# US 2013/0154376 A1 · Uninterruptible power supply

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- Number: US 2013/0154376 A1
- Document ID: US20130154376A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/439,919
- Filed: 2012-04-05
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: HSIAO-PING HSUEH; YU-CHI TSAI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154376A1

## CPC

- H02J 9/061: {for DC powered loads}
- Y02B 10/70: Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
- Y02E 10/56: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes a rectifier, a converter, a first auxiliary power source, and a power distribution unit (PDU). The rectifier receives an alternating current (AC) voltage from an AC power source and converts this to a rectified direct current (DC) voltage which is outputted to the converter. The converter converts the rectified DC voltage to a working voltage and outputs the working voltage to a power supply unit (PSU) through the PDU. The first auxiliary power source outputs a DC voltage to the PSU through the PDU when the AC power source is down.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applicable to a power supply unit (PSU) of an electronic device, the UPS comprising:
an alternating current (AC) power interface connected to an AC power source;
a rectifier converting an AC voltage received from the AC power interface to a rectified direct current (DC) voltage;
a converter converting the rectified DC voltage to a working DC voltage according to voltage requirement of the PSU of the electronic device;
a power distribution unit (PDU) connected to the converter to receive the working DC voltage and output the working DC voltage to the PSU; and
a first auxiliary power source, wherein when the AC power source is down, the first auxiliary power source outputs a voltage to the PSU according to voltage requirement of the PSU of the electronic device through the PDU.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The UPS of claim 1, wherein the converter comprising first to third capacitors, first and second field effect transistors (FETs), a transformer, first and second diodes, an inductor, a control chip, first and second voltage input terminals connected to the rectifier, and first and second voltage output terminals connected to the PDU, the first voltage input terminal is connected to a drain of the first FET, a gate of the first FET is connected to the control chip, a source of the first FET is connected to a drain of the second FET, a gate of the second FET is connected to the control chip, a source of the second FET is connected to the second voltage input terminal, the first and second capacitors are connected in series between the first and second voltage input terminals, a first end of a primary coil of the transformer is connected to a node between the first and second capacitors, a second end of the primary coil of the transformer is connected to a node between the source of the first FET and the drain of the second FET, a first end of a secondary coil of the transformer is connected to an anode of the first diode, a second end of the secondary coil of the transformer is connected to an anode of the second diode, cathodes of the first and second diodes are connected to the first voltage output terminal through the inductor, the second voltage output terminal is connected to a center tap of the transformer, the third capacitor is connected between the first and second voltage output terminals.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The UPS of claim 1, wherein the first auxiliary power source is a DC power module, and connected to the PDU.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The UPS of claim 1, further comprising a second auxiliary power source, wherein the second auxiliary power source is a solar energy module, and connected to an output terminal of the rectifier.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The UPS of claim 4, wherein the PDU comprises first and second breakers for over-current protection, the first breaker is connected between the AC power interface and the rectifier, the second breaker is connected between the solar energy module and the rectifier.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The UPS of claim 5, further comprising first and second protectors for over-current and over-voltage protection, wherein the first protector is connected between the first breaker and the rectifier, the second protector is connected between the second breaker and the rectifier.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The UPS of claim 1, further comprising a power factor correction circuit (PFC), wherein the PFC is connected between the rectifier and the converter.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The UPS of claim 1, further comprising a third auxiliary power source, wherein the third auxiliary DC power source is a battery, and connected to the PDU.