Alarm system for power supply

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9531205-B2
Application number	US-201414564695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Oct 31, 2014
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

An alarm system for power supply includes a power supply unit, an electronic device, a control unit, and a switch unit. The power supply unit includes a battery. The battery outputs a power supply voltage. The power supply receives a standby DC voltage, and outputs a first voltage level signal according to the standby DC voltage and the power supply voltage. The electronic device outputs a second voltage level signal. The control unit receives the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal, and outputs a control signal in accordance. The switch unit receives the control signal, and sounds alert when there is no electric charge in the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An alarm system for power supply, the alarm system comprising:
a power supply unit comprising a battery configured to output a power supply voltage, the power supply unit configured to receive a standby direct current (DC) voltage and output a first voltage level signal according to the power supply voltage and the standby DC voltage;
an electronic device configured to output a second voltage level signal;
a control unit coupled to the power supply unit and the electronic device and configured to receive the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal, and output a control signal in accordance therewith; and
a switch unit coupled to the control unit and the electronic device and configured to receive the control signal, and alert when there is no electric charge in the battery.

2. The alarm system for power supply of claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit further comprises a Schottky diode and a first resistor; the Schottky diode comprises a Schottky diode first anode, a Schottky diode second anode, and a Schottky diode cathode; the Schottky diode first anode is configured to receive the standby DC voltage; the Schottky diode second anode is electrically coupled to a battery anode via the first resistor; a battery cathode is grounded; and the Schottky diode cathode is configured to output the first voltage level signal.

3. The alarm system for power supply of claim 2 , wherein the battery is a button cell; and the standby DC voltage is +3.3V.

4. The alarm system for power supply of claim 2 , wherein the control unit comprises a control chip and a second resistor; the control chip comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal, and a ground terminal; the first input terminal is electrically coupled to the Schottky diode cathode and receives the first voltage level signal; the second input terminal is electrically coupled to a power on DC voltage via the second resistor; the second input terminal is configured to receive the second voltage level signal; the output terminal is configured to output the control signal; and the ground terminal is grounded.

5. The alarm system for power supply of claim 4 , wherein the power on DC voltage is +3V.

6. The alarm system for power supply of claim 4 , wherein the switch unit comprises a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a third resistor, and a light emitting diode (LED); a MOSFET gate is electrically coupled to the output terminal and receive the control signal; a MOSFET source is electrically coupled to a LED anode via the third resistor; a LED cathode is grounded; and a MOSFET drain is configured to receive the power on DC voltage.

7. The alarm system for power supply of claim 6 , wherein the MOSFET is an N-channel MOSFET.

8. The alarm system for power supply of claim 1 , wherein when at least one of the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal received by the control unit is a high voltage level, the control unit outputs a low voltage level control signal to the switch unit, and the switch unit does not alert.

9. The alarm system for power supply of claim 1 , wherein when the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal received by the control unit are both low voltage level, the control unit outputs a high voltage level control signal to the switch unit, and the switch unit alerts.

10. An alarm system for power supply, the alarm system comprising:
a power supply unit comprising a battery configured to output a power supply voltage, the power supply unit configured to receive a standby DC voltage and output a first voltage level signal according to the power supply voltage and the standby DC voltage;
an electronic device configured to output a second voltage level signal;
a control unit coupled to the power supply unit and the electronic device and configured to receive the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal, and output a control signal in accordance therewith; and
a switch unit coupled to the control unit and the electronic device and configured to receive the control signal, and alert when there is no electric charge in the battery,
wherein, when at least one of the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal received by the control unit is a high voltage level, the control unit outputs a low voltage level control signal to the switch unit, and the switch unit does not alert; and
when the first voltage level signal and the second voltage level signal received by the control unit are both low voltage level, the control unit outputs a high voltage level control signal to the switch unit, and the switch unit alerts.

11. The alarm system for power supply of claim 10 , the power supply unit further comprises a Schottky diode and a first resistor; the Schottky diode comprises a Schottky diode first anode, a Schottky diode second anode, and a Schottky diode cathode; the Schottky diode first anode is configured to receive the standby DC voltage; the Schottky diode second anode is electrically coupled to a battery anode via the first resistor; a battery cathode is grounded; and the Schottky diode cathode is configured to output the first voltage level signal.

12. The alarm system for power supply of claim 11 , wherein the battery is a button cell; and the standby DC voltage is +3.3V.

13. The alarm system for power supply of claim 11 , wherein the control unit comprises a control chip and a second resistor; the control chip comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal, and a ground terminal; the first input terminal is electrically coupled to the Schottky diode cathode and receives the first voltage level signal; the second input terminal is electrically coupled to a power on DC voltage via the second resistor; the second input terminal is configured to receive the second voltage level signal; the output terminal is configured to output the control signal; and the ground terminal is grounded.

14. The alarm system for power supply of claim 13 , wherein the power on DC voltage is +3V.

15. The alarm system for power supply of claim 13 , wherein the switch unit comprises a MOSFET, a third resistor, and a LED; a MOSFET gate is electrically coupled to the output terminal and receive the control signal; a MOSFET source is electrically coupled to a LED anode via the third resistor; a LED cathode is grounded; and a MOSFET drain is configured to receive the power on DC voltage.

16. The alarm system for power supply of claim 15 , wherein the MOSFET is an N-channel MOSFET.

Assignees

• Hong Fu Jin Prec Ind (Wuhan) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Jie
• Chen Chun-Sheng

Classifications

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J7/663 Primary

  using battery or load disconnect circuits (H02J9/002 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J2007/005

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/0031 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/0047

  Electricity · mapped topic