Power supply apparatus

• US 9,977,476 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Zeng, Jian-Hong, Yan, Chao, Hu, Pei-Qing
• Primary Examiner(s): Yanchus, III, Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/840,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a power supply apparatus that includes a main board, a power unit, a control unit, pads and a pin. The control unit and the power unit are stacked on the main board and at a position in adjacent to a load; the plurality of pads are distributed along the lateral side of the power unit and the lateral side of the control unit; the plurality of pins and pads are electrically coupled and electrically coupled with the main board, the control unit and the power unit; the control unit is configured to control the power unit, so that the power unit supplies electricity to the adjacent load.

Claims

1. A power supply apparatus, comprising:

a power unit electrically connected with a motherboard, comprising a first base plate, at least a power switch chip allocated at the first base plate and a plurality of pads;

a control unit stacked with the power unit, comprising a second base plate and at least a control chip for controlling the power switch chip turn on/off in the power unit and a plurality of pads; and

a plurality of pins for electrically connecting the power unit to the control unit and mother board and allocated at periphery of the power unit and control unit;

wherein the plurality of pads of the power unit and control unit are allocated on side facet of the first base plate and second base plate respectively, both plurality of pads of the power unit and control unit are electrically connected with the plurality of pins so that the power unit and the control unit are electrically connected with each other, the power supply apparatus provides a power source for a load in the neighborhood thereof on the motherboard.

2. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first base plate and the second base plate are in a substantially same size.

3. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second base plate integrates a power switch chip to improve area utilization thereof.

4. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, further comprising molding material, wherein the molding material encapsulates the power unit and control unit respectively, the plurality of pads of the power unit and control unit emerges from molding material respectively.

5. The power supply apparatus of claim 4, wherein the molding material of the control unit has a plurality of recesses reserved for connection with the pins thereof.

6. The power supply apparatus of claim 4, wherein the molding material encapsulates two sides of the power unit.

7. The power supply apparatus of claim 6, wherein the power unit further comprises bottom pads emerged from one side of power unit that is encapsulated by the molding material for adjacent electrical connection thereof.

8. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, further comprising another power unit stacked with the power unit and the control unit, wherein the another power unit is parallel connected with the power unit and controlled by the control unit.

9. The power supply apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the power unit and the another power unit has a magnetic device, the magnetic devices of the power unit and the another power unit share the same magnetic core.

10. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pins cover outer surface of the power unit and the control unit respectively.

11. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power unit is the one close to the motherboard, the control unit is the other one stacked on the power unit.

12. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a heat sink, attached with the power unit to improve heat dissipation.

13. A power supply apparatus, comprising:

a first stage power converter receiving a power source from a mother board and configured with a plurality of pads located on side facet thereof;

a second stage power converter configured with a plurality of pads located on side facet thereof and stacked with the first stage power converter to receive an output of the first stage power converter to provide a power to a load in adjacent area thereof on the motherboard; and

a plurality of pins connected with the pads of the first or/and second stage power converter and the motherboard to realize the electrical connection therebetween.

14. The power supply apparatus of claim 13, wherein the output voltage of the second stage power converter is lower than the output voltage of the first stage power converter.

15. The power supply apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first stage converter and the second stage converter are configured in a substantially same size.

16. A power supply apparatus, comprising:

a first unit electrically connected with a motherboard, comprising a first base plate, and at least a power switch chip allocated at the first base plate;

a second unit stacked with the first unit;

a plurality of pins for electrically connecting the first unit to the second unit and mother board and allocated at periphery of the first unit; and

a plurality of pads distributed along a lateral side of the first unit and a lateral side of the second unit, and electrically coupled with the plurality of pins, wherein the plurality of pins include surface-mount pins, and are distributed along the outer surface of the first unit and the second unit, so that the first unit and the second unit could electrically connected with each other, the power supply apparatus provides a power source for a load in the neighborhood thereof on the motherboard.

17. The power supply apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second unit has a surface facing the first unit and a plurality of connection pads disposed on the surface.

18. The power supply apparatus of claim 17, wherein the pins extend along the out surface of the first unit to connect the connection pad of the second unit with the first unit.