Automatic breaker apparatus for USB power supply

• US 8,729,741 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Li-Chun Lai
• Original Assignee: Li-Chun Lai
• Inventors: Lai, Li-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): DHILLON, JAGDEEP S
• Application Number:
  US13/171,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20130003419A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,056 Days
• Field of Search: 307/125, 307/39, 307/44, 307/48, 363/17, 363/132, 363/98, 315/291, 315/292, 315/294
• US Class Current: 307/125
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/007 Detection of the absence of a load
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems

Abstract

An automatic breaker apparatus for the USB power supply, comprising a manual switch module, a relay, a high frequency transformer, a PWM power source master control module, a drive module, a signal filter module, an MCU master control module, a lighting instruction module and at least one USB power output end. When a user presses down the manual switch module, the relay becomes conductive, thus causing the electronic apparatus connected to the USB power source input end to be charged, and determining through the MCU master control module whether the electronic apparatus is using the electric current based on the pulsed filter signal outputted by the signal filter module thereby driving the relay to disconnect and also starting the lighting instruction module to generate light. Upon disconnection in the relay, electric power can no longer be transferred to the USB power output end so as to embody the objective of automatic power break, thereby achieving the features of environment protection, reduced energy consumption and power saving.

Claims

1. An automatic breaker apparatus for a USB power supply, comprising:

a power source input module, used to receive main supply signals;

a relay, connected with the power source input module, wherein the relay is used to control whether the voltage inputted by the power source input module is applicable to supply electric power;

a manual switch module, connected with the power source input module and the relay, wherein the manual switch module controls the connection of the relay;

a drive module, connected with the relay, wherein the drive module is used to drive the relay to connect or to disconnect;

a first rectifier module, connected with the relay, wherein the first rectifier module rectifies the voltage inputted by the power source input module into pulsed direct-current (DC) power;

a first filter module, connected with the first rectifier module, wherein the first filter module regulates the rectified pulsed DC power inputted by the first rectifier module into stabilized DC power;

a high frequency transformer, connected with the first filter module, wherein the high frequency transformer transforms the high voltage inputted by the first filter module into low voltage;

an EMI absorption module, connected with the high frequency transformer, wherein the EMI absorption module absorbs the over-voltage on the high frequency transformer so as to reduce electromagnetic interferences;

a voltage sampling module, connected with the high frequency transformer, wherein the voltage sampling module performs voltage samplings on the voltage outputted by the high frequency transformer;

a PWM power source master control module, connected with the voltage sampling module and the high frequency transformer, which receives the sampling signal fed back from the voltage sampling module and controls the actions of the high frequency transformer based on the received sampling signal;

a starting resistor, connected with the first filter module and the PWM power source master control module, wherein the starting resistor provides a starting voltage into the PWM power source master control module such that the PWM power source master control module starts to operate;

a second rectifier module, connected with the high frequency transformer, wherein the second rectifier module rectifies the voltage outputted by the high frequency transformer into pulsed DC power;

a signal filter module, connected with the second rectifier module, wherein the signal filter module filters the pulsed DC power outputted by the second rectifier module into a pulsed filter signal;

an MCU master control module, connected with the drive module and the signal filter module, wherein the signal filter module inputs a pulsed filter signal identifiable by the MCU master control module and the MCU master control module determines whether the drive module should be started to disconnect the relay based on the pulsed filter signal;

a second filter module, connected with the second rectifier module, wherein the second filter module regulates the rectified pulsed DC power inputted by the second rectifier module into stabilized DC power;

a voltage divider network module, connected with the second filter module, wherein the voltage divider network module provides the identification for the electronic apparatus; and

at least one USB power output module, connected with the voltage divider network module and the electronic apparatus, wherein the at least one USB power output module provides the operating power for the electronic apparatus.

2. The automatic breaker apparatus for the USB power supply according claim 1, wherein the MCU master control module is connected with a lighting instruction module, and the MCU master control module determines whether the lighting instruction module should be started based on the pulsed filter signal outputted by the signal filter module.

3. The automatic breaker apparatus for the USB power supply according claim 1, wherein the lighting instruction module is a Light-Emitting Diode (LED).