Electronic device and method for supplying power to at least two different loads by single power supply
View Patent ↗An electronic device and a method for supplying power are provided. The electronic device includes a power supply, a central processing module, at least two load power supply circuits including a capacitor, at least one switch and at least one feedback resistor unit. The switch is connected with the power supply and the central processing module, configured to be turned on or off according to a control signal output by the central processing module; the feedback resistor unit is connected with the switch and a load, configured to sample the load when the switch is turned on and feed back a sampled voltage, to the power supply through the switch, the power supply supplies power to the load; the capacitor is connected with the switch and the load, configured to be charged when the switch is turned on, or supply power to the load when the switch is turned off.
1. An electronic device, comprising a power supply and a central processing module, and further comprising: at least two load power supply circuits, wherein each load power supply circuit comprises a capacitor unit, at least one switch, and at least one feedback resistor unit;
each switch is respectively connected with the power supply and the central processing module, and configured to be turned on or off according to a control signal output by the central processing module;
each feedback resistor unit is connected between a corresponding switch and a load to form a feedback path, wherein each feedback resistor unit is configured to sample the load when the corresponding switch is turned on and directly feed back a sampled voltage of the power supply through the corresponding switch, so that the power supply supplies power to the load according to the sampled voltage; and
the capacitor unit is connected with each switch of the load power supply unit and the load, and configured to be charged when at least one switch of the load power supply unit is turned on, or supply power to the load when the at least one switch of the load power supply unit is turned off, wherein the load is external to the load power supply circuit and is electrically isolated from the central processing module.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a discharge current of the capacitor unit is greater than a current needed for normal working of the load.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein each switch comprises a transistor switch.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the central processing module is further configured to control an off duration of a switch of the at least one switch to be not longer than a discharging duration of the capacitor unit.
5. A method for supplying power to at least two different loads by a single power supply, comprising:
receiving, by a load power supply circuit, a control signal output by a central processing module; and
selecting, by the load power supply circuit according to the control signal, the single power supply or a capacitor unit in the load power supply circuit to supply power to a load, wherein the load power supply circuit comprises:
the capacitor unit, at least one switch, and at least one feedback resistor unit;
each switch is respectively connected with the power supply and the central processing module, and configured to be turned on or off according to the control signal output by the central processing module;
each feedback resistor unit is connected between a corresponding switch and a load to form a feedback path, wherein each feedback resistor unit is configured to sample the load when the corresponding switch is turned on and directly feed back a sampled voltage of the power supply through the corresponding switch, so that the power supply supplies power to the load according to the sampled voltage; and
the capacitor unit is connected with each switch of the load power supply unit and the load, and configured to be charged when at least one switch of the load power supply unit is turned on, or supply power to the load when the at least one switch of the load power supply unit is turned off, wherein the load is external to the load power supply circuit and is electrically isolated from the central processing module.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein selecting, by the load power supply circuit according to the control signal, a power supply or a capacitor unit in the load power supply circuit to supply power to a load comprises:
when the control signal is a turn-on control signal, sampling, by the load power supply circuit, the load according to the turn-on control signal, and outputting a sampled voltage obtained through sampling to the power supply, so that the power supply outputs power according to the sampled voltage; and
receiving, by the load power supply circuit, the power, and outputting the power to the load.
7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein selecting, by the load power supply circuit according to the control signal, a power supply or a capacitor unit in the load power supply circuit to supply power to a load comprises:
when the control signal is a turn-off control signal, selecting, by the load power supply circuit according to the turn-off control signal, the capacitor unit in the power supply load circuit to supply power to the load.
8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein an off duration of a switch of the at least one switch of the load power supply circuit is not longer than a discharging duration of the capacitor unit.