Power supply

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9231485-B2
Application number	US-201414582200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2014
Priority date	Jan 22, 2014
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

A power supply may include a driving power supply unit converting input power to supply driving power to a load, and a power supply control unit performing a control to detect a change in a voltage level of the driving power and cut off the input power when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or more than a preset voltage level, in a preset standby mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power supply, comprising:
a driving power supply unit converting input power to supply driving power to a load; and
a power supply control unit performing a control to detect a change in a voltage level of the driving power and cut off the input power when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or more than a first preset voltage level, in a preset standby mode.

2. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply control unit performs a control to supply the input power when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or less than a second preset voltage level, in the standby mode.

3. The power supply according to claim 2 , wherein the power supply control unit includes:
a driving power detection unit detecting the change in the voltage level of the driving power; and
an input power control unit performing a control to cut off or supply the input power based on the voltage level of the driving power detected by the driving power detection unit.

4. The power supply according to claim 3 , wherein:
a primary side stage is connected to the input power and a secondary side stage is connected to the driving power, and
the driving power detection unit and the input power control unit are formed in the primary side stage.

5. The power supply according to claim 4 , wherein the driving power detection unit detects the change in the voltage level of the driving power using an auxiliary coil formed in the primary side stage.

6. The power supply according to claim 4 , wherein the input power control unit includes:
a comparator comparing the detected voltage level of the driving power with a preset reference voltage level and outputting a voltage signal having a signal level depending on the comparison result;
an inverter inverting a level of the voltage signal output from the comparator;
a timing signal generator connected to the inverter and generating and outputting a timing signal based on the detected voltage level of the driving power; and
a switching unit turned on/off depending on the timing signal output from the timing signal generator to cut off or supply the input power.

7. The power supply according to claim 6 , wherein the timing signal generator outputs a signal of a level which turns off the switching unit when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or more than the preset reference voltage level.

8. The power supply according to claim 6 , wherein the timing signal generator outputs a signal of a level which turns on the switching unit when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or less than the preset reference voltage level, in the standby mode.

9. The power supply according to claim 3 , wherein:
a primary side stage is connected to the input power and a secondary side stage is connected to the driving power, and
the driving power detection unit is formed in the secondary side stage and the input power control unit is formed in the primary side stage.

10. The power supply according to claim 9 , wherein the driving power detection unit detects the change in the voltage level of the driving power using a division resistor formed in the secondary side stage.

11. The power supply according to claim 9 , wherein the input power control unit includes:
a comparator comparing the detected voltage level of the driving power with a preset reference voltage level and outputting a voltage signal having a signal level depending on the comparison result;
an inverter inverting a level of the voltage signal output from the comparator;
a timing signal generator connected to the inverter and generating and outputting a timing signal based on the detected voltage level of the driving power; and
a switching unit turned on/off depending on the timing signal output from the timing signal generator to cut off or supply the input power.

12. The power supply according to claim 11 , wherein the timing signal generator turns off the switching unit when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or more than the preset reference voltage level.

13. The power supply according to claim 11 , wherein the timing signal generator outputs a signal of a level which turns on the switching unit when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or less than the preset reference voltage level, in the standby mode.

14. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the driving power supply unit includes:
a filter unit filtering electro-magnetic interference of the input power;
a rectifying unit rectifying the filtered input power;
a power switching unit switching the rectified input power;
a transforming unit transforming the switched input power depending on a preset turn ratio;
a driving power output unit rectifying the transformed power to output the driving power to the load; and
a switching controller controlling a switching operation of the power switching unit depending on a feedback signal corresponding to an output of the driving power.

15. The power supply according to claim 14 , wherein the power supply control unit is connected to the rectifying unit and performs a control to cut off the rectified input power when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or more than the first preset voltage level.

16. The power supply according to claim 15 , wherein the power supply control unit performs a control to supply the rectified input power when the detected voltage level of the driving power is equal to or less than a second preset voltage level, in the standby mode.

17. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the load comprises at least one light emitting diode.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech
• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Ryu Byoung Woo
• Ko Tae Seok

Classifications

• H02M1/126

  using passive filters · CPC title

• H02M3/33507

  with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters (H02M3/33561, H02M3/33569 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02M7/068

  mounted on a transformer · CPC title

• H02M3/33523

  with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop · CPC title

• H02M7/217

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title