DC-DC converter
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1. A DC-DC converter configured to output an output voltage obtained by converting an input voltage, the converter comprising:
- an input terminal configured to receive the input voltage;
an output terminal configured to output the output voltage;
a ground terminal;
a first switching device electrically connected in series between the input terminal and a first node;
a second switching device electrically connected in series with the first switching device at the first node and between the input terminal and the first node;
a first drive circuit for turning on and off the first switching device;
a first bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the first drive circuit, the first bootstrap capacitor circuit including a first bootstrap capacitor;
a second drive circuit for turning on and off the second switching device;
a third switching device electrically connected in series between the output terminal and a second node;
a fourth switching device electrically connected in series with the third switching device at the second node and between the second node and the ground terminal;
a third drive circuit for turning on and off the third switching device;
a second bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the third drive circuit, the second bootstrap capacitor circuit including a second bootstrap capacitor;
a fourth drive circuit for turning on and off the fourth switching device;
an inductor electrically connected in series between the first node and the second node; and
a control circuit electrically connected with the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit, and the fourth drive circuit,wherein, in a case that the output voltage is higher than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit as to;
alternately turn on and off the third switching device and the fourth switching device periodically at a first on-off period such that the fourth switching device is turned on subsequently to a first simultaneous-off duration for which both of the third switching device and the fourth switching device are turned off subsequently after the third switching device is turned off, and the third switching device is turned on subsequently to a second simultaneous-off duration for which both of the third switching device and the fourth switching device are turned off subsequently after the fourth switching device is turned off, andalternately turn on and off the first switching device and the second switching device such that the second switching device is turned on subsequently to a third simultaneous-off duration for which both of the first switching device and the second switching device are turned off subsequently after the first switching device is turned off, and the first switching device is turned on subsequently to a fourth simultaneous-off duration for which both of the first switching device and the second switching device are turned off subsequently after the second switching device is turned off, so as to charge the first bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on the second switching device for a first charging duration while continuously turning off the first switching device for a sustaining duration that is a total of the third simultaneous-off duration, the fourth simultaneous-off duration, and the first charging duration, andwherein, in a case that the output voltage is lower than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit so as to;
alternately turn on and off the first switching device and the second switching device periodically at a second on-off period such that the second switching device is turned on subsequently to the third simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the first switching device is turned off, and the first switching device is turned on subsequently to the fourth simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the second switching device is turned off; and
alternately turn on and off the third switching device and the fourth switching device such that the fourth switching device is turned on subsequent to the first simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the third switching device is turned off, and the third switching device is turned on subsequently to the second simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the fourth switching device is turned off, so as to charge the second bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on the fourth switching device for a second charging duration while continuously turning off the third switching device.
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Abstract
A DC-DC converter includes first and second switching devices electrically connected in series between an input terminal and a ground terminal, third and fourth switching devices electrically connected in series between an output terminal and the ground terminal, an inductor, a drive circuit that drives the first switching device to turn on and off, a bootstrap capacitor circuit connected electrically to the drive circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to turn on and off the switching devices serially connected with each other after a simultaneous-off duration for which both of the switching devices are continuously turned off. The control circuit is operable to charge the bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on keeping the second switching device for a charging duration while continuously turning off the first switching device for a sustaining duration determined by the simultaneous-off duration and the charging duration. This DC-DC converter can reduce a current ripple even when the bootstrap capacitor is charged.
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1. A DC-DC converter configured to output an output voltage obtained by converting an input voltage, the converter comprising:
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an input terminal configured to receive the input voltage; an output terminal configured to output the output voltage; a ground terminal; a first switching device electrically connected in series between the input terminal and a first node; a second switching device electrically connected in series with the first switching device at the first node and between the input terminal and the first node; a first drive circuit for turning on and off the first switching device; a first bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the first drive circuit, the first bootstrap capacitor circuit including a first bootstrap capacitor; a second drive circuit for turning on and off the second switching device; a third switching device electrically connected in series between the output terminal and a second node; a fourth switching device electrically connected in series with the third switching device at the second node and between the second node and the ground terminal; a third drive circuit for turning on and off the third switching device; a second bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the third drive circuit, the second bootstrap capacitor circuit including a second bootstrap capacitor; a fourth drive circuit for turning on and off the fourth switching device; an inductor electrically connected in series between the first node and the second node; and a control circuit electrically connected with the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit, and the fourth drive circuit, wherein, in a case that the output voltage is higher than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit as to; alternately turn on and off the third switching device and the fourth switching device periodically at a first on-off period such that the fourth switching device is turned on subsequently to a first simultaneous-off duration for which both of the third switching device and the fourth switching device are turned off subsequently after the third switching device is turned off, and the third switching device is turned on subsequently to a second simultaneous-off duration for which both of the third switching device and the fourth switching device are turned off subsequently after the fourth switching device is turned off, and alternately turn on and off the first switching device and the second switching device such that the second switching device is turned on subsequently to a third simultaneous-off duration for which both of the first switching device and the second switching device are turned off subsequently after the first switching device is turned off, and the first switching device is turned on subsequently to a fourth simultaneous-off duration for which both of the first switching device and the second switching device are turned off subsequently after the second switching device is turned off, so as to charge the first bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on the second switching device for a first charging duration while continuously turning off the first switching device for a sustaining duration that is a total of the third simultaneous-off duration, the fourth simultaneous-off duration, and the first charging duration, and wherein, in a case that the output voltage is lower than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit so as to; alternately turn on and off the first switching device and the second switching device periodically at a second on-off period such that the second switching device is turned on subsequently to the third simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the first switching device is turned off, and the first switching device is turned on subsequently to the fourth simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the second switching device is turned off; and alternately turn on and off the third switching device and the fourth switching device such that the fourth switching device is turned on subsequent to the first simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the third switching device is turned off, and the third switching device is turned on subsequently to the second simultaneous-off duration subsequently after the fourth switching device is turned off, so as to charge the second bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on the fourth switching device for a second charging duration while continuously turning off the third switching device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A DC-DC converter configured to output an output voltage obtained by converting an input voltage, the converter comprising:
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an input terminal configured to receive the input voltage; an output terminal configured to output the output voltage; a ground terminal; a first switching device electrically connected in series between the input terminal and the ground terminal; a second switching device electrically connected in series with the first switching device at a first node and between the input terminal and the ground terminal; a first drive circuit for turning on and off the first switching device; a first bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the first drive circuit, the first bootstrap capacitor circuit including a first bootstrap capacitor; a second drive circuit for turning on and off the second switching device; a third switching device electrically connected in series between the output terminal and the ground terminal; a fourth switching device electrically connected in series with the third switching device at a second node and between the output terminal and the ground terminal; a third drive circuit for turning on and off the third switching device; a second bootstrap capacitor circuit electrically connected to the third drive circuit, the second bootstrap capacitor circuit including a second bootstrap capacitor; a fourth drive circuit for turning on and off the fourth switching device; an inductor electrically connected in series between the first node and the second node; and a control circuit electrically connected with the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit, and the fourth drive circuit, wherein, in a case that the output voltage is higher than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit so as to; alternately turn on and off the third switching device and the fourth switching device periodically at a first on-off period such that the third switching device and the fourth switching device are turned on and off to continuously turn on the third switching device for a plurality of first on-durations; continuously turn on the first switching device and continuously turn off the second switching device so as not to charge the first bootstrap capacitor for a certain first on-duration out of the plurality of first on-durations; charge the first bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning on the second switching device while continuously turning off the first switching device for a sustaining duration in a further first on-duration out of the plurality of first on-durations; and cause the further first on-duration to be longer than the certain first on-duration by a length of the sustaining duration, and wherein, in a case that the output voltage is lower than the input voltage, the control circuit controls the first drive circuit, the second drive circuit, the third drive circuit and the fourth drive circuit so as to; alternately turn on and off the first switching device and the second switching device periodically at a second on-off period such that the first switching device and the second switching device are turned on and off to continuously turn on the first switching device for a plurality of second on-durations; continuously turn on the third switching device and turning off the fourth switching device so as not to charge the second bootstrap capacitor for a certain second on-duration out of the plurality of second on-durations; charge the second bootstrap capacitor by continuously turning off the third switching device and continuously turning on the fourth switching device for a charging duration in a further second on-duration out of the plurality of second on-durations; and cause the further second on-duration to be longer than the certain second on-duration by a length of the charging duration. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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Current AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsOkamatsu, Masashi, Tanaka, Hideki, Hagiwara, Katsuya, Tochigi, Masahiro, Ueda, Takashi
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Primary Examiner(s)Berhane, Adolf
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Assistant Examiner(s)Quddus, Nusrat
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Application NumberUS14/763,279Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,006 DaysField of Search323271-289, 323/315US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesH02M 1/0006 Arrangements for supplying ...H02M 1/08 Circuits specially adapted ...H02M 3/158 including plural semiconduc...H02M 3/1582 Buck-boost converters H02M3...
