US008212386B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.2 US 8,212,386 B2 Mahaffey (45) Date of Patent: Jul. 3, 2012 (54) POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM 4,784,614
US 8,212,386 B2 US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 7 or 11 252(a) 252(k)) \ \ BUED GLED 255 \ ll I I 100 FEEDBACKLOOP (-316 EEEMNEET 259 ' ¢ l 31°C a)
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 8 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2 252(a)\ f252(b) L L BLED GLED 255 \ ~259 FEEDBACKLOOP C244 11-16VDC Dct DC VARIABLE k NBC/“391 0
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 9 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2 FIG. 8(b) FIG. 8(a) FIG. 8(c)
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 10 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 11 01 11 US 8,212,386 B2
US 8,212,386 B2 1 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of US. patent application Ser. No. 11/
US 8,212,386 B2 3 FIG. 8(0) shows a bottom perspective view of the power adapter shown in FIG. 8(b) when it is changing states. FIG. 9 shows a system
US 8,212,386 B2 5 VDC (or 14-17 VDC) for a ?rst connector, and about 18-20 VDC (or 17-21 VDC) for a second connector. Unlike conventional universal po
US 8,212,386 B2 7 connector and may then attach the second connector to the output connector and the second electronic device to poWer the second elec
US 8,212,386 B2 9 the user as to Which color is associated With his portable consumer device. Using such color codes (or other indica tors), the user
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US 8,212,386 B2 11 The embodiments described With respect to FIG. 7(a) spe ci?cally relate to a AC to DC power supply system. It is understood that th
US 8,212,386 B2 Page 3 2004/ 0008462 A1 1/2004 Kluth et a1. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 2004/0037102 A1 2/2004 McDonald et al. EP 1372254 A2 120003 2004/
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 1 01 11 US 8,212,386 B2 33 33(a) 32(b) 32 ¢ 32(a) 10 10(a) 30 24 (1:1 _ 28 I 20 10(b) 100/ FIG. 1(a) 54(1)) 52 \ |__]/5
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 2 01 11 US 8,212,386 B2
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 3 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2 60(d) 60(0) FIG. 3(a) 60(9) 60(0) FIG. 3(b)
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US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 5 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2 188 97 / / Feedback 192 V A r-_''-—— 19.5VDC 11 - 16VDC DODC K Converter 96 T?‘ 16VDC
US. Patent Jul. 3, 2012 Sheet 6 0f 11 US 8,212,386 B2 216 299 FEEDBACKLOOP ( 100 240 \r —l / VAC (ISVDC RECTIFY & REC-"FY & VARIABLE - FI
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