IP Library Granted Patent US 12,259,765
Granted Patent B2
US 12,259,765 · App. 17/933,764 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Power control circuit and control method thereof

Inventor: Yuetian Wang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Ace Power and Technology Co., Ltd
G06F1/26H02J3/007G06F1/263G06F1/266G06F1/3203G06F13/4282
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,259,765
App. No.
17/933,764
Filed
Sep 20, 2022
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Examiner
BAE, JI H
Art Unit
2176
USPC
713/300
Abstract

A power control circuit and a control method thereof. The circuit includes: a power supply module, a voltage change signal module, an output module, a first switch module and a second switch module; the power supply module is configured to output power supplies of different power through two output terminals according to an output of an external power supply end and a received first control signal; the output module is configured to provide the power supplies to an information processing system connected to the output module, and transmit a trigger signal provided by the information processing system to the voltage change signal module; the first switch module and the second switch module are configured to disconnect and conduct a power supply channel between the output module and the power supply module according to a received second control signal and third control signal; the voltage change signal module is configured to output the first control signal to the power supply module according to the trigger signal, and output the second control signal and the third control signal to the first switch module and the second switch module, respectively.

Claims (32)

1. A power control circuit, comprising a power supply, a voltage change signal circuit, an output circuit, a first switch and a second switch;

the power supply is coupled to an external power supply and configured to output power supplies of different power through two output terminals according to a first control signal;

the output circuit is connected to the two output terminals of the power supply, and configured to provide the power supplies of different power to an information processing system connected to the output circuit, and transmit a trigger signal provided by the information processing system to the voltage change signal circuit;

the first switch and the second switch are disposed between the two output terminals of the power supply and the output circuit;

the first switch is configured to disconnect and conduct a first power supply channel between an input terminal of the output circuit and the power supply according to a second control signal;

the second switch is configured to disconnect and conduct a second power supply channel between the input terminal of the output circuit and the power supply according to a third control signal;

the voltage change signal circuit module is connected to the first switch, the second switch, the power supply and the output circuit, and configured to output the first control signal to the power supply according to the trigger signal, and output the second control signal and the third control signal to the first switch and the second switch, respectively;

wherein the power supply comprises:

a first power supply unit connected to the external power supply and to the output circuit through the first switch, and configured to provide a power supply of a first power according to the second control signal;

a second power supply unit connected to the second switch, the voltage change signal circuit and the first power supply unit, and configured to convert the power supply of the first power according to the first control signal to provide a power supply of a second power;

wherein the second power supply unit comprises a DC-DC controller, a third switch, a fourth switch and an inductor;

an input terminal of the DC-DC controller is connected to the first power supply unit through the third switch;

one end of the inductor is connected to an output terminal of the DC-DC controller through the fourth switch, and the other end is connected to the output circuit through the second switch.

2. The power control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the second power supply unit further comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor;

one end of the first capacitor is connected to a connection circuit between the third switch and the first power supply unit, and the other end is grounded;

one end of the second capacitor is connected to a connection circuit between the second switch and the inductor, and the other end is grounded.

3. The power control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch are MOS switch elements.

4. A control method applied to the power control circuit according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

before the power control circuit is connected to the information processing system, disconnect the first power supply channel and the second power supply channel between the power supply and the output circuit through the first switch and the second switch;

obtaining, by the voltage change signal circuit, a power demand of the information processing system through the output circuit, and controlling the power supply, the first switch and the second switch through the first control signal, the second control signal and the third control signal according to the power demand, so that the power control circuit outputs a power supply of corresponding power through the output circuit.

5. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein controlling the power supply, the first switch and the second switch through the first control signal, the second control signal and the third control signal according to the power demand, so that the power control circuit outputs a power supply of corresponding power through the output circuit comprises:

obtaining a trigger signal generated by the information processing system according to a required power supply;

according to a comparison result of the trigger signal and a reference value, invoking the second control signal to conduct the first power supply channel between the first power supply unit and the output circuit, and supplying power to the information processing system by the first power supply unit; and invoking the third control signal to conduct the second power supply channel between the second power supply unit and the output circuit, and after adjusting an output power of the second power supply unit through the first control signal, supplying power to the information processing system by the second power supply unit.

6. The control method according to claim 5 , wherein according to a comparison result of the trigger signal and a reference value, invoking the second control signal to conduct the first power supply channel between the first power supply unit and the output circuit, and supplying power to the information processing system by the first power supply unit comprises:

obtaining a target supply voltage of the information processing system according to the trigger signal, and when the target supply voltage is equal to the reference value, increasing an output voltage of the power control circuit;

when the output voltage reaches the target supply voltage, controlling the first switch through the second control signal to conduct the first power supply channel between the first power supply unit and the output circuit;

after a first preset time period, controlling the second power supply unit through the first control signal to stop providing the power supply of the second power.

7. The control method according to claim 5 , wherein according to a comparison result of the trigger signal and a reference value, invoking the third control signal to conduct the second power supply channel between the second power supply unit and the output circuit, and after adjusting an output power of the second power supply unit through the first control signal, supplying power to the information processing system by the second power supply unit comprises:

obtaining a target supply voltage of the information processing system according to the trigger signal, and when the target supply voltage is lower than the reference value, controlling the second power supply unit through the first control signal to start providing the power supply of the second power;

after a second preset time period, controlling the first switch through the second control signal to cut off the first power supply channel between the first power supply unit and the output circuit;

adjusting the output voltage of the power control circuit according to the target supply voltage.

8. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein the power of the power supply provided by the first power supply unit is higher than the power of the power supply provided by the second power supply unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: WANG, YUETIAN
To: ACE POWER AND TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
Reel/Frame 062256/0447 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111682370.4 · Dec 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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