Power detecting circuit with fast power removing detection, electronic device and method thereof

• US 20130033116A1
• Filed: 08/03/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ralink Technology Corporation (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ralink Technology Corporation (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hsu, Ching-Yuan, Chang, Chin-Sen
• Application Number:
  US13/196,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20130033116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/86
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/001 Hot plugging or unplugging of load or power modules to or from power distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/108 using diodes blocking reverse current flow H02J1/12 takes precedence

Abstract

A power detecting circuit with fast power removing detection is disclosed. The power detecting circuit comprises an isolating device, coupled between an external power source and an internal power source, for isolating the external power source, and the internal power source, and a comparator, coupled to the external power source, for determining if the external power source is removed, and accordingly generating a removing signal.

Claims

1. A power detecting circuit with fast power removing detection, comprising:

an isolating device, coupled between an external power source and an internal power source, for isolating the external power source and the internal power source; and

a comparator, coupled to the external power source, for determining if the external power source is removed, and accordingly generating a removing signal;

wherein the internal power source is provided to an internal circuit;

wherein the comparator is coupled to the internal circuit;

wherein the internal circuit prepares to turn off and turns off according to the removing signal.

2. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein when a voltage of the external power source is lower than a reference voltage, the removing signal generated from the comparator represents removing.

3. The power detecting circuit of claim 2, wherein when the removing signal received by the internal circuit represents removing, the internal circuit prepares to turn off and turns off.

4. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, further comprising a capacitor coupled to the internal circuit.

5. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein the isolating device is a diode.

6. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein the external power source is a DC power source.

7. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein the external power source is an AC power source.

8. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein the isolating device is coupled to the external power source through a rectifier.

9. The power detecting circuit of claim 1, wherein the internal circuit prepares to turn off by finishing unfinished operations and storing unstored data.

10. An electronic device with fast power removing detection, comprising:

an internal power source, for receiving an external power source for accordingly providing power;

an internal circuit, coupled to the internal power source for receiving the power provided by the internal power source, to operate, prepare to turn off and turn off according to a removing signal; and

a power detecting circuit, comprising;

an isolating device, coupled between the external power source and the internal power source, for isolating the external power source and the internal power source; and

a comparator, coupled to the external power source, for determining if the external power source is removed, and accordingly generating the removing signal.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein when a voltage of the external power source is lower than a reference voltage, the removing signal generated from the comparator represents removing.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein when the removing signal received by the internal circuit represents removing, and the internal circuit prepares to turn off and turns off.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a capacitor coupled to the internal circuit.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the isolating device is a diode.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the external power source is a DC power source.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the external power source is an AC power source.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the isolating device is coupled to the external power source through a rectifier.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the internal circuit prepares to turn off by finishing unfinished operations and storing unstored data.

19. A method of handling fast power removing detection for an electronic device, comprising:

detecting if an external power source is removed, and accordingly generating a removing signal; and

preparing to turn off and turning off an internal circuit of the electronic device according to the removing signal.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein detecting if the external source is removed, and accordingly generating the removing signal comprises:

when a voltage of the external power source is lower than a reference voltage, generating the removing signal representing removing.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein turning off the internal circuit of the electronic device according to the removing signal comprises:

when the removing signal represents removing, preparing to turn off and turning off the internal circuit of the electronic device.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein preparing to turn off the internal circuit of the electronic device according to the removing signal comprises:

preparing to turn off the internal circuit of the electronic device according to the removing signal by finishing unfinished operations and storing unstored data.