High-dynamic-response switching power supply and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562640-B2
Application number	US-202118252579-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2021
Priority date	Nov 20, 2020
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a high-dynamic-response switching power supply and a server. The switching power supply includes: a first output path includes a first field-effect transistor, a flying capacitor, and a primary coil of a first Trans-inductor (TL) which are sequentially connected in series; the second output path includes a fourth field-effect transistor and a primary coil of a second TL which are connected in series; the resonant loop includes a secondary coil of a first TL, a secondary coil of a second TL and a resonant inductor which are annularly connected, and the secondary coil of the first TL and the secondary coil of the second TL each generate an inductive current in response to a current change in the corresponding primary coils thereof; and the resonant switch includes a second field-effect transistor and a third field-effect transistor. The present disclosure may respond to a high-power dynamic load requirement at high speed as well as reduce hardware materials and costs.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A high-dynamic-response switching power supply, comprising:
a first output path, comprising a first field-effect transistor, a flying capacitor and a first primary coil of a first Trans-inductor (TL) which are sequentially connected in series, wherein the first field-effect transistor is connected to a voltage source to obtain a working voltage, the first primary coil of the first TL is connected to an output end to output a step-down dynamic voltage; a second output path, comprising a fourth field-effect transistor and a second primary coil of a second TL which are connected in series, wherein the fourth field-effect transistor is connected to the voltage source to obtain the working voltage, the second primary coil of the second TL is connected to the output end to output the step-down dynamic voltage; a resonant loop, comprising a first secondary coil of the first TL, a second secondary coil of the second TL and a resonant inductor which are annularly connected, wherein the first secondary coil of the first TL generates a first inductive current in response to a first current change in the first primary coil of the first TL and the second secondary coil of the second TL generates a second inductive current in response to a second current change in the second primary coil of the second TL; and a resonant switch, comprising a second field-effect transistor connected between the first output path and the second output path and a third field-effect transistor, wherein the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are configured to cut off the voltage source from the first field-effect transistor and the fourth field-effect transistor when the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned on so as to output the step-down dynamic voltage to the output end based on the first inductive current and the second inductive current; wherein one end of the second field-effect transistor is connected between the first field-effect transistor and the flying capacitor, an other end of the second field-effect transistor is connected between the fourth field-effect transistor and the second primary coil of the second TL, wherein one end of the third field-effect transistor is connected between the flying capacitor and the first primary coil of the first TL, an other end of the third field-effect transistor is grounded.

2 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned off in response to the turn-on of the first field-effect transistor and the fourth field-effect transistor, so that the first inductive current generated by the first second secondary coil of the first TL and the second inductive current generated by the second secondary coil of the second TL in the resonant loop in a steady state are in a same direction.

3 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 2 , wherein in response to the first field-effect transistor and the fourth field-effect transistor are turned on, the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned off, an input voltage obtained by the first field-effect transistor from a voltage source charges the flying capacitor and the first TL.

4 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the switching power supply is applied in a 48V power converter architecture.

5 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the increase of an output current of the output end, a duty cycle is adjusted and increased.

6 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned on in response to the turn-off of the first field-effect transistor and the fourth field-effect transistor, so that the first inductive current generated by the first secondary coil of the first TL and the second inductive current generated by the second secondary coil of the second TL in the resonant loop in a steady state are in an opposite direction.

7 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cathode end of the voltage source and one end of the resonant inductor are grounded, an anode end of the voltage source and the output end are grounded via a protection capacitor.

8 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first output path and the second output path are spliced together through a combined architecture of a Switched Capacitor (STC) and a buck circuit.

9 . The switching power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voltage source provides the working voltage of 12 volts.

10 . A server, comprising:
a voltage source; a power consumption device; and a switching power supply which is connected to the power consumption device through an output end and provides the power consumption device with an output voltage with high dynamic response, comprising: a first output path, comprising a first field-effect transistor, a flying capacitor and a first primary coil of a first Trans-inductor (TL) which are sequentially connected in series, wherein the first field-effect transistor is connected to the voltage source to obtain a working voltage, the first primary coil of the first TL is connected to the output end to output a step-down dynamic voltage; a second output path, comprising a fourth field-effect transistor and a second primary coil of a second TL which are connected in series, wherein the fourth field-effect transistor is connected to the voltage source to obtain the working voltage, the second primary coil of the second TL is connected to the output end to output the step-down dynamic voltage; a resonant loop, comprising a first secondary coil of the first TL, a second secondary coil of the second TL and a resonant inductor which are annularly connected, wherein the first secondary coil of the first TL generates a first inductive current in response to a first current change in the first primary coil of the first TL and the second secondary coil of the second TL generates a second inductive current in response to a second current change in the second primary coil of the second TL; and a resonant switch, comprising a second field-effect transistor connected between the first output path and the second output path and a third field-effect transistor wherein the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are configured to cut off the voltage source from the first field-effect transistor and the the fourth field-effect transistor when the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned on so as to output the step-down dynamic voltage to the output end based on the first inductive current and the second inductive current; wherein one end of the second field-effect transistor is connected between the first field-effect transistor and the flying capacitor, an other end of the second field-effect transistor is connected between the fourth field-effect transistor and the second primary coil of the second TL, wherein one end of the third field-effect transistor is connected between the flying capacitor and the first primary coil of the first TL, an other end of the third field-effect transistor is grounded.

11 . The server as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second field-effect transistor and the third field-effect transistor are turned off in response to the turn-on of the first field-effect transistor and the fourth field-effect transistor, so that the first inductive current generated by the first secondary coil of the first TL and the second inductive cur

Assignees

• Inspur Suzhou Intelligent Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gou Changhua
• Li Dali

Classifications

• H02M1/0095

  Hybrid converter topologies, e.g. NPC mixed with flying capacitor, thyristor converter mixed with MMC or charge pump mixed with buck · CPC title

• H02M3/158

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

• G06F1/263

  Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC (G06F1/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/26

  Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof (for memories G11C) · CPC title

• H02M1/0019

  the disturbance parameters being load current fluctuations · CPC title