201123671 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 [0001] 本發明係關於〆種電源管理設備，尤指一種分散式電源 管理設備。 C先前技術3 [0002] 在電腦系統當中’使用者常會使用到外接的電子裝置， 例如滑鼠與鍵盤，或者是網路攝影機與IP電話等電子裝 置’然而許多電子裝置在裝設時並不容易裝設電源，因 此習知技術發展出乙太網路供電（Power over Ether"- ❹ net ; P〇E) ’ P0E技術透過資料傳輸線於電腦主機傳輸資 料的同時載送電力至外接電子裝置。. 然而，於P0E環境當中，習知技術之作法是將用以連結外 接電子裝置之供電通訊埠設置於同一主機扳之上，並用 同一電源模組供應這些供電通訊埠電力_。 請參閱第一圖，第一圖係為習知P0E環境〒之電腦設備示 意圖。電腦設備100係用以逢接外置-電源.200，電腦設備 q i〇0係包抟主機板11，而主*铒ir係包括電源模組^、 切換開關112、複數個供電道放蜂十13與控制處理單元 114。 電源模組111係電性連結於外置電源200，藉以接收工作 電力P0 ;切換開關112係電性連結於電源模組Ul :供電 通訊埠113係電性連結於切換開關112 ;控制處理單元 114係電性連結於切換開關112。 當控制處理單元114發送資料訊號si時，切換開關丨丨2即 根據資料訊號S1將資料訊號S1與工作電力P〇傳送至所對 應之供電通訊埠113。 098144900 表單編號A0101 第3頁/共15頁 °982076731h 201123671 然而，應用習知技術之電腦設備1 00具有數個明顯缺點， 由於複數個供電通訊埠113皆設置於主機板11之上，並用 同一電源模組111供應這些供電通訊埠113工作電力Ρ0， 尤其當所外接之電子裝置具有網路供電功能時，會需要 較大的工作電力Ρ0，因此電源模組111需要是一個較大瓦 數的電源供應器，也因此容易造成主機板11散熱不佳。 此外，由於主機板11空間有限，因此能夠設置的供電通 訊埠113數目也大幅受到限制，無法提供使用者外接大量 的電子裝置。 【發明内容】 [0003] 本發明所欲解決之技術問題與目的： 緣此，本發明之主要目的係提供一種分散式電源管理設 備，此分散式電源管理設備利用設置具有電源模組之擴 充板來分散電腦設備中所需之電源供應器，同時擴充板 亦具有供電通訊埠，藉以增加電腦設備可具有之供電通 訊埠數目。 [0004] 本發明解決問題之技術手段: 一種分散式電源管理設備係用以連接至少一外置電源， 此分散式電源管理設備係包括主機板以及至少一擴充板 〇 主機板係包括第一電源模組、第一切換開關、至少一第 一供電通訊埠、第一介面埠與控制處理單元；第一電源 模組係電性連結於外置電源，藉以接收第一電力；第一 切換開關係電性連結於第一電源模組；第一供電通訊埠 係電性連結於第一切換開關；第一介面埠係電性連結於 098144900 表單編號Α0101 第4頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 第一切換開關；控制處理單元係電性連結於第一切換開 關。 擴充板係通訊連結於主機板，並包括第二電源模組、第 二介面埠與第二供電通訊埠；第二電源模組係電性連結 於外置電源，藉以接收第二電力；第二介面埠係通訊連 結於第一介面埠；第二供電通訊埠係電性連結於第二介 面埠與第一電源模組。 當控制處理單元發送第一資料信號時，第一資料信號與 第一電力係經由第一切換開關傳送至第一供電通訊埠； 當控制處理單元將第二資料信號經由第一切換開關、第 一介面埠與第二介面埠傳送至第二供電通訊埠時，第二 電力係傳迭至第二供電通訊埠。 於本發明之較佳實施例中，擴充板更包括第二切換開關 ，此第二切換開關係電性連結於第二電源模組與第二介 面埠’藉以接收並傳送第二資料信號與第二電力。 於本發明之另一較佳實施处中:，主機杈輿擴充板係分別 具有傳送位址’且第一資料信號與第二資料信號係分別 包含位址資料，藉以供第一切▲開判斷第一資料信號 與第二資料信號之傳送路徑。 [0005] 本發明對照先前技術之功效： 相較於習知之電腦設備，由於本發明之分散式電源管理 設備將供電通訊埠分散設置於主機板以及具有電源模組 之擴充板之上，並由主機板上之控制處理單元做資料的 運算處理與發送，因此每一電源模組相較於習知技術中 之電源模組皆為較小瓦數之電源供應器，而能夠使分散 098144900 表單編珑A0101 第5頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 式電源管理設備擁有較好的散熱效果，且同時供電通訊 皐之數目亦不會X到主機板空間的影響而能夠藉由增 設擴充板來達到增加供電通訊埠數目之功效。 本發明所採用的具體實施例，將藉由以下之實施例及圖 式作進一步之說明。 【實施方式】 [0006] 本發明係關於-種電源管理設備，尤指—種分散式電源 管理設備。以下茲列舉一較佳實施例以說明本發明，然 熟習此項技藝者皆知此僅為一舉例，而並非用以限定發 明本身。有關此較佳實施例之内容詳述如下。 明參閱第二圖’第二圖係為分散式電源管理設備之功能 方塊圖。本發明之分散式電源管理設備3〇〇係用以連接至 少一外置電源200，此分散式電源管理設備300係包括主 機板31以及至少一擴充板32。 主機板31係包括第一電源模組311、第一切換開關312、 至少一第一供電通訊卑313、第一介面埠314與控制處理 單元315 ;第一電源模組311係電性連結於外置電源2〇〇 . ’藉以接收第一 t力P1 ;第一切換開關312係電性連結於 第一電源模組311 ;第一供電通訊埠313係電性連結於第 一切換開關312，而於本實施例中之較佳者，第一供電通 訊埠313係可以符合通用串列匯流排（Universa 1 Serial Bus; USB)、 IEEE 1394、 RS-232與串列 ATACSerial Advanced Technology Attachment ； SATA)、IEEE802. 3a或IEEE802. 3af 協定中之至少一者 。第一介面埠314係電性連結於第一切換開關312 ;控制 處理單元315係電性連結於第一切換開關312。 098144900 表單編號A0101 第6頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 ❹ 擴充板32係通訊連結於主機板31，並包括第二電源模組 321、第二介面埠322與第二供電通訊埠323 ;第二電源 模組321係電性連結於外置電源200，藉以接收第二電力 P2 ;第二介面埠322係通訊連結於第一介面埠314，而於 本實施例中之較佳者，第一介面埠314與第二介面埠322 係可以為一種板對板電連接器，且第一介面埠314與第二 介面埠322係可以符合串列協定即媒體獨立介面（Media Independent Interface ; Mil)協定；第二供電通訊 埠323係電性連結於第二介面埠322與第二電源模組321 ，而於本實施例中之較佳者，第二供電通訊埠323係可以 符合通.用串列羅流排（Universal Serial Bus; USB) 、IEEE 1394、RS-232與串列ATA(Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ; SATA) 、 IEEE802.3a或 IEEE802. 3af協定中之至少一者。 此外，於本實施例中之較佳者，擴充板32更可以包括第 二切換開關324 ’第二切換y開關324係電性連結於第二電 源模組321與第二介面埠322。' |201123671 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] [0001] The present invention relates to a power management device, and more particularly to a distributed power management device. C Prior Art 3 [0002] In computer systems, 'users often use external electronic devices, such as mice and keyboards, or electronic devices such as webcams and IP phones. However, many electronic devices are not installed. It is easy to install the power supply, so the conventional technology develops the power supply of the Ethernet (Power over Ether"- ❹ net; P〇E) 'P0E technology transmits data to the external electronic device while transmitting data through the data transmission line to the host computer. However, in the P0E environment, the conventional technique is to set the power communication port for connecting the external electronic device to the same host and to supply the power communication with the same power module. Please refer to the first figure, which is a schematic diagram of a computer device in the conventional P0E environment. The computer device 100 is used for connecting the external-power supply 200, the computer device qi〇0 is for the motherboard 11 , and the main device includes the power module ^, the switch 112, and the plurality of power supply channels. 13 and control processing unit 114. The power module 111 is electrically connected to the external power source 200 to receive the working power P0. The switch 112 is electrically connected to the power module U1. The power communication port 113 is electrically connected to the switch 112. The control processing unit 114 It is electrically connected to the changeover switch 112. When the control processing unit 114 transmits the data signal si, the switch 丨丨2 transmits the data signal S1 and the working power P〇 to the corresponding power supply port 113 according to the data signal S1. 098144900 Form No. A0101 Page 3 of 15 °982076731h 201123671 However, the computer device 100 using the prior art has several obvious disadvantages, since a plurality of power supply ports 113 are disposed on the motherboard 11 and use the same power source. The module 111 supplies the power supply 埠 113 working power Ρ 0. Especially when the external electronic device has the network power supply function, a large working power Ρ 0 is required, so the power module 111 needs to be a large wattage power source. The supply device is also prone to cause poor heat dissipation of the motherboard 11. In addition, since the space of the motherboard 11 is limited, the number of power supply ports 113 that can be set is also greatly limited, and the user cannot provide a large number of external electronic devices. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] The technical problems and objects to be solved by the present invention: Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a distributed power management device that utilizes an expansion board having a power module. To disperse the power supply required in the computer equipment, and the expansion board also has a power communication port, thereby increasing the number of power communication ports that the computer device can have. [0004] The technical means for solving the problem: A distributed power management device is used for connecting at least one external power supply, the distributed power management device includes a motherboard and at least one expansion board, and the motherboard includes a first power supply. The module, the first switch, the at least one first power communication port, the first interface port and the control processing unit; the first power module is electrically connected to the external power source to receive the first power; the first switching relationship Electrically connected to the first power module; the first power communication system is electrically connected to the first switch; the first interface is electrically connected to 098144900. Form No. 1010101 Page 4 / Total 15 Page 0982076731-0 201123671 a switch; the control processing unit is electrically coupled to the first switch. The expansion board is connected to the motherboard, and includes a second power module, a second interface, and a second power communication port; the second power module is electrically connected to the external power source to receive the second power; The interface is connected to the first interface, and the second power communication is electrically connected to the second interface and the first power module. When the control processing unit sends the first data signal, the first data signal and the first power system are transmitted to the first power supply communication port via the first switch; when the control processing unit passes the second data signal to the first switch, the first When the interface 埠 and the second interface 埠 are transmitted to the second power communication port, the second power system is transmitted to the second power supply port. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the expansion board further includes a second switching switch electrically coupled to the second power module and the second interface 埠 to receive and transmit the second data signal and the second Two electric power. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the host expansion board has a transmission address ', and the first data signal and the second data signal respectively contain address data, so as to be judged by the first cut The transmission path of the first data signal and the second data signal. [0005] The present invention compares the effects of the prior art: Compared with the conventional computer equipment, the distributed power management device of the present invention distributes the power supply communication device on the motherboard and the expansion board having the power module, and The control processing unit on the motherboard performs processing and transmission of data. Therefore, each power module is a smaller wattage power supply than the power module in the prior art, and can disperse the 098144900 form.珑A0101 Page 5 of 15 0982076731-0 201123671 The power management device has a good heat dissipation effect, and at the same time, the number of power communication ports is not affected by the space of the motherboard, and can be achieved by adding an expansion board. Increase the number of power communication ports. The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and drawings. [Embodiment] The present invention relates to a power management device, and more particularly to a distributed power management device. The invention is illustrated by the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention itself. The contents of this preferred embodiment are detailed below. Referring to the second figure, the second figure is a functional block diagram of the distributed power management device. The distributed power management device 3 of the present invention is used to connect at least one external power supply 200. The distributed power management device 300 includes a main board 31 and at least one expansion board 32. The motherboard 31 includes a first power module 311, a first switch 312, at least one first power supply communication 313, a first interface 314, and a control processing unit 315. The first power module 311 is electrically connected to the outside. The first power switch 312 is electrically connected to the first switch 312, and the first power switch 313 is electrically connected to the first switch 312. Preferably, in the embodiment, the first power communication port 313 can conform to a universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 1394, RS-232, and serial ATACSerial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), At least one of IEEE 802.3a or IEEE 802.3af protocols. The first interface 314 is electrically connected to the first changeover switch 312, and the control processing unit 315 is electrically connected to the first changeover switch 312. 098144900 Form No. A0101 Page 6 of 15 0982076731-0 201123671 扩充 The expansion board 32 is communicatively coupled to the motherboard 31 and includes a second power module 321, a second interface 322 and a second power communication port 323; The second power module 321 is electrically connected to the external power source 200 to receive the second power P2; the second interface 322 is communicatively coupled to the first interface 314, and in the preferred embodiment, the first The interface 314 and the second interface 322 may be a board-to-board electrical connector, and the first interface 314 and the second interface 322 may conform to a tandem protocol, ie, a Media Independent Interface (MIL) protocol. The second power communication port 323 is electrically connected to the second interface 322 and the second power module 321 , and in the preferred embodiment, the second power communication port 323 can be used in accordance with the serial port. At least one of Universal Serial Bus (USB), IEEE 1394, RS-232, and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), IEEE 802.3a, or IEEE 802.3af. In addition, in the preferred embodiment, the expansion board 32 further includes a second switch 324. The second switch y switch 324 is electrically coupled to the second power module 321 and the second interface port 322. ' |
請同時參閱第三圖’第三圖係為苐二資料信號由主機板 傳遞至擴充板之示意圖。當控制處理單元315發送第一資 料信號S1時，第一資料信號si與第一電力P1係經由第一 切換開關312傳送至第一供電通訊淳313 ;當控制處理單 元315將第二資料信號S2經由第一切換開關312、第一介 面埠314、第二介面埠322與第二切換開關324傳送至第 二供電通訊埠323時’第二電力P2係傳送至第二供電通訊 埠323。 更進一步’於本發明之較佳實施例中，主機板31與擴充 098144900 表單編號A0101 第7頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 板32係分別具有傳送位址，此傳送位址是在擴充板32裝 置後自動累加且不會重覆，而後由控制處理單元315自動 偵測；而第一資料信號S1與第二資料信號82係可以分別 包含位址資料，藉以供第一切換開關312與第二切換開關 判斷第一資料信號S1與第二資料信號S2之傳送路徑。Please also refer to the third figure. The third picture is a schematic diagram of the data signal transmitted from the motherboard to the expansion board. When the control processing unit 315 sends the first data signal S1, the first data signal si and the first power P1 are transmitted to the first power supply communication port 313 via the first switch 312; and the second data signal S2 is controlled by the control processing unit 315. When the first switch 312, the first interface 314, the second interface 322, and the second switch 324 are transmitted to the second power supply port 323, the second power P2 is transmitted to the second power port 323. Further, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the motherboard 31 and the expansion 098144900 form number A0101 page 7 / 15 pages 0982076731-0 201123671 board 32 series respectively have a transfer address, the transfer address is in the expansion board After the 32 devices are automatically accumulated and will not be repeated, and then automatically detected by the control processing unit 315; and the first data signal S1 and the second data signal 82 may respectively contain address data, for the first switch 312 and the first The second switch determines the transmission path of the first data signal S1 and the second data signal S2.
而為了確保分散式電源管理設備300之運作正常，在本發 明之較佳實施例中’當分散式電源管理設備3〇〇啟動後， 主機板31之控制處理單元315係可以對擴充板32發出偵測 信號（圖未示），藉以4貞夠擴卷板3 2是否處於可工作狀態 ’亦或者可以於控制處理單元315接收到由擴充板32啟動 並重置後所發送之就緒信號（圖未示）後再開始進行預定 動作。In order to ensure the normal operation of the distributed power management device 300, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, 'when the distributed power management device 3 is started, the control processing unit 315 of the motherboard 31 can issue the expansion board 32. The detection signal (not shown) is used to expand the volume plate 3 2 to be in a working state or to receive the ready signal sent by the control processing unit 315 after being activated and reset by the expansion board 32 (Fig. The scheduled action is started after not shown.
综合以上所述’由於本發明之分散式電源管理設備3〇〇將 第一供電通訊璋313與第二供電通訊埠314分散設置於主 機板以及具有第二電源模組321之擴充板之上，並由主機 板31上之控制處理單元315做資料的達算處理與發送，因 此第一電源模組311與第二電源模組3 21相較於習知技術 中之電源模組Ϊ11皆為較小瓦數之電源供應器，而能夠使 分散式電源管理設備300擁有較好的散熱效果，除此之外 ，使用者還可以藉由增加擴充板32之數量來增加第二供 電通訊埠314之數量’以使分散式電源管理設備3〇〇連結 更多的外接電子裝置。 藉由以上較佳具體實施例之詳述，係希望能更加清楚描 述本發明之特徵與精神，而並非以上述所揭露的較佳具 體實施例來對本發明之範疇加以限制。相反地，其目的 是希望能涵蓋各種改變及具相等性的安排於本發明所欲 098144900 表單編號A0101 第8頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 申請之專利範圍的範疇内。 【圖式簡單說明】 [0007] 第一圖係為習知POE環境下之電腦設備示意圓； 第二圖係為分散式電源管理設備之功能方塊圖； 第二圖係為第二資料信號由主機板傳遞至擴充板 圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 [0008] 電腦設備100According to the above, the distributed power management device 3 of the present invention disperses the first power supply communication port 313 and the second power supply communication port 314 on the motherboard and the expansion board having the second power module 321 . The control processing unit 315 on the motherboard 31 performs the processing and transmission of the data. Therefore, the first power module 311 and the second power module 31 are compared with the power module Ϊ11 in the prior art. The small wattage power supply can enable the distributed power management device 300 to have a better heat dissipation effect. In addition, the user can also increase the second power communication port 314 by increasing the number of the expansion boards 32. The number 'to enable the distributed power management device 3 to connect more external electronic devices. The features and spirit of the present invention are intended to be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various changes and equivalences within the scope of the patent application scope of the present invention. 098144900 Form No. A0101 Page 8 of 15 0982076731-0 201123671. [Simple diagram of the diagram] [0007] The first diagram is a schematic diagram of a computer device in a conventional POE environment; the second diagram is a functional block diagram of a decentralized power management device; the second diagram is a second data signal The motherboard is passed to the expansion board diagram. [Main component symbol description] [0008] Computer device 100
以及 之示意 主機板11 電源模組111 切換開關112 複數個供電通訊埠113 控制處理單元114 資料訊號S1And the schematic board 11 power module 111 switch 112 multiple power communication 埠 113 control processing unit 114 data signal S1
工作電力P0 外置電源200 分散式電源管理設備300 主機板31Working power P0 External power supply 200 Decentralized power management equipment 300 Motherboard 31
第一電源模組311 第一切換開關312 至少一第一供電通訊埠313 第一介面埠314 控制處理單元315 擴充板32 第二電源模組321 098144900 表單編號A0101 第9頁/共15頁 0982076731-0 201123671 第二介面埠322 第二供電通訊埠323 第二切換開關324 第一資料信號S1 第二資料信號S2 第一電力P1 第二電力P2 098144900 表單編號A0101 第10頁/共15頁 0982076731-0The first power switch module 311, the first switch 312, the at least one first power supply port 313, the first interface 314, the control unit 315, the expansion board 32, the second power module 321 098144900, the form number A0101, the 9th page, the total 15 pages, 0982076731- 0 201123671 Second interface 埠 322 Second power communication port 323 Second switch 324 First data signal S1 Second data signal S2 First power P1 Second power P2 098144900 Form number A0101 Page 10 / Total 15 page 0982076731-0