Delta Electronics, Inc.

Chih-Chiang Chan

Yu-Ming Chang

Peter Mantovanelli Barbosa

I-Chieh Li

Wen-Hsiang Lin

Brian T Irving

Yu-Chi Jen

Chin Lien

Miao-Jen Cheng

Milan M Jovanovic

Wei-Yu Chen

Yi-Hua Chang

Chia-Hsien Chu

Chih-Ming Wu

Chien-Yu Lin

Chien-Lung Wu

Chia-Hsun Wu

Meng-Wen Pan

Chang-Chih Chen

Yuan-Fang Lee

Peter Barbosa

A power supply device includes at least one magnetic member, a first circuit board and a second circuit board. The first circuit board is disposed over the magnetic member and is electrically connected to the magnetic member. The first circuit board has an opening. The second circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second circuit board is disposed over the first circuit board and faces the opening of the first circuit board.

Power supply device with stacked circuit boards and thermal gel contacting magnetic member

A dual-input power switching system includes a first DC power source, a second DC power source, a DC conversion circuit, and a boost-up circuit. The first DC power source provides a first DC voltage, and the second DC power source provides a second DC voltage. The DC conversion circuit receives the first DC voltage or the second DC voltage being an input voltage, and converts the input voltage to supply power to a load. The boost-up circuit provides a hold-up voltage to boost up the input voltage when the first DC power source stops supplying power to lead to power drop of the input voltage, such that the input voltage reaches to a specific voltage that is greater than the second DC voltage and afterward naturally decreases to be less than or equal to the second DC voltage.

Dual-input power switching system and method of operating the same

A power distribution apparatus includes a power source terminal, a power-distributing module, at least a power distribution module, an input detection unit, at least an output detection unit and a management unit. The power source terminal receives an input power. The power-distributing module converts the input power into an output power. Each of the power distribution modules includes a plurality of output ports. The power distribution module receives the output power to output the output power through the output ports. The input detection unit detects the input power to generate a set of input information. The output detection unit detects the output power to generate at least a set of output information correspondingly. According to the input information or the output information, the management unit controls the output ports to be turned on or off correspondingly.

Power distribution apparatus

A power distribution apparatus with a backup energy-storing function receives a first input power source, and the apparatus includes an output module, a conversion module, an energy storage unit, and a management unit. When the first input power source is normal, the output module outputs the first input power source. Also, the management unit controls the conversion module to convert the first input power source to a first power source for charging the energy storage unit. When the first input power source is abnormal, the energy storage unit outputs a second power source to the conversion module. Also, the management unit controls the conversion module to convert the second power source into a second input power source for outputting the second input power source from a second output module.

Power distribution apparatus and method of operating the same

A power redundant system includes a switch module, a power-supplying module and a control unit. The switch module includes switch units. Each switch unit switches a power as an input power. The power-supplying module includes power-supplying units. Each power-supplying unit is connected to a switch unit correspondingly and converts the input power into an output power and supplies the output power to a load. The control unit controls the switch units to switch one of input sources of the power as the input power. If one of the switch units or power-supplying units is not operational, an electric power supplied by the power-supplying units connected to the remaining switch units correspondingly is greater than or equal to an electric power required by the load. When one of the input sources is abnormal, the control unit controls the switch units to switch to another input source.

Power redundant system and operation method for the same

A power distribution unit and a fault detecting method applied in the power distribution unit are disclosed herein. The power distribution unit includes an input terminal, an insulation fault detection circuit and a processing circuit. The input terminal is electrically coupled to a positive power line and a negative power line, and configured to receive a high voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage. The insulation fault detection circuit is configured to detect an insulation resistance value between a ground terminal and the positive power line or the negative power line. The processing circuit is configured to output a warning signal according to the insulation resistance value.

Power distribution unit and fault detecting method

A power distribution unit includes a power input terminal, a main body, plural power-providing units, a coupling module and a hot-swappable module. The plural power-providing units are installed on the main body and electrically connected with plural electronic devices to provide electric power to the plural electronic devices. The coupling module is embedded within the main body. The hot-swappable module is detachably connected with the coupling module. When the hot-swappable module is connected with and disposed within the coupling module, the power distribution unit is in communication with a remote power management unit and/or an adjacent power distribution unit.

Power distribution unit with hot-swappable module and power management system

A power distribution system capable of network-connecting relay is provided. Power distribution units of the power distribution system execute a master-node-arbitrating process to generate an arbitration result, and respectively switch to a master node mode for being a master node or a slave node mode for being a slave node according to the arbitration result. When being the master node, a power distribution unit receives a monitor command from a remote management device via an external network, and transfers it to the corresponded slave node(s). When being the slave node, a power distribution unit executes the monitor command received from the master node. Therefore, the complexity of building system and the cost of building system can be effectively reduced, and network-connecting relay service can be provided.

Power distribution unit, power distribution system and network-connecting relay method thereof

A power converter and a method are disclosed. The power converter includes a plurality of converting modules and a plurality of switching circuits. Each of the converting modules includes a bypass element configured to be shorted when a fault occurs. The switching circuits are electrically coupled in series to each other and electrically coupled in parallel to the converting modules respectively. Any one of the switching circuits is configured to be shorted when the bypass element of the corresponding converting module is shorted.

Power converter and operating method thereof

A power supply includes power modules. Each of the power modules includes an input stage and an output stage. The input stage generates an intermediate voltage, and the output stage outputs a DC supply voltage according to the intermediate voltage. The input stages are controlled with at least one first common control signal having a common duty cycle, and the output stages are controlled with at least one second common control signal having a common duty cycle.

Power supply with multiple converters and averaged feedforward control

A power supply includes power modules. Each of the power modules includes an input stage configured to convert an input voltage into an intermediate voltage, and an output stage configured to output a DC supply voltage according to the intermediate voltage. Input terminals of the input stages in the plurality of power modules are electrically connected in series, and the input stages are configured to be controlled with at least one first common control signal having a common duty cycle. Output terminals of the output stages in the plurality of power modules are electrically connected in parallel, and the output stages are configured to be controlled with at least one second common control signal having a common duty cycle. A method of supplying power is also disclosed herein.

Power balancing method for multiple module power supply using averaged feedback

A battery backup system includes a base and a plurality of battery backup modules. The base has a plurality of receiving portions. Each of the battery backup modules includes a first modular casing, a microcontroller, an energy storage unit and a DC-DC converting circuit. The microcontroller is disposed in the first modular casing. The energy storage unit is disposed in the first modular casing and connected with the microcontroller for charging or discharging electrical energy. The DC-DC converting circuit is disposed in the first modular casing and connected with the microcontroller for converting a DC voltage. The first modular casing is swappable to be accommodated within one of the receiving portions of the base. When the first modular casing is accommodated within the receiving portion, the energy storage unit is controlled to charge or discharge electrical energy by the microcontroller.

Battery backup system and battery backup module thereof

An array-type battery power management apparatus includes at least two battery power management apparatuses. Each battery power management apparatus has a bus unit and at least one battery power integration unit. The battery power integration unit has a battery module and a charging-discharging module. The battery module has a first positive conductive terminal and a first negative conductive terminal. The charging-discharging module has a second positive conductive terminal and a second negative conductive terminal. The second positive conductive terminal is directly connected to the first positive conductive terminal and the second negative conductive terminal is directly connected to the first negative conductive terminal, thus directly electrically connecting to the battery module and the charging-discharging module.

Array-type battery power management apparatus and battery power integration units thereof

Disclosed in an active power management architecture, including a remote power management system having a database; a power distribution unit communicated with the remote power management system through an internal network; a plurality of electronic devices each includes a power supply unit; and a plurality of transmission cables respectively connected to the power distribution unit and the power supply units of the electronic devices for outputting power of the power distribution unit to the power supply units. The information of the power supply units is transmitted from the power supply units to the power distribution unit through the transmission cables in compliance with a power line communication protocol, and the power distribution unit is configured to transmit the information to the database, such that the remote power management system gives an instruction to the power distribution unit to control the power distribution unit and the power supply units.

Active power management architecture and managing method thereof

Disclosed is a local power management unit acting as a hub-like information agent for assisting a remote management system to administer power distribution units. One local power management unit is connected to a plurality of power distribution units through a peripheral communication interface and connected to the remote management system through an IP network. The local power management unit is configured to collect and analyze the operational data or power consumption information of the connected power distribution units through the peripheral communication interface and transmitted the processed data or information to the remote management system through the IP network. Hence, the workload of the remote management system is alleviated, the network cabling is saved, and the processing time of the polling operation carried out by the remote management system is shortened.

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chih-Chiang Chan