Voltage converter and voltage converting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9843253-B2
Application number	US-201414483948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A voltage converter includes a voltage conversion circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generating module, a feedback controlling module, and a subtractor. The voltage conversion circuit is configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage according to a PWM signal. The PWM signal generating module is configured to generate the PWM signal according to a control signal. The feedback controlling module is configured to generate the control signal according to a feedback signal. The subtractor is configured to subtract a first reference voltage by the output voltage, to generate the feedback signal. The phase of an AC component of the first reference voltage is substantially opposite to the phase of the input voltage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voltage converter comprising:
a voltage conversion circuit configured to receive a pulse width modulation signal and convert an input voltage to an output voltage according to the pulse width modulation signal;
a pulse width modulation signal generating module coupled to the voltage conversion circuit, wherein the pulse width modulation signal generating module is configured to receive a control signal and generate the pulse width modulation signal according to the control signal, wherein the pulse width modulation signal is configured to raise or reduce the output voltage;
a feedback controlling module coupled to the pulse width modulation signal generating module, wherein the feedback controlling module is configured to receive a feedback signal and generate the control signal according to the feedback signal; and
a subtractor coupled to the voltage conversion circuit and the feedback controlling module, wherein the subtractor is configured to receive a first reference voltage and the output voltage, and subtract the first reference voltage by the output voltage to generate the feedback signal,
wherein a phase of an AC component of the first reference voltage is substantially opposite to a phase of the input voltage, a wave crest of the first reference voltage is synchronized with a wave trough of the input voltage, and a wave trough of the first reference voltage is synchronized with a wave crest of the input voltage.

2. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a frequency of the AC component of the first reference voltage is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage.

3. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a reference voltage generating module configured to receive a second reference voltage and an AC operating voltage, and generate the first reference voltage according to the second reference voltage and the AC operating voltage, wherein the second reference voltage is a DC voltage.

4. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a voltage level of the output voltage corresponds to a voltage level of the second reference voltage.

5. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a phase of the AC operating voltage is substantially identical to the phase of the input voltage, and a frequency of the AC operating voltage is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage.

6. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the reference voltage generating module is configured to generate a reference waveform according to a frequency and a phase of the AC operating voltage, and generate the first reference voltage according to the reference waveform and the second reference voltage, wherein a phase of the reference waveform is substantially opposite to the phase of the input voltage, a frequency of the reference waveform is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage, and the reference waveform is substantially identical to a waveform of the input voltage.

7. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the reference voltage generating module comprises:
a phase-locked loop configured to acquire a frequency and a phase of the AC operating voltage;
a waveform generator coupled to the phase-locked loop, and configured to generate a reference waveform according to the acquired frequency and phase of the AC operating voltage, wherein a phase of the reference waveform is substantially opposite to the phase of the input voltage, a frequency of the reference waveform is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage, and the reference waveform is substantially identical to a waveform of the input voltage;
an amplitude adjuster coupled to the waveform generator, and configured to adjust an amplitude of the reference waveform; and
an adder coupled to the amplitude adjuster, and configured to add the reference waveform having the adjusted amplitude and the second reference voltage to generate the first reference voltage.

8. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a reference voltage generating module configured to receive a second reference voltage and the output voltage, and generate the first reference voltage according to the second reference voltage and the output voltage, wherein the second reference voltage is a DC voltage.

9. The voltage converter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first reference voltage is composed of a DC reference voltage and an AC voltage.

10. A voltage converting method comprising:
converting, through a voltage conversion circuit, an input voltage to an output voltage according to a pulse width modulation signal, wherein the pulse width modulation signal is configured to raise or reduce the output voltage;
subtracting a first reference voltage by the output voltage to generate a feedback signal, wherein a phase of an AC component of the first reference voltage is substantially opposite to a phase of the input voltage, a wave crest of the first reference voltage is synchronized with a wave trough of the input voltage, and a wave trough of the first reference voltage is synchronized with a wave crest of the input voltage;
generating a control signal according to the feedback signal; and
generating the pulse width modulation signal according to the control signal.

11. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a frequency of the AC component of the first reference voltage is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage.

12. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 10 further comprising:
generating the first reference voltage according to a second reference voltage and an AC operating voltage, wherein the second reference voltage is a DC voltage.

13. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a voltage level of the output voltage corresponds to a voltage level of the second reference voltage.

14. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a phase of the AC operating voltage is substantially identical to the phase of the input voltage, and a frequency of the AC operating voltage is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage.

15. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the step of generating the first reference voltage according to the second reference voltage and the AC operating voltage comprises:
acquiring a frequency and a phase of the AC operating voltage;
generating a reference waveform according to the acquired frequency and phase of the AC operating voltage, wherein a phase of the reference waveform is substantially opposite to the phase of the input voltage, a frequency of the reference waveform is substantially identical to a frequency of the input voltage, and the reference waveform is substantially identical to a waveform of the input voltage;
adjusting an amplitude of the reference waveform; and
adding the reference waveform having the adjusted amplitude and the second reference voltage to generate the first reference voltage.

16. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 10 further comprising:
generating the first reference voltage according to a second reference voltage and the output voltage, wherein the second reference voltage is a DC voltage.

17. The voltage converting method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first reference voltage is composed of a DC reference voltage and an AC voltage.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Hung Hsien-Feng
• Yang Yi-Lan
• Ku Chung-Ping

Classifications

• H02M2001/0003

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02M1/082

  with digital control · CPC title

• H02M7/219

  in a bridge configuration · CPC title

• H02M1/14 Primary

  Arrangements for reducing ripples from DC input or output · CPC title

• H02M7/217

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title