Judgement unit and controlling method thereof, power supply device and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018375674-A1
Application number	US-201715803862-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 6, 2017
Priority date	Jun 22, 2017
Publication date	Dec 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A judgement unit applied in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device is disclosed herein. The judgement unit is configured to determine whether the PoE device is coupled to a load. If the judgement unit determines that the PoE device is not coupled to the load, a definite time handshaking activation signal is outputted for activating a definite time handshaking communication mode of the PoE device so as to communicate with the load in a definite time handshaking manner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A judgement unit applied in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device, wherein the judgement unit is configured to determine whether the PoE device is coupled to a load;
wherein if the judgement unit determines that the PoE device is not coupled to the load, a definite time handshaking activation signal is outputted for activating a definite time handshaking communication mode of the PoE device so as to communicate with the load in a definite time handshaking manner.

2 . The judgement unit of claim 1 , wherein the definite time handshaking communication mode is communicating with the load in the definite time handshaking manner every predetermined time.

3 . The judgement unit of claim 2 , wherein the definite time handshaking communication mode is that a definite time handshaking communication signal is outputted every predetermined time so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner.

4 . The judgement unit of claim 1 , wherein the judgement unit obtains an output current of the PoE device for determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit does not obtain the output current of the PoE device, it is determined that the PoE device is not coupled to the load.

5 . The judgement unit of claim 1 , wherein the judgement unit determines whether the PoE device outputs a definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly for determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit determines that the PoE device outputs the definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly, it is determined that the PoE device is not coupled to the load.

6 . A power supply device for providing power to a load, comprising:
a judgement unit configured to determine whether the power supply device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit determines that the power supply device is not coupled to the load, a definite time handshaking activation signal is outputted; and a controller coupled to the judgement unit, wherein if the controller receives the definite time handshaking activation signal outputted by the judgement unit, the controller adopts a definite time handshaking communication mode so as to communicate with the load in a definite time handshaking manner.

7 . The power supply device of claim 6 , wherein the controller communicates with the load in the definite time handshaking manner every predetermined time.

8 . The power supply device of claim 7 , wherein the controller outputs a definite time handshaking communication signal every predetermined time so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner.

9 . The power supply device of claim 6 , wherein the judgement unit obtains an output current of the power supply device for determining whether the power supply device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit does not obtain the output current of the power supply device, it is determined that the power supply device is not coupled to the load.

10 . The power supply device of claim 6 , wherein the judgement unit determines whether the controller outputs a definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly for determining whether the power supply device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit determines that the power supply device outputs the definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly, it is determined that the power supply device is not coupled to the load.

11 . A control method of a judgement unit applied in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device, comprising:
determining whether the PoE device is coupled to a load by the judgement unit; and outputting a definite time handshaking activation signal for activating a definite time handshaking communication mode of the PoE device so as to communicate with the load in a definite time handshaking manner if the judgement unit determines that the PoE device is not coupled to the load.

12 . The control method of claim 11 , wherein activating the definite time handshaking communication mode of the PoE device comprises:
activating the PoE device for communicating with the load in the definite time handshaking manner every predetermined time.

13 . The control method of claim 11 , wherein activating the PoE device for communicating with the load in the definite time handshaking manner every predetermined time comprises:
activating the PoE device for outputting a definite time handshaking communication signal every predetermined time so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner.

14 . The control method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load by the judgement unit comprises:
obtaining an output current of the PoE device by the judgement unit for determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit does not obtain the output current of the PoE device, it is determined that the PoE device is not coupled to the load.

15 . The control method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load by the judgement unit comprises:
determining whether the PoE device outputs a definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly by the judgement unit for determining whether the PoE device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit determines that the PoE device outputs the definite time handshaking communication signal repeatedly, it is determined that the PoE device is not coupled to the load.

16 . A control method of a power supply device, wherein the power supply device is configured to provide power to a load, the power supply device comprises a judgement unit and a controller, and the judgement unit is coupled to the controller, wherein the control method comprises:
determining whether the power supply device is coupled to the load by the judgement unit; outputting a definite time handshaking activation signal if the judgement unit determines that the power supply device is not coupled to the load; and adopting a definite time handshaking communication mode by the controller so as to communicate with the load in a definite time handshaking manner if the controller receives the definite time handshaking activation signal outputted by the judgement unit.

17 . The control method of claim 16 , wherein adopting the definite time handshaking communication mode by the controller so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner comprises:
communicating with the load in the definite time handshaking manner every predetermined time by the controller.

18 . The control method of claim 16 , wherein adopting the definite time handshaking communication mode by the controller so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner comprises:
outputting a definite time handshaking communication signal every predetermined time by the controller so as to communicate with the load in the definite time handshaking manner.

19 . The control method of claim 17 , wherein determining whether the power supply device is coupled to the load by the judgement unit comprises:
obtaining an output current of the power supply device by the judgement unit for determining whether the power supply device is coupled to the load, wherein if the judgement unit does not obtain the output current of the power supply device, it is determined that the power supply device is not coupled to the load.

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Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Tu Kuan-Hsien
• Peng Yung-Wei
• CHIANG So-Huan

Classifications

• H04L12/10 Primary

  Current supply arrangements · CPC title

• G05F1/561 Primary

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