Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multimode USB-C power transmission and conversion
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Application No.: US16751574Application Date: 2020-01-24
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Publication No.: US11573618B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Andrew Thomas Sultenfuss , Richard C. Thompson
- Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Fogarty LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; H02J7/00 ; H02J7/04 ; G06F13/42 ; G06F1/18

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for powering an Information Handling System (IHS). The system includes a multimode AC adapter that reports supported outputs, including USB-PD (Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery) outputs and also including high-power outputs of a voltage greater than the USB-PD output voltages. The IHS detects a coupling of the multimode AC adapter to a USB-C port of the IHS. Based on information provided by the multimode adapter, the IHS determines the multimode adapter supports transmission of the high-power outputs to the USB-C port. The high-power outputs are negotiated and a power circuit of the IHS is configured for converting the negotiated high-power output. The configured power circuit converts the negotiated high-power output received via the USB-C port to an input utilized by the IHS. The high-power conversion circuit may provide efficient conversion of input voltages of up to 60 volts to voltages for use by the IHS.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210232193A1 MULTIMODE USB-C POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONVERSION Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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