POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM

• US 20070136613A1
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: D-Wav Scientific Company Limited
• Original Assignee: D-Wav Scientific Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Chun-Hung
• Application Number:
  US11/306,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/00 Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/02 Details electrodes H01M4/86 - H01M4/98
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/06 Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues regenerative fuel cells H01M8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/2465 Details of groupings of fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

A power supply system is disclosed to include a fuel cell, and a base member, which has a receptacle type connection interface for receiving the fuel cell, a plurality of powered USB connectors for receiving different electronic apparatus and providing different voltages to the connected electronic apparatus, and a powered USB hub electrically connected between the connection interface and the powered USB connectors for controlling supply of different voltages from the fuel cell to the powered USB connectors and transmission of signal among the electronic apparatus being respectively connected to the powered USB connectors.

Claims

1. A power supply system comprising:

a power supply unit; and

a base member, said base member comprising a connection interface adapted to receive said power supply unit, a plurality of powered USB connector for receiving different electronic apparatus and providing different voltages to the connected electronic apparatus, and a control system electrically connected between said connection interface and said powered USB connector for controlling supply of different voltages from said power supply unit to said powered USB connector and transmission of signal among the electronic apparatus being respectively connected to said powered USB connector.

2. The power supply system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connection interface is a receptacle.

3. The power supply system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control system is an IC chip.

4. The power supply system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base member further comprises a power meter for power status indication.

5. The power supply system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power supply unit is selected from a group of power supply means including fuel cells, bio-cells and nuclear cells.

6. The power supply system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said fuel cells include Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Alkaline Fuel Cells, Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells.

7. The power supply system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a fuel supplier for supplying a fuel to said power supply unit, said fuel supplier having a supply tube connectable to said power supply unit.