POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100277133A1
• Filed: 04/30/2010
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Linear Artwork, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Linear Artwork, Inc.
• Inventors: KING, SHIH-CHIEH
• Application Number:
  US12/770,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20100277133A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/166
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/08 Structural combinations, e.g. assembly or connection, of hybrid or EDL capacitors with other electric components, at least one hybrid or EDL capacitor being the main component
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/14 Arrangements or processes for adjusting or protecting hybrid or EDL capacitors emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for capacitors, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions H02H7/16; emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltages without disconnection H02H9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 9/14 Structural combinations or circuits for modifying, or compensating for, electric characteristics of electrolytic capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00712 the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/13 Energy storage using capacitors

Abstract

A power supplying system and a method thereof are provided. The power supplying system includes a pulse generator module, a current conducting switch module, a current source, and a capacitor. According to the power supplying system of the present invention, it is not needed to enlarge the capacitor area of the capacitor, and the current source can be properly controlled for avoiding current leakage. Further, the power supplying system is adapted to control a pulse generator module to output a signal having a small pulse width so as to control a current conducting switch module, for further controlling a charging time required for achieving a desired output voltage value. Furthermore, the power supplying system and the method thereof are adapted for saving the IC processing cost and improving the circuit reliability.

Claims

1. A power supplying method, adapted for charging a capacitor for a charging time to achieve a desired output voltage, comprising:

modulating a pulse of a signal having a small pulse width according to the charging time;

using the modulated pulse for controlling whether or not to charge the capacitor; and

charging the capacitor to achieve the desired output voltage in the charging time.

2. A power supplying method, adapted for charging a capacitor for a charging time to achieve a desired output voltage, comprising:

modulating a pulse of a signal outputted from a pulse generator module according to the charging time for achieving the charging time;

using the modulated pulse for controlling a conducting/non-conducting status of a current conducting switch module, wherein when receiving the modulated pulse, the current conducting switch is turned on to be in the conducting status, and when the current conducting switch does not receive the modulated pulse, the current conducting switch remains in the non-conducting status; and

when the current conducting switch is in the conducting status, a current source provides a constant current for charging the capacitor electrically coupled with the current conducting switch module to achieve the desired output voltage in the charging time.

3. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the charging time is in a millisecond (ms) magnitude.

4. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pulse generator module is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

5. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the current conducting switch module is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

6. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the current source is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

7. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the capacitor is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

8. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the constant current provided by the current source is in a μ

A magnitude.

9. The power supplying method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the capacitor has a pF magnitude capacitance.

10. A power supplying system, adapted for being applied in a power charging environment, comprising:

a pulse generator module, receiving a square wave signal, and converting the received square wave signal into a signal having a small pulse width;

a current conducting switch module, adapted to be turned on for being operated in a conducting status by the signal received from the pulse generator module;

a current source, wherein when the current conducting switch module is in the conducting status, the current source provides a constant current; and

a capacitor, electrically connected to the current conducting switch module and adapted for being charged for a charging time by the constant current provided by the current source for achieving a desired output voltage of the power supplying system;

wherein the charging time can be adjusted by modulating the signal having a small pulse width.

11. A power supplying system, adapted for being applied in a power charging environment, comprising:

a pulse generator module, receiving a square wave signal generated by a fixed-cycle oscillation circuit, and converting the received square wave signal into a signal having a small pulse width;

a current conducting switch module, adapted to be controlled by a pulse of the signal received from the pulse generator module for time-divisionally conducting;

a current source, wherein when the current conducting switch module is in a conducting status, the current source provides a constant current; and

a capacitor, electrically connected to the current conducting switch module, and adapted for being charged for a charging time by the constant current provided by the current source for achieving a desired output voltage of the power supplying system;

wherein the charging time can be adjusted by modulating the pulse of the signal having a small pulse width.

12. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, being configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

13. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the pulse generator module is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

14. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the current conducting switch module is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

15. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the current source is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

16. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the capacitor is configured in an integrated circuit (IC) manner.

17. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the constant current provided by the current source is in a μ

A magnitude.

18. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the capacitor has a pF magnitude capacitance.

19. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the charging time is in a millisecond (ms) magnitude.

20. The power supplying system as claimed in claim 11, wherein a pulse width of the pulse is smaller than 50% of a pulse width of the signal.