IP Library Granted Patent US 9,178,384
Granted Patent B2
US 9,178,384 · App. 13/706,364 · Granted Nov 3, 2015

Power supply system of electronic device and power supply method thereof

Inventors: Chien-Hung Wu (Taipei, TW); Nung-Te Huang (Taipei, TW); Yu-Cheng Shen (Taipei, TW); Hung-Wei Lin (Taipei, TW); Hsiao-Wen Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
H02J9/005G06F1/263G06F1/28G06F1/305G06F1/3206H02J7/022H02J9/06Y10T307/625
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Patent No.
US 9,178,384
App. No.
13/706,364
Granted
Nov 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply system of an electronic device and a power supply method thereof are provided. Directly detecting the power voltage, when a power anomaly of the power voltage is detected, the electronic device may enter the energy-saving mode immediately for reducing power consumption, and a required DC voltage may be provided directly from the battery.

Claims (25)

1. A power supply system of an electronic device, comprising:

a voltage detecting unit, configured to detect a power voltage for generating a detecting signal;

an AC/DC converting unit, configured to convert the power voltage to a DC voltage, and the DC voltage is provided to the electronic device;

a control unit, coupled to the voltage detecting unit, when a power anomaly of the power voltage is detected by the voltage detecting unit, the electronic device is controlled by the control unit to enter an energy-saving mode according to the detecting signal; and

a battery, coupled to the AC/DC converting unit and the electronic device, a DC voltage that the electronic device needs is provided in the the energy-saving mode;

wherein the voltage detecting unit comprises:

a first resistor, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to an input end of a power voltage; and

an optical coupler, having an input side and an output side, wherein the input side has a first end and a second end, the first end of the input side is coupled to the second end of the first resistor, and the second end of the input side is coupled to a ground.

2. The power supply system of the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is charged by the AC/DC converting unit when the electronic device is in a normal mode.

3. The power supply system of the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprising a CPU, a GPU, an I/O control unit and a display control unit, and the power supply system further comprising:

a DC/DC converting unit, coupled to the control unit, the CPU, the GPU, the I/O control unit, the display control unit, the AC/DC converting unit and the battery, the DC/DC converting unit is controlled by the control unit to convert the DC voltage to voltages required for driving the CPU, the GPU, the I/O control unit and the display control unit.

4. The power supply system of the electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the electronic device is entered the energy-saving mode according to the detecting signal through the control unit by lowering frequency of the CPU, switching the GPU to an IGPU mode, controlling the I/O control unit to turn off peripheral devices and controlling the display control unit to turn off a display power.

5. The power supply system of the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage detecting unit further comprising:

a second resistor, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to an operational voltage;

wherein the output side of the optical coupler has a first end and a second end, the first end of the output side is coupled to the second end of the second resistor and the control unit, and the second end of the output side is coupled to the ground.

6. The power supply system of the electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is a lead-acid battery, a fuel battery, a nickel hydride battery or a lithium ion battery.

7. A power supply method of an electronic device, comprising:

converting a power voltage to a DC voltage, and providing the DC voltage to the electronic device;

detecting the power voltage to determine if a power anomaly occurs;

controlling the electronic device to enter an energy-saving mode when the power anomaly of the power voltage is detected; and

providing a battery to provide a DC voltage that the electronic device needs in the energy-saving mode;

wherein the power supply system of the electronic device further comprising a CPU, a GPU, an I/O control unit and a display control unit, and the method for entering the electronic device to the energy-saving mode comprising:

lowering frequency of the CPU, switching the GPU to an IGPU mode, controlling the I/O control unit to turn off peripheral devices and turning off a display power.

8. The power supply method of the electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein when the power anomaly is not detected, charging the battery with the DC voltage converted from the power voltage.

9. The power supply method of the electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the battery is a lead-acid battery, a fuel battery, a nickel hydride battery or a lithium ion battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2012
From: WU, CHIEN-HUNG; HUANG, NUNG-TE; SHEN, YU-CHENG; LIN, HUNG-WEI; CHEN, HSIAO-WEN
To: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 101116216 A · May 7, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130293018A1 · Nov 7, 2013