Load detecting device

1. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector; and

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load is detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit,

wherein the circuit includes a first transistor connected to a first node and configured to perform a switching operation based on an output of the no-load condition detector and a predetermined clock signal,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device, and

wherein the first transistor and the connection switch are configured to be alternately switched after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

2. The load detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit further includes a clock generator configured to generate the clock signal; and a gate configured to receive an output of the no-load condition detector and the clock signal and perform a logical operation on the output of the no-load condition detector and the clock signal.

3. The load detecting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the detachment detector is configured to detect a waveform of a voltage of the first node and detect that the load is detached when at least one of an increasing gradient or a decreasing gradient of the detected waveform is greater than or equal to a predetermined gradient.

4. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector;

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load IS detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit; and

an auxiliary power supply configured to generate auxiliary power using an output voltage of the power supply device,

wherein, after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector, a signal having a waveform differing according to the connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device increases or decreases based on an output voltage of the auxiliary power supply.

5. The load detecting device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the circuit includes a first transistor connected to a first node and configured to perform a switching operation based on an output of the no-load condition detector and a predetermined clock signal,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device,

wherein the output voltage of the auxiliary power supply is supplied to the first node, and

wherein the first transistor is configured to be switched and the connection switch is configured to be turned off after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

6. The load detecting device according to claim 5 , wherein the detachment detector is configured to detect a waveform of a voltage of the first node and detect that the load is detached when at least one of an increasing gradient or a decreasing gradient of the detected waveform is greater than or equal to a predetermined gradient.

7. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector;

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load is detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit;

a charge pump configured to generate a voltage using an output voltage of the power supply device,

wherein the circuit includes:

a first transistor connected to a first node and configured to perform a switching operation based on an output of the no-load condition detector and a predetermined clock signal; and

a second transistor configured to supply an output voltage of the charge pump to the first node, and

wherein the first and second transistors are configured to be alternately switched after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

8. The load detecting device according to claim 7 , wherein the detachment detector detects a waveform of a voltage of the first node and detects that the load is detached when at least one of an increasing gradient and a decreasing gradient of the detected waveform is greater than or equal to a predetermined gradient.

9. The load detecting device according to claim 7 ,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device, and

wherein the connection switch is configured to be turned off after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

10. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector;

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load is detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit; and

a charge pump configured to generate a voltage using an output voltage of the power supply device,

wherein the circuit includes a current source configured to supply a current to a first node using an output voltage of the charge pump.

11. The load detecting device according to claim 10 , wherein the detachment detector is configured to be detect that the load is detached when a voltage of the first node is less than a predetermined minimum voltage.

12. The load detecting device according to claim 10 ,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device, and

wherein the connection switch is configured to be turned off after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

13. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector;

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load is detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit; and

a charge pump configured to generate a voltage using an output voltage of the power supply device,

wherein the circuit includes:

a current source configured to supply a current to a first node using an output voltage of the charge pump;

a sensing resistor connected between an output port of the current source and the first node;

a diode including an anode connected to the output port of the current source and a cathode connected to an input port of the charge pump; and

a first transistor connected to the first node and configured to perform a switching operation based on an output of the no-load condition detector and a predetermined clock signal.

14. The load detecting device according to claim 13 , wherein the detachment detector is configured to detect that the load is detached when there is no voltage across the sensing resistor.

15. The load detecting device according to claim 13 ,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device, and

wherein the connection switch is configured to be turned off after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

16. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition using a sensing voltage having a frequency varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to acquire a signal having a waveform differing according to a connection or detachment between the load and the power supply device after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector;

a detachment detector configured to detect whether the load IS detached by sensing the signal acquired by the circuit; and

an auxiliary power supply configured to generate auxiliary power using an output voltage of the power supply device,

wherein the circuit includes:

a current source configured to supply a current to a first node using an output voltage of the auxiliary power supply;

a first transistor connected between an output port of the current source and a reference node and configured to perform a switching operation based on an output of the no-load condition detector and a predetermined clock signal;

a sensing resistor connected between the first node and a second node; and

a third transistor connected between the first node and the second node.

17. The load detecting device according to claim 16 , wherein the detachment detector is configured to detect that the load is detached when there is no voltage between the first node and the second node.

18. The load detecting device according to claim 16 ,

wherein a connection switch configured to transfer output power of the power supply device is connected between the first node and the power supply device, and

wherein the connection switch and the third transistor are configured to be turned off after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector.

19. A load detecting device for detecting whether a load is connected to a power supply device, the load detecting device comprising:

a no-load condition detector configured to detect a no-load condition according to a frequency of a sensing voltage, the frequency of the sensing voltage varying according to a switching frequency of the power supply device;

a circuit configured to supply a bus voltage to a first node between the load and the power supply device in response to the no-load condition being detected by the no-load condition detector; and

a detachment detector that is configured to sense the bus voltage supplied by the circuit at the first node after the no-load condition is detected by the no-load condition detector, and to detect whether the load is detached based on a change of the bus voltage at a predetermined gradient,

wherein the load detecting device is configured to turn off a connection switch between the first node and the power supply in response to the no-load condition being detected by the no-load condition detector, and

wherein the load detecting device is configured to alternately turn the connection switch on and off in response to the no-load condition being detected by the no-load condition detector.

20. The load detecting device according to claim 19 , wherein the detachment detector is configured to detect that the load is detached by comparing the rate of change of the bus voltage to a predetermined threshold value.