Power adapter with power saving mode and power-saving method for power adapter

• US 9,899,858 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2016
• Issued: 02/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Chicony Electronics Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Chicony Electronics Company Limited)
• Inventors: Chen, Ping-Sheng, Wang, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): TAT, BINH C
• Application Number:
  US15/040,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20170149251A1
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 320107-115
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A power adapter with a power saving mode includes a power adaptation unit. The power adaptation unit includes a pulse width modulation control unit and a power saving signal receiver. The power saving signal receiver is electrically connected to the pulse width modulation control unit. When the power adapter enters a working status, the power adapter charges a battery. After the power saving signal receiver receives a battery fully-charged signal, the power adapter enters a sleeping status.

Claims

1. A power adapter with a power saving mode comprising:

a power adaptation unit comprises;

a pulse width modulation control unit, comprising a decoding-encoding subunit; and

a power saving signal receiver electrically connected to the pulse width modulation control unit;

a power line electrically connected to an electronic apparatus having a battery and the power saving signal receiver; and

a grounding line electrically connected to the power adaptation unit and the electronic apparatus,

wherein when the power adapter enters a working status, the power adapter charges the battery;

after the power saving signal receiver receives a battery fully-charged signal sent from the electronic apparatus through the power line, the power adapter enters a sleeping status, and

wherein when the power adapter enters the sleeping status, if the battery needs to be charged by the power adapter, the electronic apparatus informs the pulse width modulation control unit through the power line, the power saving signal receiver, and the decoding-encoding subunit so that the power adapter enters the working status and charges the battery.

2. The power adapter in claim 1, wherein the power adaptation unit further comprise:

a filter-rectifier;

a converter electrically connected to the pulse width modulation control unit and the filter-rectifier; and

an auxiliary winding electrically connected to the converter and the pulse width modulation control unit,

wherein the auxiliary winding outputs an electric power to drive the pulse width modulation control unit.

3. The power adapter in claim 2, wherein the power adaptation unit further comprise:

a secondary side rectifying unit electrically connected to the converter; and

an output filter electrically connected to the secondary side rectifying unit, the power line and the grounding line.

4. The power adapter in claim 1, further comprising:

a power line electrically connected to the power adaptation unit and an electronic apparatus;

a grounding line electrically connected to the power adaptation unit and the electronic apparatus; and

a signal line electrically connected to the power saving signal receiver and the electronic apparatus,

wherein the electronic apparatus sends the battery fully-charged signal to the power saving signal receiver through the signal line.

5. The power adapter in claim 4, wherein after the power adapter enters the sleeping status, if the battery needs to be charged by the power adapter, the electronic apparatus informs the pulse width modulation control unit through the signal line and the power saving signal receiver that the battery needs to be charged by the power adapter, so that the power adapter enters the working status and charges the battery.

6. The power adapter in claim 1, wherein the power adaptation unit further comprise:

a load detection module electrically connected to the pulse width modulation control unit and an electronic apparatus,

wherein when the load detection module detects that the power adapter is not electrically connected to the electronic apparatus, the power adapter automatically enters a normal working mode, so that the pulse width modulation control unit intermittently drives a converter of the power adapter;

when an output voltage of the power adapter is higher than a first predetermined voltage, the pulse width modulation control unit stops driving the converter;

when the output voltage of the power adapter is lower than a second predetermined voltage, the pulse width modulation control unit starts to drive the converter.

7. A power-saving method applied to a power adapter with a power saving mode and an electronic apparatus, wherein the power adapter comprises a power saving signal receiver and a pulse width modulation control unit having a decoding-encoding subunit, the power-saving method comprising:

a. when the power adapter enters a working status, the power adapter charging a battery of the electronic apparatus;

b. when the battery is fully charged, the electronic apparatus sending a battery fully-charged signal to the power adapter through a power line;

c. after the power adapter receives the battery fully-charged signal, the power adapter entering a sleeping status; and

d. when the power adapter enters the sleeping status, if the battery needs to be charged by the power adapter, the electronic apparatus informs the pulse width modulation control unit through the power line, the power saving signal receiver, and the decoding-encoding subunit so that the power adapter enters the working status and charges the battery.