Power supply circuit with positive feedback circuit

• US 20070291517A1
• Filed: 06/18/2007
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: Innolux Display Corporation (InnoLux Corporation)
• Inventors: Zhou, Tong, Xiao, Hua
• Application Number:
  US11/820,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20070291517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/34
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0022 the disturbance parameters being input voltage fluctuations
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33523 with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop

Abstract

An power supply circuit (2) includes a bridge rectifier circuit (22); a control circuit (23) having a switch circuit (231) and a pulse width modulation circuit (232); a high frequency transformer (24); at least one commutating and filter circuit (25); and a positive feedback circuit (29). An alternating current voltage input from an external source is converted into a high frequency direct current voltage via the bridge rectifier circuit, and the high frequency DC voltage is outputted from the power supply circuit via the switch circuit, the high frequency transformer, and the at least one commutating and filter circuit. The positive feedback circuit receives the high frequency DC voltage outputted by the bridge rectifier circuit and transmits the high frequency DC voltage to the pulse width modulation circuit, and the pulse width modulation circuit controls a conduction time of the switch circuit according to the received high frequency DC voltage.

Claims

1. A power supply circuit, comprising:

a bridge rectifier circuit;

a control circuit comprising a switch circuit and a pulse width modulation circuit;

a high frequency transformer;

at least one commutating and filter circuit; and

a positive feedback circuit;

wherein an alternating current (AC) voltage input from an external source is converted into a high frequency direct current (DC) voltage via the bridge rectifier circuit, the high frequency DC voltage is outputted from the power supply circuit via the switch circuit, the high frequency transformer, and the at least one commutating and filter circuit, the positive feedback circuit receives the high frequency DC voltage outputted by the bridge rectifier circuit and transmits the high frequency DC voltage to the pulse width modulation circuit, and the pulse width modulation circuit controls a conduction time of the switch circuit according to the received high frequency DC voltage.

2. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control circuit includes an integrated circuit with a pulse width modulation port.

3. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit is an IC805 type integrated circuit.

4. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the positive feedback circuit includes a first resistance, a second resistance, and a Zener diode, the first and second resistances are connected in series between the bridge rectifier circuit and ground, a node between the first and second resistances is connected to a cathode of the Zener diode, and an anode of the Zener diode is connected to the pulse width modulation port.

5. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a negative feedback circuit, wherein the negative feedback circuit receives a DC voltage outputted by the at least one commutating and filter circuit, and transmits the DC voltage to the pulse width modulation circuit.

6. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the negative feedback circuit comprises an optical coupling feedback integrated circuit IC804.

7. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the optical coupling feedback integrated circuit is an IC804 type integrated circuit.

8. The power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a buffer circuit, wherein the buffer circuit diverts the DC voltage outputted to the high frequency transformer when the switch circuit is turned off.

9. A power supply circuit assembly comprising:

a bridge rectifier circuit; and

a control circuit comprising a switch circuit and a pulse width modulation circuit;

wherein

a positive feedback circuit and a negative feedback circuit respectively connected to the pulse width modulation circuit which controls a conduction time of the switch circuit.