CONTROL METHOD FOR SOFT SWITCH CIRCUIT IN SWITCH POWER SUPPLY

• US 20100315152A1
• Filed: 09/08/2008
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vertiv Corporation (Vertiv Holdings Co.)
• Original Assignee: Liebert Corporation (Vertiv Holdings Co.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Chuntao, Xiao, Xueli, Zhang, Xiaofei
• Granted Patent: US 8,416,592 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 327/434
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/158 including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/537 using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters
• 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

The present invention relates to a control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply, which controls first and second main power switch devices to be turned on and turned off constantly to generate an alternating main power filter current, and controls forward and backward auxiliary switch devices to be turned on and turned off to generate an intermittent alternating resonant current across a resonant branch in the same direction as the main power filter current to thereby achieve zero-voltage turn-on of the first and second main power switch devices; and further controls the forward and backward auxiliary switch devices to be turned on and turned off to generate compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the alternating main power filter current in at least a period of time during resting of the resonant current to thereby accomplish a charging and discharging process of resonant capacitors in a dead time. Thus, a freewheeling diode can be turned on normally, so that it is possible to avoid a damage to the devices due to an impact current and a spark voltage resulting at zero crossing of the current in the soft switch circuit.

Claims

1. A control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply, controlling first and second main power switch devices to be turned on and turned off constantly to generate an alternating main power filter current;

and controlling forward and backward auxiliary switch devices to be turned on and turned off to generate an intermittent alternating resonant current across a resonant branch in the same direction as the alternating main power filter current to thereby achieve zero-voltage turn-on of the first and second main power switch devices, wherein;

the control method further controls the forward and backward auxiliary switch devices to be turned on and turned off to generate compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the alternating main power filter current in at least a period of time during resting of the resonant current to thereby accomplish a charging and discharging process of resonant capacitors in a dead time.

2. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 1, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on between the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, that is in a first dead time, and to be turned off before the second main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on between the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, that is in a second dead time, and to be turned off before the first main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

3. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off at the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off at the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

4. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

5. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

6. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time after the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off at the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off at the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

7. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

8. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 1, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of an existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on between the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, that is in a first dead time, and to be turned off before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on between the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, that is in a second dead time, and to be turned off before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

9. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off at the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off at the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

10. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on at the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

11. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

12. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off at the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off at the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

13. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein said generating the compensation currents across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current comprises:

in the positive half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the positive direction, controlling the backward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the first main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the forward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the first dead time; and

in the negative half cycle, that is, when the main power filter current is in the negative direction, controlling the forward auxiliary switch device of the existing ARCP soft switch circuit to be turned on after the time when the first main power switch device is turned off and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned on, and to be turned off after the time when the second main power switch device is turned on and before the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and controlling the backward auxiliary switch device to be turned on after the time when the second main power switch device is turned off, and to be turned off before the time when the first main power switch device is turned on to generate the compensation current across the resonant branch in the opposite direction to the main power filter current to thereby accomplish the charging and discharging process of the resonant capacitors in the second dead time.

14. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

15. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

16. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

17. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

18. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

19. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

20. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

21. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

22. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

23. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

24. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

25. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 12, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.

26. The control method for a soft switch circuit in a switch power supply according to claim 13, wherein at least one of the main power switch devices and the auxiliary switch devices is an IGBT, MOSFET, GTO or SCR.