Display apparatus and power supply thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024312433-A1
Application number	US-202318120791-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 13, 2023
Priority date	May 23, 2022
Publication date	Sep 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a display, a processor configured to process image data to be displayed on the display, a transformer including a primary coil and a plurality of secondary coils, a first rectifier connected with a first coil of the plurality of secondary coils and configured to output a first output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the first coil, a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter configured to receive the first output voltage from the first rectifier and output a second output voltage that is different from the first output voltage, and a second rectifier connected with a second coil of the plurality of secondary coils and configured to output a first load voltage which is a sum of the second output voltage and a third output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the second coil to the display.

First claim

1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a display; a processor configured to process image data to be displayed on the display; a transformer comprising a primary coil and a plurality of secondary coils; a first rectifier connected directly to a first coil of the plurality of secondary coils, the first rectifier being configured to output a first output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the first coil; a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter configured to receive the first output voltage directly from the first rectifier and output a second output voltage that is different from the first output voltage; and a second rectifier connected directly to a second coil of the plurality of secondary coils, the second rectifier being configured to output a first load voltage to the display, wherein the first load voltage is a sum of the second output voltage and a third output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the second coil.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the DC-DC converter to adjust the second output voltage based on a brightness corresponding to the image data.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the DC-DC converter is further configured to adjust the second output voltage based on the first load voltage.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the DC-DC converter comprises:
a buck converter comprising a switch, a diode, and an inductor; and a duty controller configured to control a duty cycle of the switch based on the first load voltage and a duty control signal from the processor.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the duty controller is further configured to control the duty cycle of the switch to decrease the second output voltage according to an increase of the first load voltage, and increase the second output voltage according to a decrease of the first load voltage.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the duty controller is further configured to control the duty cycle of the switch to decrease the second output voltage according to an increase of the duty control signal from the processor, and increase the second output voltage according to a decrease of the duty control signal from the processor.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first load capacitor configured to output the first load voltage; and a linear regulator provided between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor, the linear regulator being configured to limit the first load voltage output from the first load capacitor to a preset range.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the linear regulator comprises:
a load switch provided between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor, the load switch being configured to control a connection between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor; a voltage overlapping circuit configured to decrease the first load voltage and a brightness control signal from the processor according to a preset ratio, overlap the first load voltage with the brightness control signal, and output an overlapping output voltage; and an amplifier configured to output a voltage control signal for turning on or off the load switch based on a comparison between the overlapping output voltage output from the voltage overlapping circuit and a preset reference voltage.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the amplifier is configured to turn off the load switch based on the overlapping output voltage from the voltage overlapping circuit being greater than or equal to the preset reference voltage, and turn on the load switch based on the overlapping output voltage from the voltage overlapping circuit being smaller than the preset reference voltage.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to decrease a voltage of the brightness control signal based on an increase in a brightness corresponding to the image data, and increase a voltage of the brightness control signal based on a decrease in the brightness corresponding to the image data.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the linear regulator is further configured to, based on a display-off signal being provided from the processor, block the connection between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the linear regulator further comprises a cutoff switching circuit provided between the load switch and the amplifier, and
wherein the linear regulator is further configured to, based on the display-off signal being provided from the processor, transfer the voltage control signal from the amplifier to the load switch and turn off the load switch.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the linear regulator is further configured to change a range of limiting the first load voltage based on the first load voltage and a brightness corresponding to the image data.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an audio interface configured to output sound,
wherein the first rectifier is further configured to output a second load voltage, the second load voltage corresponding to the number of turns of the first coil or half of the number of turns of the first coil, to the audio interface.

15 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a third rectifier connected to a third coil of the plurality of secondary coils, the third rectifier being configured to output a third load voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the third coil or half of the number of turns of the third coil, to the processor.

16 . A power supply comprising:
a transformer comprising a primary coil and a plurality of secondary coils; a first rectifier directly connected to a first coil of the plurality of secondary coils, the first rectifier being configured to output a first output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the first coil; a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter configured to receive the first output voltage directly from the first rectifier and output a second output voltage that is different from the first output voltage; and a second rectifier directly connected to a second coil of the plurality of secondary coils, the second rectifier being configured to output a first load voltage which is a sum of the second output voltage and a third output voltage corresponding to a number of turns of the second coil.

17 . The power supply of claim 16 , wherein the DC-DC converter is further configured to adjust the second output voltage based on the first load voltage.

18 . The power supply of claim 16 , wherein the DC-DC converter comprises:
a buck converter comprising a switch, a diode, and an inductor; and a duty controller configured to control a duty cycle of the switch based on the first load voltage.

19 . The power supply of claim 16 , further comprising:
a first load capacitor configured to output the first load voltage; and a linear regulator provided between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor, the linear regulator being configured to limit the first load voltage from the first load capacitor within a preset range.

20 . The power supply of claim 19 , wherein the linear regulator comprises:
a load switch provided between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor, the load switch being configured to control a connection between the second rectifier and the first load capacitor; a voltage div

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jaeeun
• Kim Keonwoo
• Kim Moonyoung
• Lee Jinhyung
• Kang Jeongil

Classifications

• G09G2330/027

  Arrangements or methods related to powering off a display · CPC title

• G09G2330/021

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

• H05B45/382

  with galvanic isolation between input and output · CPC title

• H05B45/395

  Linear regulators · CPC title

• G09G3/3696

  Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers · CPC title