Energy-conserving power-supply system
First Claim
1. An energy-conserving power-supply system comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) means for inputting AC power from an external AC-power source;
(c) a first power supply coupled to said means for inputting for generating regulated DC power;
(d) a second power supply coupled to said means for inputting, including AC outlet means for distributing said AC power thereto, wherein at least one of said AC outlet means is disposed on an external surface of said housing;
(e) switching means, for selectively activating said second power supply to distribute said AC power; and
(f) control means continuously powered by said first power supply, for controlling an activity of said switching means.
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Abstract
An energy-conserving power-supply system utilizes a keep-alive DC power to consistently power a control circuit so as to render a main power supply readily actuatable for either distributing AC power or supplying regulated DC power. The energy-conserving power-supply system allows any one of modern information-processing or entertainment electronic products to be readily operable manually, remotely, or automatically from a standby state; while, it totally eliminates any unnecessary energy waste because AC power is neither transmitted nor wasted not only within but outside the power-supply system. The latter allows an external line-operated device to be concurrently operable from a no-power state, i.e., without consuming any standby energy at all. Not only can the energy-conserving power-supply system conserve energy usage to the greatest extent, it will also correspondingly extend the life spans of electronic circuitry and electromechanical components.
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46 Claims
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1. An energy-conserving power-supply system comprising:
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(a) a housing; (b) means for inputting AC power from an external AC-power source; (c) a first power supply coupled to said means for inputting for generating regulated DC power; (d) a second power supply coupled to said means for inputting, including AC outlet means for distributing said AC power thereto, wherein at least one of said AC outlet means is disposed on an external surface of said housing; (e) switching means, for selectively activating said second power supply to distribute said AC power; and (f) control means continuously powered by said first power supply, for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An energy-conserving power-supply system comprising:
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(a) a first power supply having power storage means for supplying DC power; (b) means for inputting AC power from an external AC power source; (c) a second power supply coupled to said means for inputting, said second power supply including means for distributing said AC power to AC outlet means; (d) switching means, for selectively activating said second power supply to distribute said AC power received by said means for inputting; and (e) control means continuously powered by said first power supply, for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An energy-conserving power-supply system comprising:
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(a) a first power supply including power storage means for supplying DC power; (b) means for inputting AC power from an external AC power source; (c) a second power supply coupled to said means for inputting, said second power supply including means for converting said AC power received from said means for inputting to regulated DC power; (d) switching means, for selectively activating said second power supply to supply said regulated DC power, and; (e) control means continuously powered by said first power supply, for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An energy-conserving method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting AC power from an external AC-power source; (b) generating keep-alive regulated-DC power from said AC power; (c) selectively activating a switching means for distributing said AC power to at least one AC outlet means disposed on an external surface of a housing; and (d) continuously supplying said keep-alive regulated-DC power to a control means for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An energy-conserving method comprising the steps of:
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(a) supplying keep-alive DC power from a power storage means; (b) inputting AC power from an external AC power source; (c) selectively activating a switching means for distributing said AC power; and (d) continuously supplying said keep-alive DC power to a control means for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An energy-conserving method comprising the steps of:
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(a) supplying keep-alive DC power from a power storage means; (b) inputting AC power from an external AC power source; (c) selectively activating a switching means for generating regulated DC power from said AC power; and (d) continuously supplying said keep-alive DC power to a control means for controlling an activity of said switching means. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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