USB POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT

• US 20100287399A1
• Filed: 05/05/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: YASUDA, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US12/774,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20100287399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision

Abstract

A USB power supply circuit includes a constant voltage output power supply circuit, a switching device, a bus power line which is connected to a voltage output line of the constant voltage output power supply circuit via the switching device, a USB connector having a VBUS terminal which is connected to the bus power line, a plurality of voltage divider resistors connected in series between the bus power line and the ground, and a control microcomputer which monitors a voltage between two voltage divider resistors among the voltage divider resistors in the state where the switching device is turned on, and turns off the switching device if it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or lower than a first threshold value.

Claims

1. A USB power supply circuit comprising:

a constant voltage output power supply circuit;

a switching device;

a bus power line which is connected to a voltage output line of the constant voltage output power supply circuit via the switching device;

a USB connector having a VBUS terminal which is connected to the bus power line;

a plurality of voltage divider resistors connected in series between the bus power line and the ground; and

a control microcomputer which monitors a voltage between two voltage divider resistors among the voltage divider resistors in the state where the switching device is turned on, and turns off the switching device if it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or lower than a first threshold value.

2. A USB power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein the number of the voltage divider resistors is two.

3. A USB power supply circuit according to claim 1, wherein the control microcomputer turns off the switching device also when it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value.

4. A USB power supply circuit according to claim 2, wherein the control microcomputer turns off the switching device also when it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value.

5. A video and audio device equipped with a USB power supply circuit, wherein the USB power supply circuit includes

a constant voltage output power supply circuit,

a switching device,

a bus power line which is connected to a voltage output line of the constant voltage output power supply circuit via the switching device,

a USB connector having a VBUS terminal which is connected to the bus power line,

a plurality of voltage divider resistors connected in series between the bus power line and the ground, and

a control microcomputer which monitors a voltage between two voltage divider resistors among the voltage divider resistors in the state where the switching device is turned on, and turns off the switching device if it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or lower than a first threshold value.

6. A video and audio device according to claim 5, wherein the number of the voltage divider resistors is two.

7. A video and audio device according to claim 5, wherein the control microcomputer turns off the switching device also when it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value.

8. A video and audio device according to claim 6, wherein the control microcomputer turns off the switching device also when it is detected that the voltage becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value.