Power supply and display device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12400595-B2
Application number	US-202318493063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2023
Priority date	Dec 28, 2022
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A power supply according to an embodiment and a display device including the same are disclosed. The power supply according to the embodiment includes a reference voltage generation circuit configured to adjust a voltage level of a reference voltage and output the reference voltage when an input voltage is smaller than or equal to a selected threshold value. The power supply includes a power voltage generation circuit configured to adjust and provide an output power according to a fluctuation amount of the input voltage based on the adjusted reference voltage. The output power is varied either by changing the output voltage or by changing the output current.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power supply comprising:
a reference voltage generation circuit configured to adjust a voltage level of a reference voltage and output the adjusted reference voltage, when an input voltage which varies according to a pattern of an input image displayed on a display panel is smaller than or equal to a selected threshold value; and
a power voltage generation circuit configured to adjust and provide an output power applied commonly to all sub-pixels according to a fluctuation amount of the input voltage based on the adjusted reference voltage.

2. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage generation circuit includes:
a comparator circuit configured to compare the input voltage and the threshold value and output a comparison value;
a first amplifier configured to amplify and output a first band gap reference voltage;
a second amplifier configured to amplify and output the input voltage;
a first switch connected between an output end of the first amplifier and an output terminal of the reference voltage generation circuit, and turned on or turned off according to the comparison value;
a second switch connected between an output end of the second amplifier and the output terminal, and turned off or turned on according to the comparison value; and
a third resistor connected between the output terminal and ground.

3. The power supply of claim 2 , wherein the second switch is turned on or turned off according to an inverted value of the comparison value.

4. The power supply of claim 2 , wherein when the input voltage is greater than the threshold value, the first switch is turned on, and the second switch is turned off, and
when the input voltage is smaller than the threshold value, the first switch is turned off, and the second switch is turned on.

5. The power supply of claim 3 , wherein the reference voltage generation circuit further includes:
a third amplifier configured to amplify and output a second band gap reference voltage; and
a third switch connected between an output end of the third amplifier and the output terminal, and turned on or turned off according to the inverted value of the comparison value.

6. The power supply of claim 5 , wherein when the input voltage is greater than the threshold value, the first switch is turned on, and the second switch and the third switch are turned off, and
when the input voltage is smaller than the threshold value, the first switch is turned off, and the second switch and the third switch are turned on.

7. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the power voltage generation circuit includes:
a converter configured to generate the output voltage based on the input voltage and a control signal and output the output voltage through an output terminal of the power voltage generation circuit;
a voltage sensing circuit configured to divide the output voltage and transmit the divided voltage; and
wherein the power voltage variable circuit is configured to apply the control signal for adjusting the output voltage to the converter, based on the divided voltage and the adjusted reference voltage.

8. The power supply of claim 7 , wherein the voltage sensing circuit includes a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series between the output terminal and ground.

9. The power supply of claim 7 , wherein the power voltage variable circuit includes:
an operational amplifier including a first input end to which the adjusted reference voltage is input, a second input end to which the divided voltage is input, and an output end configured to output a control voltage; and
a pulse width modulation logic configured to output the control signal according to the control voltage.

10. The power supply of claim 1 , further comprising a common voltage generation circuit,
wherein the common voltage generation circuit includes:
a first switch element turned on by a high voltage of a first node to which a gate electrode of the first switch element is connected to output a first power voltage to an output node;
a second switch element turned on by a high voltage of a second node to which a gate electrode of the second switch element is connected to discharge the output node;
a first over current protection circuit connected to the first switch element, and configured to discharge the first node when a current flowing through the first switch element is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and
a second over current protection circuit connected to the second switch element, and configured to discharge the second node when a current flowing through the second switch element is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

11. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the power voltage generation circuit includes:
a first switch element turned on by a high voltage of a first node to which a gate electrode of the first switch element is connected to output a first power voltage to an output node;
a second switch element turned on by a high voltage of a second node to which a gate electrode of the second switch element is connected to discharge the output node;
a first over current protection circuit connected to the first switch element, and configured to discharge the first node when a current flowing through the first switch element is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and
a second over current protection circuit connected to the second switch element, and configured to discharge the second node when a current flowing through the second switch element is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

12. The power supply of claim 11 , wherein:
the first switch element is implemented as a high-side field effect transistor; and
the second switch element is implemented as a low-side field effect transistor.

13. The power supply of claim 11 , wherein the first over current protection circuit includes:
a comparator circuit configured to compare a reference voltage input to a non-inverting terminal and a voltage input to an inverting terminal and output a result value;
a current mirror configured to reduce an output current flowing through an output terminal of the power voltage generation circuit and output the output current to the inverting terminal;
a resistor connected between the inverting terminal and a line to which the first power voltage is applied; and
a third switch element connected between the first node and ground, and turned on or turned off according to the result value output from the comparator circuit.

14. The power supply of claim 13 , wherein the third switch element is turned on to discharge the first node when the voltage input to the inverting terminal of the comparator circuit is greater than the reference voltage input to the non-inverting terminal.

15. The power supply of claim 13 , wherein the reference voltage is output from the reference voltage generation circuit.

16. The power supply of claim 11 , wherein the second over current protection circuit includes:
a comparator circuit configured to compare a reference voltage input to a non-inverting terminal and a voltage input to an inverting terminal and output a result value;
a current mirror configured to reduce an output current flowing through a output terminal of the power voltage generation circuit and output the output current to the inverting terminal;
a resistor connected between the inverting terminal and a line to which the first power voltage is applied; and
a third switch element connected between the second node and ground, and turned on or turned off according to the result value output

Assignees

• Lg Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dong Ju
• Cho Soon Dong
• Jang Hoon
• Hur Jun O

Classifications

• G09G2300/0842

  forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor · CPC title

• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G09G2330/028

  Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers in a matrix display other than LCD · CPC title

• G09G2320/0223

  Compensation for problems related to R-C delay and attenuation in electrodes of matrix panels, e.g. in gate electrodes or on-substrate video signal electrodes · CPC title

• H02M3/158

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