Logical link control resonant converter and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024364214-A1
Application number	US-202418676052-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 28, 2024
Priority date	Apr 25, 2023
Publication date	Oct 31, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a logical link control (LLC) resonant converter including a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit, and a display device and an electronic device including the LLC resonant converter, wherein the secondary side circuit includes: a first diode including a first anode electrically connected to a first node, a second diode including a second anode electrically connected to the first node, a first inductor electrically connected between a first cathode of the first diode and a second node, a second inductor electrically connected between the second node and a second cathode of the second diode, a first capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the second node, a third inductor electrically connected between the first cathode and a third node, a fourth inductor electrically connected between the second cathode and the third node, and a second capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the third node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A logical link control (LLC) resonant converter comprising a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit,
wherein the secondary side circuit comprises: a first diode including a first anode electrically connected to a first node; a second diode including a second anode electrically connected to the first node; a first inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between a first cathode of the first diode and a second node; a second inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between the second node and a second cathode of the second diode; a first capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the second node; a third inductor electrically connected between the first cathode of the first diode and a third node; a fourth inductor electrically connected between the second cathode of the second diode and the third node; and a second capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the third node.

2 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein the first inductor comprises a first coil and the second inductor comprises a second coil,
a number of turns of the first coil is the same as a number of turns of the second coil, and a winding direction of the first coil is the same as a winding direction of the second coil.

3 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein the third inductor and the fourth inductor are inductively coupled to each other,
the third inductor comprises a third coil and the fourth inductor comprises a fourth coil, and a winding direction of the third coil and a winding direction of the fourth coil are different from each other.

4 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a capacitance of the first capacitor to a capacitance of the second capacitor is determined according to a ratio of a size of a first current flowing through the first capacitor to a size of a second current flowing through the second capacitor.

5 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 4 , wherein the first capacitor comprises a plurality of first sub-capacitors connected to each other in parallel, and the second capacitor comprises a plurality of second sub-capacitors connected to each other in parallel.

6 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 5 , wherein, based on a capacitance of each of the plurality of first sub-capacitors being the same as a capacitance of each of the plurality of second sub-capacitors, a ratio of a number of the plurality of first sub-capacitors to a number of the plurality of second sub-capacitors is determined according to the ratio of the size of the first current to the size of the second current.

7 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , configured to provide a load current to a load electrically connected to the first node and the third node.

8 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein the primary side circuit comprises a half-bridge circuit.

9 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein the secondary side circuit comprises:
a first resistor electrically connected to the first node; and a third capacitor electrically connected between the first resistor and the third node.

10 . The LLC resonant converter of claim 1 , wherein the secondary side circuit comprises:
a first resistor electrically connected to the first node; a third capacitor electrically connected to the first resistor; a third diode including a third anode electrically connected to the third capacitor and a third cathode electrically connected to the third node; a second resistor electrically connected to the first node; a fourth capacitor electrically connected to the second resistor; and a fourth diode including a fourth anode electrically connected to the fourth capacitor and a fourth cathode electrically connected to the third node.

11 . A display device comprising a power supply including a logical link control (LLC) resonant converter comprising a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit, wherein the display device comprises:
a display; and at least one processor configured to control an operation of the display, the power supply is configured to supply power to the at least one processor, and the secondary side circuit comprises: a first diode including a first anode electrically connected to a first node; a second diode including a second anode electrically connected to the first node; a first inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between a first cathode of the first diode and a second node; a second inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between the second node and a second cathode of the second diode; a first capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the second node; a third inductor electrically connected between the first cathode of the first diode and a third node; a fourth inductor electrically connected between the second cathode of the second diode and the third node; and a second capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the third node.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first inductor comprises a first coil and the second inductor comprises a second coil,
a number of turns of the first coil is the same as a number of turns of the second coil, and a winding direction of the first coil is the same as a winding direction of the second coil.

13 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the third inductor and the fourth inductor are inductively coupled to each other,
the third inductor comprises a third coil and the fourth inductor comprises a fourth coil, and a winding direction of the third coil and a winding direction of the fourth coil are different from each other.

14 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein a ratio of a capacitance of the first capacitor to a capacitance of the second capacitor is determined according to a ratio of a size of a first current flowing through the first capacitor to a size of a second current flowing through the second capacitor.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the first capacitor comprises a plurality of first sub-capacitors connected to each other in parallel, and the second capacitor comprises a plurality of second sub-capacitors connected to each other in parallel.

16 . An electronic device comprising a power supply including a logical link control (LLC) resonant converter comprising a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one processor configured to control an operation of the electronic device,
the power supply is configured to supply power to the at least one processor, and the secondary side circuit comprises: a first diode including a first anode electrically connected to a first node; a second diode including a second anode electrically connected to the first node; a first inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between a first cathode of the first diode and a second node; a second inductor configured to receive power through the primary side circuit and electrically connected between the second node and a second cathode of the second diode; a first capacitor electrically connected between the first node and the second node; a third inductor electrically connected between the first cathode of the first diode and a third node; a fourth inductor electrically connected

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Keonwoo
• Kim Moonyoung
• Lim Sangmin

Classifications

• Y02B70/10

  Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes · CPC title

• H05B45/37

  Converter circuits · CPC title

• H02M3/01 Primary

  Resonant DC/DC converters · CPC title

• G09G3/32

  semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• G09G3/2092

  Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165) · CPC title