IP Library Granted Patent US 12689210
Granted Patent B2
US 12689210 · App. 18/653,079 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Power supply circuit and control method thereof

Inventors: Baoguo Chen (Dongguan, CN); Hua Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Yiyi Huang (Dongguan, CN); Hui Dong (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H02J1/084
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Patent No.
US 12689210
App. No.
18/653,079
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply circuit may include a plurality of first switches, a plurality of second switches, and a third switch. The plurality of first switches may be in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of load units, and the plurality of second switches may be in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of load units. A first end of each first switch and a first end of the third switch may be connected to a first end of a direct current power supply, a second end of each first switch may be connected to a first end of a corresponding second switch and a first end of a corresponding load unit, a second end of each second switch may be connected to a second end of the third switch, and a second end of the direct current power supply may be connected to a second end of each load unit.

Claims (41)

1 . A power supply circuit comprising:

a plurality of first switches, wherein the plurality of first switches is in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of load units;

a plurality of second switches, wherein the plurality of second switches is in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of load units; and

a third switch, wherein a first end of each first switch is connected to a first end of a direct current power supply, a second end of each first switch is connected to a first end of a corresponding load unit in the plurality of load units, a first end of each second switch is connected to the first end of the corresponding load unit, a second end of each second switch is connected to a second end of the third switch, a first end of the third switch is connected to the first end of the direct current power supply, and a second end of the direct current power supply is connected to a second end of each of the plurality of load units.

2 . The power supply circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a control unit, wherein the control unit is connected to each of the plurality of first switches, each of the plurality of second switches, and the third switch and configured to control at least two first switches of the plurality of first switches, at least two corresponding second switches of the plurality of second switches, and the third switch to be turned on or turned off.

3 . The power supply circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each first switch is a relay or a contactor.

4 . The power supply circuit according to claim 3 , wherein each second switch is any one of a relay, a contactor, or a semiconductor switch.

5 . The power supply circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the third switch is any one of a relay, a contactor, and a semiconductor switch.

6 . The power supply circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the semiconductor switch is an insulated gate bipolar transistor, an insulated gate field-effect transistor, or a triode.

7 . The power supply circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the semiconductor switch is an insulated gate bipolar transistor, an insulated gate field-effect transistor, or a triode.

8 . The power supply circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an absorption circuit connected in parallel to the third switch, wherein the absorption circuit comprises a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in series.

9 . The power supply circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an absorption circuit connected in parallel to the third switch, wherein the absorption circuit comprises a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in series.

10 . A communication power supply, comprising:

a direct current power supply; and

a power supply circuit, wherein the direct current power supply is connected to the power supply circuit, the direct current power supply and the power supply circuit are separately connected to a plurality of load units, the communication power supply is configured to supply power to each of the plurality of load units through the direct current power supply and the power supply circuit, and the power supply circuit comprises:

a plurality of first switches, wherein the plurality of first switches is in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of load units,

a plurality of second switches, wherein the plurality of second switches are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of load units, and

a third switch, wherein a first end of each first switch is connected to a first end of the direct current power supply, a second end of each first switch is connected to a first end of a corresponding load unit in the plurality of load units, a first end of each second switch is connected to the first end of the corresponding load unit, a second end of each second switch is connected to a second end of the third switch, a first end of the third switch is connected to the first end of the direct current power supply, and a second end of the direct current power supply is connected to a second end of each of the plurality of load units.

11 . The communication power supply according to claim 10 , wherein the power supply circuit further comprises:

a control unit connected to each of the plurality of first switches, each of the plurality of second switches, and the third switch and configured to control at least two first switches of the plurality of first switches, at least two corresponding second switches of the plurality of second switches, and the third switch to be turned on or turned off.

12 . The communication power supply according to claim 10 , wherein each first switch is a relay or a contactor.

13 . The communication power supply according to claim 12 , wherein each second switch is any one of a relay, a contactor, or a semiconductor switch.

14 . The communication power supply according to claim 13 , wherein the third switch is any one of a relay, a contactor, and a semiconductor switch.

15 . The communication power supply according to claim 13 , wherein the semiconductor switch is an insulated gate bipolar transistor, an insulated gate field-effect transistor, or a triode.

16 . The communication power supply according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor switch is an insulated gate bipolar transistor, an insulated gate field-effect transistor, or a triode.

17 . The communication power supply according to claim 10 , wherein the power supply circuit further comprises:

an absorption circuit connected in parallel to the third switch and the absorption circuit comprises a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in series.

18 . The communication power supply according to claim 10 , wherein the power supply circuit further comprises:

an absorption circuit connected in parallel to the third switch and the absorption circuit comprises a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in series.

19 . A method used to control a power supply circuit comprising:

a plurality of first switches, wherein the plurality of first switches is in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of load units,

a plurality of second switches, wherein the plurality of second switches are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of load units; and

a third switch, wherein a first end of each first switch is connected to a first end of a direct current power supply, a second end of each first switch is connected to a first end of a corresponding load unit in the plurality of load units, a first end of each second switch is connected to the first end of the corresponding load unit, a second end of each second switch is connected to a second end of the third switch, a first end of the third switch is connected to the first end of the direct current power supply, and a second end of the direct current power supply is connected to a second end of each of the plurality of load units, and the method comprises:

controlling a second switch corresponding to a first load unit in at least two load units and a third switch to be sequentially turned on, and controlling a first switch corresponding to the first load unit, the third switch, and the second switch corresponding to the first load unit to be sequentially turned off, to power off the first load unit;

controlling a second switch corresponding to a second load unit in the at least two load units and the third switch to be sequentially turned on; and

controlling a first switch corresponding to the second load unit, the third switch, and the second switch corresponding to the second load unit to be sequentially turned off, to power off the second load unit.

20 . The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

controlling the first switch corresponding to the first load unit and the first switch corresponding to the second load unit to be sequentially turned on, to implement hierarchical power-on of the first load unit and the second load unit.