Single-stage isolated high power factor AC/DC converter with leakage inductor energy recovery function

• US 8,213,190 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2009
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Yan-Cun
• Primary Examiner(s): Laxton, Gary L
• Application Number:
  US12/625,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20100165669A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 363/16, 363/17, 363/20, 363/21.01, 363/21.04, 363/56.09, 363/56.11, 363/56.12, 363/97, 363/89
• US Class Current: 363/21.04
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/34 Snubber circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/346 Passive non-dissipative snubbers
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4258 using a single converter stage both for correction of AC input power factor and generation of a regulated and galvanically isolated DC output voltage H02M1/4241 takes precedence
• 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 3/33523 with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop
• 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 single-stage isolated high power factor AC/DC converter with a leakage inductor energy recovery function includes a buck-boost circuit, for step-down or step-down a power supply; a transformer, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit, for transforming the stepped-down or stepped-up power supply; a switch, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit; an input capacitor, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit; and an output circuit, for outputting the power supply transformed by the transformer. When the switch is cut off, the buck-boost circuit provides an energy recovery path to return energy stored in a leakage inductor of the transformer to the input capacitor. The energy stored in the leakage inductor of the transformer in a flyback converter or a forward converter is returned to the input capacitor through the energy recovery path. The problem caused by the leakage inductor of the transformer is solved without using any additional element.

Claims

1. A single-stage isolated high power factor AC/DC converter with a leakage inductor energy recovery function, comprising:

a buck-boost circuit, for step-down or step-up a power supply and comprising an input inductor, a first capacitor, and a first rectifier, wherein the input inductor is serially connected to the first capacitor, and the first rectifier is connected to the serially connected input inductor and first capacitor in parallel;

an input capacitor, one end of which is electrically connected to the input inductor, and an other end of which is electrically connected to a ground;

a transformer, comprising a primary side and a secondary side, for transforming the stepped-down or stepped-up power supply, wherein one end of the primary side is electrically connected to the first rectifier and the first capacitor and an other end of the primary side is electrically connected to the ground;

a switch, one end of which is electrically connected to the input inductor and the first capacitor, and an other end of which is electrically connected to the ground, wherein when the switch is cut off, the buck-boost circuit provides an energy recovery path to return energy stored in a leakage inductor of the transformer to the input capacitor; and

an output circuit, electrically connected to the secondary side of the transformer, for outputting the power supply transformed by the transformer.

2. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein when the switch is cut off, the first rectifier of the buck-boost circuit forms the energy recovery path.

3. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, further comprising a second rectifier connected to one side of the input inductor of the buck-boost circuit.

4. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, further comprising a second rectifier connected to a primary side of the transformer.

5. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, further comprising at least two second rectifiers, respectively connected to one side of the input inductor of the buck-boost circuit and one side of a primary side of the transformer.

6. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein the input inductor of the buck-boost circuit shares a same iron core with the transformer.

7. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein the output circuit is formed by an output rectifier and an output capacitor.

8. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein the output circuit is formed by two output rectifiers, an output capacitor, and an output inductor.

9. The AC/DC converter according to claim 8, wherein the input inductor shares a same iron with the output inductor.

10. The AC/DC converter according to claim 1, further comprising a rectification circuit electrically connected to the input capacitor, for rectifying the power supply.

11. The AC/DC converter according to claim 10, wherein the rectification circuit comprises at least one rectifier.

12. The AC/DC converter according to claim 10, further comprising a filter circuit electrically connected to the rectification circuit.

13. The AC/DC converter according to claim 12, wherein the filter circuit is formed by a filter inductor and a filter capacitor.