on the filament according to a set of parameters and settings defined by the user through the mobile application, such as the filament time and power employed.
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