SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCH CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20200136605A1
• Filed: 10/03/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wenzhou MTLC Electric Appliances Co., LTD.
• Original Assignee: Wenzhou MTLC Electric Appliances Co., LTD.
• Inventors: NI, Lidong, GAO, Wei
• Granted Patent: US 11,025,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 47/005 Safety control circuits therefor, e.g. chain of relays mutually monitoring each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 47/32 Energising current supplied by semiconductor device
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/56 for ensuring operation of the switch at a predetermined point in the ac cycle
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/13 Modifications for switching at zero crossing generating an impulse at zero crossing H03K5/1536
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/133 in field-effect transistor switches

Abstract

A switch control circuit and a switch control system includes a plurality of parallel-connected signal processing units. A first voltage signal and second voltage signal control turning-on and turning-off of the first controllable switch, and converting the first voltage signal into a third voltage signal; and the third voltage signal being connected with the first port of the controller; and the controller, configured to send a switch control instruction to a to-be-controlled terminal based on the third voltage signal. This circuit converts a electrical signal of a high voltage in strong electricity into a stable electrical signal of a low voltage in weak electricity, implements multiplex switch control in conjunction with the controller, and only processes voltage signals in the whole circuit, thereby avoiding processing signals of a plurality of types, and guaranteeing the reliability of the multiplex switch control.

Claims

1. A switch control circuit, comprising:

a plurality of parallel-connected signal processing units, the signal processing unit having a first controllable switch;

the first controllable switch having a first terminal connected to a first voltage signal, a second terminal connected to a first port of a controller, and a third terminal connected to a second voltage signal;

the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal controlling turning-on and turning-off of the first controllable switch, and converting the first voltage signal into a third voltage signal; and

the third voltage signal being connected with the first port of the controller; and

the controller, configured to send a switch control instruction to a to-be-controlled terminal based on the third voltage signal.

2. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing unit further comprises:

a preprocessing circuit, connected to the first terminal of the first controllable switch;

wherein an input terminal of the preprocessing circuit is connected to the first voltage signal, and is configured to perform at least one of rectifying, voltage dividing, or current limiting on the first voltage signal; and

wherein the second terminal of the first controllable switch is connected to a first direct current power source, and the second voltage signal is zero.

3. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein the preprocessing circuit comprises:

a first diode, configured to rectify the first voltage signal;

a first resistor, connected to the first diode in series, and configured to perform current limiting on the first voltage signal; and

a voltage dividing branch circuit, having a second resistor and a third resistor, wherein the second resistor is connected in series between the first diode and the first resistor, and one terminal of the third resistor is connected between the first resistor and the second resistor.

4. The circuit according to claim 3, wherein the preprocessing circuit further comprises:

a second diode, connected in parallel to the third resistor, and configured to perform voltage regulation on the first voltage signal; and

a first capacitor, connected in parallel to the third resistor, and configured to perform filtering on the first voltage signal.

5. The circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first controllable switch is a first triode, the first terminal is a base electrode of the first triode, the second terminal is a collecting electrode of the first triode, and the third terminal is an emitting electrode of the first triode.

6. A switch control system, comprising:

the switch control circuit comprising a plurality of parallel-connected signal processing units, the signal processing units having a first controllable switch;

the first controllable switch having a first terminal connected to a first voltage signal, a second terminal connected to a first port of a controller, and a third terminal connected to a second voltage signal;

the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal controlling turning-on and turning-off of the first controllable switch, and converting the first voltage signal into a third voltage signal; and

the third voltage signal being connected with the first port of the controller, the controller configured to send a switch control instruction to a to-be-controlled terminal based on the third voltage signal; and

a load, connected to an output terminal of the controller;

the switch control circuit being configured for multiplex switch control of the load.

7. The switch control system according to claim 6, wherein the load is a relay load circuit;

and wherein the system comprises;

two parallel-connected signal processing units, wherein an input terminal of each of the signal processing units is connected to a corresponding switch, respectively;

a zero crossing sampling circuit, having a second controllable switch;

the zero crossing sampling circuit having an input terminal connected to a power source of the load, and an output terminal connected to a second port of the controller;

wherein the zero crossing sampling circuit converts the power source of the load into a direct current signal through turning-on and turning-off of the second controllable switch; and

the controller extracting a zero voltage point of the power source of the load through the direct current signal, and sending a switch control instruction to the relay load circuit based on the third voltage signal and the zero voltage point.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the zero crossing sampling circuit comprises:

the second controllable switch, having a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal;

wherein the fourth terminal is connected to the power source of the load;

the fifth terminal is connected to a second direct current power source, and is connected to the second port of the controller; and

the sixth terminal is grounded; and

a fourth resistor, the power source of the load being connected to the fourth terminal through the fourth resistor;

wherein the fourth resistor is configured to perform current limiting on the power source of the load.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the second controllable switch is a second triode, the fourth terminal is a base electrode of the second triode, the fifth terminal is a collecting electrode of the second triode, and the sixth terminal is an emitting electrode of the second triode.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein sending a switch control instruction to the relay load circuit based on the third voltage signal and the zero voltage point comprises:

acquiring relay pick-up time in the relay load circuit and a zero crossing point period of the power source of the load;

calculating a difference value between the zero crossing point period and the pick-up time; and

delaying for the difference value at the zero voltage point based on the third voltage signal, and sending the switch control instruction.