Selective protection circuit and method, and power supply system
First Claim
1. A selective protection circuit, comprising:
- a current-limiting circuit; and
a control circuit,wherein the selective protection circuit is included in a power supply that supplies power to at least two parallel load branches, wherein each load branch of the at least two parallel load branches comprises one voltage pre-regulator circuit;
wherein the current-limiting circuit comprises a switch unit, and the switch unit comprises a first end, a second end, and a control end;
wherein the first end is connected to a positive electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a positive electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;
or the first end is connected to a negative electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a negative electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;
wherein the control end is connected to the control circuit; and
wherein the control circuit is configured to output a control signal to the control end when a value of a total current flowing through the switch unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, so as to switch off the switch unit, wherein the preset threshold is greater than a maximum value of an operating current flowing through the switch unit.
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Abstract
A selective protection circuit includes a current-limiting module and a control module, where the current-limiting module includes a switch unit, and the switch unit includes a first end, a second end, and a control end; the first end is connected to a positive electrode of a bus voltage of an HVDC power supply, and the second end is connected to a positive electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting module; the control end is connected to the control module; and the control module is configured to output a control signal to the control end when a value of a total current flowing through the switch unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, so as to switch off the switch unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A selective protection circuit, comprising:
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a current-limiting circuit; and a control circuit, wherein the selective protection circuit is included in a power supply that supplies power to at least two parallel load branches, wherein each load branch of the at least two parallel load branches comprises one voltage pre-regulator circuit; wherein the current-limiting circuit comprises a switch unit, and the switch unit comprises a first end, a second end, and a control end; wherein the first end is connected to a positive electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a positive electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;
or the first end is connected to a negative electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a negative electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;wherein the control end is connected to the control circuit; and wherein the control circuit is configured to output a control signal to the control end when a value of a total current flowing through the switch unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, so as to switch off the switch unit, wherein the preset threshold is greater than a maximum value of an operating current flowing through the switch unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, applied to a scenario in which a power supply is used to supply power, wherein the power supply supplies power to at least two parallel load branches, and each load branch of the at least two parallel load branches comprises one voltage pre-regulator circuit;
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detecting a value of a total current flowing through a target channel, wherein the target channel refers to a channel between a positive electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply and a positive electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in one load branch of the at least two parallel load branches, or a channel between a negative electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply and a negative electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in one load branch of the at least two parallel load branches; and in response to the value of the total current being greater than or equal to a preset threshold, controlling to shut down the target channel, wherein the preset threshold is greater than a maximum value of an operating current flowing through the target channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A power supply system, comprising:
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a selective protection circuit; and a power supply, wherein the power supply supplies power to at least two parallel load branches, and each load branch of the at least two parallel load branches comprises one voltage pre-regulator circuit; wherein the selective protection circuit comprises a current-limiting circuit and a control circuit, wherein the current-limiting circuit comprises a switch unit, and the switch unit comprises a first end, a second end, and a control end; wherein the first end is connected to a positive electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a positive electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;
or the first end is connected to a negative electrode of a bus voltage of the power supply, and the second end is connected to a negative electrode of a power supply of a voltage pre-regulator circuit in a load branch connected to the current-limiting circuit;wherein the control end is connected to the control circuit; and wherein the control circuit is configured to output a control signal to the control end when a value of a total current flowing through the switch unit is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, so as to switch off the switch unit, wherein the preset threshold is greater than a maximum value of an operating current flowing through the switch unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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