Switching power supply circuit

• US 7,301,785 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2006
• Issued: 11/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yasumura, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): BERHANE, ADOLF D
• Application Number:
  US11/338,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20060187687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 363/20, 363/21.01, 363/21.02, 363/21.04, 363/21.08, 363/95, 363/97, 363/131
• US Class Current: 363/21.02
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0032 Control circuits allowing low power mode operation, e.g. in standby mode
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33507 with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters H02M3/33561, H02M3/33569 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/3385 with automatic control of output voltage or current H02M3/33561 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

An abnormal operation in which a current flows through a switching device before the end of an off period of the switching device at medium load is eliminated by setting the coupling coefficient of an isolated converter transformer to about 0.7 or lower. A primary side parallel resonance frequency and a secondary side series resonance frequency are set so as to obtain favorable power conversion efficiency characteristics.

Claims

1. A switching power supply circuit, comprising:

rectifying and smoothing means for obtaining a direct-current input voltage by rectifying and smoothing an alternating input voltage;

switching means including a switching device supplied with the direct-current input voltage and performing a switching operation;

switching-driving means for driving the switching device to perform the switching operation;

an isolated converter transformer having a primary winding on a primary side and a secondary winding on a secondary side, the primary winding being supplied with a switching output obtained by the switching operation of the switching means and the secondary winding having an alternating voltage induced therein by the primary winding;

a primary side parallel resonant circuit including a leakage inductance component of the primary winding and a capacitance of a primary side parallel resonant capacitor, the primary side parallel resonant circuit converting operation of the switching means into a voltage resonant type operation;

a secondary side series resonant circuit including a leakage inductance component of the secondary winding and a capacitance of a secondary side series resonant capacitor connected in series with the secondary winding;

secondary side direct-current output voltage generating means for performing a rectifying operation on the alternating voltage induced in the secondary winding and input to the secondary side direct-current output voltage generating means to produce a rectified output, and for smoothing the rectified output using a secondary side smoothing capacitor to generate a secondary side direct-current output voltage; and

constant-voltage control means for performing constant voltage control on the secondary side direct-current output voltage by controlling the switching-driving means according to a level of the secondary side direct-current output voltage to adjust the switching frequency of the switching means, wherein

a coupling coefficient between the primary side and the secondary side of the isolated converter transformer is set at a loose coupling where an interaction between the primary side parallel resonant circuit and the secondary side series resonant circuit is weakened, and

a resonant frequency of the primary side parallel resonant circuit is set to approximately two times of a resonant frequency of the secondary side series resonant circuit so as to obtain proper zero voltage switching over an entire range of load power.

2. The switching power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the secondary side direct-current output voltage generating means includes a voltage doubler half-wave rectifier circuit for charging one of the secondary side series resonant capacitor and the secondary side smoothing capacitor in each half cycle of the alternating voltage induced in the secondary winding, and for generating the secondary side direct-current output voltage having a level corresponding to twice the level of the alternating voltage.

3. The switching power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a tap dividing the secondary winding; and

a secondary side series resonant capacitor connected in series with each of end parts of the divided secondary winding;

wherein the secondary side direct-current output voltage generating means includes a voltage doubler full-wave rectifier circuit for charging one of the secondary side series resonant capacitor and the secondary side smoothing capacitor in each half cycle of the alternating voltage induced in the secondary winding, and for generating the secondary side direct-current output voltage having a level corresponding to twice the level of the alternating voltage.

4. The switching power supply circuit as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the secondary side direct-current output voltage generating means includes a bridge rectifier circuit, and performs a full-wave rectifier operation.

5. A switching power supply circuit, comprising:

a rectifying and smoothing circuit operable to receive an alternating input voltage and to rectify and smooth the alternating input voltage to generate a direct-current input voltage;

a switching circuit including a switching device operable to receive the direct-current input voltage and to perform a switching operation resulting in a switching output;

a switching driving unit operable to drive the switching device to perform the switching operation;

an isolated converter transformer having at least a primary winding on a primary side and a secondary winding on a secondary side, the primary winding being supplied with the switching output of the switching operation, and the secondary winding having an alternating voltage induced therein by the primary winding;

a primary side parallel resonant circuit including a leakage inductance component of the primary winding and a capacitance of a primary side parallel resonant capacitor, the primary side parallel resonant circuit converting operation of the switching circuit into a voltage resonant-type operation;

a secondary side series resonant circuit including a leakage inductance component of the secondary winding and a capacitance of a secondary side series resonant capacitor connected in series with the secondary winding;

a secondary side direct-current output voltage generating circuit operable to perform a rectifying operation on the alternating voltage induced in the secondary winding and input to the secondary side direct-current output voltage generating circuit to produce a rectified output, and to smooth the rectified output using a secondary side smoothing capacitor to generate a secondary side direct-current output voltage; and

a constant-voltage control unit operable to perform constant voltage control on the secondary side direct-current output voltage by controlling the switching-driving unit according to a level of the secondary side direct-current output voltage to adjust the switching frequency of the switching circuit, wherein

a coupling coefficient between the primary side and the secondary side of the isolated converter transformer is set at a loose coupling where an interaction between the primary side parallel resonant circuit and the secondary side series resonant circuit is weakened, and

a resonant frequency of the primary side parallel resonant circuit is set to approximately two times of a resonant frequency of the secondary side series resonant circuit so as to obtain proper zero voltage switching over an entire range of load power.