Operating system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10209756-B2
Application number	US-201615286858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2016
Priority date	Mar 25, 2016
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

An operating system including a voltage converter, a processing circuit, and a protector is provided. The voltage converter converts an input voltage according to a feedback voltage to generate an output voltage. The processing circuit is coupled to the voltage converter and processes the output voltage according to a control signal to generate the feedback voltage. The protector is coupled to the voltage converter and the processing circuit and activates or deactivates the voltage converter according to the feedback voltage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operating system, comprising:
a voltage converter converting an input voltage according to a feedback voltage to generate an output voltage;
a processing circuit coupled to the voltage converter and dividing the output voltage according to a control signal to generate the feedback voltage; and
a protector coupled to the voltage converter and the processing circuit and activating or deactivating the voltage converter according to the feedback voltage,
wherein the processing circuit comprises:
a first resistor coupled between a first node and a second node, wherein the first node receives the output voltage, and the second node outputs the feedback voltage;
a second resistor coupled between the second node and a ground node;
a third resistor coupled between the second node and a third node; and
a transistor comprising a gate receiving the control signal, an input terminal coupled to the third node and an output terminal coupled to the ground node.

2. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the control signal is at a first level, the feedback voltage is equal to a first voltage, when the control signal is at a second level, the feedback voltage is equal to a second voltage, the first level is less than the second level, and the first voltage is higher than the second voltage.

3. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the control signal is at a first level, the output voltage is equal to a third voltage, when the control signal is at a second level, the output voltage is equal to a fourth voltage, and the third voltage is different from the fourth voltage.

4. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the feedback voltage is higher than a reference voltage, the voltage converter is deactivated, and when the feedback voltage is not higher than the reference voltage, the voltage converter is activated.

5. The operating system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the protector comprises:
a comparator comparing the feedback voltage and the reference voltage to deactivate or activate the voltage converter.

6. The operating system as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
a voltage generator outputting the reference voltage according to an adjustment signal.

7. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voltage converter does not comprise an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface.

8. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voltage converter is a pulse width modulation (PWM) IC.

9. The operating system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
an energy storage device coupled to the first node, wherein when the voltage converter is activated, the energy storage device is charged according to the output voltage, and when the voltage converter is deactivated, the energy storage device provides power to the first node.

10. A control method comprising:
converting an input voltage to an output voltage according to a feedback voltage;
utilizing a processing circuit to divide the output voltage to generate the feedback voltage according to a control signal;
detecting the feedback voltage, wherein when the feedback voltage is higher than a reference voltage, the input voltage is not converted, and when the feedback voltage is not higher than the reference voltage, the input voltage is converted,
wherein the processing circuit comprises:
a first resistor coupled between a first node and a second node, wherein the first node receives the output voltage, and the second node outputs the feedback voltage;
a second resistor coupled between the second node and a ground node;
a third resistor coupled between the second node and a third node; and
a transistor comprising a gate receiving the control signal, an input terminal coupled to the third node and an output terminal coupled to the ground node.

11. The control method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein when the feedback voltage is equal to a first voltage, the output voltage is equal to a third voltage, when the feedback voltage is equal to a second voltage, the output voltage is equal to a fourth voltage, the first voltage is different from the second voltage, and the third voltage is different from the fourth voltage.

12. The control method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first voltage is higher than the second voltage, and the third voltage is less than the fourth voltage.

13. The control method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein when the control signal is at a first level, the feedback voltage is equal to a first voltage, when the control signal is at a second level, the feedback voltage is equal to a second voltage, the first level is less than the second level, and the first voltage is higher than the second voltage.

14. The control method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
storing the output voltage to generate a stored voltage; and
serving the stored voltage as the output voltage when the input voltage is not converted.

Assignees

• Via Tech Inc

Inventors

• Chen Wei-Hung
• Wu Kuo-Yu

Classifications

• G06F1/28 Primary

  Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision · CPC title

• H02M1/32

  Means for protecting converters other than automatic disconnection · CPC title

• H02M1/36 Primary

  Means for starting or stopping converters · CPC title

• H02M3/156

  with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators · CPC title