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US 2013/0155565 A1Published application
Overcurrent protection circuit
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
InventorHAI-QING ZHOU
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Abstract
An overcurrent protection circuit includes a universal serial bus (USB) controller having an overcurrent detection pin, and a plurality of USB connectors each electronically connected to a USB device and the overcurrent detection pin. The USB controller communicates with the USB devices respectively via the USB connectors. When the overcurrent detection pin detects an overcurrent occurrence in one of the USB devices, the USB controller stops communicating with all of the USB devices.
Claims5
An overcurrent protection circuit, comprising:
- a universal serial bus (USB) controller having an overcurrent detection pin;
- a plurality of USB connectors each electronically connected to a USB device and the overcurrent detection pin;
- wherein the USB controller communicates with the USB devices respectively via the USB connectors;
- when the overcurrent detection pin detects an overcurrent occurrence in one of the USB devices, the USB controller stops communicating with all of the USB devices.
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