CN101576766A - Power supply management device and system using same - Google Patents

Power supply management device and system using same Download PDF

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CN101576766A
CN101576766A CNA2008100941368A CN200810094136A CN101576766A CN 101576766 A CN101576766 A CN 101576766A CN A2008100941368 A CNA2008100941368 A CN A2008100941368A CN 200810094136 A CN200810094136 A CN 200810094136A CN 101576766 A CN101576766 A CN 101576766A
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The invention relates to a power supply management device and a system using the same, which are suitable for managing the power supply of a plurality of peripheral devices connected with a host computer system. The power supply management device comprises a plurality of power supply switches, a control circuit and a power supply part, wherein the power supply switches are respectively coupled among the peripheral devices and the power supply part. The control circuit determines whether a working power supply is supplied to the corresponding peripheral devices or not according to a control signal output by the host computer system.

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Electric power controller and the system that uses it
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electric power controller, and particularly relevant for a kind of electric power controller and the system that uses it that is applicable to the supervisory computer external device.
Background technology
In recent years, because recently environmental consciousness is surging, the electronic product that possesses energy-saving benefit gradually becomes trend, wherein personal computer, display with and peripheral unit on the center of gravity that develops especially of power-saving technology.For example with light emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED) replace cathode fluorescent tube (Cold CathodeFluorescent Lamp, CCLF) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) Yuan Ben backlight, or develop high efficiency power supply unit etc.
Except the power supply service efficiency that increases electronic installation itself, user's use habit also is an energy-conservation important ring, if can close the effect that the electronic installation of idle state just can more effectively reach power saving conveniently.And along with the variation of computer function, the required peripherals of computing machine is more and more many, for example loudspeaker, modulator-demodular unit, TV box, display and printer etc.But the power supply of peripheral unit also can't see through unified interface control, need open or close the power supply of peripheral unit during the user usually in manual mode one by one, causes the inconvenience in the use.
The ornaments position that adds peripheral unit is usually located at different corners, and the user can be disinclined to close one by one and cause idle state, directly forms the situation that the power supply service efficiency is clear and waste electric power.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes a kind of electric power controller, the power supply that is applicable to a plurality of peripheral units of management one host computer system is supplied with, above-mentioned electric power controller, the power supply that is applicable to a plurality of peripheral units of management is supplied with, and this electric power controller comprises: a power suppling part, a control circuit and a plurality of power supply provider switch.Wherein, power suppling part receives an external power source, and produces at least one inner power supply; The power supply provider switch is corresponding respectively to couple between one and this power suppling part of above-mentioned these peripheral units; Control circuit is then sent a plurality of switching signals to corresponding power supply provider switch, whether is fed to peripheral unit to determine inner power supply.
The present invention proposes a kind of power-supply management system in addition, is applicable to a plurality of peripheral units of management, and above-mentioned power-supply management system comprises host computer system and electric power controller.Host computer system is in order to export a control signal, and electric power controller then comprises a power suppling part, a plurality of power supply provider switch and a control circuit.Power suppling part is in order to receiving an external power source, and produces at least one inner power supply.The power supply provider switch then respectively correspondence couple between one of peripheral unit and the power suppling part.Control circuit is sent a plurality of switching signals to corresponding power supply provider switch according to control signal, whether is fed to above-mentioned these peripheral units to determine above-mentioned these inner power supplies.
The present invention supplies with because of the power supply of controlling all peripheral units by electric power controller, the user can directly control the power supply supply of all peripheral units by the software interface that host computer system (computing machine) is provided, and allows the user can carry out power management more easily.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the power-supply management system figure according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the power-supply management system figure according to second embodiment.
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First embodiment
Fig. 1 is the power-supply management system figure according to first embodiment of the invention.Power-supply management system comprises host computer system 110 and electric power controller 120.Still comprise control circuit 121, power suppling part 122 and power supply provider switch 131~134 in the electric power controller 120, wherein power suppling part 122 is in order to receiving external power supply, and produces inner power supply to power supply provider switch 131~134.131~134 of power supply provider switches couple between power suppling part 122 and the peripheral unit 141~144, control circuit 121 then is coupled to power supply provider switch 131~134, and send a plurality of switching signal SS according to the control signal CS that host computer system 110 is exported and arrive corresponding power supply provider switch 131~134, whether be fed to peripheral unit 141~144 to determine inner power supply.
The external power supply that electric power controller 120 is received then can directly be provided by civil power (as the alternating current of 110V (volt)), is perhaps provided by host computer system, and inner power supply then can be decided according to the operating voltage demand of different peripheral units 141~144.110 of host computer systems for example are main frame (or motherboards), and (System Management Bus SMBUS) links then can to see through System Management Bus between host computer system 110 and the control circuit 121.121 of control circuits for example are power supply control chips, and send switching signal SS according to the control signal CS that host computer system 110 is exported and arrive corresponding power supply provider switch 131~134, whether the inside power supply that is produced with decision power suppling part 122 is fed to peripheral unit 141~144.
Host computer system 110 can be utilized application program (software mode), each peripheral unit 141~144 (for example printer, loudspeaker, display or modulator-demodular unit) is integrated in same user's interface, and the user can utilize input media such as mouse or keyboard for example to control the power supply of all peripheral units that are connected to electric power controller 120 141~144.Power supply provider switch 141~144 can comprise that relay or analog switch be responsible for the power supply of peripheral unit 141~144 and switch, and socket connects peripheral unit 141~144.
In addition, but Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (the BasicInput/Output System in the control circuit 121 respective hosts systems 110, BIOS) power management states, (please refer to advanced configuration and electricity interface (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface as S1, S3 and S5, ACPI) specification), set corresponding power supply state.For example when state S1, the power supply provider switch of corresponding screen can be turned off power supply, and when state S3 or S5, all power supply provider switches all can be turned off power supply.The external form of electric power controller 120 then for example is a power extending line, as long as control circuit 121 and power supply provider switch 131~134 are integrated in the power extending line, host computer system 110 just can be switched the power supply supply status of indivedual peripheral units 141~144 via control circuit 121.
In addition, it should be noted that the user also can control control circuit 121 with wireless mode via telepilot, to determine whether supply power is to peripheral unit 141~144.Mode as for the integration of wireless remote control please refer to the following example.
Second embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the power-supply management system figure according to second embodiment.The main difference of Fig. 2 and Fig. 1 is radio receiving transmitting module 229,259 and telepilot 210.As shown in Figure 2, power-supply management system comprises host computer system 110, telepilot 210 and electric power controller 220,230, wherein electric power controller 220 still comprises control circuit 221, radio receiving transmitting module 229 and power supply provider switch 231~234, and electric power controller 230 comprises control circuit 251, radio receiving transmitting module 259 and power supply provider switch 235~238.
Peripheral unit 241~244,245~248 can corresponding be coupled to power supply provider switch 231~234,235~238 to obtain the required power supply of work.Can carry out communication by radio receiving transmitting module 229,259 between the electric power controller 220 and 230.When host computer system 110 output control signal CS are to electric power controller 220, electric power controller 220 can determine whether supply power is to peripheral unit 241~244 according to control signal CS, and, control signal CS is converted to radio frequency signal RS and is sent in the electric power controller 230 to determine whether supply power is to peripheral unit 245~248 via wireless radio frequency modules 229.Wherein, electric power controller 230 can be provided with according to user's demand selectivity.
In other words, electric power controller partly can be divided into several electric power controllers 220,230 in the present embodiment, carries out communication and binding with wireless mode each other.Host computer system 110 or telepilot 210 only need control signal CS is sent to arbitrary electric power controller 220, and just whether the power supply of all peripheral units 241~248 of may command.After radio receiving transmitting module 229 or 259 receives the remote signal that telepilot 210 sends, can produce trigger pip and give corresponding control circuit 221 or 251, send switching signal SS to corresponding power supply provider switch 231~234 or 235~238 in order to control control circuit 221 or 251, whether the inside power supply that is produced with decision power suppling part 222 or 252 is fed to peripheral unit 241~248.Then please refer to the explanation of above-mentioned first embodiment about all the other details of operations of Fig. 2 embodiment, do not add tired stating at this.
In addition, it should be noted that above-mentioned electric power controller partly can comprise one or more electric power controllers.When electric power controller comprises a plurality of electric power controller, wherein indivedual electric power controllers can link mutually via radio receiving transmitting module, when electric power controller only comprised an electric power controller, its radio receiving transmitting module then was mainly used to receive the control signal that telepilot is exported.
In sum, the present invention is because of directly controlling the power supply provider switch power supply of peripheral unit with host computer system, therefore, the user can be directly via user's interface, provide a picture option to add input media, the control signal (aforesaid way can be reached by an application program or software) of coming the main control system system to import, the power supply that decides indivedual peripheral units whether, the power supply of corresponding peripheral unit can be closed or open to the power switch that does not need to switch one by one peripheral unit, increases the convenience of user on power management by this.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.

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1. an electric power controller is applicable to that the power supply of a plurality of peripheral units of management is supplied with, and it is characterized in that above-mentioned electric power controller comprises:
Power suppling part receives external power source, and produces a plurality of inner power supplies;
A plurality of power supply provider switches, correspondence couples between one of above-mentioned these peripheral units and the above-mentioned power suppling part respectively; And
Control circuit is sent a plurality of switching signals to corresponding above-mentioned these power supply provider switches, whether is fed to above-mentioned these peripheral units to determine arbitrary inner power supply.
2. electric power controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned these inner power supplies are the voltage of identical accurate position.
3. electric power controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned these peripheral units comprise printer, loudspeaker, display or modulator-demodular unit.
4. electric power controller according to claim 1 is characterized in that more comprising radio receiving transmitting module, after the reception remote signal, produces a trigger pip and gives above-mentioned control circuit, produces above-mentioned these switching signals.
5. a power-supply management system is applicable to a plurality of peripheral units of management, and above-mentioned power-supply management system comprises:
Host computer system is in order to the output control signal; And
Electric power controller comprises:
Power suppling part receives external power source, and produces a plurality of inner power supplies;
A plurality of power supply provider switches, correspondence couples one of above-mentioned these peripheral units and above-mentioned power suppling part respectively; And
Control circuit is sent a plurality of switching signals to corresponding above-mentioned these power supply provider switches according to above-mentioned control signal, whether is fed to above-mentioned these peripheral units to determine arbitrary inner power supply.
6. power-supply management system according to claim 5 is characterized in that above-mentioned these inner power supplies are the voltage of identical accurate position.
7. power-supply management system according to claim 5 is characterized in that above-mentioned these peripheral units comprise printer, loudspeaker, display or modulator-demodular unit.
8. power-supply management system according to claim 5 is characterized in that more comprising radio receiving transmitting module, after the reception remote signal, produces trigger pip and gives above-mentioned control circuit, produces above-mentioned these switching signals.
9. power-supply management system according to claim 5 is characterized in that above-mentioned host computer system more comprises user's interface, selects above-mentioned control signal output.
10. power-supply management system according to claim 5 is characterized in that the said external power supply is to be provided by above-mentioned host computer system.
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