Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Architecture for multi-port AC/DC switching mode power supply
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Application No.: US17688170Application Date: 2022-03-07
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Publication No.: US11463012B1Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Xuechao Liu , Paul Wiener
- Applicant: GaN Systems Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Ottawa
- Assignee: GaN Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: GaN Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ottawa
- Agency: Miltons IP/p.i.
- Main IPC: H02M3/335
- IPC: H02M3/335 ; H02M3/158 ; H02M1/00 ; H02M1/42

Abstract:
An architecture for a multi-port AC/DC Switching Mode Power Supply (SMPS) with Power Factor Correction (PFC) comprises power management control (PMC) for PFC On/Off Control and Smart Power Distribution, and optionally, a boost follower circuit. For example, in a universal AC/DC multi-port USB-C Power Delivery (PD) adapter, PMC enables turn-on and turn-off of PFC dependent on output port operational status and a combined load of active output ports. A microprocessor control unit (MCU) receives operational status, a voltage sense input and a current sense input for each USB port, computes output power for each USB port, and executes a power distribution protocol to turn-on or turn-off PFC dependent on the combined load from each USB port. Available power may be distributed intelligently to one or more ports, dependent on load. In an example embodiment, turning-off PFC for low load and low AC line input increases efficiency by 3% to 5%.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220302846A1 ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTI-PORT AC/DC SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY Public/Granted day:2022-09-22
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