POWER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM

• US 20120092907A1
• Filed: 02/28/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Hsu, Hong-Kuo
• Application Number:
  US13/037,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20120092907A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/44
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 3/066 Reconnection being a consequence of eliminating the fault which caused disconnection
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 3/20 responsive to excess voltage

Abstract

The invention provides a power supply comprising a switch, a voltage detector and an SPS stage. The switch is coupled to an AC source. The voltage detector detects a voltage of the AC source. The SPS stage is coupled to the switch and outputs a DC voltage. When the voltage of the AC source is larger than a predetermined voltage, the switch is turned off to isolate the AC source from the SPS stage.

Claims

1. A power supply comprising:

a switch, coupled to an AC voltage source;

a voltage detector, detecting a voltage level of the AC voltage source; and

a switching power supply stage, coupled to the switch, to output a DC voltage,

wherein when the voltage level is larger than a predetermined voltage level, the switch is turned off to isolate the switching power supply stage from the AC voltage source.

2. The power supply as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a switch protection circuit, coupled to the switch, to limit a magnitude of a first voltage or a first current which travels through the switch when the switch is turned off.

3. The power supply as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a switch control circuit, coupled to the voltage detector and the switch, wherein when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level, the switch control circuit controls the switch to be turned off.

4. The power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch is initially set to be turned on, and the switch is turned off only when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level.

5. The power supply as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch is a relay.

6. The power supply as claimed in claim 5, wherein the relay comprises a coil, and when a current travels through the coil, the relay is turned off.

7. The power supply as claimed in claim 5, wherein the switch is controlled by a switch control circuit, the switch control circuit comprises a transistor, and when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level, the transistor is turned on to let a current pass through a coil of the relay to turn the relay off.

8. The power supply as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an electromagnetic disturbance circuit, coupled between the switch and the switching power supply stage, to filter out an AC noise of the AC voltage source.

9. A power supply system, coupled to an AC voltage source to output a DC voltage, comprising:

a switch, coupled to the AC voltage source;

a voltage detector, detecting a voltage level of the AC voltage source; and

a switching power supply stage, coupled to the switch to transform a received AC voltage into the DC voltage, wherein when the voltage level is larger than a predetermined voltage level, the switch is turned off to isolate the switching power supply stage from the AC voltage source.

10. The power supply system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a switch protection circuit, coupled to the switch, to limit a magnitude of a first voltage or a first current which travels through the switch when the switch is turned off.

11. The power supply system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a switch control circuit, coupled to the voltage detector and the switch, wherein when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level, the switch control circuit controls the switch to be turned off.

12. The power supply system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switch is initially set to be turned on, and the switch is turned off only when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level.

13. The power supply system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switch is a relay.

14. The power supply system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the relay comprises a coil, and when a current travels through the coil, the relay is turned off.

15. The power supply system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the switch is controlled by a switch control circuit, the switch control circuit comprises a transistor, and when the voltage level is larger than the predetermined voltage level, the transistor is turned on to let a current pass through a coil of the relay to turn the relay off.

16. The power supply system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

an electromagnetic disturbance circuit, coupled between the switch and the switching power supply stage to filter out an AC noise of the AC voltage source.