Over voltage protection control method and circuit for four-switch buck-boost converter
First Claim
1. A controlling method for over voltage protection control, the method comprising:
- a) determining, by a comparator receiving an over voltage threshold signal, whether an output voltage of a buck-boost converter is in an over voltage condition, wherein said buck-boost converter comprises a first switch coupled to an input terminal and an inductor, a second switch coupled to ground and a common node of said first switch and said inductor, a third switch coupled to ground and a common node of a fourth switch and said inductor, wherein said fourth switch is coupled to an output terminal of said buck-boost converter; and
b) simultaneously controlling said first, second, third, and fourth switches in said buck-boost converter by turning on said second and third switches, and turning off said first and fourth switches, in response to said over voltage condition.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of over voltage protection control can include: (i) determining whether an output voltage of a buck-boost converter is in an over voltage condition, where the buck-boost converter includes a first switch coupled to an input terminal and an inductor, a second switch coupled to ground and a common node of the first switch and the inductor, a third switch coupled to ground and a common node of a fourth switch and the inductor, where the fourth switch is coupled to an output terminal of the buck-boost converter; and (ii) simultaneously controlling the first, second, third, and fourth switches in the buck-boost converter by turning on the second and third switches, and turning off the first and fourth switches, in response to the over voltage condition.
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1. A controlling method for over voltage protection control, the method comprising:
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a) determining, by a comparator receiving an over voltage threshold signal, whether an output voltage of a buck-boost converter is in an over voltage condition, wherein said buck-boost converter comprises a first switch coupled to an input terminal and an inductor, a second switch coupled to ground and a common node of said first switch and said inductor, a third switch coupled to ground and a common node of a fourth switch and said inductor, wherein said fourth switch is coupled to an output terminal of said buck-boost converter; and b) simultaneously controlling said first, second, third, and fourth switches in said buck-boost converter by turning on said second and third switches, and turning off said first and fourth switches, in response to said over voltage condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11)
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5. An apparatus, comprising:
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a) a buck-boost converter comprising a first switch coupled to an input terminal and an inductor, a second switch coupled to ground and a common node of said first switch and said inductor, a third switch coupled to ground and a common node of a fourth switch and said inductor, wherein said fourth switch is coupled to an output terminal of said buck-boost converter; b) an over voltage detection circuit comprising a comparator configured to receive a voltage feedback signal indicative of an output voltage of said buck-boost converter at a first input terminal, and an over voltage threshold signal at a second input terminal, and to generate an over voltage signal; c) a first control circuit configured to generate a first PWM control signal according to an operation mode of said buck-boost converter; d) a first logic circuit configured to receive said first PWM control signal and said over voltage signal from said comparator, and to control said first and second switches; e) a second control circuit configured to generate a second PWM control signal according to said operation mode of said buck-boost converter; and f) a second logic circuit configured to receive said second PWM control signal and said over voltage signal from said comparator, and to control said third and fourth switches, wherein said second and third switches are controlled to be on, and said first and fourth switches are controlled to be off, when said voltage feedback signal is greater than said over voltage threshold signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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