Patent ID: 11892894
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A receptacle comprising:
a plurality of universal serial bus (USB) ports comprising a USB Type C power delivery (PD) port and USB Type C port, the USB ports couplable to respective devices for charging;
a controller coupled to the USB Type C PD port and the USB Type C port, the controller comprising a dynamic power sharing logic and structured to:
(i) determine whether one or more USB ports are coupled to the respective devices, and
(ii) manage power negotiation between the USB ports and the respective devices based on the determination that one or more USB ports are coupled to the respective devices;
an alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) converter coupled to the controller and structured to provide high power directly to the USB Type C PD port; and
a DC/DC converter coupled to the controller and the AC/DC converter and structured to receive DC from the AC/DC converter, reduce the received DC, and provide low power directly to the USB Type C port,
wherein the respective devices comprise a first respective device couplable to the USB Type C PD port and a second respective device couplable to the USB Type C port, and the controller comprises a first controller coupled to the USB Type C PD port and a second controller coupled to the USB Type C port,
wherein in response to a determination that both the USB Type C PD port and the USB Type C port are coupled to the respective devices, the first controller and the second controller are structured to activate the dynamic power sharing logic, and
wherein the USB Type C PD port advertises a first power profile that comprises a first power rating and a first voltage and current rating of the USB Type C PD port, and the USB Type C port advertises a second power profile that comprises a second power rating and a second voltage and current rating of the USB Type C port, the first power rating being a difference between a total power capacity of the receptacle and the second power rating.