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Electronic device and power adapter, including main control circuit, thereof

  • US 10,008,868 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2017
  • Issued: 06/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power adapter, comprising a communication interface through which the power adapter charges a battery in an electronic device and performs a data communication with the electronic device, an EMI filtering circuit, a high-voltage rectifying and filtering circuit, an isolation transformer, an output filtering circuit, and a voltage tracking and controlling circuit, wherein,the power adapter further comprises a power circuit, a main control circuit, a potential adjusting circuit, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an output switch circuit;

  • an input end of the power circuit is connected with a secondary end of the isolation transformer;

    a power end of the main control circuit, a power end of the potential adjusting circuit and a power end of the current detection circuit are collectively connected with an output end of the power circuit;

    both a high-level end of the main control circuit and a high-level end of the potential adjusting circuit are connected with a positive output end of the output filtering circuit;

    a potential adjusting end of the potential adjusting circuit is connected with the voltage tracking and controlling circuit;

    a direct current input end of the current detection circuit is connected with the positive output end of the output filtering circuit;

    a current feedback end of the current detection circuit is connected with a current detecting end of the main control circuit;

    a clock output end of the main control circuit is connected with a clock input end of the potential adjusting circuit;

    a data output end of the main control circuit is connected with a data input end of the potential adjusting circuit;

    a first detecting end and a second detecting end of the voltage detection circuit are connected with a direct current output end of the current detection circuit and a negative output end of the output filtering circuit respectively;

    a first output end and a second output end of the voltage detection circuit are connected with a first voltage detecting end and a second voltage detecting end of the main control circuit respectively;

    an input end of the output switch circuit is connected with the direct current output end of the current detection circuit;

    an output end of the output switch circuit is connected with a third detecting end of the voltage detection circuit;

    a ground end of the output switch circuit is connected with the negative output end of the output filtering circuit;

    a controlled end of the output switch circuit is connected with a switching control end of the main control circuit;

    a power end of the output switch circuit is connected with the secondary end of the isolation transformer;

    each of the negative output end of the output filtering circuit, the output end of the output switch circuit and a first communication end and a second communication end of the main control circuit is connected with the communication interface;

    the power circuit obtains power supply from the isolation transformer and provides the power supply for the main control circuit, the potential adjusting circuit and the current detection circuit;

    when a quick charging is performed on the battery in the electronic device, the potential adjusting circuit drives the voltage tracking and controlling circuit to adjust an output voltage of the isolation transformer according to a control signal sent by the main control circuit;

    the current detection circuit detects an output current of the power adapter and feeds back a current detecting signal to the main control circuit, and the voltage detection circuit detects an output voltage of the power adapter and feeds back a voltage detecting signal to the main control circuit;

    the output switch circuit turns on or off a direct current output of the power adapter according to a switching control signal sent by the main control circuit;

    when a conventional charging or a quick charging is performed on the battery in the electronic device, the main control circuit determines whether the output current of the power adapter is greater than a current threshold according to the current detecting signal and determines whether the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than a voltage threshold according to the voltage detecting signal;

    if the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold and/or the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold, the main control circuit controls the output switch circuit to turn off the direct current output of the power adapter;

    during the data communication between the main control circuit and the electronic device, if the electronic device determines that the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold and/or the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold, and feeds back a charging stop instruction to the main control circuit, the main control circuit controls the output switch circuit to turn off the direct current output of the power adapter according to the charging stop instruction; and

    if the electronic device determines that an overcurrent and/or overvoltage occurs in the output of the power adapter, the electronic device turns off the communication interface thereof actively so as to turn off a connection to the power adapter.

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