Synchronous rectification control circuit and power supply thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9246394-B2
Application number	US-201313897966-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2013
Priority date	Jul 2, 2012
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

In one embodiment, a synchronous rectification control circuit in a flyback converter, can include: a first control circuit that receives a drain-source voltage signal of a synchronous rectifier switch and a flyback converter output voltage, and generates a first control signal based on a conduction time of a primary-side power switch; a second control circuit configured to receive the drain-source voltage signal, and to generate a second control signal; when the primary-side power switch is turned off, and the first control signal is greater than a threshold value, the second control signal controls a switching operation of the synchronous rectifier switch; and when the primary-side power switch is turned off, and the first control signal is less than the threshold value, the synchronous rectifier switch is configured to stop operation, before the primary-side power switch is turned on again.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A synchronous rectification control circuit in a flyback converter, comprising:
a) a first control circuit configured to receive a drain-source voltage signal of a synchronous rectifier switch and an output voltage of said flyback converter, and to generate a first control signal based on a conduction time of a primary-side power switch of said flyback converter, wherein said first control signal, said conduction time of said primary-side power switch, and a primary-side input voltage of said flyback converter, are directly proportional to each other;
b) a second control circuit configured to receive said drain-source voltage signal, and to generate a second control signal therefrom;
c) an enable signal generating circuit configured to generate an enable signal based on said first control signal and a threshold value, wherein said enable signal generating circuit directly receives said first control signal;
d) wherein when said primary-side power switch is turned off, and said first control signal is greater than said threshold value, said second control signal is enabled by said enable signal to control a switching operation of said synchronous rectifier switch before said primary-side power switch is turned on again; and
e) wherein when said primary-side power switch is turned off, and said first control signal is less than said threshold value, said synchronous rectifier switch is configured to stop operation before said primary-side power switch is turned on again.

2. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 1 , wherein said threshold value is substantially equal to a value of said first control signal that corresponds to a minimum conduction time of said synchronous rectifier switch.

3. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 1 , wherein:
b) when said enable signal is active, said second control signal is configured to control a switching operation of said synchronous rectifier switch; and
c) when said enable signal is inactive, said synchronous rectifier switch is configured to stop said switching operation.

4. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 3 , wherein said enable signal generating circuit comprises:
a) a comparison circuit configured to compare said first control signal against said threshold value, and to generate a comparison signal;
b) a clock signal generating circuit configured to receive said drain-source voltage signal and said output voltage, and to generate a clock signal; and
c) a flip-flop circuit configured to receive said clock signal and said comparison signal, and to output said comparison signal as said enable signal at a rising edge of said clock signal.

5. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 4 , wherein said first control circuit comprises a ramp signal generating circuit configured to receive said drain-source voltage signal, said output voltage, and said clock signal, and to generate a ramp signal as said first control signal.

6. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 5 , wherein said ramp signal generating circuit comprises:
a) a charging circuit comprising a voltage controlled current source and a first capacitor, wherein an input voltage of said voltage controlled current source comprises a difference between said drain-source voltage signal and said output voltage signal, and wherein an output current of said voltage controlled current source is in direct proportion to said input voltage; and
b) a first switch, wherein said clock signal is configured to control a switching operation of said first switch to control charging and discharging operation of said charging circuit, wherein a voltage of said first capacitor is configured as said first control signal.

7. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 6 , further comprising a delay circuit, wherein said clock signal is configured to control said switching operation of said first switch after being delayed by said delay circuit.

8. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 5 , wherein said comparison circuit comprises a first comparator configured to receive said ramp signal and said threshold value, and to output said comparison signal.

9. The synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 4 , wherein said clock signal generating circuit comprises a second comparator configured to receive said output voltage signal and said drain-source voltage signal, and to output said clock signal.

10. A switch mode power supply, comprising:
a) the synchronous rectification control circuit of claim 1 ;
b) a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein said transformer is configured to transmit an input voltage to a secondary-side;
c) a primary-side power switch coupled in series with said primary winding, wherein said primary-side power switch is configured to control said primary winding to receive power of said input voltage;
d) a primary-side control circuit configured to control a switching operation of said primary-side power switch; and
e) a synchronous rectifier switch coupled in series with said secondary winding, wherein said synchronous rectification control circuit is configured to control a switching operation of said synchronous rectifier switch to convert received electric energy at said secondary-side to a predetermined output voltage.

11. The switch mode power supply of claim 10 , wherein an operation mode of said switch mode power supply comprises at least one of a continuous current mode, a discontinuous current mode, and a quasi-resonance mode.

Assignees

• Silergy Semiconductor Technology Hangzhou Ltd

Inventors

• Deng Jian

Classifications

• H02M3/33592 Primary

  having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer · CPC title

• Y02B70/1475

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H02M3/33507 Primary

  with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters (H02M3/33561, H02M3/33569 take precedence) · CPC title

• 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