Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fan detection method, fan detection chip and fan detection system using the same
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Application No.: US15924839Application Date: 2018-03-19
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Publication No.: US10412856B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Shih-Hsuan Hsu
- Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: TW106126153A 20170802
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; G06F1/20

Abstract:
A fan detection method, a fan detection chip and a fan detection system using the same are disclosed. The fan detection method is applied to a fan detection chip including a first pin, a second pin, a third pin, a fourth pin, and the fan is electrically coupled to the first pin, the second pin and the third pin at least. The fan detection method includes following steps: controlling a switch to selectively conduct the first pin and the second pin; controlling a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal processing module to output a voltage pulse to the fourth pin; detecting, by the voltage detection module, a voltage level on the fourth pin; and determining the fan to be a PWM fan when the voltage level is changed, and determining the fan to be a DC fan when the voltage level is not changed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190045660A1 FAN DETECTION METHOD, FAN DETECTION CHIP AND FAN DETECTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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