CN103123535A - Modularized power supply control device - Google Patents

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CN103123535A
CN103123535A CN2011103748862A CN201110374886A CN103123535A CN 103123535 A CN103123535 A CN 103123535A CN 2011103748862 A CN2011103748862 A CN 2011103748862A CN 201110374886 A CN201110374886 A CN 201110374886A CN 103123535 A CN103123535 A CN 103123535A
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徐建伟
张家豪
许嘉文
管浩延
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A modularized power supply control device is applicable to a computer system and comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit. The upper plate is provided with a first voltage converter which is used for converting a first voltage into a plurality of first working voltages required by the computer system. The lower plate is provided with a second voltage converter and a fan control module, the second voltage converter is used for receiving a second voltage and converting the second voltage into a plurality of second working voltages required by the computer system. The fan control module is used for controlling operation of a plurality of cooling fans in the computer system. The first connecting unit is used for connecting a plurality of power circuits of the upper plate and the lower plate. The second connecting unit is used for connecting a plurality of signal circuits of the upper plate and the lower plate.

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The Modular electrical source control device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of power control, particularly a kind of Modular electrical source control device.
Background technology
In general, computer system can dispose a power supply unit, so that itself required operating voltage to be provided, normally to operate.And computer system needs the voltage of various different potentials, with the required running power supply of each circuit unit on the supply motherboard.So, can be equipped with a power distribution plate (Power Distribution Board) between motherboard and power supply unit, become the voltage of various different potentials in order to the voltage transitions that power supply unit is supplied, use for each circuit unit on motherboard.
In addition, can produce heat when in computer system, each circuit unit operates, raise to cause the temperature in computer system.Yet, if without effectively reducing the temperature of computer system, may cause the circuit unit in computer system to damage.Therefore, can configure radiator fan and fan control board (Fan Control Board, FCB) in computer system, and control the running of radiator fan by fan control board, the heat that is produced effectively to take away each power supply module, and then reduce the interior temperature of computer system.
But due to limited space in computer system, and fan control board and power distribution plate be minute to be arranged, therefore can be comparatively complicated in assembling and increase the degree of difficulty of assembling.In addition, need between fan control board and power distribution plate by being connected of signal wire, to carry out the transmission of signal.Therefore and the of a great variety and item number of these signal wires is various, can increase the use cost of circuit unit and cause inconvenience on user design.
Summary of the invention
In view of above problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Modular electrical source control device, use the use cost that reduces circuit unit.
A kind of Modular electrical source control device of the present invention is suitable for a computer system, and this Modular electrical source control device comprises upper plate, lower plate, a plurality of power circuit, a plurality of signal line.The first linkage unit and the second linkage unit.Upper plate has one first electric pressure converter.The first electric pressure converter is in order to receiving one first voltage, and the first voltage transitions is become required a plurality of the first operating voltage of computer system.Lower plate has a second voltage converter and a fan control module.The second voltage converter is in order to receiving a second voltage, and converts second voltage to computer system required a plurality of the second operating voltage.Fan control module is in order to control the running of a plurality of radiator fans in computer system.A plurality of power circuits are disposed at respectively upper plate and lower plate, and couple the first electric pressure converter and second voltage converter.A plurality of signal lines are disposed at respectively upper plate and lower plate, and the signal line of lower plate couples kind control module the first linkage unit of wind, in order to connect the power circuit of upper plate and lower plate.The second linkage unit is in order to connect the signal line of upper plate and lower plate.
In one embodiment, aforementioned upper plate has a perforate, and the Modular electrical source control device also comprises a radiator fan.This radiator fan passes upper plate by perforate, and couples fan control module, and is controlled by fan control module, so that upper plate and lower plate are dispelled the heat.
In one embodiment, aforementioned the first linkage unit is a bridge joint card.
In one embodiment, aforementioned the second linkage unit is a signal cable or a signal bus.
In one embodiment, aforementioned computer system also comprises the first power-supply unit and second source feeding unit.The first power-supply unit is in order to provide this first voltage.The second source feeding unit is in order to provide this second voltage.
A kind of Modular electrical source control device of the present invention, by fan control module and second voltage converter are integrated on lower plate, and be electrically connected to each other by the Copper Foil layout on lower plate, recycle the signal line that the second linkage unit connects upper plate and lower plate, make fan control module can send a signal to upper plate or receive the signal that upper plate produces.Thus, can effectively reduce the use of signal wire, saving the use cost of circuit unit, and make the simplicity of design of power control.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the block scheme of Modular electrical source apparatus of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural perspective of Modular electrical source apparatus of the present invention.
Wherein, Reference numeral
100 computer systems
111 first motherboards
112 second motherboards
113 first power-supply units
114 second source feeding units
115,116,180 radiator fans
120 Modular electrical source apparatus
130 upper plates
131 first electric pressure converters
132,143 power circuits
133,144 signal lines
140 lower plates
141 second voltage converters
142 fan control module
150 first linkage units
160 second linkage units
170 perforates
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, structural principle of the present invention and principle of work are done concrete description:
Please refer to shown in Figure 1ly, it is the block scheme of computer system of the present invention.Computer system 100 comprises the first motherboard 111, the second motherboard 112, the first power-supply unit (Power Supply Unit, PSU) 113, second source feeding unit 114 and Modular electrical source supply device 120 provided by the present invention.The first power supply unit 113 is in order to provide the first voltage.Second source supply 114 is in order to provide second voltage.
Modular electrical source control device 120 comprises upper plate 130, lower plate 140, a plurality of power circuit 132,143, a plurality of signal line 133,144, the first linkage unit 150 and the second linkage unit 160.In the present embodiment, upper plate 130 can be printed circuit board (PCB) (Printed Circuit Board, PEB) with lower plate 140.
Upper plate 130 has the first electric pressure converter 131.The first voltage that the first electric pressure converter 131 provides in order to receive the first power-supply unit 113, and the first voltage transitions is become required a plurality of the first operating voltage of computer system 100.And aforementioned the first operating voltage for example is supplied to the first motherboard 111, and the first motherboard 111 can be worked.Wherein, upper plate 130 can be power distribution plate (Power Distribution Board, PDB).
Lower plate 140 has second voltage converter 141 and fan control module 142.The second voltage that second voltage converter 141 provides in order to receive second source feeding unit 114, and convert second voltage to computer system 100 required a plurality of the second operating voltage.And aforementioned the second operating voltage for example is supplied to the second motherboard 112, but makes the second motherboard 112 normal operations.
Fan control module 142 for example is disposed at the radiator fan 115 and the radiator fan 116 that is disposed at the second motherboard 112 of the first motherboard 111 in order to control the running of a plurality of radiator fans in computer system 100.And aforesaid radiator fan is for example configurable in the first motherboard 111, the second motherboard 112, and control the running of radiator fans by fan control module 142, effectively taking away the heat that assembly was produced on the first motherboard 111 and the second motherboard 112, and then reduce in computer system 100 temperature.
In the present embodiment, second voltage converter 141 is disposed at the metal wire on lower plate 140 and is electrically connected to each other with fan control module 142 utilizations, and need not to connect by connecting line.Thus, can save the use cost of connecting line.
Power circuit 132 is disposed at upper plate 130, and couples the first electric pressure converter 131, in order to transmit voltage.Power circuit 143 is disposed at lower plate 140, and occasionally connects second voltage converter 141, in order to transmit voltage.Signal line 133 is disposed at upper plate 130, in order to transmit other outer signal of voltage (such as fan control signal etc.).Only slightly show signal line 133 in accompanying drawing and be disposed at upper plate 130, but the circuit unit of the signal line 133 of the present embodiment such as other circuit unit that can be connected to upper plate 130 and the first motherboard 111 (as central processing unit etc.), to transmit signal.
Signal line 144 is disposed at lower plate 140, and signal line 144 couples fan control module 142, the control signal or other control signal that produce in order to transmit fan control module 144.In addition, signal line 144 also can connect other circuit unit of lower plate 130 and the circuit unit of the second motherboard (as central processing unit etc.), to transmit signal except coupling fan control module 142.
The first linkage unit 150 is coupled between upper plate 130 and lower plate 140, in order to the power circuit 132 that connects upper plate 130 power circuit 143 with lower plate 140, make the voltage that upper plate 120 produces to be sent to lower plate 140 by the first linkage unit 150, use for lower plate 140, and make the voltage that lower plate 140 produces to be sent to upper plate 130 by the first linkage unit 150, use for upper plate 130.Thus, when the first power-supply unit 113 (or second source feeding unit 114) makes a mistake or damages, upper plate 130 (or lower plate 140) can be obtained the voltage that lower plate 140 (or upper plate 130) produces or obtain the second voltage (or first voltage) that second source feeding unit 113 (or first power-supply unit 114) provides by the first linkage unit 150, but makes still normal operation of computer system 100.In the present embodiment, the first linkage unit 150 can be bridge joint card (Bridge Card), so that upper plate 130 and easily dismounting of lower plate 140.
In addition, the second linkage unit 160 couples between upper plate 130 and lower plate 140, in order to the signal line 133 that connects upper plate 130 signal line 144 with lower plate 140.Thus, fan control module 142 can send a signal to upper plate 130 by the second linkage unit 160, or receives signal from upper plate 130.For instance, when the detecting unit of the first motherboard 111 detects the excess Temperature of the first motherboard 111, transmit detection signal to the fan control module 142 of lower plate 140 by upper plate 130, the second linkage unit 160.Then, the corresponding control signal that produces of fan control module 142, and be sent to the first motherboard 111 by the second linkage unit 160, upper plate 130, with the faster rotational speed of the radiator fan 115 of controlling the first motherboard 111, with the temperature of effective reduction the first motherboard 111.
In another embodiment, upper plate 130 has a perforate 170, and Modular electrical source control device 100 also comprises a radiator fan 180, as shown in Figure 2.Fan 180 passes upper plate 130 by perforate 170, and is bearing on lower plate 140, or is locked on lower plate 140.This radiator fan 180 can couple fan control module 142, and is controlled by fan control module 142 operating, and then upper plate 130 and lower plate 140 are dispelled the heat, to reduce the heat that circuit unit was produced of upper plate 130 and lower plate 140.
The modular power control module of embodiments of the invention, it is by being integrated in fan control module and second voltage converter on lower plate, and be electrically connected to each other by the metal wire on lower plate, recycle the signal line that the second linkage unit connects upper plate and lower plate, make fan control module can send a signal to upper plate or receive the signal that upper plate produces.In addition, upper plate also has a perforate, makes radiator fan to pass perforate and is installed between upper plate and lower plate, so that upper plate and lower plate are dispelled the heat.Thus, can effectively reduce the use of signal wire, saving the use cost of circuit unit, and make the simplicity of design of power control.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; in the situation that do not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make according to the present invention various corresponding changes and distortion, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the present invention.

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1. a Modular electrical source control device, be suitable for a computer system, it is characterized in that, comprising:
One upper plate has one first electric pressure converter, and this first electric pressure converter is in order to receiving one first voltage, and this first voltage transitions is become required a plurality of the first operating voltage of this computer system;
One lower plate, have a second voltage converter and a fan control module, this second voltage converter is in order to receive a second voltage, and converting this second voltage to this computer system required a plurality of the second operating voltage, this fan control module is in order to control the running of a plurality of radiator fans in this computer system;
A plurality of power circuits are disposed at respectively this upper plate and this lower plate, and couple this first electric pressure converter and this second voltage converter;
A plurality of signal lines be disposed at respectively this upper plate and lower plate, and those signal lines of this lower plate couple this fan control module;
One first linkage unit is in order to connect those power circuits of this upper plate and this lower plate; And
One second linkage unit is in order to connect those signal lines of this upper plate and this lower plate.
2. Modular electrical source control device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this upper plate has a perforate, and this Modular electrical source control device also comprises:
One radiator fan, it passes this upper plate by this perforate, and couples this radiator fan control module, and is controlled by this fan control module, so that this upper plate and this lower plate are dispelled the heat.
3. Modular electrical source control device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this first linkage unit is a bridge joint card.
4. Modular electrical source control device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this second linkage unit is a signal cable or a signal bus.
5. Modular electrical source control device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this computer system also comprises:
One first power-supply unit is in order to provide this first voltage; And
One second source feeding unit is in order to provide this second voltage.
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