POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT OF TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER USING THE SAME

• US 20110163604A1
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Seung Beom, HONG, Seung Su
• Application Number:
  US12/985,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20110163604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/66
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads

Abstract

A power supply circuit and a power supply method using the same are provided. The power supply circuit includes a power interface to which power is supplied, a converter and a charging circuit connected to the power interface, a battery for receiving power from the charging circuit and for providing stored power to a system, the system for selectively receiving power from the battery or the system, a main switch disposed between the battery and the system for selectively interrupting the power of the battery to the system, and a control logic unit for switching the main switch according to presence of power supplied from the power interface.

Claims

1. A power supply circuit of a terminal, the circuit comprising:

a power interface to which power is supplied;

a converter and a charging circuit connected to the power interface;

a battery for receiving power from the charging circuit and for providing stored power to a system;

a system for selectively receiving power from the battery or the system;

a main switch disposed between the battery and the system for selectively interrupting the power of the battery to the system; and

a control logic unit for switching the main switch according to the presence of power supplied from the power interface.

2. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the control logic unit comprises a comparator for comparing a first power supplied from the converter to the system with a second power supplied from the battery to the system, and for supplying a difference between the first power and the second power or a signal corresponding to the difference to the main switch.

3. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary switch disposed between the converter and the system for selectively interrupting the supply of the power from the converter.

4. The circuit of claim 3, further comprising a first control switch connected to the auxiliary switch to be switched according to an output of the converter,

wherein the battery provides a voltage for controlling the switching of the auxiliary switch according switching of the first control switch.

5. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising:

a second control switch for switching according to an output of the converter; and

a third control switch, for switching according to a voltage supplied from the battery according to switching of the second control switch, connected to the main switch.

6. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the main switch is switched off to isolate the battery when an output of the converter exists.

7. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the main switch is switched on under control of the control logic unit when an output voltage of the converter becomes equal to or less than a voltage of the battery voltage to supply the power of the battery to the system.

8. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising an additional circuit for supplying external power for testing the system,

wherein the additional circuit for external power comprises:

an external interface for supplying the external power to the system; and

a switch, disposed between the system and the external interface, for selectively controlling supply of the external power.

9. The circuit of claim 8, wherein the additional circuit further comprises a circuit for supplying the external power to the main switch to turn-off the main switch when the external power is supplied to the system.

10. The circuit of claim 8, wherein the additional circuit further comprises a switch off circuit for external power for interrupting the switch for external power when the output of the converter exists.

11. A power supply method of a terminal, the method comprising:

supplying power of a battery to a system;

comparing a voltage of the adapter power with a voltage of the battery power when the power of an adapter is supplied during the supplying of the battery power; and

supplying the adapter power to the system and isolating the battery when the voltage of the adapter power is greater than that of the battery power.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

charging the battery with the adapter power.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

supplying the battery power to the system together with the adapter power when the power voltage of the adapter is equal to or less than the voltage of the battery.

14. A power supply method of a terminal, the method comprising:

supplying power of a battery to a system; and

interrupting the power supply of the battery to the system and supplying external power to the system when the external power is supplied during the supply of the battery power.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

supplying power of a battery when the external power is supplied; and

interrupting the supply of the external power to the system according to a power supply of an adapter.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

comparing a voltage of the power supplied from the adapter with a voltage of the battery; and

supplying the battery power to the system together with the adapter power when the power voltage of the adapter is equal to or less than the voltage of the battery.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

charging the battery with the adapter power.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

maintaining the interrupting of the power supply of the battery to the system.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

charging the battery upon supplying the power of the battery.