Programmable power supply
View Patent ↗A power supply system includes a power source and a control circuit. The power source provides DC power. A control circuit, which is remote to the power source, receives the DC power and provides a first DC power signal to an electronic device. The control circuit includes an active component to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to regulate the DC power. A power supply system includes a power source and a control circuit. The control circuit is remote to the power source, receives the DC power, and provides the DC power to an electronic device. The control circuit includes a microprocessor to provide at least one of a voltage control output and a current control output to the power source to regulate the DC power.
1. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to a provide DC power; and
a control circuit, remote to the power source and in a separate housing from the power source, to receive the DC power from the power source and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes at least one active component to transmit at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power output from the power source.
2. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to a provide DC power; and
a control circuit, remote to the power source and in a separate device from the power source, to receive the DC power from the power source and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes an amplifier to transmit at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power output from the power source.
3. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to provide DC power;
a control circuit, remote to the power source, to receive the DC power and provide a first DC power signal, wherein the control circuit includes at least one active component to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power; and
an interface to provide the first DC power signal to a first electronic device via a first output port, and a second DC power signal to a second electronic device via a second output port, wherein the interface includes a voltage regulator to tap off of the first DC power signal and produce the second DC power signal.
4. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the voltage regulator steps up the first DC power signal to produce the second DC power signal.
5. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the voltage regulator steps down the first DC power signal to produce the second DC power signal.
6. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the voltage regulator regulates the first DC power signal to produce the second DC power signal.
7. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the interface is located within a cable.
8. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the interface is located within a tip coupled between the power supply and one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
9. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to provide DC power; and
a control circuit, remote to the power source, to receive the DC power signal from the power source and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes an active component to transmit at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power output from the power source, the control circuit is located in a housing separate from the power source, and the housing is disposed at an end of a cable connecting the power source and the housing, the voltage control output or the current control output being transmitted from the control circuit to the power source via the cable.
10. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to provide DC power;
a control circuit, remote to the power source, to receive the DC power signal and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes an active component to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power and the control circuit is located in a housing separate from the power source and the housing is disposed at an end of a cable coupling the power source and the housing; and
an interface to provide the DC power signal to the electronic device via a first output port, and to provide an additional DC power signal to another electronic device via a second output port, wherein the interface includes a voltage regulator to tap off the DC power signal and produce the additional DC power signal.
11. The power supply system of claim 10 , wherein the interface is located within a second cable connecting the housing of the control circuit and at least one of the electronic device or the additional electronic device.
12. The power supply system of claim 10 , wherein the interface is located within a physical enclosure separate from the power source and the housing holding the control circuit.
13. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to provide DC power; and
a control circuit, remote to the power source, to receive the DC power from the power source and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes an amplifier to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power output from the power source, and the control circuit is located in a housing separate from the power source, and the housing is disposed at an end of a cable connecting the power source and the housing, the voltage control output or the current control output being transmitted from the control circuit to the power source via the cable.
14. A power supply system, comprising:
a power source to provide DC power;
a control circuit, remote to the power source, to receive the DC power and provide a DC power signal to an electronic device, wherein the control circuit includes a amplifier to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to control the DC power, the control circuit is located in a housing separate from the power source, and the housing is disposed at an end of a cable coupling the power source and the housing; and
an interface to provide the DC power signal to the electronic device via a first output port, and an additional DC power signal to an additional electronic device via a second output port, wherein the interface includes a voltage regulator to tap off of the DC power signal and produce the additional DC power signal.
15. The power supply system according to claim 14 , wherein the voltage regulator steps up the DC power signal to produce the additional DC power signal.
16. The power supply system according to claim 14 , wherein the voltage regulator steps down the DC power signal to produce the additional DC power signal.
17. The power supply system according to claim 14 , wherein the voltage regulator regulates the DC power signal to produce the additional DC power signal.
18. The power supply system according to claim 14 , wherein the interface is located within a cable.
19. A power supply system, comprising:
a power adapter to receive input power from an external power source, the power adapter providing a first DC power signal; and
an interface to provide the first DC power signal to a first electronic device via a first output port, the interface including a control circuit, the control circuit outputting one of a voltage control output and a current control output to the power adapter to control the first DC power signal, the control circuit including at least one active component, and the interface providing a second DC power signal to a second electronic device via a second output port, wherein the interface includes a voltage regulator to tap off of the first DC power signal and produce the second DC power signal.
20. A power supply system, comprising:
a power adapter to receive input power from an external power source, the power adapter providing a first DC power signal; and
an interface to output the first DC power signal via a first output port, and output a second DC power signal via a second output port, wherein the interface includes a voltage regulator to tap off of the first DC power signal and produce the second DC power signal and also includes a control circuit, the control circuit outputting one of a voltage control output and a current control output to the power adapter to control the first DC power signal, and the control circuit including at least one active component.