IP Library Granted Patent US 12,738,732
Granted Patent B2
US 12,738,732 · App. 18/332,765 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Power supply system and power supply method

Inventors: Wulong Cong (Shanghai, CN); Yiqing Ye (Shanghai, CN); Min Zhou (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
H02J1/10H02M3/1584G06F1/188
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Patent No.
US 12,738,732
App. No.
18/332,765
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a power supply system and a power supply method. The power supply system includes: a load region, a load disposed in the load region, at least two preceding-stage power supply regions disposed around the load region, preceding-stage power modules disposed in the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions, at least two post-stage power supply regions disposed around the load region, and post-stage power modules disposed in the at least two post-stage power supply regions. The at least two preceding-stage power supply regions and the at least two post-stage power supply regions are arranged in a staggered manner. The preceding-stage power module and the post-stage power module are cascaded to supply power to the load.

Claims (48)

1 . A power supply system, comprising:

a load region, and a load disposed in the load region;

at least two preceding-stage power supply regions disposed around the load region;

preceding-stage power modules disposed in the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions;

at least two post-stage power supply regions disposed around the load region; and

post-stage power modules disposed in the at least two post-stage power supply regions;

wherein the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions and the at least two post-stage power supply regions are disposed around the load region in a staggered arrangement manner; and

wherein the preceding-stage power module and the post-stage power module are cascaded to supply power to the load.

2 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions are distributed in an axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region; and/or

the at least two post-stage power supply regions are distributed in an axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region.

3 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply system comprises a first preceding-stage power supply region, a second preceding-stage power supply region, a first post-stage power supply region and a second post-stage power supply region;

wherein the first post-stage power supply region and the second post-stage power supply region are distributed in an axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region; and

wherein the first preceding-stage power supply region and the second preceding-stage power supply region are distributed in the axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region.

4 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions are distributed in a centrosymmetric manner with respect to the load region; and/or

the at least two post-stage power supply regions are distributed in a centrosymmetric manner with respect to the load region.

5 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions are distributed in an axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region, and the at least two post-stage power supply regions are distributed in a centrosymmetric manner with respect to the load region; or

the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions are distributed in the centrosymmetric manner with respect to the load region, and the at least two post-stage power supply regions are distributed in the axisymmetric manner with respect to the load region.

6 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions are evenly distributed around the load region, and/or

the at least two post-stage power supply regions are evenly distributed around the load region.

7 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a length of at least one of the post-stage power supply regions is greater than or equal to that of at least one of the preceding-stage power supply regions.

8 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the preceding-stage power module is electrically connected to the post-stage power module through a first power delivery network, and the post-stage power module is electrically connected to the load through a second power delivery network.

9 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the load region comprises a plurality of loads working coordinately.

10 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply system further comprises a first carrier, and the load, the preceding-stage power module and the post-stage power module are disposed on the first carrier.

11 . The power supply system according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the post-stage power modules is positioned on a first surface of the first carrier, and at least one of the preceding-stage power modules is positioned on a second surface of the first carrier.

12 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply system further comprises a first carrier and a second carrier, the first carrier is disposed on the second carrier, and the preceding-stage power module and/or the post-stage power module are disposed on the second carrier.

13 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the preceding-stage power supply regions comprises a plurality of the preceding-stage power modules, and there is a constant space between any adjacent preceding-stage power modules; and

each of the post-stage power supply regions comprises a plurality of the post-stage power modules, and there is a constant space between any adjacent post-stage power modules.

14 . The power supply system according to claim 13 , wherein the space between the adjacent preceding-stage power modules is a first gap, and the first gap is less than one fifth of a length of the preceding-stage power module.

15 . The power supply system according to claim 13 , wherein the space between the adjacent post-stage power modules is a second gap, and the second gap is less than one fifth of a length of the post-stage power module.

16 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the post-stage power module is a regulated DC/DC circuit, and the preceding-stage power module is an unregulated DC/DC circuit; or

the post-stage power module is an unregulated DC/DC circuit, and the preceding-stage power supply module is a regulated DC/DC circuit; or

the post-stage power module comprises a secondary-side circuit of an unregulated DC/DC circuit, and the preceding-stage power module comprises a primary-side circuit of the unregulated DC/DC circuit.

17 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein an impedance of the post-stage power supply region is greater than or equal to an impedance of the preceding-stage power supply region.

18 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a distance between the post-stage power module and the load region to a perimeter of the load region is less than 10%.

19 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a distance between the preceding-stage power module and the load region to a perimeter of the load region is less than 25%.

20 . A power supply method, comprising:

configuring a power supply system which comprises a load region and a load disposed in the load region;

disposing at least two preceding-stage power supply regions around the load region;

disposing preceding-stage power modules in the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions;

disposing at least two post-stage power supply regions around the load region;

disposing post-stage power modules in the at least two post-stage power supply regions;

disposing the at least two preceding-stage power supply regions and the at least two post-stage power supply regions around the load region in a staggered arrangement manner; and

cascading the preceding-stage power module and the post-stage power module to supply power to the load.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: CONG, WULONG; YE, YIQING; ZHOU, MIN
To: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210678025.1 · Jun 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230411957A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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