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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Luxshare-ict Co., Ltd., Taipei, TW;
Chih-Hsiung Chang, Taipei, TW;
Chan-Yao Yeh, Taipei, TW;
Wu-Chiang Yen, Taipei, TW;
Ya-Ling Huang, Taipei, TW;
LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD., Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A power-governing method is for a USB docking station. The USB docking station includes a connector, ports, output-monitoring circuits, and a control circuit. The connector connects to a master device and has a power supply channel. The ports connect to power-receiving devices. The output-monitoring circuits correspond to the ports. The output-monitoring circuits selectively connect the power supply channel to the corresponding ports. Each the output-monitoring circuit has an upper limit power value. Each the output-monitoring circuit obtains a current output power of the corresponding port. The output-monitoring circuit disconnects the connection between the corresponding port and the power supply channel when the current output power is greater than its upper limit power value. The control circuit has rated power values corresponding to the ports. The control circuit sets upper limit power values according to the rated power values, current output powers, and a power supply option of the master device.