PULSE WIDTH MODULATION STRUCTURE ENABLING REGULATED DUTY CYCLE

• US 20090231052A1
• Filed: 03/13/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation, Chung-Yu Tsai
• Inventors: Li, Ching-Sheng
• Granted Patent: US 7,710,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 332/109
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 5/1565 the output pulses having a constant duty cycle
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 7/08 Duration or width modulation ; Duty cycle modulation

Abstract

A pulse width modulation (PWM) structure enabling regulated duty cycle includes a DC power supply unit, a signal generating unit, a voltage-dividing resistor unit, a reference voltage unit, and a comparing unit. When the DC power supply unit supplies a voltage signal to the voltage-dividing resistor unit, the latter receives the voltage signal and sets voltage levels before sending the voltage signal to the signal generating unit, so that a waveform signal generated by the signal generating unit regulates its voltage levels according to the received voltage signal before sending the waveform signal to the comparing unit. The comparing unit receives and compares the signals from the signal generating unit and the reference voltage unit, and outputs a comparison signal for driving a fan motor to operate, so that the finally output signal is substantially linear and smooth.

Claims

1. A pulse width modulation (PWM) structure enabling regulated duty cycle, comprising:

a DC power supply unit for supplying a voltage source and generating a voltage signal;

a signal generating unit for generating a waveform signal;

a voltage-dividing resistor unit for setting voltage levels for the signal generating unit;

a reference voltage unit for setting a voltage value from an external circuit or an internal circuit; and

a comparing unit for receiving and comparing signals from the signal generating unit and the reference voltage unit, and outputting a comparison signal;

whereby when the DC power supply unit sends a voltage signal to the voltage-dividing resistor unit, the latter receives the voltage signal and sets voltage levels, so that the waveform signal generated by the signal generating unit regulates voltage levels thereof according to the received voltage signal before sending the waveform signal to the comparing unit; and

the comparing unit compares the signals received from the signal generating unit and the reference voltage unit and outputs a comparison signal, so that the finally output signal is substantially linear and smooth.

2. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the DC power supply unit is a variable voltage source.

3. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage-dividing resistor unit includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth resistor element.

4. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal generating unit is a triangular-wave generator.

5. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the comparing unit is a comparator.

6. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reference voltage unit includes a voltage regulator, a fifth resistor element, and a sixth resistor element.

7. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth resistor element are selected from the group consisting of a wire-wound resistor, a metal film resistor, an alloy membrane resistor, a metal oxide film resistor, a carbon film resistor, a carbon solid resistor, and a cement resistor.

8. The PWM structure enabling regulated duty cycle as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fifth and the sixth resistor element are selected from the group consisting of a wire-wound resistor, a metal film resistor, an alloy membrane resistor, a metal oxide film resistor, a carbon film resistor, a carbon solid resistor, and a cement resistor.