Control system for buck converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11545901-B1
Application number	US-202117370188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 8, 2021
Priority date	Jul 8, 2021
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a control system of a buck converter, relating to the field of Internet of Things. The control system of a buck converter provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first control module, a second control module, and a mode selector. The first control module is turned on and the second control module is turned off through an analog current sensor in the mode selector when an IoT device switches from a transmission mode to a sleep mode or a standby mode, so that the first control module outputs a first voltage pulse to the driving and level shifter module, wherein a frequency of the first voltage pulse is determined by a frequency of a first clock in the first control module, and a width of the first voltage pulse is determined by a frequency of a second clock in the first control module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system for a buck converter, comprising: a first control module, a second control module, a mode selector, a driving and level shifter module, a power stage module, an inductor, a voltage stabilizing module, an inductor current zero-crossing detecting module and a voltage source, wherein
the first control module is connected to the voltage source, the mode selector and the driving and level shifter module, respectively;
the second control module is connected to the voltage source, the mode selector and the driving and level shifter module, respectively;
the mode selector is further connected to the driving and level shifter module and the voltage source, respectively; the driving and level shifter module is further connected to the power stage module and the inductor current zero-crossing detecting module; the power stage module is further connected to the inductor, the inductor current zero-crossing detecting module and a voltage input terminal, respectively; the inductor is further connected to a voltage output terminal, the first control module and the second control module; the voltage stabilizing module has one terminal connected to the inductor, and the other terminal grounded; and
the voltage source is further connected to the voltage input terminal;
the first control module is configured to output a first voltage pulse to the driving and level shifter module when an internet of thing (IOT) device is in a sleep mode or a standby mode, wherein a frequency of the first voltage pulse is determined by a frequency of a first clock in the first control module, and a width of the first voltage pulse is determined by a frequency of a second clock in the first control module;
the second control module is configured to output a second voltage pulse to the driving and level shifter module when the IOT device is in a transmission mode, wherein a frequency of the second voltage pulse is constant;
the mode selector is configured to detect an operating mode of the IOT device, turn off the first control module and turn on the second control module through a counter or a digital current sensor when the IOT device is switched from the sleep mode or the standby mode to the transmission mode, and turn on the first control module and turn off the second control module through a first voltage comparator corresponding to the digital current sensor in the mode selector when the IOT device is switched from the transmission mode to the sleep mode or the standby mode;
the driving and level shifter module is configured to control a switching frequency of the power stage module according to the first voltage pulse or the second voltage pulse, so as to cooperate with the inductor to convert an input voltage of the voltage input terminal to an output voltage;
the voltage stabilizing module is configured to reduce a ripple of the output voltage;
the inductor current zero-crossing detecting module is configured to detect whether a current of the inductor reaches a zero-crossing position, so as to modify a time of a voltage pulse of the power stage module through the driving and level shifter module, so that a current passing through the inductor is discontinuously conducted; and
the voltage source is configured to provide a constant voltage to the first control module or the second control module according to the input voltage of the voltage input terminal.

2. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 1 , wherein the first control module comprises: a first feedback sub-module, a first control sub-module and a clock sub-module, wherein
the first feedback sub-module is configured to provide a first feedback voltage to the first control sub-module;
the first control sub-module is configured to control the clock sub-module according to the first feedback voltage and a reference voltage provided by the voltage source; and
the clock sub-module is configured to generate the first clock and the second clock.

3. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 2 , wherein the first control sub-module comprises: a clock-controlled comparator and an exclusive OR gate, wherein
a positive input terminal of the clock-controlled comparator is connected to the voltage source, a negative input terminal of the clock-controlled comparator is connected to the first feedback sub-module, a clock-controlled terminal of the clock-controlled comparator is connected to an output terminal of the exclusive OR gate, and an output terminal of the clock-controlled comparator is connected to the clock sub-module;
an input terminal of the exclusive OR gate is connected to the clock sub-module; and
the clock-controlled terminal of the clock-controlled comparator is configured to turn on or turn off the clock-controlled comparator, and the clock-controlled comparator is configured to compare the reference voltage with the first feedback voltage, output high when the first feedback voltage is less than the reference voltage, and output low when the first feedback voltage is greater than the reference voltage.

4. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 3 , wherein the clock sub-module comprises: a first clock generator, an AND gate and a second clock generator, wherein
one input terminal of the AND gate is connected to the clock-controlled comparator, the other input terminal of the AND gate is connected to the mode selector, an output terminal of the AND gate is connected to the second clock generator, and the second clock generator is connected to one input terminal of the exclusive OR gate;
the first clock generator is connected to the other input terminal of the exclusive OR gate; and
the first clock generator is configured to generate the first clock; and the second clock generator is configured to generate the second clock.

5. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 1 , wherein the second control module comprises: a second feedback sub-module and a second control sub-module, wherein
the second feedback sub-module is configured to provide a second feedback voltage to the second control sub-module; and
the second control sub-module is configured to output the second voltage pulse according to the second feedback voltage and the reference voltage provided by the voltage source.

6. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 5 , wherein the second control sub-module comprises: a second voltage comparator and an error amplifier, wherein
one input terminal of the second voltage comparator is connected to an output terminal of the error amplifier, the other input terminal of the second voltage comparator is connected to a superposition signal of a gain signal of an input current and a third clock signal, and an output terminal of the second voltage comparator is configured to output the second voltage pulse; and
one input terminal of the error amplifier is connected to the voltage source, and the other input terminal of the error amplifier is connected to the second feedback sub-module.

7. The control system for a buck converter according to claim 1 , wherein the mode selector comprises: a counter, a selector, an OR gate, a first NOT gate, a second NOT gate, a first voltage comparator and a voltage divider network, wherein
the counter is connected to input terminals of the selector;
an output terminal of the selector is connected to one input terminal of the OR gate, the other input terminal of the OR gate is connected to an output terminal of the first NOT gate, and an output terminal of the OR gate is configured to output a control signal for turning off the first control module and turning on the second control module, or to output a control signal for turning on the first control module and turning off

Assignees

• Univ Macau

Inventors

• Zeng Wenliang
• Lam Chi Seng
• Sin Sai Weng
• Che Weng Keong
• Martins Rui Paulo Da Silva
• Ding Ran

Classifications

• H02M1/0041

  Control circuits in which a clock signal is selectively enabled or disabled · CPC title

• H02M1/0032

  Control circuits allowing low power mode operation, e.g. in standby mode · CPC title

• H02M1/083

  for the ignition at the zero crossing of the voltage or the current · CPC title

• H02M3/158 Primary

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

• H02M1/14

  Arrangements for reducing ripples from DC input or output · CPC title