Fan speed control circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8860351
APP PUB NO 20140070749A1
SERIAL NO

13676272

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A fan speed control circuit is provided. The circuit includes a sensor, a control chip, a first integrated circuit, an integrated operational amplifier, a second integrated circuit, and a feedback comparator. The sensor senses a temperature of an electronic component. The control chip outputs a PWM signal corresponding to the temperature to a fan. The first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit respectively generate a first equivalent voltage and a second equivalent voltage. The integrated operational amplifier amplifies the first equivalent voltage to generate an upper limit voltage and reduces the first equivalent voltage to generate a lower limit voltage. The feedback comparator compares the second equivalent voltage with the upper limit voltage and the lower limit voltage to generate a comparison value. The control chip adjusts the duty cycle of the PWM signal according to the comparison value, and outputs the adjusted PWM signal to the fan.

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  • HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chiu, Hsien-Chang New Taipei, TW 4 36

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