Provision of power over a data interface using a separate return path

    公开(公告)号:US10148447B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15264194

    申请日:2016-09-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04L12/10 B60R16/03

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a circuit for delivering electrical power from a direct current voltage source to an electronic system. The circuit may include a power injection circuit that injects a first portion of the power from a supply voltage of the source to a first data line and a second portion of the power from the supply voltage to a second data line. The power injection circuit may include first and second conductive paths from the supply voltage to the first and second data lines having first and second inductances, respectively, as well as a third conductive path between the first and second data lines having a third inductance greater than the first and second inductances. A conductive support structure may carry return current from the electronic system to the source.

    Power distribution inside cable
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    发明授权
    Power distribution inside cable 有权
    电缆内部配电

    公开(公告)号:US09494989B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US14448862

    申请日:2014-07-31

    申请人: APPLE INC.

    摘要: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that provide for the powering of active components in connector inserts at each end of a cable may in various ways. For example, where a host is coupled to a device that is not self-powered, the host may provide power for circuitry at each end of the cable. In various embodiments of the present invention, the device may request higher voltage from the host, such that more power can be delivered. In these cases, the device may regulate the voltage received from the host to a lower voltage, and then provide the lower voltage to circuitry at one or both ends of the cable. Where the host is connected to a device that is self-powered, the host and the self-powered device may power their respective connector insert circuits.

    摘要翻译: 可以以各种方式提供在电缆的每个端部处的连接器插入件中的有源部件的供电的电路,方法和装置。 例如,在主机耦合到不是自供电的设备的情况下,主机可以在电缆的每一端为电路提供电力。 在本发明的各种实施例中,设备可以请求来自主机的较高电压,使得可以传送更多的功率。 在这些情况下,该装置可以将从主机接收的电压调节到较低的电压,然后向电缆的一端或两端的电路提供较低的电压。 在主机连接到自供电设备的地方,主机和自供电设备可以为其各自的连接器插入电路供电。