Universal power adapter for converting AC/DC voltage to DC voltage

• US 5,245,220 A
• Filed: 04/02/1992
• Issued: 09/14/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard M.L. Lee
• Original Assignee: Richard M.L. Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Richard M. L.
• Primary Examiner(s): BEHA JR, WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US07/862,134
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• Field of Search: 307/43, 307/80, 307/128, 307/150, 307/151, 363/21, 363/37
• US Class Current: 307/80
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/10 Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from ac or dc

Abstract

A universal power adapter comprised of a standard IEC three-wire socket, an AC/DC power supply detector circuit, an AC/DC power supply selector circuit, an AC/DC power supply pre-treating circuit, a DC power supply transformer circuit, a feedback and regulating circuit, and a DC output circuit, wherein said standard IEC three-wire socket connects an AC or DC input voltage to said AC/DC power supply selector circuit and said AC/DC power supply pre-treating circuit for converting into a DC voltage via said AC/DC power supply detector circuit, said DC voltage being treated through said DC power supply transformer circuit and said feed back and regulating circuit to provide a DC working voltage for output through an output device.

Claims

1. An electric power adapter comprising:

an IEC three-wire socket connected to an AC power supply;

an AC/DC power supply detector circuit to obtain an input power voltage from said IEC three-wire socket, said AC/DC power supply detector circuit comprised of a capacitor charging/discharging circuit consisted of transistors and capacitors and used in detecting the type of said input power voltage;

an AC/CD power supply selector circuit, said AC/DC power supply selector circuit being consisted of two transistors and a relay, the transistors of said AC/DC power supply selector circuit being controlled by the potential at the capacitors of said AC/DC power supply detector circuit to energize said relay;

an AC/DC power supply pre-treating circuit consisted of an EMI prohibition circuit and a rectifier circuit, said AC/DC power supply pre-treating circuit being controlled by said relay to directly transmit a DC power supply to a DC power supply transformer circuit or convert an AC power supply into a DC power supply for transmission to a DC power supply transformer circuit;

a DC power supply transformer circuit comprised of a DC/AC converter circuit consisted of two transistor and a transformer, said DC power supply transformer circuit being to convert a DC voltage from said AC/DC power supply pre-treating circuit into an AC voltage for output to a DC output circuit;

a feedback and regulating circuit consisted of a variable resistor, a voltage stabilizer, an optical coupling transistor and an integrated circuit, said variable resistor being to provide a reference voltage to said voltage stabilizer causing it to be electrically connected or disconnected, said optical coupling transistor being controlled by said voltage stabilizer to give an output signal to said integrated circuit causing it to change the pulse width of its pulse wave output to the transistors of said DC power supply transformer circuit so as to change output voltage; and

a DC output circuit, said DC output circuit being consisted of a rectifier filter circuit used in converting the AC voltage from said DC power supply transformer circuit into a DC voltage for output and to produce a feedback voltage signal to said feedback and regulating circuit.

2. The electric power adapter of claim 1, wherein said AC/DC detector circuit is to detect a DC or AC power supply input by means of the effect that DC voltage causes a capacitor thereof to produce a high potential;

the transient positive half-wave of AC voltage is not sufficient to causes the capacitor thereof to produce a high potential.

3. The electric power adapter of claim 1, wherein said relay of said AC/DC selector circuit is a relay of low power consumption having contacts for switching power voltage input.

4. The electric power adapter of claim 1, wherein said DC power supply transformer circuit uses a common transformer for treating AC and DC power supply, and maintains a constant duty cycle under same output load and different input voltage, so as to eliminate false oscillation.