ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DYNAMIC POWER

• US 20160352101A1
• Filed: 05/19/2016
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KOO, Ja-Goun
• Application Number:
  US15/158,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20160352101A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/102 being switching converters H02J1/108, H02J1/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/12 Parallel operation of dc generators with converters, e.g. with mercury-arc rectifier
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/18 The network being internal to a power source or plant
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for controlling power and a method thereof An electronic device for controlling power according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of ports configured to input power into the electronic device; a power controller that includes a first power conversion unit configured to convert a first power supplied from a first external device connected to a first port, and a second power conversion unit configured to convert a second power supplied from a second external device connected to a second port; and a controller that controls the power controller to selectively supply power to a target device by summing the first power and the second power. Further, other embodiments are possible.

Claims

1. An electronic device for controlling power, the electronic device comprising:

a plurality of ports configured to input power into the electronic device;

a power controller that includes a first power conversion unit configured to convert a first power supplied from a first external device connected to a first port, and a second power conversion unit configured to convert a second power supplied from a second external device connected to a second port; and

a controller that controls the power controller to selectively supply power to a target device by summing the first power and the second power.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the power controller to:

determine whether a conversion for at least one voltage of a voltage of the first power and a voltage of the second power is required; and

convert the at least one voltage when the conversion is required.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the target device is a battery, the controller controls the power controller to:

determine whether charging of the battery is required; and

convert the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the battery.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the target device is a third external device, the controller controls the power controller to:

determine whether supplying power to the third external device is required; and

convert the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the third external device.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the target device is an internal component of the electronic device, the controller controls the power controller to:

determine whether supplying additional power to the internal component is required; and

convert the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the internal component.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first port and second port include at least two selected from a power port, a USB input/output port, a USB input port, and a USB output port.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the USB input/output port is implemented in a USB type-C form.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first external device is a power supply device.

9. A method of controlling power in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a first power from a first external device connected to a first port configured to input power into the electronic device;

receiving a second power from a second external device connected to a second port configured to input power into the electronic device;

converting at least one of the first power and the second power; and

selectively supplying power to a target device by summing the first power and the second power.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the converting at least one of the first power and the second power comprises:

determining whether a conversion for at least one voltage of a voltage of the first power and a voltage of the second power is required; and

converting the at least one voltage when the conversion is required.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein when the target device is a battery, the determining of whether the conversion for the at least one voltage is required comprises:

determining whether charging of the battery is required; and

converting the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the battery.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein when the target device is a third external device, the determining of whether the conversion for the at least one voltage is required comprises:

determining whether supplying power to the third external device is required; and

converting the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the third external device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein when the target device is an internal component of the electronic device, the determining of whether the conversion for the at least one voltage is required comprises:

determining whether supplying additional power to the internal component is required; and

converting the at least one voltage of the voltage of the first power and the voltage of the second power into the voltage of the internal component.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first port and second port include at least two selected from a power port, a USB input/output port, a USB input port, and a USB output port.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the USB input/output port is implemented in a USB type-C form.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first external device is a power supply device.

17. A computer readable recording medium in which instructions are stored and a program for executing operations is recorded, the operations comprising:

receiving a first power from a first external device connected to a first port configured to input power into an electronic device;

receiving a second power from a second external device connected to a second port configured to input power into an electronic device;

converting at least one of the first power and the second power; and

selectively supplying power to a target device by summing the first power and the second power.