CHARGING CONVERTER

• US 20140049209A1
• Filed: 08/16/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cyberpower Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chin-Ching Chang
• Inventors: CHANG, Chin-Ching, CHEN, Heng-Chuan, HONG, Xuan-Ni
• Application Number:
  US13/587,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20140049209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• 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: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

A charging converter has a first protocol interface and a second protocol interface mounted on a body. The body further has a switching circuit. Each of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface has a power pin, a ground pin and two data pins. The power pin of the first protocol interface is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface. The data pins of the second protocol interface are connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface through the switching circuit. The switching circuit serves to switch to a synchronous mode or a fast charging mode. When the synchronous mode is selected, the power and data channels between the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are simultaneously established. When the fast charging mode is selected, only the power channel is established to accelerate the charging speed.

Claims

1. A charging converter comprising:

a body having a switching circuit therein;

a first protocol interface mounted on the body, being a USB (Universal serial bus)-based interface, and having a power pin, a ground pin and two data pins;

a second protocol interface mounted on the body and having;

a power pin connected to the power pin of the first protocol interface;

a ground pin connected to the ground pin of the first protocol interface; and

two data pins connected to the two data pins of the first protocol interface through the switching circuit; and

a switch mounted on the body, connected to the switching circuit of the body, and selectively switching to enter a synchronous mode and a fast charging mode through the switching circuit, wherein the power pin and the data pins of the first protocol interface are respectively connected to the power pin and the data pins of the second protocol interface at the synchronous mode, and the power pin of the first protocol interface is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface at the fast charging mode.

2. The charging converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first protocol interface is a female Micro-B USB interface.

3. The charging converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first protocol interface is a male USB interface.

4. The charging converter as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second protocol interface is a 30-pin connector.

5. The charging converter as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second protocol interface is a 30-pin connector.

6. The charging converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the switching circuit has:

two voltage divider circuits, wherein one of the voltage divider circuits is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground, the other voltage divider circuit is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, and the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground;

four switch points, two of the switch points connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface, the other two switch points respectively connected to the junction nodes of the two voltage divider circuits of the switching circuit; and

two common points, one of the common points connected to one of the data pins of the second protocol interface and corresponding to two of the switch points, and the other common point is connected to the other data pin of the second protocol interface and corresponding to the other two of the switch points.

7. The charging converter as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the switching circuit has:

two voltage divider circuits, wherein one of the voltage divider circuits is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground, the other voltage divider circuit is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, and the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground;

four switch points, two of the switch points connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface, the other two switch points respectively connected to the junction nodes of the two voltage divider circuits of the switching circuit; and

two common points, one of the common points connected to one of the data pins of the second protocol interface and corresponding to two of the switch points, and the other common point is connected to the other data pin of the second protocol interface and corresponding to the other two of the switch points.

8. The charging converter as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the switching circuit has:

two voltage divider circuits, wherein one of the voltage divider circuits is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground, the other voltage divider circuit is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, and the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground;

four switch points, two of the switch points connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface, the other two switch points respectively connected to the junction nodes of the two voltage divider circuits of the switching circuit; and

two common points, one of the common points connected to one of the data pins of the second protocol interface and corresponding to two of the switch points, and the other common point is connected to the other data pin of the second protocol interface and corresponding to the other two of the switch points.

9. The charging converter as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the switching circuit has:

two voltage divider circuits, wherein one of the voltage divider circuits is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground, the other voltage divider circuit is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, and the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground;

four switch points, two of the switch points connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface, the other two switch points respectively connected to the junction nodes of the two voltage divider circuits of the switching circuit; and

two common points, one of the common points connected to one of the data pins of the second protocol interface and corresponding to two of the switch points, and the other common point is connected to the other data pin of the second protocol interface and corresponding to the other two of the switch points.

10. The charging converter as claimed in claim 5, wherein

the switching circuit has:

two voltage divider circuits, wherein one of the voltage divider circuits is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground, the other voltage divider circuit is composed of two voltage divider resistors connected in series and has a junction node connected with one end of each of the two voltage divider resistors, the other end of one of the voltage divider resistors is connected to the power pin of the second protocol interface, and the other end of the other voltage divider resistor is connected to the ground;

four switch points, two of the switch points connected to the data pins of the first protocol interface, the other two switch points respectively connected to the junction nodes of the two voltage divider circuits of the switching circuit; and

two common points, one of the common points connected to one of the data pins of the second protocol interface and corresponding to two of the switch points, and the other common point is connected to the other data pin of the second protocol interface and corresponding to the other two of the switch points.

11. The charging converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switching circuit is composed of a micro-controller unit (MCU), and the data pins of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are all connected to the MCU.

12. The charging converter as claimed in claim 2, wherein the switching circuit is composed of a MCU, and the data pins of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are all connected to the MCU.

13. The charging converter as claimed in claim 3, wherein the switching circuit is composed of a MCU, and the data pins of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are all connected to the MCU.

14. The charging converter as claimed in claim 4, wherein the switching circuit is composed of a MCU, and the data pins of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are all connected to the MCU.

15. The charging converter as claimed in claim 5, wherein the switching circuit is composed of a MCU, and the data pins of the first protocol interface and the second protocol interface are all connected to the MCU.