Switching power source

• US 5,267,133 A
• Filed: 12/10/1991
• Issued: 11/30/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Takizawa, Mikinao, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Miyazawa, Shigeo, Hisanaga, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Davidson, Ben
• Application Number:
  US07/804,584
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 323/282, 323/283, 323/284, 323/285, 323/222, 323/351, 363/127, 363/20, 363/21, 363/24, 363/25, 363/95, 363/97
• US Class Current: 363/21.03
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/34 Snubber circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/342 Active non-dissipative snubbers
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/01 Resonant DC/DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33569 having several active switching elements H02M3/3353 takes precedence
• 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

A resonant type switching power source implementing zero voltage switching on the basis of the resonance between an inductor and a capacitor. A main switch is connected to the primary side of a main transformer. A pulse width control circuit generates a control signal for varying the turn-on time of the main switch until the output voltage of the secondary side of the tranformer being fed back reaches a predetermined value. A resonance capacitor is connected in parallel with the main switch. When the terminal voltage of the capacitor crosses zero potential toward the negative side, the pulse width control circuit delivers an ON command to the main switch. Alternatively, the ON control over the main switch may begin at a time a predetermined period of time later than the time for turning on the resonant circuit.

Claims

1. A switching power source comprising:

a main transformer;

a main switch connected to the primary winding side of said main transformer;

a pulse width control circuit for generating a control signal to vary a turn-on time of said main switch until a feed back value from an output voltage of a secondary winding side of said main transformer reaches a predetermined value;

a capacitor connected in parallel with said main switch;

an inductor connected in series with said capacitor via a junction of said capacitor and said primary winding side of said main transformer;

an auxiliary switch for selectively opening or closing the series connection of said inductor and said capacitor in response to said control signal, and for causing a resonant waveform to occur only around the ON and OFF states;

a first diode connected in series with said main switch and rendered non-conductive when a voltage lower than zero voltage is applied to said first diode;

a second diode connected in series with said auxiliary switch and rendered non-conductive when a voltage lower than zero voltage is applied to said second diode; and

control means for delaying said control signal to be applied from said pulse width control circuit to said main switch until a potential on said junction has been determined to be zero.

2. A switching power source as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a zero voltage sensing circuit and a flip-flop.

3. A switching power source as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a delay circuit for delaying said control signal to be applied to said main switch by a predetermined period of time relative to said control signal to be applied to said auxiliary switch.