DC-DC FLYBACK CONVERTER HAVING A SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION SELF-DRIVEN CIRCUIT

• US 20070121351A1
• Filed: 11/21/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bel-Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Bel-Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hua, Guichao, Zhang, Hao, Zhang, Congfeng
• Granted Patent: US 7,791,903 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/21.120
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33592 having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 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

Abstract

A DC-DC flyback converter, includes a three-winding transformer; a primary power circuit having a first MOSFET connected to a first winding of the transformer; a secondary power circuit connected to a second winding of the transformer terminals; and a self-driven circuit connected to a third winding of the transformer. The secondary power circuit includes a synchronous rectifier in the form of a second MOSFET and the self-driven circuit further includes a delay drive circuit, an isolation differential circuit, a negative removal circuit having a third MOSFET and a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit for switching the synchronous rectifier to an off condition.

Claims

1. A DC-DC flyback converter, which comprises:

a primary power circuit;

a secondary power circuit including a synchronous rectifier having first and second output terminals; and

a self-driven circuit, wherein the self-driven circuit includes a negative voltage removal circuit for removing negative voltage between the output terminals of the synchronous rectifier and a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit for switching the synchronous rectifier to an off condition.

2. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the synchronous rectifier is a MOSFET and the first and second output terminals are the gate and source of the MOSFET.

3. A DC-DC flyback converter, which comprises:

a three-winding transformer;

a primary power circuit connected to a first winding of the transformer;

a secondary power circuit connected to a second winding of the transformer, the secondary power circuit further including a synchronous rectifier having first and second output terminals; and

a self-driven circuit connected to a third winding of the transformer, wherein the self-driven circuit further includes a negative voltage removal circuit for removing negative voltage between the output terminals of the synchronous rectifier and a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit for switching the synchronous rectifier to an off condition.

4. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 3, wherein the primary power circuit includes a first MOSFET, the synchronous rectifier is a second MOSFET, and the self-driven circuit includes a third MOSFET.

5. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 4, wherein the second and third MOSFETs are an N-channel MOSFETs.

6. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 5, wherein the negative voltage removal circuit is formed by the third MOSFET and a resistor, while the synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit includes the third MOSFET, the second winding of the transformer and a Zener diode.

7. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 6, wherein in the negative voltage removal circuit, the SOURCE of the third MOSFET is connected with the source of the second MOSFET, while the DRAIN of the third MOSFET is connected with the non-dot end of the second winding of the transformer and the gate of the second MOSFET is connected with resistor R1.

8. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 7, wherein the dot-end of the second winding of the transformer is connected with R1 and the gate of the third MOSFET, while the non dot-end of the winding is connected with the DRAIN of the third MOSFET.

9. A DC-DC flyback converter, which comprises:

a three-winding transformer;

a primary power circuit connected to a first winding of the transformer;

a secondary power circuit connected to a second winding of the transformer, the secondary power circuit further including a synchronous rectifier having first and second output terminals; and

a self-driven circuit connected to a third winding of the transformer, wherein the self-driven circuit further includes a delay drive circuit, an isolation differential circuit, a negative removal circuit and a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit for switching the synchronous rectifier to an off condition.

10. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 9, wherein the primary power circuit includes a first MOSFET, the synchronous rectifier is a second MOSFET, and the self-driven circuit includes a third MOSFET.

11. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 10, wherein the primary power circuit furthers includes the first MOSFET, and an input capacitor

12. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 10, wherein the secondary power circuit includes the second winding of the transformer, the second MOSFET and an output capacitor.

14. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 10, wherein the isolation differential circuit includes a drive transformer, a capacitor, a resistor and a diode the drive transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding.

16. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 10, wherein the negative voltage removal circuit includes the third MOSFET, a Zener Diode and a resistor.

13. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 13, wherein the delay drive circuit includes a delay circuit and a drive circuit.

15. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 13, wherein the synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit includes a bi-polar transistor, a capacitor, a resistor and a diode.

17. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 13, wherein the delay drive circuit is connected with the isolation differential circuit, one end of the isolation differential circuit is connected with the anode of the diode in the synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit and the other end of the isolation differential circuit is connected with the base of the transistor in the synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit.

18. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 17, wherein the SOURCE of the third MOSFET in the negative voltage removal circuit is connected with the SOURCE of the second MOSFET, while the DRAIN of the third MOSFET is connected with the non-dot-end of the second winding, and the GATE of the third MOSFET is connected with a resistor.

19. A DC-DC flyback converter in accordance with claim 18, wherein in the synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit, the dot-end of the third winding is connected with the resistor, while the collector of the transistor is connected with the GATE of the third MOSFET, and the emitter of the transistor is connected with the SOURCE of the second MOSFET.

20. A DC-DC flyback converter, which comprises:

a three-winding transformer;

a primary power circuit connected to a first winding of the transformer, wherein the primary power circuit further includes a first MOSFET, and an input capacitor;

a secondary power circuit connected to a second winding of the transformer, the secondary power circuit further including a second MOSFET and an output capacitor; and

a self-driven circuit connected to a third winding of the transformer, wherein the self-driven circuit further includes a delay drive circuit, an isolation differential circuit, a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit, a negative voltage removal circuit including a third MOSFET, a Zener Diode and a resistor and a synchronous rectifier trigger switch-off circuit for switching the synchronous rectifier to an off condition.