CN103092309A - Electronic system and power management method - Google Patents

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CN103092309A
CN103092309A CN2011103513000A CN201110351300A CN103092309A CN 103092309 A CN103092309 A CN 103092309A CN 2011103513000 A CN2011103513000 A CN 2011103513000A CN 201110351300 A CN201110351300 A CN 201110351300A CN 103092309 A CN103092309 A CN 103092309A
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The invention provides an electronic system and a power management method. The electronic system comprises a plurality of electronic devices, a plurality of power supplies and a control module, wherein each electronic device is provided with a male connector and a female connector, the plurality of electronic devices are overlapped in one direction and mutually and electrically coupled, each power supply is coupled with one of the electronic devices to be used for providing the power supplies to the electronic devices, the control module is used for controlling the male connectors and the female connectors, the control module is provided with a first mode and a second mode, when the electronic system is located in the first mode, a first electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices and disconnected with the power supplies receives the power supplies through a first female connector of the first electronic device, and a first male connector in the plurality of electronic devices outputs the power supply to the other electrical device connected with the first male connector. The electronic system and the power management method can effectively manage the power supplies and can select minimum of maximum output power to increase stability of the electronic system.

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Electronic system and method for managing power supply
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic system, relate in particular to a kind of electronic system with high-speed transfer interface.
Background technology
In recent years, along with computer and development of information industry, various new peripherals can link PC and notebook computer etc. easily, have wherein comprised Internet and external connection type memory apparatus etc.Yet kind and the quantity of these peripheral units are various, therefore are badly in need of a kind of method for managing power supply and electronic system, increase the stability of power supply unit.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, in order to overcome the defective of prior art, the invention provides a kind of electronic system, comprise: a plurality of electronic installations, each electronic installation has a public connector and a female connectors, wherein female connectors matches with public connector, makes a plurality of electronic installations with the mutual stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction; A plurality of power supply units, each power supply unit are coupled to of a plurality of electronic installations, and in order to power supply is provided to electronic installation, wherein the quantity of a plurality of electronic installations is greater than the quantity of a plurality of power supply units; An and control module, in order to control linkage device and female connectors, control module has a first mode and one second pattern, wherein in first mode lower time, one first electronic installation that is not connected to power supply unit in a plurality of electronic installations receives power supply by one first female connectors of the first electronic installation, and another electronic installation that is connected with the first public connector to a plurality of electronic installations by one first public connector out-put supply of the first electronic installation.
The present invention also provides a kind of method for managing power supply, be applicable to have an electronic system of a plurality of electronic installations and a plurality of power supply units, each electronic installation has a public connector and a female connectors, and method for managing power supply comprises: judge whether power supply unit is connected to mutual one first electronic installation in a plurality of electronic installations of stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction; And when the first electronic installation was not connected to power supply unit, first public affairs by the first electronic installation/female connectors received the power supply from another electronic installation in electronic system, and power supply to the first mother/public connector is provided.
In sum, electronic system of the present invention and method for managing power supply be the power supply exported of managing electrical power supply effectively, and can select the peak power output reckling from first mode with in the second pattern, increases the stability of electronic system.
For above and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperation accompanying drawing are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of electronic system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an embodiment of first mode of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the second pattern of the present invention; And
Fig. 4 is the first embodiment of a process flow diagram of method for managing power supply of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the second embodiment of a process flow diagram of method for managing power supply of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
120: main frame;
CM: control module;
100: electronic system;
M1~M6: electronic installation;
P1~P3: power supply unit;
MC2, MC4, MC5: public connector;
FC2, FC4, FC5: female connectors;
DL: data line;
PL: line of electric force.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of electronic system of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, electronic system 100 comprises electronic installation M1~M6, a control module (Control module) CM and power supply unit P1~P3.The quantity of electronic installation and power supply unit is only for explanation, but is not limited to this.In embodiments of the present invention, control module CM can be arranged on one of electronic installation M1~M6, or is arranged on a main frame 120 that is coupled to electronic system 100 by a transmission line (transmission cable), but is not limited to this.Electronic installation M1~M6 is stacked mutually with a direction, and electronic installation M1~M6 has the high-speed transfer interface, all thunderous (Thunderbolt that runs quickly, or Light Peak) interface, communicate with host-host protocol and the main frame 120 that is compatible to the high-speed transfer interface, and be to couple with daisy chained (Daisy-Chain) between electronic installation M1~M6.When electronic installation M1~M6 electric property coupling, be to transmit data with data line DL, and with each electronic installation male/female connectors is connected to the mother/public connector of another electronic installation, the power supply of electronic installation M1~M6 is provided mutually to consist of line of electric force PL.
Due to limited from the power supply of main frame 120, therefore need extra power supply unit to provide power supply to electronic installation M1~M6.When power supply unit only has one, can provide power supply to whole electronic installation M1~M6 or main frame 120 by power supply unit.When power supply unit has when being connected to electronic installation M1~M6 more than two, control module CM has a first mode and one second pattern, in order to the public connector of controlling electronic installation M1~M6 and the switch unit in female connectors, make electronic installation M1~M6 to receive power supply by public connector or female connectors, perhaps select public connector or female connectors to come out-put supply to next electronic installation.
Fig. 2 is an embodiment of first mode of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, electronic installation M1, M3 are connected respectively power supply unit P1, P2 and P3 with M6, therefore provide power supply to electronic installation M1, M3 and M6 by power supply unit P1, P2 and P3.Electronic installation M2, M4 and M5 all are not connected to power supply unit, so control module CM comes power distribution to electronic installation M2, M4 and M5 with first mode.For instance, when first mode, electronic installation M2 receives power supply from electronic installation M1 by the female connectors FC2 of electronic installation M2, and by the public connector MC2 out-put supply of electronic installation M2 to the electronic installation M3 that is connected with public connector MC2.But because electronic installation M3 has connected power supply unit P2, therefore directly provide power supply to electronic installation M3 by power supply unit P3, electronic installation M3 need not receive power supply by electronic installation M2.In addition, electronic installation M4 receives power supply from electronic installation M3 by the female connectors FC4 of electronic installation M4, and by the public connector MC4 out-put supply of electronic installation M4 to the electronic installation M5 that is connected with public connector MC4.Therefore, electronic installation M5 can be received by the female connectors FC5 of electronic installation M5 the power supply from electronic installation M4.In first mode, power supply unit P1 need provide power supply to main frame 120.
Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the second pattern of the present invention.As shown in Figure 3, electronic installation M1, M3 are connected respectively power supply unit P1, P2 and P3 with M6, therefore provide power supply to electronic installation M1, M3 and M6 by power supply unit P1, P2 and P3.Electronic installation M2, M4 and M5 all are not connected to power supply unit, so control module CM comes power distribution to electronic installation M2, M4 and M5 with the second pattern.For instance, when the second pattern, electronic installation M2 receives power supply from electronic installation M3 by the public connector MC2 of electronic installation M2, and by the female connectors FC2 out-put supply of electronic installation M2 to the electronic installation M1 that is connected with female connectors FC2.But because electronic installation M1 has connected power supply unit P1, therefore directly provide power supply to electronic installation M1 by power supply unit P1, electronic installation M1 need not receive power supply by electronic installation M2.In addition, electronic installation M5 receives power supply from electronic installation M6 by the public connector MC5 of electronic installation M5, and by the female connectors FC5 out-put supply of electronic installation M5 to the electronic installation M4 that is connected with female connectors FC5.Therefore, electronic installation M4 can be received by the public connector MC4 of electronic installation M4 the power supply from electronic installation M5.In the second pattern, power supply unit P1 need provide power supply to main frame 120.
In addition, in another embodiment, under first mode, control module CM calculates the output power of all power supply and find out one first peak power output from whole output power, under the second pattern, control module CM calculates the output power of whole power supply units and find out one second peak power output from whole output power.Control module CM is the first peak power output and the second peak power output relatively, and among to select both reckling as execution pattern.
For instance, under first mode, the output power of power supply unit P1, P2 and P3 is respectively 40W, 20W and 10W.Under the second pattern, the output power of power supply unit P1, P2 and P3 is respectively 10W, 30W and 30W.Because the first peak power output under first mode is 40W, the second peak power output under the second pattern is 30W, and the second peak power output is less than the first peak power output, so control module CM selection the second pattern is execution pattern.
Fig. 4 is the first embodiment of a process flow diagram of method for managing power supply of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, method for managing power supply comprises the following steps.
In step S41, judge whether power supply unit is connected to mutual one first electronic installation in a plurality of electronic installations of stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction.In step S42, when the first electronic installation was not connected to power supply unit, the first public affairs by the first electronic installation/female connectors received the power supply from another electronic installation in electronic system, and power supply to the first mother/public connector is provided.
Fig. 5 is the second embodiment of a process flow diagram of method for managing power supply of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, method for managing power supply comprises the following steps.
In step S51, judge whether power supply unit is connected to the mutual electronic installation of stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction.If electronic installation is connected to power supply unit (for example electronic installation M1), flow process to step S52, provides power supply to electronic installation by power supply unit.If electronic installation is not connected to power supply unit (for example electronic installation M2), flow process is to step S53, when first mode, by one first female connectors of electronic installation receive power supply and by one first public connector out-put supply of electronic installation to another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first public connector.Step S54, when the second pattern, electronic installation receive power supply by the first public connector of electronic installation and by the first female connectors out-put supply of electronic installation to another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first female connectors.Wherein step S53 and step S54 can replace arbitrarily.
In step S55, calculate the output power of all power supply units and find out the first peak power output in first mode and the second peak power output in the second pattern from all output powers in first mode with in the second pattern respectively.In step S56, the corresponding pattern of the relatively watt level of the first peak power output and the second peak power output, and execution power reckling.For instance, during less than the second peak power output, carry out the first corresponding first mode of peak power output when the first peak power output.During less than the first peak power output, carry out corresponding the second pattern of the second peak power output when the second peak power output.
In sum, electronic system of the present invention and method for managing power supply be the power supply exported of managing electrical power supply effectively, and can select the peak power output reckling from first mode with in the second pattern, increases the stability of electronic system 100.
The feature of the many embodiment of above narration makes the general technician in this area can know the form of understanding this instructions.Those of ordinary skills can understand its can utilize disclosure of the present invention for the basis with design or change other techniques and structure is completed the purpose that is same as above-described embodiment and/or reached the advantage that is same as above-described embodiment.Those of ordinary skills also can understand the equivalent constructions that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention and can change arbitrarily without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, substitute and retouching.

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1. electronic system comprises:
A plurality of electronic installations, each above-mentioned electronic installation has a public connector and a female connectors, and wherein above-mentioned female connectors matches with above-mentioned public connector, makes above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installation with the mutual stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction;
A plurality of power supply units, each above-mentioned power supply unit is coupled to of above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations, and in order to power supply is provided to above-mentioned electronic installation, wherein the quantity of above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations is greater than the quantity of above-mentioned a plurality of power supply units; And
One control module, in order to control above-mentioned public connector and above-mentioned female connectors, above-mentioned control module has a first mode and one second pattern, wherein in above-mentioned first mode lower time, one first electronic installation that is not connected to above-mentioned power supply unit in above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installation receives power supply by one first female connectors of above-mentioned the first electronic installation, and another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first public connector to above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations by one first public connector out-put supply of above-mentioned the first electronic installation.
2. electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein one first power supply unit of above-mentioned a plurality of power supply units provides power supply to the second electronic device that is connected with above-mentioned the first power supply unit, make above-mentioned second electronic device out-put supply to above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations with another electronic installation that second public affairs/female connectors is connected of above-mentioned second electronic device.
3. electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein in above-mentioned second pattern lower time, above-mentioned the first electronic installation receive power supply by above-mentioned the first public connector and by above-mentioned the first female connectors out-put supply to another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first female connectors.
4. electronic system as claimed in claim 3, wherein under above-mentioned first mode, above-mentioned control module calculates the output power of each above-mentioned a plurality of power supply unit, and find out one first peak power output from whole output powers, under above-mentioned the second pattern, above-mentioned control module calculates the output power of each above-mentioned a plurality of power supply unit and find out one second peak power output from whole output power.
5. electronic system as claimed in claim 4, wherein when above-mentioned the first peak power output during greater than above-mentioned the second peak power output, above-mentioned control module is controlled above-mentioned the first public connector and above-mentioned the first female connectors with above-mentioned the second pattern.
6. electronic system as claimed in claim 4, wherein when above-mentioned the second peak power output during greater than above-mentioned the first peak power output, above-mentioned control module is controlled above-mentioned the first public connector and above-mentioned the first female connectors with above-mentioned first mode.
7. a method for managing power supply, be applicable to have an electronic system of a plurality of electronic installations and a plurality of power supply units, and each above-mentioned electronic installation has a public connector and a female connectors, and above-mentioned method for managing power supply comprises:
Judge whether above-mentioned power supply unit is connected to mutual one first electronic installation in above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations of stacked and mutual electric property coupling of a direction; And
When above-mentioned the first electronic installation is not connected to above-mentioned power supply unit, first public affairs by above-mentioned the first electronic installation/female connectors receives the power supply from another electronic installation in above-mentioned electronic system, and provides power supply to above-mentioned the first mother/public connector.
8. method for managing power supply as claimed in claim 7 also comprises:
When a second electronic device of above-mentioned a plurality of electronic installations connects above-mentioned power supply unit, provide power supply to above-mentioned second electronic device by above-mentioned power supply unit.
9. method for managing power supply as claimed in claim 7 also comprises:
In first mode lower time, by above-mentioned the first female connectors receive power supply and by one first public connector out-put supply of above-mentioned the first electronic installation to another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first public connector.
10. method for managing power supply as claimed in claim 9 also comprises:
In one second pattern lower time, by above-mentioned the first public connector receive power supply and by one first female connectors out-put supply of above-mentioned the first electronic installation to another electronic installation that is connected with above-mentioned the first female connectors.
11. method for managing power supply as claimed in claim 10 comprises:
Calculate the output power of each above-mentioned power supply unit and find out one first peak power output in above-mentioned first mode and one second peak power output in above-mentioned the second pattern from whole output powers in above-mentioned first mode with in above-mentioned the second pattern respectively.
12. method for managing power supply as claimed in claim 11 also comprises:
The watt level of more above-mentioned the first peak power output and above-mentioned the second peak power output, and carry out the corresponding pattern of power reckling.
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