Power supply control device and flyback converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11962246-B2
Application number	US-202217584706-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2022
Priority date	Feb 8, 2021
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a power supply control device and a flyback converter. The power supply control device includes: a comparator, comparing a current sensing signal generated by IN conversion of a primary side current flowing in the primary winding with a threshold voltage; a switching controller, turning off a switching element according to a comparing result of the current sensing signal and the threshold voltage by the comparator; an external terminal, connectable to a connection node of an external resistor connected in series between one end of the auxiliary winding and an application end of a ground potential; a current detector, detecting a terminal current flowing through the external terminal; and a threshold voltage corrector, correcting the threshold voltage based on a current detection signal of the current detector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power supply control device, used for a flyback converter, the flyback converter comprising:
a switching element;
a transformer, including a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding;
a rectifying element; and
a smoothing capacitor, wherein
an application end of an input voltage is connected to one end of the primary winding,
a current inflow end of the switching element is connected to another end of the primary winding, and
the rectifying element and the smoothing capacitor are disposed on a rear side of the secondary winding, wherein the power supply control device comprises:
a comparator, comparing a current sensing signal generated by I/V conversion of a primary side current flowing in the primary winding with a threshold voltage;
a switching controller, turning off the switching element according to a comparing result of the current sensing signal and the threshold voltage by the comparator;
an external terminal, connectable to a connection node of an external resistor connected in series between one end of the auxiliary winding and an application end of a ground potential;
a current detector, detecting a terminal current flowing through the external terminal; and
a threshold voltage corrector, correcting the threshold voltage based on a current detection signal of the current detector.

2. The power supply control device of claim 1 , wherein the current detector is a current detection resistor.

3. The power supply control device of claim 2 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes a reverse amplifier that inverts and amplifies the current detection signal.

4. The power supply control device of claim 1 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes a sample hold unit that samples a voltage based on the current detection signal.

5. The power supply control device of claim 2 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes a sample hold unit that samples a voltage based on the current detection signal.

6. The power supply control device of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage adjustment resistor connected between an input terminal of the comparator and an application end of a reference voltage, wherein
the threshold voltage corrector generates an output current based on the current detection signal, and
the output current flows through the voltage adjustment resistor and is sucked into one side of the threshold voltage corrector.

7. The power supply control device of claim 2 , further comprising a voltage adjustment resistor connected between an input terminal of the comparator and an application end of a reference voltage, wherein
the threshold voltage corrector generates an output current based on the current detection signal, and
the output current flows through the voltage adjustment resistor and is sucked into one side of the threshold voltage corrector.

8. The power supply control device of claim 6 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes a constant current generating circuit in which a voltage based on the current detection signal is inputted to generate a constant current, and the output current is generated based on the constant current.

9. The power supply control device of claim 7 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes a constant current generating circuit in which a voltage based on the current detection signal is inputted to generate a constant current, and the output current is generated based on the constant current.

10. The power supply control device of claim 8 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes:
a first current mirror, having an input end connected to an output end of the constant current generating circuit, wherein the first current mirror is composed of a PMOS transistor; and
a second current mirror, having an input end connected to an output end of the first current mirror, wherein second current mirror is composed of an NMOS transistor.

11. The power supply control device of claim 9 , wherein the threshold voltage corrector includes:
a first current mirror, having an input end connected to an output end of the constant current generating circuit, wherein the first current mirror is composed of a PMOS transistor; and
a second current mirror, having an input end connected to an output end of the first current mirror, wherein second current mirror is composed of an NMOS transistor.

12. The power supply control device of claim 1 , wherein
an input terminal of the comparator is connected to an application end of a reference voltage,
another input terminal of the comparator is connected to an end of a resistor including a sensing resistor having one end connected to a current outflow end of the switching element,
the threshold voltage corrector generates an output current based on the current detection signal, and
the output current is discharged toward a node to which the another input terminal of the comparator and the end of the resistor are connected.

13. The power supply control device of claim 2 , wherein
an input terminal of the comparator is connected to an application end of a reference voltage,
another input terminal of the comparator is connected to an end of a resistor including a sensing resistor having one end connected to a current outflow end of the switching element,
the threshold voltage corrector generates an output current based on the current detection signal, and
the output current is discharged toward a node to which the another input terminal of the comparator and the end of the resistor are connected.

14. The power supply control device of claim 12 , further comprising an inserting resistor inserted between the another input terminal of the comparator and the end of the resistor including the sensing resistor.

15. The power supply control device of claim 13 , further comprising an inserting resistor inserted between the another input terminal of the comparator and the end of the resistor including the sensing resistor.

16. The power supply control device of claim 1 , further comprising a switch disposed in a path through which the terminal current flows, and controlled to be on/off based on a signal related to a drive of the switching element.

17. The power supply control device of claim 1 , wherein the threshold voltage is an OCP (overcurrent protection) threshold voltage.

18. The power supply control device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first comparator, comparing a feedback voltage based on an output voltage of the flyback converter with a burst threshold voltage; and
a second comparator, used as a comparison unit for comparing the feedback voltage and the current sensing signal, wherein
the switching controller switches between halt and resumption of a switching of the switching element according to an output of the first comparator, and
the threshold voltage is the burst threshold voltage.

19. A flyback converter, comprising:
the power supply control device of claim 1 ;
the switching element;
the transformer;
the rectifying element;
the smoothing capacitor; and
the external resistor.

20. A flyback converter, comprising:
the power supply control device of claim 2 ;
the switching element;
the transformer;
the rectifying element;
the smoothing capacitor; and
the external resistor.

Assignees

• Rohm Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kikuchi Hiroki

Classifications

• H02M3/33507 Primary

  with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters (H02M3/33561, H02M3/33569 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02M1/0009

  Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter · CPC title

• H02M1/32

  Means for protecting converters other than automatic disconnection · CPC title

• H02M3/33592

  having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer · CPC title

• H02M7/217 Primary

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title