Driving circuit for piezoelectrically actuated pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017194880-A1
Application number	US-201615386762-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A driving circuit for a piezoelectrically actuated pump includes a boost converter, a control circuit and a voltage switch circuit. The boost converter outputs a constant voltage. The control circuit includes a voltage-division circuit, a comparator and a frequency adjustment circuit. The constant voltage is divided by the voltage-division circuit into a first voltage and a second voltage. The comparator compares first voltage with second voltage so as to output a positive voltage or a negative voltage. The voltage switch circuit receives and feedbacks positive voltage or negative voltage to the piezoelectric actuator load. The control circuit and the voltage switch circuit form a resonant circuit to control the piezoelectric actuator load according to the variety of minor voltage outputted form the piezoelectric actuator load. The frequency adjustment circuit detects and adjusts the variety of the minor voltage automatically so as to adjust operating frequency of the piezoelectric actuator load.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A driving circuit for a piezoelectrically actuated pump, wherein the piezoelectrically actuated pump comprises a piezoelectric actuator load, the driving circuit comprising:
a boost converter receiving an input voltage and converting the input voltage into a constant voltage; a control circuit electrically connected with the boost converter, receiving the constant voltage outputted form the boost converter, and comprising a voltage-division circuit, a comparator and a frequency adjustment circuit, wherein the constant voltage is divided into a first voltage and a second voltage by the voltage-division circuit, and the comparator compares the first voltage with the second voltage and outputs a positive voltage or a negative voltage according to a comparing result; and a voltage switch circuit electrically connected with the control circuit, receiving the positive voltage or the negative voltage outputted from the comparator, and comprising a half-bridge circuit comprising a first switch element and a second switch element, wherein the voltage switch circuit receives the positive voltage or the negative voltage outputted from the comparator and feedbacks the positive voltage or the negative voltage to the piezoelectric actuator load so as to form a required positive voltage or a required negative voltage; wherein the control circuit and the voltage switch circuit form a resonant circuit to control the operation of the piezoelectric actuator load according to the variety of the minor voltage outputted form the piezoelectric actuator load, and the frequency adjustment circuit of the control circuit detects and adjusts the variety of the minor voltage outputted from the piezoelectric actuator load automatically so as to adjust an operating frequency of the piezoelectric actuator load to a required operating frequency.

2 . The driving circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit comprises:
an input terminal for receiving the constant voltage outputted from the boost converter; and an input-end voltage regulation circuit electrically connected with the input terminal of the control circuit and comprising a second resistor and a second capacitor connected in parallel with each other for regulating the constant voltage outputted from the boost converter.

3 . The driving circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the voltage-division circuit of the control circuit is electrically connected with the input terminal of the control circuit and comprises a third resistor and a fourth resistor, wherein the voltage-division circuit comprises:
a first voltage output unit comprising the third resistor for outputting the first voltage to the comparator; and a second voltage output unit comprising the fourth resistor for outputting the second voltage to the comparator.

4 . The driving circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the frequency adjustment circuit of the control circuit is electrically connected with the input terminal of the control circuit and comprises a first resistor and a first capacitor connected in parallel with each other, wherein one terminal of the frequency adjustment circuit receives the constant voltage outputted from the boost converter and the other terminal of the frequency adjustment circuit is electrically connected with the voltage-division circuit, wherein the first voltage output unit is electrically connected with an output terminal of the piezoelectric actuator load, and the frequency adjustment circuit detects and adjusts the variety of the minor voltage outputted from the piezoelectric actuator load automatically so as to adjust the operating frequency of the piezoelectric actuator load to the required operating frequency.

5 . The driving circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the control circuit comprises an output-end voltage regulation circuit electrically connected with the second voltage output unit of the voltage-division circuit and comprises a fifth resistor and a third capacitor connected in parallel with each other, wherein one terminal of the output-end voltage regulation circuit is electrically connected with the second voltage output unit of the voltage-division circuit, and the other terminal of the output-end voltage regulation circuit is electrically connected with an input terminal of the piezoelectric actuator load for regulating the voltage at the input terminal of the piezoelectric actuator load.

6 . The driving circuit according to claim 1 , wherein when the comparator determines that the first voltage is larger than the second voltage, the comparator outputs the positive voltage.

7 . The driving circuit according to claim 1 , wherein when the comparator determines that the first voltage is lower than the second voltage, the comparator outputs the negative voltage.

8 . The driving circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage switch circuit comprises a sixth resistor for regulating voltage and limiting current, wherein one end of the sixth resistor is electrically connected with an output terminal of the comparator, and the other end of the sixth resistor is electrically connected with the piezoelectric actuator load.

9 . The driving circuit according to claim 2 , wherein a first end of the first switch element is electrically connected with a first end of the second switch element and further electrically connected with an output terminal of the comparator, a second end of the first switch element is electrically connected with a second end of the second switch element and further electrically connected with piezoelectric actuator load, and a control end of the first switch element is electrically connected with the input terminal of the control circuit, and a control end of the second switch element is ground.

10 . The driving circuit according to claim 9 , wherein when the comparator of the control circuit outputs the positive voltage, the first switch element of the half-bridge circuit is conducted for outputting the positive voltage, and the second switch element of the half-bridge circuit is shut off.

11 . The driving circuit according to claim 9 , wherein when the comparator of the control circuit outputs the negative voltage, the second switch element of the half-bridge circuit is conducted for outputting the negative voltage, and the first switch element of the half-bridge circuit is shut off.

Assignees

• Microjet Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liao jia-yu
• Chen Shih-Chang
• Huang Chi-Feng

Classifications

• F04B43/095

  Piezoelectric drive · CPC title

• F04B49/06

  Control using electricity (regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04) · CPC title

• H02N2/06 Primary

  Drive circuits; Control arrangements {or methods} · CPC title

• F04B43/046 Primary

  with piezoelectric drive · CPC title

• H10N30/802

  Circuitry or processes for operating piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices not otherwise provided for, e.g. drive circuits · CPC title