IP Library Granted Patent US 7,343,503
Granted Patent B2
US 7,343,503 · App. 11/110,473 · Granted Mar 11, 2008

System for supplying operating voltage to CPU

Assignees: Hing Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,343,503
App. No.
11/110,473
Granted
Mar 11, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for supplying an operating voltage to a CPU ( 50 ) includes a power supply ( 10 ) for supplying power to a computer, a PWM controller ( 30 ), a feedback circuit ( 70 ), and a plurality of electronic elements. The PWM controller converts voltage supplied to the computer to an operating voltage of the CPU. The feedback circuit comprises a plurality of resistors and capacitors, and feeds back a feedback voltage to the PWM controller. The feedback circuit further includes a thermistor. When resistance of the resistors is changed due to surrounding temperature changing, the thermistor equalizes the resistance changing.

Claims (23)

1. A system for supplying an operating voltage to a Center Processing Unit (CPU) comprising:

a power supply for supplying an original voltage to the CPU;

a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller for converting the original voltage to an operating voltage suitable for the CPU, the PWM controller comprising a Vcc pin for receiving power from the power supply, a UGATE pin connected to a gate of a first transistor, an LGATE pin connected to a gate of a second transistor, a drain of the first transistor connected to the power supply, a source of the first transistor connected to a drain of the second resistor, a source of the second resistor being grounded, a node between the source of the first resistor and the drain of the second resistor acting as an output terminal of the PWM controller and connected to the CPU;

a feedback circuit connected between the output terminal and an FB pin of the PWM controller for feeding an output signal of the PWM controller back to the PWM controller, the feedback circuit comprises at least one resistor, and a thermistor connected in parallel with said at least one resistor for equalizing resistance changing of said at least one resistor.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit further comprises another resistor connected in series with said at least one resistor, and at least one capacitor connected in parallel with said another resistor.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein resistance of the thermistor is decreasing when surrounding temperature increases.

4. A method for supplying an operating voltage to a Center Processing Unit (CPU), comprising:

providing a power supply for supplying an original voltage to the CPU;

connecting a Vcc pin of a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller to the power supply for receiving the original voltage, the PWM controller comprising a UGATE pin connected to a gate of a first transistor, an LGATE pin connected to a gate of a second transistor, a drain of the first transistor connected to the power supply, a source of the first transistor connected to a drain of the second resistor, a source of the second resistor being grounded, a node between the source of the first resistor and the drain of the second resistor acting as an output terminal of the PWM controller and connected to the CPU, the PWM controller converting the original voltage to an operating voltage suitable for the CPU;

providing a feedback circuit for feeding an output signal of the PWM controller back to an FB pin of the PWM controller, the feedback circuit comprises at least one resistor, and

providing a thermistor for equalizing resistances changing of said at least one resistor.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the feedback circuit further comprises another resistor connected in series with said at least one resistor, and at least one capacitor connected in parallel with said another resistor.

6. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein resistance of the thermistor is decreasing when surrounding temperature increases.

7. The system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the thermistor is in parallel connection with said at least one resistor of the feedback circuit.

8. A system for supplying power to a voltage-sensitive component, comprising:

a power supply for supplying available power to said system;

a controller electrically connected to said power supply and said voltage-sensitive component, and being capable of converting voltages of said available power to a predetermined voltage value acceptable to said voltage-sensitive component, said controller comprising a Vcc pin for receiving said available power from said power supply, a UGATE pin electrically connected to a first transistor, an LGATE pin electrically connected to a second transistor, said first transistor electrically connected to said second resistor, a node between said first resistor and said second resistor acting as an output terminal of said controller and electrically connected to said voltage-sensitive component; and

a temperature-sensitive component electrically connected to an FB pin of said controller and used to provide a comparable signal to said controller based on temperature changes around said temperature-sensitive component so as to contribute to maintenance of voltage-conversion of said controller to said predetermined voltage value.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said temperature-sensitive component is a thermistor of a feedback circuit electrically connected to said controller to provide said comparable signal to said controller.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said controller is a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) controller.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said UGATE pin of said controller is electrically connected to a gate of said first transistor, said LGATE pin of said controller is electrically connected to a gate of said second transistor, a drain of said first transistor is electrically connected to said power supply, a source of said first transistor is electrically connected to a drain of said second resistor, and a source of said second resistor is grounded.

12. The system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said temperature-sensitive component is electrically connected between said FB pin of said controller and said node between said first resistor and said second resistor.

13. The system as claimed in claim 8 , further comprises a first resistor electrically connected in parallel with said temperature-sensitive component, a second resistor electrically connected in series with said first resistor, and at least one capacitor electrically connected in parallel with said second resistor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2008
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020334/0358 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2005
From: HUANG, TAO
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016494/0312 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2004 1 0027365 · May 19, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050280391A1 · Dec 22, 2005