Testing apparatus for power supply unit and method for the same

• US 10,641,838 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Chang-Tai, Chen, Yu-Jen, Chen, Tien-He
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoque, Farhana A
• Application Number:
  US15/840,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20180196110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 324538, 32476401
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/40 Testing power supplies testing photovoltaic devices H02S50/10

Abstract

A testing apparatus is used for testing a USB type power supply unit connected to a power supply unit and includes: a connection port receiving a power supply from the power supply unit; a first conversion unit connected to the connection port and converting the power supply to an input voltage; a control unit connected to the connection port and the first conversion unit and receiving the input voltage; a plurality of switch units connected to the control unit. The control unit obtains the number of voltage values of the power supply according to power supply information by the power supply unit; the number of voltage values of the power supply is the number of different voltage values that the power supply can support, and each voltage value corresponds to the switch units.

Claims

1. A power supply unit testing apparatus connected to a power supply unit, the power supply unit testing apparatus comprising:

a connection port being configured to receive a power supply from the power supply unit;

a first conversion unit being connected to the connection port, and configured to convert a power source of the power supply to an input voltage;

a plurality of switch units,

a control unit being connected to the connection port, the plurality of switch units and the first conversion unit, and configured to receive the input voltage, the control unit comprising;

a second conversion unit electrically connected to the connection port,

wherein

a power source of the power supply unit testing apparatus is from the power supply of the power supply unit,

the control unit obtains a voltage value of the power supply and a number of different voltage values supportable by the power supply according to power supply information of the connection port, the number of the voltage values supportable by the power supply is that of the different voltage values supportable by the power supply unit, and each voltage value corresponds to one of the switch units, and

when one of the switch units is turned on, the control unit determines if the voltage value of the power supply matches an ideal voltage value corresponding to one of the switch units according to the second conversion unit.

2. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein when one of the switch units is turned on, the control unit outputs a control signal to the connection port, to adjust the voltage value of the power supply to an ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units.

3. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further comprises:

a ratio adjustment unit being connected between the connection port and the second conversion unit;

wherein the ratio adjustment unit adjusts a ratio of the power supply to a voltage value tolerable by the second conversion unit.

4. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further comprises:

an alarm unit being connected to the control unit;

wherein when the control unit determines that the voltage value of the power supply does not match the ideal voltage value corresponding to one of the switch units according to the second conversion unit, the control unit sends an alarm signal to the alarm unit.

5. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit further comprises:

a memory unit configured to store the voltage value of the power supply according to the power supply information before the power supply unit testing apparatus is powered off.

6. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the memory unit is built in the control unit or mounted outside the control unit, and connected to the control unit.

7. A power supply unit testing apparatus connected to a power supply unit, the power supply unit testing apparatus comprising:

a connection port being configured to receive a power supply from the power supply unit;

a first conversion unit being connected to the connection port, and configured to convert a power source of the power supply to an input voltage; and

a control unit being connected to the connection port and the first conversion unit, and configured to receive the input voltage, the control unit comprising;

a first controller being connected to the connection port and the first conversion unit, and configured to receive the input voltage; and

a second controller being connected to the first controller and the first conversion unit, and configured to receive the input voltage,

wherein

a power source of the power supply unit testing apparatus is from the power supply of the power supply unit, and

the second controller receives power supply information of the connection port through the first controller, and outputs a control signal to control the voltage value of the power supply through the first controller.

8. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further comprises:

a plurality of switch units being connected to the second controller;

wherein the second controller obtains the voltage value of the power supply and a number of different voltage values supportable by the power supply according to the power supply information, the number of the voltage values supportable by the power supply is that of the different voltage values of the power supply, and each voltage value corresponds to one of the switch units.

9. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 8, wherein when one of the switch units is turned on, the second controller outputs the control signal to the connection port through the first controller, to adjust the voltage value of the power supply to an ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units.

10. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second controller further comprises:

a second conversion unit being electrically connected to the connection port;

wherein when one of the switch units is turned on, the second controller determines if the voltage value of the power supply matches an ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units according to the second conversion unit.

11. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further comprises:

a ratio adjustment unit being connected between the connection port and the second conversion unit;

wherein the ratio adjustment unit adjusts a ratio of the power supply to a voltage value tolerable by the second conversion unit.

12. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further comprises:

an alarm unit being connected to the second controller;

wherein when the second controller determines that the power supply does not match the ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units according to the second conversion unit, the second controller sends an alarm signal to the alarm unit.

13. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first controller or the second controller further comprises:

a memory unit configured to store the voltage value of the power supply according to the power supply information before the power supply unit testing apparatus is powered off.

14. The power supply unit testing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory unit is built in the first controller or the second controller;

or mounted outside the first controller, and connected to the first controller;

or mounted outside the second controller, and connected to the second controller.

15. A power supply unit testing method used for testing a power supply unit, the testing method comprising:

(a) providing a power supply unit testing apparatus being connected to the power supply unit, and configured to receive a power supply from the power supply unit;

(b) using a control unit of the power supply unit testing apparatus to obtain a voltage value of the power supply and a number of different voltage values supportable by the power supply according to power supply information of the connection port, and each voltage value corresponding to a plurality of switch units of the power supply unit testing apparatus, and a number of voltage values supportable by the power supply is that the different voltage values of the power supply;

(c) using the control unit to record an ideal voltage value corresponding to one of the switch units when the one of the switch units is turned on;

(d) using the control unit of the power supply unit testing apparatus to determine if the voltage value of the power supply matches the ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units according to the second conversion unit; and

(e) sending an alarm signal when the power supply unit testing apparatus determines that the voltage value of the power supply does not match the ideal voltage value corresponding to the one of the switch units.

16. The power supply unit testing method of claim 15, wherein the power supply unit testing apparatus further stores the voltage value of the power supply according to the power supply information before the power supply unit testing apparatus is powered off.