Control architecture for power supply

• US 20080079317A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zippy Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Zippy Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Tsung-Chun
• Granted Patent: US 7,547,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/112
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/082 Plural DC voltage, e.g. DC supply voltage with at least two different DC voltage levels

Abstract

The present invention discloses a control structure for a power supply, which comprises: a primary power system, a power switching unit, and at least one switch. The primary power system transforms an external source power into DC powers. The power switching unit is normally electrically connected with the primary power system and normally driven by a DC power output by the primary power system. The switch is installed on a DC power cable supplying DC power to an internal electronic device. Thereby, when the computer is turned off, the present invention will not be affected but can still provide DC powers to external electronic devices. Further, even though the computer is turned off, the present invention can still provide the external electronic devices with the maximum power (when only the primary power system is installed) or the total power (when the primary power system is connected in parallel with a regular power system).

Claims

1. A control structure for a power supply, used to transform an external source power into different voltage level DC powers for internal electronic devices of a computer, and comprising:

a primary power system, transforming said external source power into DC powers;

a power switching unit, normally electrically connected with said primary power system, normally driven by a DC power output by said primary power system, and outputting a computer-turn on signal and a computer-turn off signal; and

at least one switch, installed on a DC power cable supplying DC power to said electronic device, and electrically connected to said power switching unit, wherein when said switch receives said computer-turn on signal, said switch will be in the closed-circuit state, and DC power will be transmitted to said electronic device;

when said switch received said computer-turn off signal, said switch will be in the open-circuit state, and DC power will not be transmitted to said electronic device.

2. The control structure for the power supply according to claim 1, wherein said power switching unit and one said electronic device are connected in parallel to jointly use one DC power cable.

3. The control structure for the power supply according to claim 1, wherein an external electronic device is connected in parallel with said internal electronic device with a regular-power cable beginning from one point of said DC power cable between said primary power system and the corresponding said switch;

thereby, driving power is normally ready for said external electronic device

4. A control structure for a power supply, used to transform an external source power into different voltage level DC powers for internal electronic devices of a computer, and comprising:

a regular power system, normally electrically connected to said external source power, transforming said external source power into DC powers to drive a power switching unit, wherein said power switching unit outputs a computer-turn on signal and a computer-turn off signal; and

a primary power system, connected to said external source power in parallel together with said regular power system, transforming said external source power into DC powers, wherein at least one DC power output by said primary power system is used to drive said power switching unit in parallel;

each DC power cable, via which said power switching unit drives said electronic device, has a switch;

when said switch receives said computer-turn on signal, said switch will be in the closed-circuit state, and DC power will be transmitted to said electronic device;

when said switch receives said computer-turn off signal, said switch will be in the open-circuit state, and DV power will not be transmitted to said electronic device.

5. The control structure for the power supply according to claim 4, wherein an external electronic device is connected in parallel with said internal electronic device via the regular-power cable beginning from one point of said DC power cable between said primary power system and the corresponding said switch;

thereby, driving power is normally ready for said external electronic device.

6. The control structure for the power supply according to claim 4, wherein a regular power cable is connected in parallel with said DC power cable, which is parallel connected to said primary power system to drive said power switching unit, and said regularly power cable is also connected to an external electronic device;

thereby, driving power is normally ready for said external electronic device.