Systems and methods for regulating output currents of power conversion systems

• US 10,170,999 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2017
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Orthosie Investment Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Orthosie Investment Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Fang, Lieyi, Zhou, Jun, Fang, Qian
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehari, Yemane
• Application Number:
  US15/400,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20170187294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• Field of Search: 363 2101- 2118
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0006 Arrangements for supplying an adequate voltage to the control circuit of converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0009 Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/08 Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33507 with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters H02M3/33561, H02M3/33569 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33523 with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/16 Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/56 by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices using diodes H03K17/74
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/723 using transformer coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 7/08 Duration or width modulation ; Duty cycle modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/36 Circuits for reducing or suppressing harmonics, ripples or electromagnetic interferences [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/385 using flyback topology
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/397 Current mirror circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for regulating a power conversion system. An example system controller includes: a signal generator configured to receive a converted signal and a first compensation signal and generate a second compensation signal based at least in part on the converted signal and the first compensation signal, the converted signal being associated with an input signal for a power conversion system; a modulation component configured to receive the second compensation signal and a ramping signal and generate a modulation signal based at least in part on the second compensation signal and the ramping signal; and a drive component configured to receive the modulation signal and output a drive signal based at least in part on the modulation signal to a switch to affect the first current, the drive signal being associated with an on-time period, the switch being closed during the on-time period.

Claims

1. A system controller for a power converter, the system controller comprising:

a modulation signal generator configured to receive a first compensation signal and a ramping signal and generate a modulation signal based at least in part on the first compensation signal and the ramping signal, the first compensation signal being associated with a converted signal and a second compensation signal, the converted signal being associated with an input signal for a power converter, the second compensation signal being associated with a sensing signal related to a first current flowing through a primary winding of the power converter; and

a drive signal generator configured to receive the modulation signal and output a drive signal to affect the first current, the drive signal being associated with an on-time period, a switch being closed during the on-time period;

wherein the system controller is configured to adjust a duration of the on-time period based at least in part on the converted signal and the first compensation signal.

2. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising a converter configured to receive a first voltage signal related to the input signal and generate the converted signal based at least in part on the first voltage signal.

3. The system controller of claim 2, further comprising:

a first controller terminal coupled to a voltage signal generator, the voltage signal generator being configured to receive the input signal and generate the first voltage signal based at least in part on the input signal;

wherein the input signal is received by the primary winding.

4. The system controller of claim 3 wherein the voltage signal generator includes a capacitor and two resistors.

5. The system controller of claim 2 wherein the converter includes:

an amplifier configured to receive the first voltage signal and a second voltage signal and generate an amplified signal based at least in part on the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal; and

a current-mirror circuit configured to generate the converted signal based at least in part on the amplified signal.

6. The system controller of claim 5 wherein:

the current-mirror circuit is further configured to generate a second current based at least in part on the amplified signal; and

the converter further includes a resistor configured to generate the second voltage signal based at least in part on the second current.

7. The system controller of claim 6 wherein:

the amplifier includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal;

the first input terminal is configured to receive the first voltage signal; and

the second input terminal is coupled to the resistor.

8. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising a distortion optimizer, wherein the distortion optimizer includes:

an amplifier configured to receive the second compensation signal and generate an amplified signal based at least in part on the second compensation signal; and

a plurality of resistors configured to generate the first compensation signal based at least in part on the amplified signal and the converted signal.

9. The system controller of claim 8 wherein:

the plurality of resistors includes;

a first resistor including a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal; and

a second resistor including a third resistor terminal and a fourth resistor terminal;

the first resistor terminal is coupled to an output terminal of the amplifier; and

the second resistor terminal is coupled to the third resistor terminal and configured to generate the first compensation signal.

10. The system controller of claim 9 wherein:

the converted signal includes a second current and a third current;

the first resistor terminal is configured to receive at least a part of the second current; and

the second resistor terminal is configured to receive at least a part of the third current.

11. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a voltage signal generator configured to receive the sensing signal and generate a first voltage signal based at least in part on the sensing signal; and

an error amplifier configured to receive the first voltage signal and a reference signal and generate an amplified signal based at least in part on the first voltage signal and the reference signal, the amplified signal being related to the second compensation signal.

12. The system controller of claim 11, further comprising a first controller terminal coupled to a capacitor configured to generate the second compensation signal based at least in part on the amplified signal.

13. The system controller of claim 11, further comprising a demagnetization signal generator configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an auxiliary winding of the power converter and generate a demagnetization signal associated with a demagnetization process of the power converter based at least in part on the feedback signal.

14. The system controller of claim 13 wherein:

the demagnetization signal generator is further configured to generate a trigger signal based at least in part on the feedback signal; and

the drive signal generator is further configured to change the drive signal in response to the trigger signal to start a next switching cycle of the power converter.

15. The system controller of claim 13 wherein the error amplifier is further configured to:

in response to the demagnetization signal being at a first logic level, receive the first voltage signal and generate the amplified signal based at least in part on the first voltage signal; and

in response to the demagnetization signal being at a second logic level, receive a ground voltage and generate the amplified signal based at least in part on the ground voltage.

16. The system controller of claim 11 wherein:

the drive signal generator includes;

a logic controller configured to receive the modulation signal and generate a first signal based at least in part on the modulation signal; and

a gate driver configured to receive the first signal and generate the drive signal based at least in part on the first signal; and

the voltage signal generator is further configured to sample one or more peak magnitudes of the sensing signal in response to the first signal.

17. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising a ramping-signal generator configured to receive a third compensation signal and generate the ramping signal based at least in part on the third compensation signal.

18. The system controller of claim 17, further comprising a converter configured to receive the second compensation signal and generate the third compensation signal based at least in part on the second compensation signal.

19. The system controller of claim 18 wherein:

the second compensation signal includes a voltage signal; and

the third compensation signal includes a current signal.

20. The system controller of claim 18 wherein the converter includes:

an amplifier configured to receive the second compensation signal and generate an amplified signal based at least in part on the second compensation signal; and

a current-mirror circuit configured to generate the third compensation signal based at least in part on the amplified signal.

21. The system controller of claim 20 wherein:

the current-mirror circuit is further configured to generate a second current based at least in part on the amplified signal; and

the converter further includes a resistor configured to generate a first voltage signal based at least in part on the second current.

22. The system controller of claim 17 wherein the ramping-signal generator includes:

a current-mirror circuit configured to generate a second current based at least in part on a reference current;

a first switch configured to be closed in response to the modulation signal being at a first logic level to charge a capacitor with the second current to generate the ramping signal;

an amplifier configured to receive a reference signal and output an amplified signal based at least in part on the reference signal; and

a second switch configured to be closed in response to the modulation signal being at a second logic level to generate the ramping signal based at least in part on the amplified signal.

23. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising a converted signal generator configured to receive a second current signal related to the input signal and generate the converted signal based at least in part on the second current signal.

24. The system controller of claim 23, further comprising:

a first controller terminal coupled to a resistor, the resistor being configured to generate the second current signal based at least in part on the input signal;

wherein the input signal is received by the primary winding.

25. The system controller of claim 23 wherein:

the converted signal generator includes;

a current source configured to provide a third current signal; and

a current-mirror circuit configured to receive a fourth current signal and generate the converted signal based at least in part on the fourth current signal; and

the second current signal is equal in magnitude to a sum of the third current signal and the fourth current signal.

26. The system controller of claim 1, further comprising:

a first controller terminal configured to receive a second current signal related to a feedback signal associated with an auxiliary winding of the power converter; and

a converted signal generator coupled to the first controller terminal and configured to generate the converted signal based at least in part on the second current signal.

27. The system controller of claim 26 wherein:

the converted signal generator includes;

a current source configured to provide a third current signal; and

a current-mirror circuit configured to receive a fourth current signal and generate the converted signal based at least in part on the fourth current signal; and

the second current signal is equal in magnitude to a sum of the third current signal and the fourth current signal.

28. The system controller of claim 1 wherein the converted signal includes one or more current signals.

29. The system controller of claim 1 wherein the converted signal includes one or more voltage signals.

30. A method for regulating a power converter, the method comprising:

receiving a first compensation signal and a ramping signal, the first compensation signal being associated with a converted signal and a second compensation signal, the converted signal being associated with an input signal for a power converter, the second compensation signal being associated with a sensing signal related to a first current flowing through a primary winding of the power converter;

generating a modulation signal based at least in part on the first compensation signal and the ramping signal;

receiving the modulation signal; and

outputting a drive signal based at least in part on the modulation signal to affect the first current, the drive signal being associated with an on-time period;

wherein the outputting a drive signal based at least in part on the modulation signal to affect the first current includes adjusting a duration of the on-time period based at least in part on the converted signal and the first compensation signal.