Power supply system

• US 9,941,804 B1
• Filed: 06/30/2017
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cyberpower Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cyberpower Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Lin, Pei-Yung, Wang, Hong-Lun, Su, Cheng-Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehari, Yemane
• Application Number:
  US15/639,360
• Time in Patent Office: 284 Days
• Field of Search: 363 19, 363 2102, 363 49, 363 65
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/42 Circuits specially adapted for the purpose of modifying, or compensating for, electric characteristics of transformers, reactors, or choke coils circuits for controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, for the purpose of obtaining a desired output H02P13/00; impedance networks H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33576 having at least one active switching element at the secondary side of an isolation transformer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A power supply system having an adapter and a converter is provided. The adapter includes a first inputting terminal coupled to a first power and a first outputting terminal coupled to a first loading device. The converter includes a detecting controller, a second inputting terminal coupled to the detecting controller, a second outputting terminal, and a third outputting terminal. The second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal are coupled in parallel to the detecting controller. The third outputting terminal is coupled to the position between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through external connection. The second inputting terminal is coupled to a second power, and a second loading device is coupled to the second outputting terminal. The detecting controller drives the second power supply to the first loading device according to the power supply status of the first power.

Claims

1. A power supply system, comprising:

an adapter, having a first inputting terminal and a first outputting terminal, wherein the first inputting terminal is suitable for coupling with a first power, and a first loading device is suitable for coupling with the first outputting terminal; and

a converter, having a detection controller, a second inputting terminal, a second outputting terminal and a third outputting terminal, the second inputting terminal and the detection controller are coupled electrically, the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal are coupled to the detection controller in parallel, and the third outputting terminal is electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through external connection, wherein the second inputting terminal is suitable for coupling with a second power, and a second loading device is suitable for coupling with the second outputting terminal;

wherein, the detecting controller drives the second power supply to the first loading device according to the power supply status of the first power.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein when the power supply status of the first power is normal, the detection controller drives the second power supply to the second loading device, when the power supply status of the first power is abnormal, the detection controller drives the second power supply to the first loading device, and drives the second power supply to the second loading device continuously or stop supplying to the second loading device.

3. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the detection controller comprising:

a first switch, electrically coupled between the second inputting terminal and the third outputting terminal;

a second switch, electrically coupled between the second inputting terminal and the second outputting terminal;

a detector, electrically coupled to the third outputting terminal for detecting power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through the third outputting terminal, and then generates a detecting result; and

a controlling circuit, electrically coupled to the detector for receiving the detecting result, and controls the first switch and the second switch according to the detecting result.

4. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein when power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter is normal, the controlling circuit controls the first switch to be OFF, and controls the second switch to be ON, which drives the second power supply to the second loading device, when power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter is abnormal, the controlling circuit controls the first switch to be ON, and controls the second switch to be OFF, which drives the second power supply to the first loading device.

5. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein when the status of one of the first switch and the second switch is ON, the status of another of the first switch and the second switch is OFF.

6. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the detector is electrically coupled between the first switch and the third outputting terminal for detecting power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through the third outputting terminal.

7. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the detection controller further comprises a DC/DC controller, one terminal of the DC/DC controller is electrically coupled to the second power, and another terminal of the DC/DC controller is coupled with the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal.

8. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the detector is a current detecting circuit, a current detector, a voltage detecting circuit or a voltage detector.

9. The power supply system according to claim 1, further comprises a first external wire, and the adapter further comprises a third inputting terminal and an adapter body, the converter further comprises a converter body, the first inputting terminal, the first outputting terminal and the third inputting terminal are exposed out of the adapter body, and the third inputting terminal is electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal, the second inputting terminal, the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal are exposed out of the converter body, the first external wire is electrically coupled between the third outputting terminal of the converter and the third inputting terminal of the adapter, which makes the third outputting terminal of the converter is electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through external connection.

10. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the first power is a utility power, the second power is a mobile power or a DC uninterrupted power supply, the converter is a mobile power converter, the first loading device is an Optical Network Termination, and the second loading device is a mobile device.

11. A power supply system, comprising:

an adapter, having a first inputting terminal and a first outputting terminal, wherein the first inputting terminal is suitable for coupling with a first power, and a first loading device is suitable for coupling with the first outputting terminal;

a converter, having a detection controller, a second inputting terminal, a second outputting terminal and a third outputting terminal, the second inputting terminal and the detection controller are coupled electrically, the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal are coupled to the detection controller in parallel, and the third outputting terminal is electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through external connection, wherein the second inputting terminal is suitable for coupling with a second power, and a second loading device is suitable for coupling with the second outputting terminal; and

a third power, electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter;

wherein, the detection controller drives the second power supply to the first loading device according to the power supply status of the first power and the third power.

12. The power supply system according to claim 11, wherein when the power supply status of the first power is normal, the detection controller drives the second power supply to the second loading device, when the power supply status of the first power is abnormal, and the power supply status of the third power is normal, the detection controller drives the third power supply to the first loading device, and drives the second power supply to the second loading device continuously, when the power supply status of the first power and the third power is abnormal, the detection controller drives the second power supply to the first loading device, and drives the second power supply to the second loading device continuously or stop supplying to the second loading device.

13. The power supply system according to claim 11, wherein the detection controller comprising:

a first switch, electrically coupled between the second inputting terminal and the third outputting terminal;

a second switch, electrically coupled between the second inputting terminal and the second outputting terminal;

a detector, electrically coupled to the third outputting terminal for detecting power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through the third outputting terminal, and then generates a detecting result; and

a controlling circuit, electrically coupled to the detector for receiving the detecting result, and controls the first switch and the second switch according to the detecting result.

14. The power supply system according to claim 13, wherein when power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter is normal, the controlling circuit controls the first switch to be OFF, and controls the second switch to be ON, which drives the second power supply to the second loading device, when power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter is abnormal, the controlling circuit controls the first switch to be ON, and controls the second switch to be OFF, which drives the second power supply to the first loading device.

15. The power supply system according to claim 13, wherein when the status of one of the first switch and the second switch is ON, the status of another of the first switch and the second switch is OFF.

16. The power supply system according to claim 13, wherein the detector is electrically coupled between the first switch and the third outputting terminal for detecting power information transmitted between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through the third outputting terminal.

17. The power supply system according to claim 13, wherein the detection controller further comprises a DC/DC controller, one terminal of the DC/DC controller is electrically coupled to the second power, and another terminal of the DC/DC controller is coupled with the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal.

18. The power supply system according to claim 13, wherein the detector is a current detecting circuit, a current detector, a voltage detecting circuit or a voltage detector.

19. The power supply system according to claim 11, further comprises a first external wire and a second external wire, and the adapter further comprises a third inputting terminal and an adapter body, the converter further comprises a converter body, the first inputting terminal, the first outputting terminal and the third inputting terminal are exposed out of the adapter body, and the third inputting terminal is electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal, the second inputting terminal, the second outputting terminal and the third outputting terminal are exposed out of the converter body, the first external wire and the second external wire are electrically coupled between the third outputting terminal of the converter and the third inputting terminal of the adapter, which makes the third outputting terminal of the converter and the third power are electrically coupled between the first inputting terminal and the first outputting terminal of the adapter through external connection.

20. The power supply system according to claim 11, wherein the first power is a utility power, the second power is a mobile power, the third power is a DC uninterrupted power supply, the converter is a mobile power converter, the first loading device is an Optical Network Termination, and the second loading device is a mobile device.