IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0341820
(2008-12-22)
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등록번호 |
US-8225116
(2012-07-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Chen, Cheng
- Hong, Feng
- Li, Shanfu
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A communication device includes a power supply system, the power supply system includes: an MCH, a power module, and at least one AMC module. The AMC module is adapted to send a load power supply control command according to a received load power supply control request. The power module is adapted t
A communication device includes a power supply system, the power supply system includes: an MCH, a power module, and at least one AMC module. The AMC module is adapted to send a load power supply control command according to a received load power supply control request. The power module is adapted to receive input of external power supply, and provide management power supply and load power supply after converting the input of external power supply. The at least one Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) module is adapted to send the load power control request to the MCH, receive the load power supply control command sent by the MCH, and control provision of the load power supply of the power module according to the load power supply control command.
대표청구항
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1. A power supply system comprising: a first controller,a power converter, andat least one electronic card, wherein the electronic card comprises: a second controller,a load circuit, anda first control circuit;wherein the first controller is configured to send a load power supply control command to
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A power supply system comprising: a first controller,a power converter, andat least one electronic card, wherein the electronic card comprises: a second controller,a load circuit, anda first control circuit;wherein the first controller is configured to send a load power supply control command to the second controller according to a received load power supply control request from the second controller;wherein the power converter is configured to receive an input of an external power supply, and to provide a load power supply to the first control circuit through a load power bus after converting the input of the external power supply;wherein the second controller is configured to send the load power supply control request to the first controller, to receive the load power supply control command sent by the first controller, and to send a load power enabling signal to the first control circuit according to the load power supply control command; andwherein the first control circuit is configured to obtain the load power supply provided by the power converter, and to control the load power supply provided to the load circuit of the electronic card according to the load power enabling signal received from the second controller. 2. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the second controller is further configured to notify the first controller that the electronic card is in position according to an in-position signal. 3. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the power converter is configured to provide a management power supply after converted; and wherein the second controller is further configured to obtain the management power supply from the power converter, and to manage relevant circuit power-on work. 4. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the power converter comprises a power converting module and an Enhanced Module Management Controller (EMMC), wherein the power converting module is configured to receive the input of the external power supply, and to convert the input of the external power supply into the load power supply and the management power supply, to provide to the first control circuit and the second controller respectively; wherein the EMMC is configured to receive in-position signals sent by the electronic card when inserted into the power supply system, and to report an electronic card insertion event to the first controller. 5. The power supply system according to claim 4, wherein, the first controller is further configured to send a command of providing management power supply to the EMMC after receiving the in-position signal of the electronic card; wherein the EMMC is further configured to instruct a management power control circuit to provide the management power supply for a corresponding second controller after receiving the command of providing management power supply; to control the management power control circuit to shut down output of the management power supply after detecting that the electronic card is unplugged; to instruct a load power control circuit to provide the load power supply for a corresponding load circuit after receiving a request for providing the load power supply; and to instruct the load power control circuit to shut down an output of the load power supply after receiving a request for shutting down the load power supply;wherein the power converter further comprises:a management power supply circuit, configured to control the management power supply according to a received command for providing or shutting down the management power supply; andthe load power control circuit, wherein the load power control circuit is configured to turn on or shut down output of the load power supply according to the command for providing or shutting down the load power supply. 6. The power supply system according to claim 5, wherein the power supply system further comprises at least one ordinary electronic card, the at least one ordinary electronic card comprising the second controller and the load circuit; wherein the second controller of the ordinary electronic card is coupled to the management power control circuit, and the load circuit of the ordinary electronic card is coupled to the load power control circuit. 7. The power supply system according to claim 6, wherein the power supply system further comprises a backplane, and the power converter and the first controller are coupled to the at least one electronic card or the at least one ordinary electronic card according to the backplane. 8. The power supply system according to claim 4, wherein the first controller is further configured to query the second controller whether the load power supply is required after knowing that the electronic card is in position; and wherein the second controller is further configured to send the load power control request to the first controller after determining that the load power supply is required. 9. A method for supplying power to an electronic card, comprising: obtaining, by an electronic card, management power supply from a power converter and managing a relevant circuit of the electronic card power-on work when or after inserting the electronic card into a system by a second controller;sending, by the electronic card, a request for providing load power supply to a first controller, wherein the request carries a load power requirement of the electronic card;sending by the first controller, a command for allowing provision of a load power supply to the electronic card;turning on, by the electronic card, a power supply output for receiving the load power supply provided by a power converter through a load power bus according to the command sent by the first controller;wherein sending a command for allowing provision of load power supply to the electronic card comprises:sending, by the first controller, the command for allowing provision of the load power supply to the electronic card, after determining that the power converter is able to meet the load power requirement of the electronic card;wherein before sending the command for allowing provision of the load power supply to the electronic card, the method further comprises:notifying, by the electronic card, the power converter that the electronic card is in position, and reporting, by the power converter, an electronic card insertion event to the first controller after knowing that the electronic card is in position; ornotifying by the electronic card, the first controller that the electronic card is in position;the method further comprising:determining, by the first controller, a power supply mode of a slot insert by the electronic card, and after determining that the power supply mode is a star topology supply mode, performing the following steps:sending, by the first controller, a command to the power converter, requiring provision of the management power supply for the electronic card;providing, by the power converter, the management power supply for the electronic card;managing, by the electronic card, the power-on work of the relevant circuit of the electronic card;sending, by the electronic card, a request for providing a load power supply to the first controller, carrying a load power supply requirement; instructing, by the first controller, the power converter, to provide load power supply after determining that the power converter is able to meet the load power requirement of the electronic card; and providing, by the power converter, the load power supply for the electronic card according to the command sent by the first controller. 10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: determining, by the first controller, a type of a currently inserted electronic card; if the currently inserted electronic card is the electronic card, instructing the electronic card to turn on a load power path by the first controller. 11. A method for supplying power to an electronic card, comprising: obtaining, by an electronic card, management power supply from a power converter and managing a relevant circuit of the electronic card power-on work when or after inserting the electronic card into a system by a second controller;sending by the electronic card, a request for providing load power supply to a first controller, wherein the request carries a load power requirement of the electronic card;sending, by the first controller, a command for allowing provision of a load power supply to the electronic card;turning on, by the electronic card, a power supply output for receiving the load power supply provided by a power converter through a load power bus according to the command sent by the first controller;the method further comprising:sending, by the electronic card, an unplugging request to the first controller after detecting the unplugging request in a process of unplugging the electronic card out of the system;sending, by the first controller, a command for allowing shutdown of the load power supply to the electronic card after receiving the unplugging request;shutting down, by the electronic card, a load power output after receiving the command that allows shutdown of the load power supply;the method further comprising:determining, by the first controller, after an unplugging request is sent to the first controller, a power supply mode of a slot of the electronic card, and if the power supply mode is a star supply mode, performing the following steps:instructing, by the first controller, the power converter to shut down load power supply;shutting down, by the power converter, the load power supply provided to the electronic card according to the command;shutting down, by a power module, the management power supply provided to the electronic card after determining that the electronic card is unplugged. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: reporting, by the power converter, the electronic card unplugging event to the first controller after determining that electronic card is unplugged according to an in-position signal.
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