Synchronous rectifier circuit

• US 6,370,044 B1
• Filed: 05/14/2001
• Issued: 04/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Huang, Guisong, Zhang, Alpha J., Gu, Yilei
• Primary Examiner(s): Riley, Shawn
• Application Number:
  US09/855,006
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 363/89, 363/21.06, 363/127
• US Class Current: 363/21.06
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33592 having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer
• 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 self-driven synchronous rectifier circuit applied to a forward converter is provided. The circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, a first synchronous rectifier switch and a second synchronous rectifier switch connected to the secondary winding for rectifying the output voltage; and an auxiliary switch, wherein the gate terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of the first synchronous rectifier switch and the positive end of the secondary winding, the source terminal thereof is connected to the drain terminal of the first synchronous rectifier switch and the negative end of the secondary winding, and the drain terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of the second synchronous rectifier switch.

Claims

1. A self-driven synchronous rectifier circuit applied to a forward converter, comprising:

a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, wherein said secondary winding further comprises a driving winding having a center tap;

a first synchronous rectifier switch and a second synchronous rectifier switch connected to said secondary winding for rectifying said output voltage; and

an auxiliary switch, wherein the gate terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of said first synchronous rectifier switch and the positive end of said driving winding, the source terminal thereof is connected to the negative end of said driving winding, and the drain terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of said second synchronous rectifier switch.

2. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein each of said first synchronous rectifier switch, said second synchronous rectifier switch and said auxiliary switch is MOSFET switch.

3. The circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a saturated inductor connected to said secondary winding.

4. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the positive end of said driving winding and the positive end of said primary winding have the same polarities.

5. The circuit according to claim 1, wherein said forward converter further comprises a dual switch forward converter.

6. A self-driven synchronous rectifier circuit, comprising:

a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding for converting an input voltage into an output voltage;

a first synchronous rectifier switch and a second synchronous rectifier switch connected to said secondary winding for rectifying said output voltage; and

an auxiliary switch, wherein the gate terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of said first synchronous rectifier switch and the positive end of said secondary winding, the source terminal thereof is connected to the drain terminal of said first synchronous rectifier switch and the negative end of said secondary winding, and the drain terminal thereof is connected to the gate terminal of said second synchronous rectifier switch.

7. The circuit according to claim 6, wherein each of said first synchronous rectifier switch, said second synchronous rectifier switch and said auxiliary switch is MOSFET switch.

8. The circuit according to claim 6, further comprising a saturated inductor connected to said secondary winding.

9. The circuit according to claim 6, wherein said secondary winding further comprises a driving winding having a center tap.

10. The circuit according to claim 9, wherein the positive end of said driving winding and the positive end of said primary winding have the same polarities.

11. The circuit according to claim 10, wherein the gate terminal of said auxiliary switch is connected to the gate terminal of said first synchronous rectifier switch and the positive end of said driving winding.

12. The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the source terminal of said auxiliary switch is connected to the negative end of said driving winding.

13. The circuit according to claim 12, wherein the source end of said second synchronous rectifier switch is connected to said center tap of said driving winding.

14. The circuit according to claim 6, wherein said forward converter further comprises a dual switch forward converter.

15. A self-driven synchronous rectifier circuit, comprising:

a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, wherein said secondary winding further comprises a driving winding having a center tap;

a first synchronous rectifier switch and a second synchronous rectifier switch connected to said secondary winding for rectifying said output voltage; and

an auxiliary switch having a gate terminal connected to the gate terminal of said first synchronous rectifier switch and the positive end of said driving winding, a source terminal connected to the negative end of said driving winding and a drain terminal connected to the gate terminal of said second synchronous rectifier switch such that when a reset of said transform is finished, voltage across said second synchronous rectifier is kept substantially constant and said second synchronous rectifier continuously conducts, thereby reducing simultaneous conduction of said first synchronous rectifier switch and said second synchronous rectifier switch.

16. The circuit according to claim 15, wherein each of said first synchronous rectifier switch, said second synchronous rectifier switch and said auxiliary switch is MOSFET switch.

17. The circuit according to claim 15, further comprising a saturated inductor connected to said secondary winding.

18. The circuit according to claim 15, wherein the positive end of said driving winding and the positive end of said primary winding have the same polarities.

19. The circuit according to claim 15, wherein said forward converter further comprises a dual switch forward converter.