Resonance-type power switching device

• US 5,923,543 A
• Filed: 12/11/1997
• Issued: 07/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Seoung
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Rajnikant B.
• Application Number:
  US08/989,217
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 363/21, 363/20, 363/19, 363/18, 363/37, 363/97, 363/131, 323/282, 323/284
• US Class Current: 363/21.02
• 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 resonance-type power switching device includes: a power controller for producing a power control pulse, main and auxiliary switches for generating switching power in response to the power control pulse, and a control pulse advancing circuit for advancing the generation of the power control pulse by a preset time interval and for supplying the advanced generation of the power control pulse to the auxiliary switch in advance, such that a drive signal is generated to provide an off time interval between the turn-on of the main switch and the turn-on of the auxiliary switch to effect resonance during the off time interval.

Claims

1. A resonance-type power switching device, comprising:

a power controller for producing a power control pulse;

main and auxiliary switches for generating switching power in response to said power control pulse; and

a control pulse advancing circuit for advancing the generation of said power control pulse by a preset time interval and for supplying the advanced generation of said power control pulse to said auxiliary switch in advance, such that a drive signal is generated to provide an off time interval between the turn-on of said main switch and the turn-on of said auxiliary switch to effect resonance during said off time interval.

3. The device of claim 1, said main switch comprising a field effect transistor.

5. The device of claim 1, said auxiliary switch comprising a field effect transistor.

2. A resonance-type power switching device, comprising:

a power controller for producing a power control pulse;

a start-up circuit for operating said power controller;

a main switch connected to a primary winding of a power transformer for generating switching power in response to said power control pulse from said power controller;

an auxiliary switch driver connected to an auxiliary winding of said power transformer;

an advancing circuit connected to said power control for providing an advanced power control pulse advanced from said power control pulse by a preset time interval;

said advanced power control pulse being fed to said auxiliary switch driver;

an auxiliary switch being controlled by said auxiliary switch driver and connected to a supplementary winding of said power transformer such that a drive signal is generated to provide an off time interval between the turn on of said main switch and the turn on of said auxiliary switch to effect resonance during said off time interval;

a secondary winding of said power transformer being connected to a diode rectifier circuit and a filter circuit for providing a rectified and filtered DC output voltage; and

a resistor circuit and a programmable reference diode connected to a photocoupler and said DC output voltage for generating switching pulses which are fed back to said power controller via said photocoupler.

4. The device of claim 2, said main switch comprising a field effect transistor.

6. The device of claim 2, said auxiliary switch comprising a field effect transistor.

7. The device of claim 2, said auxiliary switch driver comprising a field effect transistor.