Pulse width modulation control circuit

• US 5,606,296 A
• Filed: 02/13/1996
• Issued: 02/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fairchild Korea Semiconductor Limited (ON Semiconductor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seong, Hwan-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): MIS, DAVID C
• Application Number:
  US08/600,867
• Time in Patent Office: 378 Days
• Field of Search: 332/107, 332/109, 332/110, 332/111, 331/111, 331/143, 327/172, 327/176, 348/500, 348/510, 348/730
• US Class Current: 332/109
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 7/08 Duration or width modulation ; Duty cycle modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 3/27 Circuits special to multi-standard receivers

Abstract

A pulse width modulation control circuit of the present invention causes variation amplitudes of a sawtooth voltage in a sawtooth oscillator being synchronized by an external signal to be lowered thereby improving characteristics with respect to both a noise and a system control. The pulse width modulation control circuit includes a sawtooth oscillating means for generating a sawtooth voltage after receiving the synchronizing signal, that is, a synchronizing frequency; a sawtooth controller for receiving the sawtooth voltage generated from the sawtooth oscillating means, also receiving a reference voltage with respect to the sawtooth voltage, and outputting a current controlling constantly an amplitude of the sawtooth voltage to the sawtooth oscillating means; and a pulse width modulating means for receiving an output voltage, also receiving a reference voltage with respect to the output voltage, then receiving the sawtooth voltage generated from the sawtooth oscillating means 100, modulating a pulse width.

Claims

1. A pulse width modulation circuit comprising:

a sawtooth oscillating means for generating a sawtooth voltage after receiving a synchronizing signal;

a sawtooth controller for receiving said sawtooth voltage generated from said sawtooth oscillating means, receiving a reference voltage with respect to said sawtooth voltage, and outputting a current controlling constantly the amplitude of said sawtooth voltage to said sawtooth oscillating means; and

a pulse width modulating means for receiving an output voltage, also receiving a reference voltage with respect to said output voltage, then receiving said sawtooth voltage generated from said sawtooth oscillating means, and modulating pulse width of said sawtooth voltage.

2. A pulse width modulation circuit as defined in claim 1, wherein said sawtooth oscillating means is comprised of:

a sawtooth oscillator for receiving said synchronizing signal, and outputting both said sawtooth voltage and a switching controlling voltage;

a capacitor for charging or discharging said sawtooth voltage outputted from said sawtooth oscillator, said capacitor having one terminal connected to said sawtooth oscillator, said sawtooth controller, and said pulse width modulating means, and another terminal which is grounded; and

a voltage controlled switch for controlling a charge/discharge current flowing in said capacitor according to said switching controlling voltage of said sawtooth oscillator, said switch having one side terminal connected to said pulse width modulating means, and another terminal connected to said sawtooth controller.

3. A pulse width modulation circuit as defined in claim 1, wherein said sawtooth controller is comprised of:

an error amplifier for receiving said sawtooth voltage flowing in a resistor through a negative terminal of said error amplifier, also receiving said reference voltage concerning said sawtooth voltage through a positive terminal of said error amplifier, and including a capacitor between an output terminal of said error amplifier and said negative terminal; and

a voltage-to-current converter for receiving said output voltage of said error amplifier, converting said output voltage to a current, and outputting said current to said sawtooth oscillating means.

4. A pulse width modulation circuit as defined in claim 1, wherein said pulse width modulating means is comprised of:

an error amplifier having a negative terminal, a positive terminal and an output terminal, respectively for receiving an output voltage flowing in a first resistor through said negative terminal, receiving said reference voltage to said output voltage through said positive terminal, and including a capacitor between said output terminal and said negative terminal; and

a comparator having a negative terminal and a positive terminal, respectively for receiving an output of said first error amplifier through said positive terminal, receiving said sawtooth voltage of said sawtooth oscillating means through said negative terminal, and modulating pulse width of said sawtooth voltage.