Patent Publication Number: US-9893562-B2

Title: Direct current uninterruptible power supply system

Description:
FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a direct current (DC) uninterruptible power supply system, and more particularly, to a DC uninterruptible power supply system which is connected to a DC power conversion system converting prevailing alternating current (AC) power into DC power, supplies the DC power to a load, charges an internal auxiliary power supply device with the DC power, and continuously supplies power to the load from the auxiliary power supply device while cutting off an electric connection with the DC power conversion system when the DC power conversion system short-circuits due to a leakage current or damage thereof or is disconnected. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Uninterruptible power supply systems are apparatuses which generally provide power generated by a battery or an additional auxiliary power supply device to a load in case of emergency such as a power failure. Since an uninterruptible power supply system is allowed to operate in the event of a power outage and an auxiliary power supply device supplies power for several seconds to several hours, electric installations of a load are protected and electric installations are allowed to normally operate. 
     Such uninterruptible power supply system includes a central processing unit (CPU) which controls operations of converting prevailing alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power to charge an auxiliary power supply device such as a battery, converting DC power of the auxiliary power supply device into AC power to be supplied to a load in the event of an electric discharge, and converting the DC power of the auxiliary power supply device into AC power when a power outage is sensed. 
     However, the CPU may malfunction due to electromagnetic waves and may wrongly determine as a power outage occurs when it does not occur due to a failure in hardware of the CPU or an error or disorder in software such as an error in a control program of the CPU. Accordingly, the CPU allows DC power of an auxiliary power supply device to be converted into AC power, thereby generating a discharge of the auxiliary power supply device even though a power outage does not occur. 
     Also, after a power outage actually occurs, since the DC power of the auxiliary power supply device is not converted into AC power before the CPU determines the occurrence of the power outage and begins controlling a conversion operation of the power of the auxiliary power supply device. Accordingly, for example, when the load is one of a network server, a hub forming a local area network (LAN), an L 2  switch, an access point, etc. it is impossible to normally perform network communication. Also, when the load is a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera forming a security system, since security surveillance is not normally performed, unexpected damages may occur to users. 
     Also, a configuration of a circuit for converting prevailing AC power into DC power to charge the auxiliary power supply device and converting DC power of the auxiliary power supply device into AC power to supply DC power again to the load becomes complicated. 
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     Patent Document 
     
         
         Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0778892 (registered in Nov. 16, 2007). 
       
    
     SUMMARY 
     Therefore, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide a direct current (DC) uninterruptible power supply system which is connected to a DC power conversion system converting prevailing alternating current (AC) power into DC power, supplies the DC power to a load, charges an internal auxiliary power supply device with the DC power, and continuously supplies power to the load from the auxiliary power supply device while cutting off an electric connection with the DC power conversion system when the DC power conversion system short-circuits or is disconnected due to a leakage current or damage thereof. 
     It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a DC uninterruptible power supply system which allows power conversion and power supply to be performed without control of a central processing unit (CPU). 
     Aspects of the present invention are not limited thereto and additional aspects of the invention will be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art from the following description. 
     In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a DC uninterruptible power supply system provided with a first connection unit electrically connected to a DC power conversion system which converts prevailing AC power into DC power, an auxiliary power supply device charged with the DC power, and a second connection unit which is electrically connected to a load and supplies the DC power or power output from the auxiliary power supply device to the load includes a charging portion which boosts a level of DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system normally connected to the first connection unit and charges the auxiliary power supply device with the boosted DC voltage power, a discharge portion which generates internal voltage power by stepping down a level of voltage power of the auxiliary power supply device, a current sensor which outputs sensor voltages at different levels depending on whether current power is applied from the discharge portion, a first comparator which compares the levels of the sensor voltages output from the current sensor with a level of a first reference voltage and outputs a first clear voltage or a first set voltage according to a result thereof, a second comparator which compares the level of the DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system with a level of a second reference voltage and outputs a second clear voltage or a second set voltage according to a result thereof, and a switchover portion which includes a relay connected to the first connection unit, the second connection unit, and the discharge portion, in which as the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator and the second comparator while the load is connected to the second connection unit, the relay is controlled to be a clear state to allow the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system to be supplied to the load of the second connection unit and to the auxiliary power supply device through the charging portion and as the first set voltage and the second set voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator and the second comparator, the relay is controlled to be a set state to allow the internal voltage power generated at the discharge portion to be supplied to the second connection unit. 
     A case in which the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator and the second comparator while the load is connected to the second connection unit may occur when the DC power conversion system is normally connected to the first connection unit in such a way that the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system is supplied to the load connected to the second connection unit and used to charge the auxiliary power supply device at the same time. 
     A case in which the first set voltage and the second set voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator and the second comparator while the load is connected to the second connection unit may occur when a disconnection state of the DC power conversion system from the first connection unit, a damage state of the DC power conversion system connected to the first connection unit, or a short circuit state of the DC power conversion system occurs. 
     The switchover portion, as the first clear voltage is output from the first comparator and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator in a no-load state in which the load is not connected to the second connection unit, may control the relay to be the clear state to prevent power of the auxiliary power supply device from being discharged. 
     A case in which the first clear voltage is output from the first comparator and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator in a no-load state in which the load is not connected to the second connection unit may occur when the DC power conversion system is damaged while being connected to the first connection unit. 
     The disconnection state of the DC power conversion system from the first connection unit may be a state in which the DC power conversion system is disconnected from the first connection unit and the DC power normally output from the DC power conversion system is not supplied to the first connection unit. 
     The damage state of the DC power conversion system may be a state in which the DC power conversion system does not work and the DC power is not normally output. 
     The short-circuit state of the DC power conversion system may be a state in which an anode and a cathode of the DC power conversion system short-circuit. 
     The current sensor may output a first sensor voltage when the current power is applied from the discharge portion and may output a second sensor voltage at a level higher than that of the first sensor voltage when the current power is not applied from the discharge portion. Also, the first comparator may compare the first sensor voltage with the first reference voltage at the level higher than that of the first sensor voltage to output the first set voltage and may compare the second sensor voltage with the first reference voltage at the level lower than that of the second sensor voltage to output the first clear voltage. 
     The second comparator may output the second clear voltage when the level of the DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system is higher than that of the second reference voltage and may output the second set voltage when the level of the DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system is lower than that of the second reference voltage. 
     The current sensor, as the current power is applied from the discharge portion, may output the internal voltage power generated at the discharge portion as sense voltage power. Here, the DC uninterruptible power supply system may further include a down voltage generation portion which generates down voltage power by stepping down a level of the sense voltage power output from the current sensor and applies the down voltage power to the second connection unit. Also, the down voltage power may be supplied to the second connection unit until the switchover portion receives the first set voltage and the second set voltage from the first comparator and the second comparator at the same time in such a way that the state of the relay is completely switched over from the clear state into the set state. 
     The DC uninterruptible power supply system may further include an auxiliary power supply portion which stabilizes the voltage power of the auxiliary power supply device to be uniform control power and supplies the control power to the first comparator, the second comparator, and the relay. 
     The DC uninterruptible power supply system may further include a switch which is connected to the auxiliary power supply device and controls connection between the discharge portion and the auxiliary power supply device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       These and/or other aspects of the invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
         FIG. 1  is a configuration diagram of a direct current (DC) uninterruptible power supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of an actually applied circuit of the DC uninterruptible power supply system of  FIG. 1 ; and 
         FIG. 3  is a view illustrating a voltage applied to a second connection unit, an output voltage of a comparator, and an operation state of a relay according to situations of the DC uninterruptible power supply system of  FIG. 2 , which occur according to a state of a DC power conversion system and a load connection state. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. 
     The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to one of ordinary skill in the art. The following embodiments may be changed into various other forms, and the scope of the present invention will not be limited thereto. The embodiments are provided to allow the present disclosure to be more complete and to fully transfer the concept of the present invention to one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     The terms are used herein to describe particular embodiments but should not limit the present invention. As used herein, singular expressions, unless defined otherwise in contexts, include plural expressions. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising” used herein specify the presence of stated shapes, numbers, operations, members, elements, and/or groups thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other shapes, numbers, operations, members, elements, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. 
     It will be understood that although the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may be used herein to describe various members, components, areas, layers, and/or portions, these members, components, areas, layers and/or portions should not be limited by these terms. The terms do not mean a particular order, top and bottom, or merits and demerits but are only used to distinguish one member, area, or portion from others. Accordingly, a first member, area, or portion which will be described below may indicate a second member, area, or portion without deviating from teachings of the present invention. 
     Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to schematic drawings thereof. Throughout the drawings, for example, according to manufacturing technologies and/or tolerances, modifications of illustrated shapes may be perceived. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention will not be understood to be being limited to certain shapes of illustrated areas but will include changes in shape which occur while being manufactured. 
       FIG. 1  is a configuration view of a direct current (DC) uninterruptible power supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a view illustrating an example of an actually applied circuit of the DC uninterruptible power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , an uninterruptible DC power supply system  100  according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a first connection unit  5 , a second connection unit  7 , an uninterruptible control unit  20 , and an auxiliary power supply device  50 . 
     The first connection unit  5  is electrically connected to a DC power conversion system  1  which converts prevailing alternating current (AC) power into DC power. Herein, the DC power conversion system  1  may be an adapter which includes a plug, converts prevailing AC power into DC power, and supplies the DC power to the first connection unit  5  through the plug. Hereupon, the first connection unit  5  may be a plug socket into which the plug of the adapter is inserted. It will be understood that the term power used herein has a concept including current power and voltage power. For example, DC power output from the DC power conversion system  1  includes DC current power and DC voltage power. 
     The auxiliary power supply device  50  is charged with the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1 . 
     The second connection unit  7  is electrically connected to a load  3  and supplies DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  or the auxiliary power supply device  50  to the load  3 . Herein, the load  3  may be a device which includes a plug and consumes the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  or the auxiliary power supply device  50 , such as a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, a hub, an L 2  switch, and an access point. Accordingly, the second connection unit  7  includes a plug socket into which the plug of the load  3  is inserted and may further include a fuse F 1  and capacitors C 1  and C 16 . 
     The uninterruptible control unit  20  controls to supply the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  normally connected to the first connection unit  5  to the load  3  through the second connection unit  7 , to charge the auxiliary power supply device  50 , and to continuously supply power to the load  3  while completely cut off an electric connection between the DC power conversion system  1  and the auxiliary power supply device  50  when the DC power conversion system  1  is disconnected from the first connection unit  5 , is damaged, or short-circuits. 
     Herein, a case in which the DC power conversion system  1  is normally connected to the first connection unit  5  indicates a state in which the DC power normally output from the DC power conversion system  1  is supplied to the second connection portion  7  and the auxiliary power supply device  50  through the first connection unit  5 . 
     Also, a disconnection state of the DC power conversion system  1  from the first connection unit  5  indicates a state in which the DC power conversion system  1  is disconnected from the first connection unit  5  and the DC power normally output from the DC power conversion system  1  is not supplied to the first connection unit  5 . 
     Also, a damage state of the DC power conversion system  1  indicates a state in which the DC power conversion system  1  does not work and the DC power is not normally output. 
     Also, a short-circuit state of the DC power conversion system  1  indicates a state in which an anode and a cathode of the DC power conversion system  1  short-circuit. 
     The uninterruptible control unit  20 , referring to  FIG. 2 , includes a switchover portion  21 , a charging portion  23 , a discharge portion  27 , a current sensor  32 , a first comparator  33 , and a second comparator  25 . 
     The charging portion  23  boosts a level of DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  normally connected to the first connection unit  5  and charges the auxiliary power supply device  50  with the boosted DC voltage power. The charging portion  23  includes capacitors C 9 , C 10 , C 11 , C 12 , and C 13 , an inductor L 1 , resistors R 16 , R 17 , R 20 , and R 22 , diodes D 6  and D 7 , and a boosting switching regulator  24 . When the level of the DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  is, for example, 12 V, the DC voltage power of 12 V is boosted to output a voltage capable of fully charging the auxiliary power supply device  50 . 
     One end of the capacitor C 9  is electrically connected to a first terminal of the first connection unit  5 , a third terminal of the relay  22 , and the capacitor  10  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a ground. 
     One end of the capacitor C 10  is electrically connected to the one end of the capacitor C 9 , a fifth terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24 , and the inductor L 1  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the capacitor C 12  and a ground. 
     One end of the resistor R 20  is electrically connected to a first terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the capacitor C 12 . 
     One end of the capacitor C 12  is electrically connected to the other end of the resistor R 20  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     One end of the inductor L 1  is electrically connected to the fifth terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24 , the one end of the capacitor C 10 , the one end of the capacitor C 9 , the first terminal of the first connection unit  5 , and the third terminal of the relay  22  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a fourth terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24  and the diode D 6 . 
     One end of the diode D 6  is electrically connected to the other end of the inductor L 1  and the fourth terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 16 , the resistor R 17 , the capacitor C 13 , the capacitor C 11 , and the diode D 7 . 
     One end of the resistor R 16  is electrically connected to the other end of the diode D 6 , one end of the resistor R 17 , the capacitor C 13 , the capacitor C 11 , and the diode D 7  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a second terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24 , another end of the resistor R 17 , and one end of the resistor R 22 . 
     One end of the resistor R 17  is electrically connected to the other end of the diode D 6 , the one end of the resistor R 16 , the capacitor C 13 , the capacitor C 11 , and the diode D 7  and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 22 , the other end of the resistor R 16 , and the second terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24 . 
     The one end of the resistor R 22  is electrically connected to the other end of the resistor R 16 , the second terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24 , and the other end of the resistor R 17  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a ground. 
     One end of the capacitor C 13  is electrically connected to the other end of the diode D 6 , the one end of the resistor R 16 , the one end of the resistor R 17 , one end of the capacitor C 11 , and the diode D 7  and another end thereof is electrically connected to another end of the capacitor C 11  and the ground. 
     The one end of the capacitor C 11  is electrically connected to the other end of the diode D 6 , the one end of the resistor R 16 , the one end of the resistor R 17 , the one end of the capacitor C 13 , and the diode D 7  and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the other end of the capacitor C 13  and the ground. 
     One end of the diode D 7  is electrically connected to the other end of the diode D 6 , the one end of the resistor R 16 , the one end of the resistor R 17 , the one end of the capacitor C 13 , and the one end of the capacitor C 11  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 15 . 
     A third terminal and a sixth terminal of the boosting switching regulator  24  are electrically connected to the ground. 
     The boosting switching regulator  24  is embodied using LM2577T of National Semiconductor but is not limited thereto. 
     Due to switching according to the oscillation of the inductor L 1 , the capacitor C 12 , and the diode D 6 , the boosting switching regulator  24  increases and applies voltage to a schottky diode D 7 . Using a voltage of about 16.8 V boosted through the schottky diode D 7 , the auxiliary power supply device  50  is charged to a full charge voltage of the auxiliary power supply device  50 , for example, about 16.8 V when the auxiliary power supply device  50  is formed of four lithium-ion batteries with a fully charged voltage of 4.2 V and a discharge reference voltage of 3.4 V. 
     Meanwhile, the resistor R 15  limits a completely discharged state of the auxiliary power supply device  50  by limiting a current. For example, when the four lithium ion batteries are included, the resistor R 15  prevents a current of maximum 100 mA or more from flowing from the auxiliary power supply device  50  into the charging portion  23  at 13.6 V. 
     The charging portion  27  generates internal voltage power by stepping down a level of voltage power of the auxiliary power supply device  50 . The internal voltage power generated as described above may be supplied to the second connection unit  7  through the switchover portion  21  which will be described below or may be stepped down through a down voltage generation portion  29  and supplied to the second connection unit  7 . 
     The discharge portion  27  includes capacitors C 6 , C 7 , C 8 , and C 17 , a step-down switching regulator  28 , a diode D 8 , an inductor L 2 , and resistors R 18 , R 19 , and R 21 . Connections among them are as below. The discharge portion  27  may be configured to step down a level of the power of the auxiliary power supply device  50 , which is 16.8 V, and outputs 12.3 V but is not limited thereto. 
     One end of the capacitor C 7  is electrically connected to a first terminal of the auxiliary power supply device  50  and a first terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a ground. 
     One end of the capacitor C 8  is electrically connected to the resistor  15 , the first terminal of the auxiliary power supply device  50 , the one end of the capacitor C 7 , and the first terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     One end of the diode D 8  is electrically connected to the ground and another end thereof is electrically connected to a second terminal of the step-down switching regulator and the inductor L 2 . 
     One end of the inductor L 2  is electrically connected to the second terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28  and the other end of the diode D 8  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the capacitor C 6 , the capacitor C 17 , the resistor  18 , and the resistor R 19 . 
     One end of the capacitor C 6  is electrically connected to the other end of the inductor L 2 , the capacitor C 17 , the resistor  18 , and the resistor R 19  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     One end of the capacitor C 17  is electrically connected to the other end of the inductor L 2 , the one end of the capacitor C 6 , the resistor  18 , and the resistor R 19  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     One end of the resistor R 18  is electrically connected to the other end of the inductor L 2 , the one end of the capacitor C 6 , the one end of the capacitor C 17 , one end of the resistor R 19  and another end thereof is electrically connected to another end of the resistor R 19 , the resistor R 21 , and a fourth terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28 . 
     The one end of the resistor R 19  is electrically connected to the one end of the resistor R 18 , the one end of the capacitor C 17 , the one end of the capacitor C 6 , a fourth terminal of the relay  22  of the switchover portion  21  which will be described below, and the down voltage generation portion  29  which will be described below and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 21 . 
     One end of the resistor R 21  is electrically connected to the other end of the resistor R 19  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     A third terminal, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28  are electrically connected to the ground. 
     The step-down switching regulator  28  is embodied using LM2576ADJ of National Semiconductor but is not limited thereto. 
     An output voltage of the step-down switching regulator  28  steps down voltage power of the auxiliary power supply device  50  through switching of the inductor L 2  and the diode D 8 . An input voltage input to the first terminal of the step-down switching regulator  28  is a voltage of the auxiliary power supply device  50  and may vary, for example, from about 13.6 V to about 16.8 V. In an ideal situation, when it is assumed that the step-down switching regulator  28  uniformly maintains the output voltage without a change caused by variations of the input voltage, an output voltage of the discharge portion  27  may be determined to be about 12.3 V. 
     The current sensor  32  outputs sensor voltages at mutually different levels depending on whether current power is applied from the discharge portion  27  and outputs internal voltage power LM2576-OUT generated by the discharge portion  27  as the current power is applied from the discharge portion  27  as the sense voltage power Sense_OUT to supply the sense voltage power Sense_OUT to the second connection unit  7  through the down voltage generation portion  29  which will be described below. In the current sensor  32  described above, the current power applied from the discharge portion  27  to a first terminal is output from a fifth terminal, control power 7812_12V output from an auxiliary power supply portion  30  which will be described below is applied to a second terminal, a third terminal is electrically connected to a ground, and an operation of outputting the sensor voltages at mutually different levels depending on whether the current power is applied from the discharge portion  27  to the first terminal through a fourth terminal. Also, the current sensor  32  may be formed of a hall sensor. Here, the current sensor  32  outputs a first sensor voltage when the current power is applied from the discharge portion  27  and outputs a second sensor voltage at a level higher than that of the first sensor voltage when the current power is not applied. For example, in a state in which the control power of about 12 V output from the auxiliary power supply portion  30  is applied to the current sensor  32 , when the current power applied from the discharge portion  27  is input to the first terminal of the current sensor  32  and passes through the down voltage generation portion  29  to allow a current of 100 mA or more to flow out to the fifth terminal, the first sensor voltage of about 6.2 V may be output from the fourth terminal of the current sensor  32 . When there is no current flowing through the down voltage generation portion  29 , the second sensor voltage from about 6.3 V to about 6.7 V may be output from the fourth terminal of the current sensor  32 . 
     The first comparator  33  compares the levels of the sensor voltages output from the current sensor  32  with a level of a first reference voltage and outputs a first clear voltage or a first set voltage according to a result thereof. That is, the first comparator  33  compares the first sensor voltage with the first reference voltage at a level higher than that of the first sensor voltage to output the first set voltage and compares the second sensor voltage with the first reference voltage at the level lower than that of the second sensor voltage to output the first clear voltage. 
     The comparator  33  described above may be formed of a combination of an operational amplifier OP-AMP  34  and resistors R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , and R 5  and a capacitor C 2 . A voltage obtained by dividing the first sensor voltage or the second sensor voltage output from the current sensor  32  through the resistors R 2  and R 5  is applied to a non-inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  34 . Meanwhile, the first reference voltage that is a voltage obtained by dividing the control power output from the auxiliary power supply portion  30  through the resistors R 1  and R 4  is applied to an inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  34 . Here, the first reference voltage may be higher than the first sensor voltage and may be smaller than the second sensor voltage. Accordingly, when the first sensor voltage is applied from the current sensor  32  to the first comparator  33 , the first comparator  33  outputs the first set voltage. When the second sensor voltage is applied from the current sensor  32  to the first comparator  33 , the first comparator  33  outputs the first clear voltage. 
     The second comparator  25  compares a level of DC voltage power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  with a level of a second reference voltage and outputs a second clear voltage or a second set voltage according to a result thereof. 
     The second comparator  25  described above is formed of a combination of an operational amplifier OP-AMP  26  and resistors R 8 , R 9 , R 13 , and R 14 . 
     A non-inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  26  is electrically connected to a connection node between the resistor R 9  and the resistor R 14 . Here, a level of power applied to the non-inverting terminal is identical to that of a voltage obtained by dividing DC voltage power DC_IN supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  by the resistor R 9  and the resistor R 14 . One end of the resistor R 9  is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first connection portion  5  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 14 . One end of the resistor R 14  is electrically connected to the other end of the resistor R 9  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a ground. 
     Meanwhile, an inverting terminal of the operation-amplifier  26  is electrically connected to the resistor R 8 , the resistor R 13 , and a capacitor C 5  and receives a voltage obtained by dividing control power with a constant voltage level output from an auxiliary power supply portion  30 , which will be described below, by the resistor R 8 , the resistor R 13 , and the capacitor C 5 , that is, the second reference voltage. One end of the resistor R 8  is electrically connected to the auxiliary power supply portion  30  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the resistor R 13 , the inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  26 , and the capacitor C 5 . One end of the resistor R 13  is electrically connected to the inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  26 , the other end of the resistor R 8 , and the capacitor C 5  and another end thereof is electrically connected to a ground. One end of the capacitor C 5  is electrically connected to the other end of the resistor R 8 , the inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  26 , and the one end of the resistor R 13  and another end thereof is electrically connected to the ground. 
     As described above, the operational amplifier  26  receives the voltage obtained by dividing the DC voltage power DC_IN supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  at the non-inverting terminal and receives the second reference voltage at the inverting terminal to compare levels thereof and to output the second clear voltage or the second set voltage according to a result thereof. Here, the second clear voltage may be output when the voltage obtained by dividing the DC voltage power DC_IN by the resistors R 9  and R 14  is greater than the second reference voltage and the second set voltage may be output when the voltage obtained by dividing the DC voltage power DC_IN by the resistors R 9  and R 14  is smaller than the second reference voltage. The second clear voltage may be higher than the second set voltage. 
     The switchover portion  21  includes the relay  22  connected to the first connection unit  5 , the second connection unit  7 , and the discharge portion  27 . When the load  3  is connected to the second connection unit  7 , as the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage are output from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  at the same time, the relay  22  is controlled to be a clear state to supply the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  to the load  3  connected to the second connection unit  7 , and simultaneously, to the auxiliary power supply device  50  through the charging portion  23 . Also, as the first set voltage and the second set voltage are output from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  at the same time, the relay  22  is controlled to be a set state to supply the internal voltage power generated by the discharge portion  27  to the second connection unit  7 . Here, when the relay  22  is in the set state, the fourth terminal and a second terminal of the relay  22  are electrically connected. Also, the fourth terminal of the relay  22  is a terminal electrically connected to the fifth terminal of the current sensor  32  and the sense voltage power Sense_OUT is applied thereto and the second terminal is a terminal electrically connected to the second connection unit  7 . Meanwhile, in the clear state of the relay  22 , a third terminal of the relay  22  and the second terminal of the relay  22  are electrically connected. Here, the third terminal of the relay  22  is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first connection unit  5  and receives the DC voltage power DC_IN supplied from the DC power conversion system  1 . 
     The relay  22  includes a coil (coil+ and coil−) which connect the first terminal and an eighth terminal, respectively. A current flows through the coil when the first set voltage and the second set voltage output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  are applied while passing through a circuit consisting of the resistors R 3 , R 7 , R 12 , R 11 , R 6 , and R 10 , the diodes D 3 , D 5 , and D 1 , and transistors Q 2  and Q 1 , thereby allowing the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the relay  22  to be electrically connected. Meanwhile, when the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  are applied while passing through the circuit consisting of the resistors R 3 , R 7 , R 12 , R 11 , R 6 , and R 10 , the diodes D 3 , D 5  and D 1 , and the transistors Q 2  and Q 1 , a current flows from the eighth terminal to the first terminal, thereby allowing the second terminal and the third terminal of the relay  22  to be electrically connected. 
     That is, a switch connected to the second terminal of the relay  22  switches according to a direction of a current which flows through the coil connecting the first terminal with the eighth terminal of the relay  22  to allow the switch to be connected to the third terminal or the fourth terminal of the relay  22 . In other words, when the first set voltage and the second set voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25 , the current which flows through the coil flows in a direction from the first terminal to the eighth terminal in such a way that the switch may switch to allow the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the relay  22  to be connected. When the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25 , the current which flows through the coil flows in a direction from the eighth terminal to the first terminal in such a way that the switch may switch to allow the second terminal and the third terminal of the relay  22  to be connected. 
     A fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, and a seventh terminal of the relay  22  are being exposed in the air. 
     Also, a case in which the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  while the load  3  is connected to the second connection unit  7  may occur when the DC power conversion system  1  is normally connected to the first connection unit  5  in such a way that the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  is supplied to the load  3  connected to the second connection unit  7  and charges the auxiliary power supply device  50  at the same time. 
     Also, a case in which the first set voltage and the second set voltage are output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  while the load  3  is connected to the second connection unit  7  may occur in a disconnection state of the DC power conversion system  1  from the first connection unit  5 , a damage state of the DC power conversion system  1  connected to the first connection unit  5 , or a short-circuit state of the DC power conversion system  1 . 
     Here, the disconnection state of the DC power conversion system  1  from the first connection unit  5  indicates a state in which the DC power conversion system  1  is disconnected from the first connection unit  5  and the DC power normally output from the DC power conversion system  1  is not supplied to the first connection unit  5 . 
     Also, the damage state of the DC power conversion system  1  indicates a state in which the DC power conversion system  1  does not work and the DC power is not normally output from the DC power conversion system  1 . 
     Also, the short-circuit state of the DC power conversion system  1  indicates a state in which an anode and a cathode of the DC power conversion system  1  short-circuit. 
     Meanwhile, as the first clear voltage is output from the first comparator  33  and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator  25  in a no-load state in which the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7 , the switchover portion  21  may prevent power of the auxiliary power supply device  50  from being discharged by controlling the relay  22  to be a clear state. Here, a case in which the first clear voltage is output from the first comparator  33  and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator  25  in the no-load state in which the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7  may occur when the DC power conversion system  1  is damaged while being connected to the first connection unit  5  and the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7 . 
     Meanwhile, as current power is applied from the discharge portion  27 , the current sensor  32  may output internal voltage power generated at the discharge portion  27  as sense voltage power. Accordingly, the DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  may further include the down voltage generation portion  29  which generates down voltage power by stepping down a level of the sense voltage power output from the current sensor  32  and applies the down voltage power to the second connection unit  7  and may be configured by connecting three diodes D 2 , D 4 , and D 9 . 
     The down voltage power may be supplied to the second connection unit  7  until the switchover portion  21  receives the first set voltage and the second set voltage from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  at the same time in such a way that a state of the relay  22  is completely switched over from the clear state to the set state. A reason of including the down voltage generation portion  29  is to generate the down voltage power by stepping down the sense voltage power output from the current sensor  32  to supply the down voltage power to the second connection unit  7  until the switchover portion  21  receives the first set voltage and the second set voltage from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  to completely switch over the state of the relay  22  from the clear state to the set state. Here, a level of the down voltage power may be smaller than the second reference voltage set by the second comparator  25 . For example, when the set second reference voltage is 11 V, the down voltage power may be 10.8 V. As described above, it is not to cause the operational amplifier  26  inconvenience in sensing a drop of an input voltage of 11 V or less. 
     Also, DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention may further include the auxiliary power supply portion  30  which stabilizes the voltage power of the auxiliary power supply device  50  to be uniform control power and supply the control power to the first comparator  33 , the second comparator  25  and the relay  22 . The control power is supplied as driving power of the operational amplifier  34  in the first comparator  33  and driving power of the operational amplifier  26  in the second comparator  25 , is applied to the inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  34  to be used for generating the first reference voltage, is used for generating the second reference voltage applied to the inverting terminal of the operational amplifier  26 , and is used to supply a driving current to the coil of the relay  22 . A reason of including the auxiliary power supply portion  30  as described above is to remove mutual interference between the charging portion  23  including the boosting switching regulator  24  and the discharge portion  27  including the step-down switching regulator  28  and counter electromotive force of the coil during driving of the relay  22 , which act as causes of circuit instability. The auxiliary power supply portion  30  described above may be configured while including capacitors C 3 , C 4 , C 14 , and C 15  and a linear regulator  31 . 
     Also, the DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  may further include a switch  53  which is connected to the second terminal of the auxiliary power supply device  50  and controls connection between the discharge portion  27  and the auxiliary power supply device  50 . The switch  53  may be one of a push button switch, a toggle switch, and a paddle switch but may be any switch capable of controlling the connection between the discharge portion  27  and the auxiliary power supply device  50 . A reason of providing the DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  with the switch  53  is to prevent the auxiliary power supply device  50  from being discharged because basic standby power is consumed by the step-down switching regulator  28  even though the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7 . 
     Operations of the DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  having the configuration shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2  will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 3  is a view illustrating a voltage applied to the second connection unit  7 , an output voltage of the first comparator  33 , an output voltage of the second comparator  25 , and an operation state of the relay  22  according to situations of the DC uninterruptible power supply system  100  of  FIG. 2 , which occur according to a state of the DC power conversion system  1  and a load connection state. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , when the DC power conversion system  1  normally operates to a point in time of t 0 , that is, when DC power is supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  through the first connection unit  5 , the relay  22  maintains the clear state due to the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage output at the same time from the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  in such a way that the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  is supplied to the load  3  through the second connection unit  7  and simultaneously is boosted by the charging portion  23  to charge the auxiliary power supply device  50 . Since the auxiliary power supply device  50  performs a charging operation and does not perform a discharge operation, the internal voltage power output from the discharge portion  27  does not occur. When the DC power conversion system  1  normally operates, the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  is supplied to the load  3  and the auxiliary power supply device  50 . 
     Situation 1 is a situation which occurs from the point in time of t 0  to a point in time of t 2 . When the DC power conversion system  1  is damaged or short-circuits while the load  3  is connected to the second connection unit  7 , since the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  through the first connection unit  5  is gradually reduced and completely cut off at a point in time of t 1 , the DC power is not supplied any more to the load  3 , the second comparator  25 , and the auxiliary power supply device  50 . Due to this, the second set voltage is allowed to be output from the second comparator  25 . From when the DC power is not supplied to the auxiliary power supply device  50 , the auxiliary power supply device  50  starts being discharged in such a way that the discharge portion  27  steps down a level, for example, 16.8 V of the power of the auxiliary power supply device  50  and the internal voltage power, for example, 12.3 V obtained by stepping down the same to the current sensor  32 , thereby allowing the current sensor  32  to output the first sensor voltage while outputting the internal voltage power as the sense voltage power. Accordingly, the first comparator  33  compares the first sensor voltage with the first reference voltage at a higher level than the first sensor voltage to output the first set voltage. As described above, as the first set voltage is output from the first comparator  33  and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator  25 , the switchover portion  21  switches the state of the relay  22  into the set state in such a way that the second terminal and the fourth terminal of the relay  22  are connected to allow the sense voltage power output from the current sensor  32  to be supplied to the second connection unit  7 . Here, before the relay  22  is completely switched over to the set state, the down voltage power generated from the sense voltage power through the down voltage generation portion  29  is supplied to the second connection unit  7 . After the relay  22  is completely switched over to the set state, the sense voltage power is supplied to the second connection unit  7  through the relay  22 . 
     Also, in Situation 2, that is, when a state in which the DC power conversion system  1  is inserted and restored at the point in time of t 2  and the DC power is applied from the DC power conversion system  1  while the load  3  is connected continues to a point in time of t 3 , the first comparator  33  and the second comparator  25  output the first clear voltage and the second clear voltage at the same time and according thereto the relay  22  is switched over into the clear state. When the relay  22  is switched over into the clear state, that is, when a contact point of the relay  22  is changed from connection between the second terminal and the fourth terminal to connection between the second terminal and the third terminal and the relay  22  becomes the clear state, a ripple may occur at an output of the second terminal of the relay  22  but a voltage of the ripple is maintained as 10.8 V or more due to the down voltage power generated from the sensed voltage power output from the current sensor  32  through the down voltage generation portion  29 . After that, when the relay  22  is completely switched over into the clear state, the DC power supplied from the DC power conversion system  1  is supplied to the second connection portion  7  and the charging portion  23  through the relay  22 . In Situation 3, that is, the damage state of the DC power conversion system  1  and the no-load state in which the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7  continue from the point in time of t 3  to a point in time of t 4 . Here, as the first clear voltage is output form the first comparator  33  and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator  25 , the switchover portion  21  may prevent the power of the auxiliary power supply device  50  from being discharged by controlling the relay  22  to be the clear state. Here, a case in which the first clear voltage is output from the first comparator  33  and simultaneously the second set voltage is output from the second comparator  25  in the no-load state in which the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7  may occur when the DC power conversion system  1  is damaged while being connected to the first connection unit  5  and the load  3  is not connected to the second connection unit  7 . 
     As is apparent from the above description, a DC uninterruptible power supply system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention may be connected to a DC power conversion system converting prevailing AC power into DC power, may supply the DC power to a load, may charge an internal auxiliary power supply device with the DC power, and may continuously supply power to the load from the auxiliary power supply device while completely cutting off an electric connection with the DC power conversion system when the DC power conversion system short-circuits or is disconnected due to a leakage current or damage thereof. 
     Also, since a CPU and a software controller are not included, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon, in which power of an auxiliary power supply device is discharged when a power outage does not occur, the phenomenon which may occur due to a malfunction of the CPU due to electromagnetic waves, a disorder in a hardware configuration of the CPU, and an error in software such as a control program. 
     Also, since charge and discharge circuits are formed in a DC power state, it is unnecessary to convert AC power into DC power to charge an auxiliary power supply device such as a battery and to convert DC power of the auxiliary power supply device into AC power to supply it to a load, thereby simplifying a circuit configuration of the DC uninterruptible power supply system. 
     While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments described above and it would be understood to include the content disclosed in the claims and equivalents thereof.