System and related control device and method for controlling power supply according to a power status
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsYi-Sheng Kao, Chih-Ching Chan, Tung-Sheng Yeh, Chun-Yen Lin
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Abstract
A computer system includes a main power, a backup power, an input/output (I/O) board, a main board, a computer host, and controls signal transmission and signal detection with a control device. The control device controls the main power and the backup power according to a power status. When one of the main power or the backup power fails, the control device controls the other functioning power to supply power to the I/O board and the main board and prevents the computer system from shutting down.
Claims12
A control device which controls power supply based on a power status comprising:
- a first switch;
- a second switch having a first end coupled to a first end of the first switch and a second end coupled to a computer host;
- a third switch having a first end coupled to the computer host and a second end coupled to a backup power;
- a fourth switch having a first end coupled to a second end of the first switch and a second end coupled to the second end of the third switch;
- a charging switch coupled to control ends of the second and third switches for controlling the second and third switches;
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- a judging circuit having a first input end for detecting a power status of a main power, a second input end for detecting a coupling status between the second input end and an I/O board, and an output end coupled to control ends of the first and fourth switches for controlling the first and fourth switches based on input signals received by the second input end of the judging circuit.
A computer system which controls power supply based on a power status comprising:
- a main power;
- an I/O board coupled to the main power and including a connecting end;
- a backup power;
- a computer host;
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- a control device coupled to the backup power and including a connecting end coupled to the connecting end of the I/O board, the control device comprising:
- a first switch;
- a second switch having a first end coupled to a first end of the first switch and a second end coupled to the computer host;
- a third switch having a first end coupled to the computer host and a second end coupled to the backup power;
- a fourth switch having a first end coupled to a second end of the first switch and a second end coupled to the second end of the third switch;
- a charging switch coupled to control ends of the second and third switches for controlling the second and third switches;
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- a judging circuit having a first input end for detecting a power status of a main power, a second input end for detecting a coupling status of the second input end and the I/O board and an output end coupled to control ends of the first and fourth switches for controlling the first and fourth switches based on input signals received by the second input end of the judging circuit.
A method for transmitting signals based on controlling power supply of a control device, the control device comprising:
- a first switch;
- a second switch having a first end coupled to a first end of the first switch and a second end coupled to a computer host;
- a third switch having a first end coupled to the computer host and a second end coupled to a backup power;
- a fourth switch having a first end coupled to a second end of the first switch and a second end coupled to the second end of the third switch;
- a charging switch coupled to control ends of the second and third switches for controlling the second and third switches;
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- a judging circuit having a first input end for detecting a power status of a main power, a second input end for detecting a coupling status between the second input end and an I/O board, and an output end coupled to control ends of the first and fourth switches for controlling the first and fourth switches based on input signals received by the second input end of the judging circuit;
- the method comprising:
- checking signals of the first and second input ends of the judging circuit;
- controlling the first and fourth switches based on input signals received by the first and second input ends of the judging circuit;
- detecting a current direction of the control device;
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- controlling the second and third switches based on the current direction.
A method for detecting interrupted signals based on controlling power supply of a judging circuit, the judging circuit comprising:
- a first input end for detecting a power status of a main power;
- a second input end for detecting a coupling status between the second input end and an I/O board;
- a third input end for receiving a reset signal;
- an output end for controlling two switches based on input signals received by the first and second input ends;
- a NAND gate for performing NAND operations on the first and second input ends;
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- a digital logic device for performing digital logic operations based on output signals of the NAND gate and signals of the third input end, and for outputting a signal to the output end;
- the method comprising:
- checking signals of the first input end of the judging circuit;
- checking signals of the second input end of the judging circuit;
- controlling the two switches based on input signals received by the first and second input ends of the judging circuit;
- checking signals of the first input end of the judging circuit;
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- controlling the third input end for sending a reset signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.