Power adapter, cable, and charger
View Patent ↗A power adapter, a cable, and a charger, where the power adapter includes an output port, a comparator circuit, and a voltage control and shaping circuit. The output port includes a voltage output terminal, a signal feedback terminal, a first ground terminal, and a second ground terminal. The comparator circuit is electrically connected to the signal feedback terminal, and is configured to compare a reference voltage with a charging input voltage of a to-be-charged device that is fed back by the signal feedback terminal to obtain a comparison voltage and output the comparison voltage to the voltage control and shaping circuit.
1. A power adapter comprising:
an output port comprising a first voltage output terminal, a first signal feedback terminal, a first ground terminal, and a second ground terminal;
a comparator circuit electrically coupled to the first signal feedback terminal; and
a voltage control and shaping circuit electrically coupled to both the first voltage output terminal and the comparator circuit,
wherein the comparator circuit is configured to:
receive a charging input voltage of a to-be-charged device, the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device being received from the first signal feedback terminal of the output port, and the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device corresponding to a voltage received by the to-be-charged device from the first voltage output terminal of the output port;
receive a reference voltage, the reference voltage being a rated charging voltage of the to-be-charged device;
compare the reference voltage with the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device to obtain a comparison voltage; and
wherein the voltage control and shaping circuit is configured to:
process an input alternating current signal to generate a charging output voltage;
determine a compensation for the charging output voltage using the comparison voltage input by the comparator circuit;
output, using the first voltage output terminal, a compensated charging output voltage obtained after compensation to charge the to-be-charged device; and
obtain the compensated charging output voltage by adding the comparison voltage to the charging output voltage.
2. The power adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal feedback terminal is disposed at one end of the first voltage output terminal, and the second ground terminal is disposed at one end of the first ground terminal.
3. The power adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the output port further comprises a first differential signal terminal and a second differential signal terminal.
4. The power adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the comparator circuit is further configured to obtain the comparison voltage by subtracting the reference voltage from the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device.
5. A power adapter method comprising:
receiving a charging input voltage of a to-be-charged device, the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device being received from a first signal feedback terminal of an output port, and the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device corresponding to a voltage received by the to-be-charged device from a first voltage output terminal of the output port;
receiving a reference voltage, the reference voltage being a rated charging voltage of the to-be-charged device;
comparing the reference voltage with the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device to obtain a comparison voltage;
outputting the comparison voltage to a voltage control and shaping circuit;
processing an input alternating current signal to generate a charging output voltage;
determining a compensation for the charging output voltage using the comparison voltage; outputting a compensated charging output voltage after compensation to charge the to-be-charged device; and
obtaining the comparison voltage by subtracting the reference voltage from the charging input voltage of the to-be-charged device.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the compensated charging output voltage is obtained by adding the comparison voltage to the charging output voltage.