Step-down switching circuit

• US 9,178,428 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Tokai, Yoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Laxton, Gary L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Moody, Kyle J
• Application Number:
  US14/013,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20140266095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 796 Days
• Field of Search: 323/271, 323/282, 323/284, 323/285, 323/351
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/1588 comprising at least one synchronous rectifier element H02M3/1582, H02M3/1584 take 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

The step-down switching circuit includes an amplifier capacitor having a first end connected to the feedback terminal and a second end connected to a second input of the amplifier. The step-down switching circuit includes a first resistor having a first end connected to the first end of the amplifier capacitor. The step-down switching circuit includes a second resistor having a first end connected to a second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to an output of the amplifier. The step-down switching circuit includes a third resistor having a first end connected to the second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to the second end of the amplifier capacitor.

Claims

1. A step-down switching circuit comprising:

a first switch element having a first end connected to an input terminal supplied with a power supply voltage and a second end connected to a switch terminal connectable to an inductor between the switch terminal and a feedback terminal;

a second switch element having a first end connected to the second end of the switch terminal and a second end connected to a ground terminal;

an amplifier having a first input supplied with a reference voltage;

an amplifier capacitor having a first end connected to the feedback terminal and a second end connected to a second input of the amplifier;

a first resistor having a first end connected to the first end of the amplifier capacitor;

a second resistor having a first end connected to a second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to an output of the amplifier;

a third resistor having a first end connected to the second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to the second end of the amplifier capacitor;

an oscillator that outputs a voltage of a triangular wave;

a comparator that receives the voltage of the triangular wave and a voltage of an amplifier signal from the amplifier and outputs a comparison signal of the voltages; and

a control circuit that complementarily turns on/off the first switch element and the second switch element based on the comparison signal outputted from the comparator.

2. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 1, wherein in the case where the voltage of the amplifier signal is equal to or higher than the reference voltage, the control circuit reduces on duty of the first switch element and increases on duty of the second switch element as the voltage of the amplifier signal approaches the reference voltage, and

in the case where the voltage of the amplifier signal is lower than the reference voltage, the control circuit increases the on duty of the first switch element and reduces the on duty of the second switch element as the voltage of the amplifier signal approaches the reference voltage.

3. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth resistor connected between the first end of the amplifier capacitor and the feedback terminal.

4. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 2, further comprising a fourth resistor connected between the first end of the amplifier capacitor and the feedback terminal.

5. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 1, wherein the oscillator generates the triangular wave based on the power supply voltage.

6. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 2, wherein the oscillator generates the triangular wave based on the power supply voltage.

7. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 5, wherein the triangular wave has an amplitude proportionate to the power supply voltage.

8. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 6, wherein the triangular wave has an amplitude proportionate to the power supply voltage.

9. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 7, wherein the amplitude of the triangular wave is a half of an amplitude of the power supply voltage.

10. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 8, wherein the amplitude of the triangular wave is a half of an amplitude of the power supply voltage.

11. A step-down switching circuit comprising:

a first switch element having a first end connected to an input terminal supplied with a power supply voltage and a second end connected to a switch terminal connectable to an inductor between the switch terminal and a feedback terminal;

a second switch element having a first end connected to the second end of the switch terminal and a second end connected to a ground terminal;

an amplifier having a first input supplied with a reference voltage;

an amplifier capacitor having a first end connected to the feedback terminal and a second end connected to a second input of the amplifier;

a first resistor having a first end connected to the second end of the amplifier capacitor and a second end connected to an output of the amplifier;

a second resistor having a first end connected to the first end of the amplifier capacitor and a second end connected to the second end of the amplifier capacitor;

a third resistor having a first end connected to the first end of the second resistor and a second end connected to the second end of the first resistor;

an oscillator that outputs a voltage of a triangular wave;

a comparator that receives the voltage of the triangular wave and a voltage of an amplifier signal from the amplifier and outputs a comparison signal of the voltages; and

a control circuit that complementarily turns on/off the first switch element and the second switch element based on the comparison signal outputted from the comparator.

12. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 11, wherein in the case where the voltage of the amplifier signal is equal to or higher than the reference voltage, the control circuit reduces on duty of the first switch element and increases on duty of the second switch element as the voltage of the amplifier signal approaches the reference voltage, and

in the case where the voltage of the amplifier signal is lower than the reference voltage, the control circuit increases the on duty of the first switch element and reduces the on duty of the second switch element as the voltage of the amplifier signal approaches the reference voltage.

13. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 11, further comprising a fourth resistor connected between the first end of the amplifier capacitor and the feedback terminal.

14. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 12, further comprising a fourth resistor connected between the first end of the amplifier capacitor and the feedback terminal.

15. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 11, wherein the oscillator generates the triangular wave based on the power supply voltage.

16. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 12, wherein the oscillator generates the triangular wave based on the power supply voltage.

17. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 15, wherein the triangular wave has an amplitude proportionate to the power supply voltage.

18. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 16, wherein the triangular wave has an amplitude proportionate to the power supply voltage.

19. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 17, wherein the amplitude of the triangular wave is a half of an amplitude of the power supply voltage.

20. The step-down switching circuit according to claim 18, wherein the amplitude of the triangular wave is a half of an amplitude of the power supply voltage.