SWEEPING FREQUENCY LLC RESONANT POWER REGULATOR
First Claim
1. An LLC resonant power regulator system comprising:
- a transformer comprising a primary inductor and a secondary inductor;
an input resonant tank comprising an input resonant capacitor, an input leakage inductor, and the primary inductor connected in series;
an input stage comprising a plurality of switches that are controlled in response to a respective plurality of switching signals sweeping frequency to supply an input resonant current to the input resonant tank, each of the respective plurality of switching signals having a fixed duty cycle and a sweeping frequency; and
an output resonant tank comprising an output resonant capacitor, an output leakage inductor, and the secondary inductor connected in series, the output resonant tank being configured to generate an oscillating output resonant current at an output.
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Abstract
An LLC resonant power regulator system (10) includes a transformer (22) comprising a primary inductor (20) and a secondary inductor (26) and an input resonant tank (18) comprising an input resonant capacitor, an input leakage inductor, and the primary inductor (20) connected in series. The system also includes an input stage (14) comprising a plurality of switches (16) that are controlled in response to a respective plurality of switching signals sweeping frequency to supply an input resonant current to the input resonant tank (18). Each of the respective plurality of switching signals can have a fixed duty cycle and a sweeping frequency. The system (10) further comprises an output resonant tank (24) comprising an output resonant capacitor, an output leakage inductor, and the secondary inductor (26) connected in series. The output resonant tank (24) can be configured to generate an oscillating output resonant current at an output.
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20 Claims
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1. An LLC resonant power regulator system comprising:
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a transformer comprising a primary inductor and a secondary inductor; an input resonant tank comprising an input resonant capacitor, an input leakage inductor, and the primary inductor connected in series; an input stage comprising a plurality of switches that are controlled in response to a respective plurality of switching signals sweeping frequency to supply an input resonant current to the input resonant tank, each of the respective plurality of switching signals having a fixed duty cycle and a sweeping frequency; and an output resonant tank comprising an output resonant capacitor, an output leakage inductor, and the secondary inductor connected in series, the output resonant tank being configured to generate an oscillating output resonant current at an output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing AC power via an LLC resonant power regulator, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of switching signals having a substantially fixed 50% duty-cycle and a sweeping frequency; controlling a plurality of switches in response to the respective plurality of switching signals to provide an input resonant current to an input resonant tank, the input resonant tank comprising an input resonant capacitor, an input leakage inductor, and a primary inductor of a transformer; inducing an output resonant current through a secondary inductor of the transformer in response to the input resonant current, the output resonant current resonating through an output resonant tank that includes the secondary inductor of the transformer; and conducting the output resonant current as an AC current through a load, the load being coupled in series with the output resonant tank. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An LLC resonant power regulator system comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of switching signals having a substantially fixed duty-cycle and a sweeping frequency having a predefined range; means for alternately coupling a control node between an input voltage and a reference voltage in response to the plurality of switching signals; means for resonating an input resonant current in response to voltage changes at the control node, the means for resonating having a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency that are defined by circuit component characteristics of the means for resonating; means for inducing an output resonant current in an output stage in response to the input resonant current, the output resonant current oscillating through a load; means for sensing a magnitude of the output resonant current; and means for regulating a frequency of the plurality of switching signals to within the sweeping frequency predefined range based on the magnitude of the output resonant current relative to a predetermined reference magnitude. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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