Power conversion device and control circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10608536-B2
Application number	US-201916451064-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2019
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

A power conversion device may include: a microcomputer; and an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer, including an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer, a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer, and a microcomputer stop transition unit that, when an operation of the power conversion device is stopped, outputs a microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer and causes an operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state. In one or more embodiments, after the microcomputer stop transition unit causes the operation of the microcomputer to transition to a stop state, the microcomputer or the output circuit may stop an output of the internal power source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power conversion device comprising:
a microcomputer;
an output unit that converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power;
an internal power source that outputs a power supply to the microcomputer,
a driver that drives the output unit by a signal from the microcomputer; and
a microcomputer stop transition unit that performs operations comprising:
(i) upon detecting a temperature of the output unit exceeding a first threshold temperature, outputting a first overheat detection signal to the microcomputer as a microcomputer stop signal to stop the microcomputer; and
(ii) upon detecting a second threshold temperature higher than the first threshold temperature, outputting a second overheat detection signal to the internal power source to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer,

wherein when the microcomputer transits, in response to the microcomputer stop signal, to a state in which the microcomputer is ready to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer, the microcomputer outputs an internal power source stop signal to the internal power source to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer.

2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a timer that measures a predetermined time from the output of the microcomputer stop signal to the microcomputer by the microcomputer stop transition unit, wherein after the predetermined time is measured, the microcomputer outputs the internal power source stop signal to the internal power source.

3. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , wherein
the predetermined time is set to a time, from an input of the microcomputer stop signal, greater than or equal to a time taken for the microcomputer to transit to the state in which the microcomputer is ready to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer.

4. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer and comprising the output unit, the internal power source, and the driver.

5. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an output circuit controlled by the microcomputer and comprising the output unit, the internal power source, and the driver, and the microcomputer stop transition unit.

6. The power conversion device according to claim 5 , wherein
the output circuit and the microcomputer are incorporated in a same package.

7. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the microcomputer stop transition unit comprises an overheat detector that outputs, (i) upon detecting a temperature of the output unit exceeding the first threshold temperature, the first overheat detection signal to the microcomputer as the microcomputer stop signal to stop the microcomputer; and outputs, (ii) upon detecting the second threshold temperature higher than the first threshold temperature, the second overheat detection signal to the internal power source to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer.

8. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the output unit comprises one or more switching devices that convert the input power into the predetermined power and output the predetermined power.

9. A control circuit comprising:
a microcomputer;
an internal power source that supplies a power source to the microcomputer;
a driver that drives an output unit, which converts an input power into a predetermined power and outputs the predetermined power, by a signal from the microcomputer; and
a microcomputer stop transition unit that performs operations comprising:
(i) upon detecting a temperature of the output unit exceeding a first threshold temperature, outputting a first overheat detection signal to the microcomputer as a microcomputer stop signal to stop the microcomputer; and
(ii) upon detecting a second threshold temperature higher than the first threshold temperature, outputting a second overheat detection signal to the internal power source to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer,

wherein when the microcomputer transits, in response to the microcomputer stop signal, to a state in which the microcomputer is ready to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer, the microcomputer outputs an internal power source stop signal to the internal power source to stop the output of the internal power source to the microcomputer.

Assignees

• Sanken Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takada Junichi
• Yoshinaga Mitsutomo
• Nakano Toshihiro
• Imai Koki
• Ohtake Osamu

Classifications

• H02M3/158 Primary

  including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load · CPC title

• H02M1/36 Primary

  Means for starting or stopping converters · CPC title

• H02M3/335

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H02M1/32

  Means for protecting converters other than automatic disconnection · CPC title

• G05F1/567

  for temperature compensation · CPC title