Adaptive USB port controller
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09817458B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-14

    申请号:US14720968

    申请日:2015-05-25

    申请人: Active-Semi, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F11/30 G06F1/26

    CPC分类号: G06F1/266 G06F13/385

    摘要: An adaptive USB port controller is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a system comprises a source, a power adapter, a USB port controller, a USB plug and cable, and a device. In one example, the device includes a rechargeable battery. After connecting the device to the USB port controller via the USB plug and cable, a reconfigurable module within the USB port controller sets a power mode by: (1) configuring an impedance network to present impedance modes that indicate available power modes, (2) detecting voltages on one or more of the USB conductors in response to each impedance mode, and (3) comparing the detected voltages to reference voltage levels to set one of multiple power modes. The reconfigurable module then controls the power adapter to transfer power according to the determined power mode.

    Single-stage AC-to-DC switching converter that directly charges a battery requiring a multi-state charging profile
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    发明授权
    Single-stage AC-to-DC switching converter that directly charges a battery requiring a multi-state charging profile 有权
    单级AC-DC开关转换器,直接对需要多态充电曲线的电池充电

    公开(公告)号:US09509162B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US14700363

    申请日:2015-04-30

    申请人: Active-Semi, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 H02M7/30

    摘要: A multi-state battery charger includes a single-stage AC-to-DC switching converter, where the single-stage converter receives an AC supply voltage and directly charges a rechargeable battery without there being any intervening second power stage. A novel battery charger controller integrated circuit in the converter's secondary side detects profile selection resistor values, monitors battery voltage, monitors charging current, monitors battery temperature, controls a protection transistor, and sends a control signal back to a PWM in the primary side. The controller includes a flexible preprogrammed digital state machine circuit that is configured to control the converter from charging state to charging state so that the battery is charged in accordance with a selected one of multiple preprogrammed different multi-state battery charging profiles, where at least one of the profiles has at least one CC (constant current) state and one CV (constant voltage) state.

    摘要翻译: 多状态电池充电器包括单级AC-DC开关转换器,其中单级转换器接收AC电源电压并且直接对可再充电电池充电,而没有任何中间的第二功率级。 转换器次级侧的新型电池充电器控制器集成电路检测配置文件选择电阻值,监视电池电压,监视充电电流,监控电池温度,控制保护晶体管,并将控制信号发送回初级PWM。 控制器包括灵活的预编程数字状态机电路,其被配置为将转换器从充电状态控制到充电状态,使得根据多个预编程的不同多状态电池充电简档中的所选择的一个来对电池进行充电,其中至少一个 的轮廓具有至少一个CC(恒定电流)状态和一个CV(恒定电压)状态。