DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IT
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602019080597
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2018-09-12
- Filing Date
- 2019-09-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2039-09-05
AI Technical Summary
Large display apparatuses require high power, necessitating thick cables for connection, which degrade design and user convenience, and isolated power supplies increase volume and manufacturing costs.
A display system that transmits and receives power using a single cable between an electronic device and a display apparatus, utilizing a non-isolated power transmission method with separate ground connections to reduce cable thickness and eliminate the need for isolated converters.
The solution allows for thinner cables and reduced manufacturing costs while maintaining stability and functionality, enhancing user convenience and reducing the physical volume of display apparatuses.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0109243, filed on September 12, 2018, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office.BACKGROUND Field
[0002] The disclosure relates to a display system, a display apparatus, and a control method thereof, and for example, to a display system which supplies power to a display apparatus, a display apparatus, and a control method thereof.Description of Related Art
[0003] Various types of display apparatuses have recently been developed and have become prevalent in line with the development of electronic technologies, and demand for large display apparatuses has increased.
[0004] Such a large display apparatus requires high power, and thus, a power adapter supplying power and the display apparatus need to be connected by a thick cable, degrading design and user convenience.
[0005] Meanwhile, a power adapter having a high output voltage may have a small magnitude of current to reduce a thickness of a cable but require the same isolated voltage with respect to a ground as with a user in terms of stability. Therefore, a switched mode power supply (SMPS) of a large display apparatus must be configured as an isolated power supply. However, an isolation-type circuit configuration increases a volume of the display apparatus and manufacturing cost.
[0006] A prior art of EP 2 610 843 A2 and US 2017 / 310224 A1 and US 2016 / 141951 A1 and EP 3 270 584 A1 and WO 2018 / 016751 A1 all concern generation of power and are relevant as background of the present invention.
[0007] There has been a movement toward providing a high voltage required for driving large display apparatuses and enhancement of stability of users although an adapter and a display apparatus are connected by a relatively thin cable. There also has been demand for reducing the volume and manufacturing cost of the display apparatuses.SUMMARY
[0008] Example embodiments of the disclosure address the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the disclosure is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an embodiment of the disclosure may not overcome any of the problems described above.
[0009] The disclosure provides a display system in which power is transmitted and received using a single cable between an electronic device and a display apparatus, a display apparatus, and a control method thereof as defined in the appended claims.
[0010] According to another example embodiment of the disclosure, a method of controlling a display system including an electronic device and a display apparatus is defined as per the appended claims.
[0011] Additional and / or other aspects and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of a display system according to an illustrative example not forming part of the invention embediment of the disclosure; FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to an illustrative example not forming part of the invention of the disclosure; FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of the electronic device and the display apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a single cable according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example configuration of an isolated converter illustrated in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example electronic device according to another embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a single cable according to another embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example configuration of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 11A is a circuit diagram illustrating an example power receiving module according to an embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 11B is a circuit diagram illustrating an example power receiving module according to an embodiment of the disclosure; and FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example method of controlling a display system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] Terms used in the description of the various example embodiments of the disclosure are briefly described and then the various example embodiments of the disclosure will be described in greater detail.
[0014] The terms used in the embodiments of the disclosure are general terms which are widely used now and selected considering the functions of the disclosure. However, the terms may vary depending on the intention of a person skilled in the art, a precedent, or the advent of new technology. In addition, a term may be arbitrarily selected. In this case, the meaning of the term will be explained in the corresponding description. Therefore, terms used in the disclosure may be defined based on a meaning of the terms and contents described in the disclosure, not simply based on names of the terms.
[0015] Hereinafter, various example embodiments of the disclosure are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be appreciated that the disclosure is not limited to any specific embodiment and all modifications, equivalents and / or alternatives thereof also belong to the scope of the disclosure. Descriptions of well-known functions and structures incorporated herein may be omitted to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the disclosure.
[0016] In the disclosure, terms including an ordinal number such as 'first', 'second', etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not to be understood as being limited to the terms. The terms are only used to differentiate one component from other components.
[0017] Some terms used herein may be provided merely to describe a specific embodiment without limiting the scope of another embodiment. In the description, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be understood that the terms "comprising", "including", "having" and variants thereof specify the presence of stated features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.
[0018] In the description, the word "module" or "unit" may refer, for example, to a software component, a hardware component, or any combination thereof, which is capable of carrying out at least one function or operation. A plurality of modules or units may be integrated into at least one module and implemented using at least one processor (not shown) except for those modules or units that need to be implemented in specific hardware.
[0019] Hereinafter, various example embodiments will be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying tables and drawings. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. In the accompanying drawings, a portion irrelevant to description of the disclosure may be omitted for clarity. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
[0020] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of a display system according to an illustrative example not forming part of the invention of the disclosure.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1, a display system 1000 includes an electronic device 100 and a display apparatus 200.
[0022] The electronic device 100 includes a rectifier 110, converters 120 and 130, a first interface 140, and a second interface 150.
[0023] A power supply line of the electronic device 100 may be connected to a power outlet providing commercial power (e.g., 90 to 264 V), and the electronic device 100 may transmit commercial power to the display apparatus 200. The electronic device 100 may be realized as various types of devices that supply power to the display apparatus 200.
[0024] The rectifier 110 of the electronic device 100 may include an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter 110-1 and a power factor correction (PFC) circuit 110-2. The EMI filter 110-1 rectifies and smooths the input commercial power and outputs to DC power having a certain level. A half-wave or full-wave rectification circuit may be used for rectification and a capacitor (not shown) may be connected in parallel to an output terminal of the rectification circuit for smoothing.
[0025] The PFC 110-2 circuit may cancel out reactive power to satisfy a PF regulation of an electronic product.
[0026] The rectifier 110 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may have the other end connected to a first ground terminal. Therefore, the rectifier 110 rectifies the external AC power to DC power based on a first ground. The first ground is a power ground PGND.
[0027] The converters 120 and 130 of the electronic device 100 according to the claimed embodiment of the disclosure each have one end connected to a second ground terminal. Accordingly, the converters 120 and 130 may convert the rectified DC power from the rectifier 110 to power having a predetermined intensity based on the second ground.
[0028] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure provides power to the display apparatus 200 via the first interface 140 connected to the second ground. The display apparatus 200 is connected to the second ground terminal. The first interface 140 of the electronic device 100 and the display apparatus 200 are connected to the second ground, and the electronic device 100 may transmit commercial power to the display apparatus 200 via the first interface 140. The second ground to which the first interface 140 and the display apparatus 200 are connected is a ground different from an earth ground (a frame ground (FGND)).
[0029] In addition, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure receives a signal from an external device via the second interface 150 connected to the earth ground (GND). In addition, the electronic device 100 provides the signal received from the external device to the display apparatus 200 through the first interface 140.
[0030] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to an illustrative example not forming part of the invention of the disclosure.
[0031] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first isolated converter 120 (e.g., first isolated power converter) and a second isolated converter 130 (e.g., second isolated power converter).
[0032] The first and second isolated converters 120 and 130 convert the rectified power from the rectifier 110 to DC powers of a first and second predetermined intensities, respectively.
[0033] As claimed, converters include an isolated converter. The isolated converter refers to a converter in which a primary side (input part) and a secondary side (output part) are isolated by a transformer. The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes the first and second isolated converters 120, 130 using a transformer. The transformer may refer, for example, to a device in which a primary winding and a secondary winding are wound around a core. When a current change occurs in the primary winding, induced electromotive force is generated in the secondary winding due to a change in magnetic flux passing through the core, and an induced current flows. The other end (e.g., a secondary side) of each of the first and second isolated converters 120 and 130 may be connected to the second ground terminal.
[0034] The first isolated converter 120 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may be connected to the rectifier 110 in parallel or in series. The first isolated converter 120 may convert the rectified DC power from the rectifier 110 to a power having predetermined intensity based on the second ground.
[0035] The second isolated converter 130 may be connected in parallel with the first isolated converter 120. The second isolated converter 130 converts the rectified DC power from the rectifier 110 into a power having predetermined intensity based on the second ground.
[0036] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure supplies power to the display apparatus 200. As an example, the converters 120 and 130 of the electronic device 100 supply power to the display apparatus 200 based on the second ground. The display apparatus 200 may be connected to the same ground as the second ground and may be driven using power supplied from the electronic device 100. The second ground is a ground different from the earth ground.
[0037] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may supply at least one of driving power required for driving the display apparatus 200 or standby power required for a standby state of the display apparatus 200. For example, the first isolated converter 120 may convert DC power into driving power of the display apparatus 200 based on the second ground, and the second isolated converter 130 may convert DC power into standby power of the display apparatus 200. The second ground may, for example, be a frame ground FGND different from the earth ground. The frame ground may be referred to as a chassis ground or the like, and will referred to as a frame ground hereinafter for convenience.
[0038] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes the first interface 140. The first interface 140 may be connected to the display apparatus 200 and transmits for example, power, signals, data, and the like to the display apparatus 200. For example, the first interface 140 may be implemented as a power source terminal and transmit at least one of the driving power and the standby power to the display apparatus 200. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the electronic device 100 may transmit power and signals to the display apparatus 200 through the first interface 140 in which a power source terminal, a signal terminal, and the like are integrated. In addition, each of the first interface 140 and the display apparatus 200 may be connected to the same second ground.
[0039] The display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may receive power from the electronic device 100 and operate using the received power, rather than having a power supply line or the like for connection to a power outlet that provides commercial power.
[0040] For example, the display apparatus 200 may convert the driving power, standby power, and the like received from the electronic device 100, and operate using the converted power. For example, an internal component of the display apparatus 200 may be connected to the second ground terminal and may convert power received from the electronic device 100 using non-isolated conversion. Details thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 3 below.
[0041] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of the electronic device and the display apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 includes a second interface 150. A detailed description of the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 will not be repeated here.
[0043] The second interface 150 may receive an input signal from a plurality of external devices. The second interface 150 may receive an input signal from a plurality of external devices using at least one of wired / wireless methods. The wired method may, for example, be implemented by an RF cable, an HDMI, a DVI, a component, a wired Ethernet or the like, and the wireless method may be implemented by Wi-fi, an antenna, Bluetooth or the like, but is not limited thereto.
[0044] For example, the second interface 150 may be implemented as an input terminal according to an HDMI standard and may be connected to a set-top box to receive an input signal. The second interface 150 may be implemented as a Wi-Fi communication module, receive input signals from various streaming services and be provided with content.
[0045] For example, the second interface 150 may be connected to ground. Because the external device connected to the electronic device 100 through the second interface 150 is connected to the earth ground, the second interface 150 is connected to the earth ground differently from the other components of the electronic device 100. For example, the second interface 150 according to an embodiment of the disclosure is grounded independently of the other components in the electronic device 100. The earth ground may be referred to as a ground, an earth, or the like, but is hereinafter referred to as an earth ground GND for convenience of explanation.
[0046] When an external device is connected through the second interface 150, the second isolated converter 130 according to an embodiment of the disclosure convert the DC power output from the rectifier 110 into power based on the earth ground and output the converted power to the second interface 150. For example, as the power converted by the second isolated converter 130 is supplied to the second interface 150, the second interface 150 may receive a signal from the connected external device.
[0047] The electronic device 100 transmits an input signal received from an external device through the second interface 150 to the display apparatus 200 through the first interface 140. Accordingly, the display apparatus 200 may be driven using the power received from the electronic device 100 and display the signal received from the electronic device 100.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 3, the display apparatus 200 includes a display 210, a driving module (e.g., including driving circuitry) 220, a main module (e.g., including control circuitry) 230, an interface 240, and a power receiving module (e.g., including power receiving circuitry) 250.
[0049] The display 210 may, for example, be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix OLED (AMOLED), a plasma display panel (PDP), a quantum dot (QD), a micro LED, or the like.
[0050] The driving module 220 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include various driving circuitry that drives the display 210. For example, the driving module 220 may drive each pixel configuring the display 210 by applying a driving voltage to each pixel or causing a driving current to flow in each pixel under the control of the main module 230. The display 210 may be referred to as a display panel and the driving module 220 may be referred to as a panel driving unit. The display 210 and the driving module 220 may be referred to as the display 210 and the driving module 220, respectively.
[0051] The main module 230 may include various control circuitry and generally controls the operation of the display apparatus 200.
[0052] According to an embodiment, the main module 230 may include various control circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a micro processing unit (MPU), a controller, an application processor (AP), a communication processor (CP), an ARM processor, or the like, or may be defined by the corresponding term.
[0053] The main module 230 may, for example, be realized as a system on chip (SoC), with a built-in processing algorithm, a large scale integration (LSI), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
[0054] The main module 230 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may display a signal received from the electronic device 100 through the display 210.
[0055] The interface 240 may be connected to the electronic device 100 to receive power, signals, data, and the like. In an example, the interface 240 may be realized as a power terminal to receive power from the electronic device 100. However, without being limited thereto, the display apparatus 200 may receive power and signals from the electronic device 100 through the interface 240 in which a power terminal, a signal terminal, and the like are integrated.
[0056] The display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may be configured to receive power through the electronic device 100 and operate using the same, without a power supply line or the like for connection to a power outlet providing commercial power.
[0057] For example, the interface 240 may be connected to the same ground as the electronic device 100. For example, a ground which is connected to the display apparatus 200 and to which the first interface 140 of the electronic device 100 supplying power to the display apparatus 200 is connected and a ground to which the interface 240 of the display apparatus 200 is connected may be the same.
[0058] The interface 240 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may receive at least one of driving power source and standby power from the electronic device 100.
[0059] The power receiving module 250 may include various power receiving circuitry and be connected to the interface 240. The power receiving module 250 may supply the power received by the interface 240 from the electronic device 100 to each component of the display apparatus 200. For example, the power receiving module 250 may be connected to the same ground as the electronic device 100. For example, it may be assumed that the first interface 140 of the electronic device 100 is connected to the second ground and the interface 240 and the power receiving module 250 of the display apparatus 200 are connected to the second ground. The second ground may be a ground different from the earth ground GND.
[0060] The power receiving module 250 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include various power receiving circuitry, such as, for example, and without limitation, a non-isolated converter (not shown) and a controller (not shown), or the like.
[0061] The non-isolated converter may convert the received power to a power having predetermined intensity. For example, the non-isolated converter may convert the driving power received from the electronic device 100 into a power having an intensity suitable for driving the display apparatus 200 and provide the converted power to the display 210, the driving module 220, and the main module 230. In another example, the non-isolated converter may convert standby power received from the electronic device 100 into a power having an intensity required for the standby state of the display apparatus 200 and provide the converted power to the main module 230.
[0062] The controller may control an overall operation of the power receiving module 250. According to an embodiment, the controller may include, for example, and without limitation, one or more of a microprocessor, a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a micro processing unit (MPU), a controller, an application processor (AP), a communication processor (CP), an ARM processor, or the like, or may be defined as a corresponding term. In addition, the controller may be realized as a system on chip (SoC) with a processing algorithm embedded therein, a large scale integration (LSI), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
[0063] According to an embodiment, the display apparatus 200 may operate in first and second modes. The first mode may, for example, be a normal mode (or a driving mode), and the second mode may, for example, be a standby mode. If the display apparatus 200 is in the first mode, the controller may control the power receiving module 250 to provide driving power to the display apparatus 200. As another example, if the display apparatus 200 is in the second mode, the controller may control the power receiving module 250 to provide standby power to the display apparatus 200.
[0064] For example, it may be assumed that driving power and standby power are received from the electronic device 100 through the interface 240. The controller may control the power receiving module 250 to provide either the driving power or the standby power to be provided to the components in the display apparatus 200 according to a mode of the display apparatus 200.
[0065] According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the driving power and the standby power received from the electronic device 100 may be converted powers based on the second ground. For example, because the display apparatus 200 is connected to the second ground terminal, the power received from the electronic device 100 may be converted using a non-isolated converter. Each internal component of the display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may be connected to the same ground as the electronic device 100. For example, it may be assumed that the display apparatus 200 is connected to the first interface 140 of the electronic device 100 and receives power and signals through the first interface 140. When the first interface 140 of the electronic device 100 is connected to the second ground, each internal component of the display apparatus 200 may be connected to the second ground. The second ground is a ground different from the earth ground GND.
[0066] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a single cable according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0067] As illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the first interface 140 provided in the electronic device 100 and the interface 240 provided in the display apparatus 200 may be connected through a single cable 300.
[0068] The single cable includes a ground line 310 corresponding to the second ground, a first voltage line 320 for transmitting driving power, and a second voltage line 330 for transmitting standby power. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the single cable 300.
[0069] Referring to FIG. 4, according to the claimed embodiment, the single cable 300 further includes an optical cable 340. A signal received from an external device through the second interface 150 is transmitted to the display apparatus 200 via the first interface 140 and the optical cable 340.
[0070] In the related art, the display apparatus 200 is grounded to the ground and is supplied with isolated power from an adapter, an electronic device, or the like based on the earth ground. Accordingly, a connection cable between the display apparatus 200 and the electronic device is very thick because it must include all of a ground line corresponding to the earth ground, a voltage line for power supply, and the like. In addition, in order for the display apparatus 200 to receive power from the electronic device, the display apparatus 200 must have an isolated converter in order to isolate power source against the earth ground.
[0071] According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the single cable 300 between the electronic device 100 and the display apparatus 200 may be realized to be thinner than the related art. For example, the electronic device 100 and the display apparatus 200 are connected to a ground different from the earth ground, and the display apparatus 200 is not required to isolate power supplied from the electronic device 100 with respect to the earth ground. Therefore, because the single cable 300 does not need to have a ground line corresponding to the earth ground, the single cable 300 may be realized to be thinner than the related art.
[0072] Further, because the display apparatus 200 may be connected to a separate independent ground terminal instead of the earth ground, the display apparatus 200 does not need an isolated converter for isolating the driving power and the standby power received from the electronic device 100 with respect to the earth ground.
[0073] FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example configuration of the isolated converter illustrated in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0074] Referring to FIG. 5, the secondary sides of the second isolated converter 130 may be connected to different ground terminals, respectively.
[0075] As claimed, in the second isolated converter 130, an output terminal connected to the first interface 140 may be connected to a second ground terminal and an output terminal connected to the second interface 150 may be connected to the earth ground (or ground).
[0076] According to the claimed embodiment of the disclosure, the second isolated converter 130 is connected in parallel with the rectifier 110 and receives the DC power output from the rectifier 110. An input terminal provided in the second isolated converter 130 is connected to the same first ground terminal as the first isolated converter 120. One of the output terminals may be connected to the second ground terminal and the other may be connected to earth ground (GND). As claimed, the output terminal connected to the earth ground GND is connected to the second interface 150. The second interface 150 may be connected to an antenna, a set-top box (using an HDMI or the like), a USB, or the like and the external device is in a state of being grounded.
[0077] According to an embodiment, the second isolated converter 130 may convert the DC power into standby power based on the second ground and output the converted power to the first interface 140 and convert the DC power into power based on the earth ground and output the converted power to the second interface 150.
[0078] The first isolated converter 120 may convert the DC power into driving power based on the second ground and output the converted power to the first interface 140.
[0079] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may further include a feedback circuit 160, a controller 170, and a protective circuit 180.
[0080] The feedback circuit 160 may identify a size of a load of an external device connected to the second interface 150.
[0081] The controller 170 may include various control or processing circuitry and controls an overall operation of the electronic device 100.
[0082] According to an embodiment, the controller may include, for example, and without limitation, one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a micro processing unit (MPU), a controller, an application processor (AP), a communication processor (CP), an ARM processor, or the like, or may be defined as a corresponding term. In addition, the controller 170 may be realized as a system on chip (SoC) with a processing algorithm embedded therein, a large scale integration (LSI), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).
[0083] For example, the controller 170 may control the second isolated converter 140. In an example, the controller 170 may control intensity of the power output through the second isolated converter 140 based on a magnitude of a load identified by the feedback circuit 160. For example, the controller 170 may control the intensity of the power output through the second isolated converter 140 and power proportional to the magnitude of the load may be supplied to the second interface 150.
[0084] The protective circuit 180 may identify whether the power provided to the display apparatus 200 exceeds a predetermined threshold value. For example, the protective circuit 180 may identify whether at least one of the driving power and the standby power exceeds over voltage protection (OVP). The predetermined threshold value, which is power as high as to cause damage to a circuit in the display apparatus 200, may be related to a breakdown voltage (rated voltage) of a capacitor. In an example, the predetermined threshold value may be determined as the breakdown voltage of the capacitor provided in the protective circuit 180, and the breakdown voltage of the capacitor may, for example, be about 1.5 times (about 400 V) an upper limit of a commercial voltage range (e.g., 90 to 264 V). However, the threshold value is not limited thereto and may be set to vary according to purposes of manufacturers.
[0085] The protective circuit 180 according to an embodiment may interrupt supply of power if the power provided to the display apparatus 200 exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
[0086] FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0087] Referring to FIG. 6, a common mode (CM) noise may occur in the display apparatus 200 because the display apparatus 200 is connected to an independent ground different from the earth ground.
[0088] The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a CM filter 190 for canceling common noise.
[0089] In an example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the electronic device 100 may include a capacitor and a resistor connected to the second ground and the earth ground. The capacitor may cancel common-mode noise and store energy. The resistor may be a component for discharging energy stored in the capacitor. For example, the resistor may be realized as a resistor having a magnitude in units of Mohm [MΩ].
[0090] According to an embodiment, the CM noise may spread with a large loop even for a small noise current, and noise between systems may adversely affect the circuit. Therefore, noise may be canceled through the CM filter 190.
[0091] FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example configuration of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the disclosure.
[0092] Referring to FIG. 7, the electronic device 100 may include a wireless communication interface (e.g., including wireless communication circuitry) 150-1 connected to the second interface 150.
[0093] The wireless communication interface 150-1 may perform communication with an external device through a communication method such as, for example, and without limitation, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, wireless local area network (WLAN), wide area network (WAN), Ethernet, or the like.
[0094] For example, the wireless communication interface 150-1 may transmit a signal received from the external device to the display apparatus 200 through the second interface 150.
[0095] The display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a wireless communication interface (e.g., including wireless communication circuitry) 260.
[0096] The wireless communication interface 260 may perform communication with an external device through a communication method such as, for example, and without limitation, Wi-Fi, WLAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, WAN, Ethernet, or the like. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto and the wireless communication interface 260 may receive content from the external server or the like in a streaming or downloading manner.
[0097] For example, the wireless communication interface 260 may receive a signal from the electronic device 100. The main module 230 may display the signal received via the wireless communication interface 260 through the display 210.
[0098] According to another embodiment, even without an optical cable in the single cable 300, the display apparatus 200 may receive and display a signal from the electronic device 100 via the wireless communication interface 260 and display the received signal.
[0099] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example electronic device according to another embodiment of the disclosure.
[0100] Referring to FIG. 8, the first isolated converter 120 may convert DC power to driving power based on the second ground and output the converted DC power to the first interface 140. In addition, the second isolated converter 130 may convert the DC power to standby power based on the third ground and output the converted DC power to the first interface 140. The third ground may refer to a ground terminal different from the second ground.
[0101] According to various embodiments, the driving power and the standby power may be isolated based on the second ground (e.g., FGND) and the third ground (e.g., FGND2), respectively, in consideration of, for example, EMI, a leakage current, CM noise, or the like.
[0102] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a single cable according to another embodiment of the disclosure.
[0103] When the driving power and the standby power are isolated based on different grounds as illustrated in FIG. 8, a single cable 300 may further include a ground line 350 corresponding to the third ground in addition to the ground line 310 corresponding to the second ground, the first voltage line 320 transmitting the driving power, and the second voltage line 330 transmitting the standby power. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a single cable 300 according to another embodiment of the disclosure.
[0104] FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example configuration of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0105] The power receiving module 250 of the display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a non-isolated converter 250-1 and a controller 250-2.
[0106] According to an embodiment, an internal component or circuit of the display apparatus 200 may be connected to an independent ground terminal, rather than being grounded to a ground. For example, an internal component of the display apparatus 200 may be connected to the second ground terminal. When power isolated based on the second ground (e.g., FGND) is received from the electronic device 100, the display apparatus 200 may convert the received power using only the non-isolated converter 250-1, rather than using the isolated converter, and may be driven using the converted power.
[0107] Further, when the driving power and the standby power are received from the electronic device 100, the display apparatus 200 may convert the driving power or the standby power using the non-isolated converter 250-1 based on a mode of the display apparatus 200 and provide the converted power to an internal component thereof. The mode of the display apparatus 200 may be a driving mode or a standby mode. When the display apparatus 200 is in the driving mode, the display apparatus 200 may convert the driving power received from the electronic device 100 using the non-isolated converter 250-1, and when the display apparatus 200 is in the standby mode, the display apparatus 200 may convert the standby power using the non-isolated converter 250-1.
[0108] According to an embodiment, the display apparatus 200 may be connected to the electronic device 100 through the single cable 300. The single cable 300 may include a ground line, a first voltage line transmitting driving power, and a second voltage line transmitting standby power. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto and the single cable 300 may include only the ground line and the first voltage line transmitting driving power. That is, the single cable 300 may include a ground line corresponding to the independent ground terminal (e.g., FGND) to which the electronic device 100 and the display apparatus 200 are connected in the same manner, rather than a ground line corresponding to an earth ground.
[0109] The controller 250-2 included in the power receiving module 250 may control the driving power and / or the standby power received through the interface 240 to be provided to the components of the display apparatus 200.
[0110] For example, the display apparatus 200 may include a first mode corresponding to a normal mode and a second mode corresponding to a standby mode. When the display apparatus 200 is in the first mode, the controller 250-2 may convert the driving power, among the driving power and the standby power, received through the interface 240 by the non-isolated converter 250-1 and provide the converted power to the driving module 220 and the main module 230. If the display apparatus 200 is in the second mode, the controller 250-2 may convert the standby power through the non-isolated converter 250-1 and provide the converted power to the main module 230.
[0111] The first and second modes are examples and are not limited to the case that the controller 250-2 selects and provides any one of the driving power and the standby power according to a specific mode of the display apparatus 200 like the normal mode and the standby mode. For example, when a PS_ON signal indicating driving of the display apparatus 200 is received, the controller 250-2 may convert the driving power through the non-isolated converter 250-1 and provide the converted power to the driving module 220 and the main module 230. In addition, if the PS_ON signal is not received, the controller 250-2 may convert the standby power through the non-isolated converter 250-1 and provide the converted power to the main module 230.
[0112] For example, it may be assumed that a standby power larger than the driving power is received from the electronic device 100 due to an abnormal operation. The related art display apparatus needs to be designed such that an internal circuit receiving standby power has a high power rating in preparation of such an abnormal operation. The display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may provide either the driving power source or the standby power source to an internal module of the display apparatus 200 by the controller 250-2 based, for example, on a mode, a signal, or the like.
[0113] FIG. 11A is a circuit diagram illustrating an example power receiving module according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0114] Referring to FIG. 11A, when the display apparatus 200 is in the standby mode, the controller 250-2 may provide the standby power, among the driving power and the standby power, to the main module 230.
[0115] For example, if the PS_ON signal is absent, the controller 250-2 may provide the standby power to the main module 230 and control the non-isolated converter 250-1 not to convert the driving power.
[0116] FIG. 11B is a circuit diagram illustrating an example power receiving module according to another embodiment of the disclosure.
[0117] Referring to FIG. 11B, when the display apparatus 200 is in the normal mode, the controller 250-2 may provide the driving power, among the driving power and the standby power, to the driving module 220 and the main module 230.
[0118] For example, when the PS_ON signal is received, the controller 250-2 may turn off the standby power and control the non-isolated converter 250-1 to convert the driving power. Accordingly, the driving power may be supplied to the driving module 220 and the main module 230, and the display apparatus 200 may operate. In addition, the display apparatus 200 may output a signal received from the electronic device 100 through the display 210. The power receiving module 250 may also be referred to as a power selector or the like. In the disclosure, the power receiving module 250 is used for the purposes of description.
[0119] FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example method of controlling a display system including an electronic device and a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0120] External AC power source is rectified through the electronic device to DC power based on the first ground (S1210).
[0121] The DC power is converted into a power based on the second ground and output to the display apparatus through the first interface connected to the second ground (S1220).
[0122] A signal received from the external device through the second interface connected to an earth ground is provided to the display apparatus through the first interface (S1230). A ground of the display apparatus may be the same as the second ground, and the second ground is a ground different from the earth ground.
[0123] Further, the electronic device may include first and second isolated converters, and operation S1220 of converting the DC power to a power based on the second ground and outputting the converted power to the display apparatus may include converting the DC power to a driving power based on the second ground through the first isolated converter and outputting the converted driving power to the display apparatus and converting the DC power to a standby power based on the second ground through the second isolated converter and outputting the converted standby power to the display apparatus. In addition, the display apparatus may include a non-isolated converter, and the control method according to an embodiment may include converting either the driving power or the standby power through the non-isolated converter based on a mode of the display apparatus.
[0124] The method according to an embodiment may include converting the DC power into power based on the earth ground through the second isolated converter and outputting the converted power to the second interface. The method according to an embodiment may include identifying a size of a load of an external device connected to the second interface and controlling an intensity of the power output through the second isolated converter based on the size of the load.
[0125] The first interface according to an embodiment may be connected to the display apparatus through a single cable including a ground line corresponding to the second ground, a first voltage line transmitting driving power, a second voltage line transmitting standby power, and an optical cable transmitting a signal received from an external device.
[0126] An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a capacitor and a resistor connected to the second ground and the ground. A method according to an embodiment may include filtering noise received from the display apparatus using a capacitor and a resistor.
[0127] The method according to an embodiment may include transmitting a signal received from the external device to the display apparatus through the wireless communication interface of the electronic device.
[0128] The first ground may be a power ground and the second ground may be a frame ground.
[0129] The method according to an embodiment may include interrupting providing of power if the power provided to the display apparatus exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
[0130] The display and the method of controlling the display apparatus including the driving module and the main module for controlling driving of the display according to an embodiment of the disclosure receive driving power and standby power from an external electronic device.
[0131] When the display apparatus is in the first mode, the driving power, among the driving power and the standby power, is converted through the non-isolated converter and provided to the driving module and the main module.
[0132] When the display apparatus is in the second mode, the standby power is converted through the non-isolated converter and provided to the main module.
[0133] The receiving may include receiving the driving power and the standby power from an electronic device connected through a single cable including a ground line, a first voltage line transmitting driving power, and a second voltage line transmitting standby power.
[0134] The various example embodiments described above may be implemented in a computer or similar device-readable recording medium using software, hardware, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the embodiments described in the disclosure may be implemented by a processor itself. In case of software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described in this disclosure may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described in this disclosure.
[0135] Computer instructions for performing the processing operations according to various embodiments of the disclosure described above may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The computer instructions stored on such a non-transitory computer-readable medium may cause a particular device to perform processing operations according to various embodiments described above when executed by a processor.
[0136] A non-transitory computer-readable medium refers to a medium that semi-permanently stores data and can be read by a device. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable medium may include a CD, DVD, hard disk, Bluray disc, USB, memory card, or ROM.
[0137] While the disclosure has been illustrated and described with reference to various example embodiments thereof, one skilled in the art will understand that the various example embodiments are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, and that various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the full scope of the disclosure.
Claims
1. A display system comprising: an electronic device (100) including first (140) and second (150) interfaces; and a display apparatus (200), wherein the electronic device (100) is configured to supply power to the display apparatus (200) via the first interface (140), the electronic device (100) being characterized in that it is further configured to: rectify external alternating current, AC, power to direct current, DC, power, wherein an input of a rectifier (110) is connected to the AC power and the output of the rectifier (110) is configured to provide the DC power wherein the rectifier (110) is connected to a first ground (PGND); convert the DC power into DC powers of first and second predetermined intensities, by first and second galvanically isolated power converters (120, 130), respectively, wherein the input of each of the first and second galvanically isolated power converters (120, 130) is connected to the DC power and the first ground (PNG) at a primary side, wherein each of the isolated power converters (120, 130) is connected to a second ground (FGND) at a secondary side, and an output at its secondary side of the first galvanically isolated power converter (120) is configured to provide the DC power of the first predetermined intensity with respect to the second ground (FGND) and an output of the second galvanically isolated power converter (130) at its secondary side is configured to provide the DC power of the second predetermined intensity with respect to the second ground (FGND); provide the DC power of the first predetermined intensity and the DC power of the second predetermined intensity to the display apparatus (200) through the first interface (140); provide, to the display apparatus (200) and through the first interface (140), a signal received from an external device through a second interface (150), wherein the second interface is grounded independently of the other components in the electronic device (100) by being connected to an earth ground different from the first ground and wherein the second galvanically isolated power converter (130)further includes an additional secondary side connected to the earth ground, and is further configured to convert the DC power into a converted power at its additional secondary side based on the earth ground (Earth-GND) and to output the converted power to the second interface (150), wherein the second ground (FGND) is different from the earth ground; wherein the display apparatus (200) includes the following modules connected to the second ground (FGND) as a sole ground connection: a display (210), a display driving module (220), a control circuitry (230), a third interface (240), and a power receiving module (250), wherein the first interface (140) and the third interface (240) are connected via a single cable (300), wherein the single cable is constituted by a ground line (310) for transmitting the second ground (FGND), a first voltage line (320) for transmitting the DC power of the first predetermined intensity, a second voltage line (330) for transmitting the DC power of the second predetermined intensity, and an optical cable (340) for transmitting the signal received from the external device. and wherein the first ground is a power ground (PGND), and the second ground is a frame ground (FGND).
2. The display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the DC power of the first predetermined intensity (320) is a driving power for the display apparatus (200) and the DC power of the second predetermined intensity is a standby power of the display apparatus, wherein the power receiving module (250) includes a non-isolated power converter (250-1) configured to convert any one of the driving power and the standby power based on a power consumption mode of the display apparatus (200).
3. The display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device (100) further includes: a feedback circuit configured to identify a size of a load of the external device connected to the second interface (150); and a controller configured to control an intensity of power based on the second ground (FGND) output through the second galvanically isolated power converter (130) based on the size of the load.
4. The display system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electronic device (100) includes a capacitor and a resistor connected to the second ground (FGND) and the earth ground, and is configured to filter noise received from the display apparatus (200) using the capacitor and the resistor.
5. The display system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electronic device (100) includes a protective circuit configured to interrupt provision of power provided to the display apparatus (200) through the first interface (140) based on the power exceeding a predetermined threshold value.
6. The display system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power receiving module (250) comprises circuitry configured to provide power received from the external electronic device (100) to the display driving module (220).
7. The display system as claimed in claim 6 referring to claim 2, wherein the power receiving module (250) includes a non-isolated converter (250-1) and a controller (250-2), and the controller (250-2) is configured to convert driving power, among the driving power and standby power received through the first interface (140), through the non-isolated converter (250-1) and to provide the converted driving power to the driving module and the main module based on the display apparatus (200) being in a first power consumption mode, and to convert the standby power through the non-isolated converter (250-1) and to provide the converted standby power to the main module based on the display apparatus (200) being in a second power consumption mode.
8. A method of controlling a display system, of any of claims 1-7, the method being characterized in that it comprises: rectifying (S1210) external alternating current, AC, power by direct current, DC, power by the rectifier; converting (S1210) the DC power into the DC power of first and second predetermined intensities, by the first and second galvanically isolated power converters (120, 130) respectively providing the first ground, the DC power of the first predetermined intensity and the DC power of the second predetermined intensity to the display apparatus (200) through the first interface (140) ,and the single cable (300), providing (S1230), to the display apparatus (200) and through the first interface (140) and the single cable (300) the signal received from an external device through the second interface (150),9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the DC power of the first predetermined intensity (320) is a driving power for the display apparatus (200) and the DC power of the second predetermined intensity is a standby power of the display apparatus, wherein the power receiving module (250) includes a non-isolated power converter (250-1)configured to convert any one of the driving power and the standby power based on a power consumption mode of the display apparatus (200).
10. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: identifying a size of a load of the external device connected to the second interface (150), wherein the converting of the DC power into power based on the ground and outputting the converted power to the second interface (150) includes: controlling an intensity of power based on the second ground (FGND) output through the second isolated converter (130) based on the size of the load.
11. The method as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 10, providing, via a circuitry of the power receiving module (250), power received from the external electronic device (100) to the display driving module (220).
12. The method as claimed in claim 11 referring to claim 9, wherein the power receiving module (250) includes a non-isolated converter (250-1) and a controller (250-2), and the controller (250-2) is configured to convert driving power, among the driving power and standby power received through the first interface (140), through the non-isolated converter (250-1) and the method further comprises providing the converted driving power to the driving module and the main module based on the display apparatus (200) being in a first power consumption mode, converting the standby power through the non-isolated converter (250-1) and providing the converted standby power to the main module based on the display apparatus (200) being in a second power consumption mode.