Power adapter control method and control apparatus

• US 11,126,301 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2017
• Issued: 09/21/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honor Device Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Honor Device Company Limited
• Inventors: Zou, Jie, Zhang, Lianming, Wang, Wenfeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Ketema, Benyam
• Application Number:
  US16/304,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20190146632A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0418 for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

A power adapter control method is provided. The method includes: obtaining a scanning frequency of the TP and a strength of common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP; determining whether the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and when the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, adjusting a working frequency of a control IC of the power adapter, so that a strength of common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold. The embodiments of the present invention are used for a process of reducing interference of the common mode noise to the TP.

Claims

1. A power adapter control method, comprising:

obtaining a scanning frequency of a touch panel (TP);

obtaining a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP;

determining whether the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and

in response to determining that the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, adjusting a working frequency of a control integrated chip (IC) of the power adapter according to f=(2f_TP+(n+1)Δ

f)/(2n+1), wherein f is the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, of is a width of a wave crest of a fundamental frequency of the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, f_TP is the scanning frequency of the TP, and n is an integer and enumerated, so that a strength of a common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold, and wherein after adjusting the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, the scanning frequency of the TP is at a location of a wave trough of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting a working frequency of a control IC of the power adapter according to the scanning frequency of the TP, so that a strength of a common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold comprises:

sending control information to the control IC of the power adapter according to the scanning frequency of the TP, wherein the control information is used to instruct the control IC of the power adapter to adjust the working frequency of the control IC, so that the strength of the common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, before the obtaining a scanning frequency of a TP and obtaining a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP:

determining that the TP is in a working state.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining a scanning frequency of a TP comprises:

reading the scanning frequency of the TP from the control IC of the TP.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP comprises at least one of:

reading, from the control IC of the TP, the strength of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP;

or

detecting the strength of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP.

6. A control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a communications interface, wherein:

the memory is configured to store an instruction; and

the at least one processor is configured to invoke the instruction stored in the memory to cause the control apparatus to;

obtain a scanning frequency of a touch panel (TP); and

obtain a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP;

determine whether the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and

in response to determining that the strength of the common mode noise is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, adjust a working frequency of a control integrated chip (IC) of the power adapter according to f=(2f_TP+(n+1)Δ

f)/(2n+1), wherein f is the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, of is a width of a wave crest of a fundamental frequency of the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, f_TP is the scanning frequency of the TP, and n is an integer and enumerated, so that a strength of a common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold, and wherein after adjusting the working frequency of the control IC of the power adapter, the scanning frequency of the TP is at a location of a wave trough of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the adjust a working frequency of a control IC of the power adapter according to the scanning frequency of the TP, so that a strength of a common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold comprises:

send control information to the control IC of the power adapter according to the scanning frequency of the TP, wherein the control information is used to instruct the control IC of the power adapter to adjust the working frequency of the control IC, so that the strength of the common mode noise newly generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP is less than the preset threshold.

8. The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is configured to invoke the instruction stored in the memory to cause the control apparatus to, before the obtain a scanning frequency of a TP and obtain a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP:

determine that the TP is in a working state.

9. The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the obtain a scanning frequency of a TP comprises:

read the scanning frequency of the TP from the control IC of the TP.

10. The control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the obtain a strength of a common mode noise generated by a power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP comprises at least one of:

read, from the control IC of the TP, the strength of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP;

or

detect the strength of the common mode noise generated by the power adapter at the scanning frequency of the TP.