Electronic circuit operating based on isolated switching power source
First Claim
1. An electronic circuit operating based on an isolated switching power source that partitions a circuit region thereof into an input circuit region in which a power source lies and an output circuit region, the input circuit region being electrically isolated from the output circuit region;
- and outputs, via a switching element, power supplied from the power source to the output circuit region, the electronic circuit comprising;
a first circuit region electrically connected to the input circuit region;
a second circuit region electrically connected to the output circuit region; and
an integrated circuit comprising;
a driver located in the second circuit region and configured to drive a target device based on the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region;
a transferring module configured to transfer first information including a value of a parameter indicative of the output power from the second circuit region to the first circuit region while maintaining electrical isolation between the first and second circuit regions;
an operating module configured to perform, based on the first information transferred by the transforming module, on-off operations of the switching element to perform feedback control of the value of the parameter indicative of the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region to a target value;
an abnormality determining module located in the second circuit region and configured to determine whether there is an abnormality associated with the target device; and
an information outputting module configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferrin module, abnormality information as the second information, the abnormality information representing that there is an abnormality associated with the target device;
the operating module comprises;
an operating signal generating module located in the first circuit region and configured to output, based on the first information transferred from the transferring module, an operating signal that causes on/off operations of the switching element for the feedback control; and
an operating signal outputting module located in the first circuit region and configured to output the operating signal generated by the operating signal generating module to the switching element,the electronic circuit further comprising;
a duty signal outputting module configured to convert the value of the parameter indicative of the output power into a cyclic duty signal, and to output the duty signal to the transferring module, the cyclic duty signal having a duty cycle representing a ratio of on duration for the switching element to a total duration for each cycle, the duty cycle having a predetermined duty range defined between a lower limit and an upper limit inclusive,the transferring module being configured to transfer the cyclic duty signal to the operating signal generating module as the first information,the isolated switching power source having a predetermined voltage range of the output power defined between a lower limit voltage and an upper limit voltage inclusive,the predetermined voltage range of the output power being associated with the predetermined duty range of the duty signal,the duty cycle of the duty signal output from the duty signal outputting module being set to a value within a first part of the predetermined duty range of the duty signal,the information outputting module being configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferring module, the duty signal as the abnormality information, the duty cycle of the duty signal output from the information outputting module being set to a value within a second part of the predetermined duty range of the duty signal, the second part of the predetermined duty range being non-overlapping with the first part of the predetermined duty range.
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Abstract
In an electronic circuit, a first circuit region is electrically connected to an input circuit region of an isolated switching power source, and a second circuit region is electrically connected to an output circuit region thereof. A driver of an IC is located in the second circuit region and drives a target device based on output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region from the isolated switching power source. A transferring module of the IC transfers a value of a parameter indicative of the output power from the second circuit region to the first circuit region while maintaining electrical isolation between the first and second circuit regions. An operating module of the IC performs on-off operations of a switching element to perform feedback control of the value of the parameter indicative of the output power to a target value.
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic circuit operating based on an isolated switching power source that partitions a circuit region thereof into an input circuit region in which a power source lies and an output circuit region, the input circuit region being electrically isolated from the output circuit region;
- and outputs, via a switching element, power supplied from the power source to the output circuit region, the electronic circuit comprising;
a first circuit region electrically connected to the input circuit region; a second circuit region electrically connected to the output circuit region; and an integrated circuit comprising; a driver located in the second circuit region and configured to drive a target device based on the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region; a transferring module configured to transfer first information including a value of a parameter indicative of the output power from the second circuit region to the first circuit region while maintaining electrical isolation between the first and second circuit regions; an operating module configured to perform, based on the first information transferred by the transforming module, on-off operations of the switching element to perform feedback control of the value of the parameter indicative of the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region to a target value; an abnormality determining module located in the second circuit region and configured to determine whether there is an abnormality associated with the target device; and an information outputting module configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferrin module, abnormality information as the second information, the abnormality information representing that there is an abnormality associated with the target device; the operating module comprises; an operating signal generating module located in the first circuit region and configured to output, based on the first information transferred from the transferring module, an operating signal that causes on/off operations of the switching element for the feedback control; and an operating signal outputting module located in the first circuit region and configured to output the operating signal generated by the operating signal generating module to the switching element, the electronic circuit further comprising; a duty signal outputting module configured to convert the value of the parameter indicative of the output power into a cyclic duty signal, and to output the duty signal to the transferring module, the cyclic duty signal having a duty cycle representing a ratio of on duration for the switching element to a total duration for each cycle, the duty cycle having a predetermined duty range defined between a lower limit and an upper limit inclusive, the transferring module being configured to transfer the cyclic duty signal to the operating signal generating module as the first information, the isolated switching power source having a predetermined voltage range of the output power defined between a lower limit voltage and an upper limit voltage inclusive, the predetermined voltage range of the output power being associated with the predetermined duty range of the duty signal, the duty cycle of the duty signal output from the duty signal outputting module being set to a value within a first part of the predetermined duty range of the duty signal, the information outputting module being configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferring module, the duty signal as the abnormality information, the duty cycle of the duty signal output from the information outputting module being set to a value within a second part of the predetermined duty range of the duty signal, the second part of the predetermined duty range being non-overlapping with the first part of the predetermined duty range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
- and outputs, via a switching element, power supplied from the power source to the output circuit region, the electronic circuit comprising;
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4. An electronic circuit operating based on an isolated switching power source that partitions a circuit region thereof into an input circuit region in which a power source lies and an output circuit region, the input circuit region being electrically isolated from the output circuit region;
- and outputs, via a switching element, power supplied from the power source to the output circuit region, the electronic circuit comprising;
a first circuit region electrically connected to the input circuit region; a second circuit region electrically connected to the output circuit region; and an integrated circuit comprising; a driver located in the second circuit region and configured to drive a target device based on the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region; a transferring module configured to transfer first information including a value of a parameter indicative of the output power from the second circuit region to the first circuit region while maintaining electrical isolation between the first and second circuit regions; an operating module configured to perform, based on the first information transferred by the transforming module, on-off operations of the switching element to perform feedback control of the value of the parameter indicative of the output power supplied to the second circuit region via the output circuit region to a target value; an abnormality determining module located in the second circuit region and configured to determine whether there is an abnormality associated with the target device; and an information outputting module configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferring module, abnormality information as the second information, the abnormality information representing that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, the operating module comprises; an operating signal generating module located in the first circuit region and configured to output, based on the first information transferred from the transferring module, an operating signal that causes on/off operations of the switching element for the feedback control; and an operating signal outputting module located in the first circuit region and configured to output the operating signal generated by the operating signal generating module to the switching element, the electronic circuit further comprising; a voltage signal outputting module configured to convert the value of the parameter indicative of the output power into an analog voltage signal, and to output the analog voltage signal to the transferring module, the analog voltage signal having a predetermined first voltage range defined between a lower limit and an upper limit voltage inclusive, the transferring module being configured to transfer the analog voltage signal to the operating signal generating module as the first information, the isolated switching power source having a predetermined second voltage range of the output power defined between a lower limit voltage and an upper limit voltage inclusive, the second voltage range of the output power being associated with the first voltage range of the analog voltage signal, the analog voltage signal output from the voltage signal outputting module being set to a value within a first part of the first voltage range of the duty signal, the information outputting module being configured to, if it is determined that there is an abnormality associated with the target device, output, to the transferring module, the analog voltage signal as the abnormality information, the analog voltage signal output from the information outputting module being set to a value within a second part of the first voltage range of the analog voltage signal, the second part of the first voltage range being non-overlapping with the first part of the first voltage range. - View Dependent Claims (5, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- and outputs, via a switching element, power supplied from the power source to the output circuit region, the electronic circuit comprising;
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