IP Library Granted Patent US 8,258,762
Granted Patent B2
US 8,258,762 · App. 13/010,722 · Granted Sep 4, 2012

Computer power measurement device

Assignee: MSI Computer (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,258,762
App. No.
13/010,722
Granted
Sep 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a computer power measurement device, which comprises: a first inductor connected power supply, and the first inductor is provided with a first DC equivalent resistance; a second inductor connected power consumption components, and the second inductor is provided with a second DC equivalent resistance; an input measurement module, which is connected to the first inductor, and measures the input power based on the first DC equivalent resistance; and, an output measurement module, which is connected to the second inductor, and measures the output power based on the second DC equivalent resistance.

Claims (14)

1. A computer power measurement device, which comprises:

a motherboard, which includes a first input unit and an output unit, wherein the first input unit is electrically connected to the output unit, the first input unit is connected a first power supply, and the output unit is connected with a plurality of energy consumption components;

an impedance, with one end connected to the first input unit and the other end connected to the output unit;

a plurality of inductors, each of which are connected to a respective one of the energy consumption components, wherein each of the inductors is provided with a DC equivalent resistance;

an input measurement module, which is connected to the impedance in parallel, and is configured to measure the crossed voltage at both ends of the impedance and calculate an input power according to a value of the resistance of the impedance and the measured cross voltage of the impedance; and,

an output measurement module, which is connected to each of the inductors in parallel, and is configured to measure the crossed voltage at both ends of the inductors and calculate an output power supplied to each energy consumption component according to a value of the DC equivalent resistance of each inductor and the measured cross voltage of each inductor.

2. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy consumption component is a central processing unit (CPU).

3. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy consumption component is a memory.

4. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy consumption component is a south bridge chip.

5. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the energy consumption component is a north bridge chip.

6. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the impedance is a concrete resistor.

7. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the impedance is a Mn—Cu wire.

8. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , which further comprises a monitoring module, which is connected to the input measurement module and the output measurement module for displaying the input power and the output power.

9. A computer power measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the motherboard further comprises a second input unit, which is connected to a second power supply, and the computer power measurement device further comprises a switch module configured to send an enable signal to activate the second input unit and the second power supply when the input power is less than the output power.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2026
From: VIDEOLABS, INC.
To: VL COLLECTIVE IP LLC
Reel/Frame 075777/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: MSI COMPUTER SHENZHEN CO. LTD.
To: VIDEOLABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062965/0387 →
CORRECT THE COUNTRY OF THE ASSIGNEE, PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 028587 FRAME 0001. Recorded Jul 24, 2012
From: TSAI, TUNG JUNG; KAO, YU TSUNG; HSU, CHIEN CHI
To: MSI COMPUTER (SCENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028640/0819 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2012
From: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
To: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028587/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 96113246 A · Apr 14, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
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