Switching power source, method and control chip for controlling the same

• US 9,543,846 B2
• Filed: 12/25/2013
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BYD Company Limited
• Original Assignee: BYD Company Limited
• Inventors: Hu, Chuhua, Jiang, Xingfu, Yang, Xiaohua
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehari, Yemane
• Application Number:
  US14/654,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20150340954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 363 2101- 2118
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: H05B 45/385 using flyback topology
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

A switching power source includes: a dimmer connected to an alternating current power supply and having a plurality of operating modes; a filtering/rectifying module connected to the dimmer to filter an alternating current output from the dimmer to obtain a filtered alternating current and rectify the filtered alternating current into a direct current; a dimmer switching module connected to the dimmer; a control module connected to the filtering/rectifying module and the dimmer switching module, respectively, and configured to detect a current operating mode of the dimmer when the switching power source is powered on, generate a dimmer control signal according to the current operating mode, and control the dimmer switching module to turn on or off according to the dimmer control signal to control the dimmer to enter an operating mode; and a primary constant current circuit connected to the control module and the filtering and rectifying module.

Claims

1. A switching power source, comprising:

a dimmer connected to an alternating current power supply and having a plurality of operating modes;

a filtering and rectifying module connected to the dimmer and configured to filter an alternating current output from the dimmer to obtain a filtered alternating current and rectify the filtered alternating current into a direct current;

a dimmer switching module connected to the dimmer;

a control module connected to the filtering and rectifying module and the dimmer switching module respectively, and configured to detect a current operating mode of the dimmer when the switching power source is powered on, to generate a dimmer control signal according to the current operating mode, and to control the dimmer switching module to turn on or off according to the dimmer control signal to control the dimmer to enter a desired operating mode; and

a primary constant current circuit connected to the control module and the filtering and rectifying module, respectively, wherein the control module controls the primary constant current circuit to output a constant current.

2. The switching power source according to claim 1, wherein the dimmer switching module comprises a fourth resistor and a second MOS transistor, a first terminal of the fourth resistor connects to the dimmer, a second terminal of the fourth resistor connects to a drain of the second MOS transistor, a source of the second MOS transistor is grounded, and a gate of the second MOS transistor connects to the control module.

3. The switching power source according to claim 2, wherein the dimmer control circuit further comprises a timing module configured to generate a starting signal that controls the second MOS transistor to turn on when the switching power source is powered on.

4. The switching power source according to claim 1, wherein the primary constant current circuit comprises:

a load module connected to the control module in which the control module detects a current of the load module and generates a switching control signal according to the current of the load module;

a main switching transistor connected to the control module and the load module respectively, in which the control module controls the main switching transistor to turn on or off according to the switching control signal;

a primary winding, connected to the main switching transistor and configured to convert the direct current into an electromagnetic signal;

an output winding configured to output the constant current according to the electromagnetic signal generated by the primary winding; and

an auxiliary winding connected to the control module, in which the control module detects a degaussing time of the output winding via the auxiliary winding.

5. The switching power source according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises a dimmer control circuit and the dimmer control circuit comprises:

a mode detecting module connected to the filtering and rectifying module, and configured to receive a voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, to detect the current operating mode of the dimmer according to the voltage signal, and to generate a mode control signal according to the current operating mode of the dimmer; and

a dummy load control module connected to the mode detecting module and the filtering and rectifying module respectively, and configured to receive the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the mode control signal output from the mode detecting module, and generate the dimmer control signal and a primary constant current control signal.

6. The switching power source according to claim 5, wherein the mode detecting module comprises:

a first comparator, in which a first input terminal of the first comparator connects to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, and a second input terminal of the first comparator is connected with a first reference voltage signal;

a second comparator in which a first input terminal of the second comparator connects to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, a second input terminal of the second comparator is connected with a second reference voltage signal, and the first reference voltage signal is different from the second reference voltage signal; and

a processing circuit connected to output terminals of the first comparator and the second comparator, respectively, and configured to process signals output from the first comparator and the second comparator to output a first control signal and a processed signal, in which a second control signal is generated according to the first control signal and the processed signal, a third control signal is generated according to the first control signal and the second control signal, and one of the first control signal, the second control signal and the third control signal is valid at one time.

7. The switching power source according to claim 1, wherein the control module further comprises a primary constant current control circuit and the primary constant current control circuit comprises:

a primary current detecting and control module configured to receive and sample a primary current sampling signal from the load module and generate a fourth control signal according to the primary current sampling signal;

an error amplifier configured to receive the fourth control signal, to compare the fourth control signal with a fourth reference voltage signal to obtain an error signal, and amplify the error signal to output an amplified error signal;

a multiplier, configured to receive the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the amplified error signal output from the error amplifier and to output an over-current turn-off reference signal according to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the amplified error signal;

an over-current comparator configured to receive the over-current turn-off reference signal and the primary current sampling signal and to output a fifth control signal by comparing the over-current turn-off reference signal to the primary current sampling signal, in which a level of the fifth control signal turns over when a difference value between the over-current turn-off reference signal and the primary current sampling signal exceeds zero;

a valley detecting module, configured to detect a voltage signal of the auxiliary winding and to output a sixth control signal according to the voltage signal of the auxiliary winding, in which the sixth control signal is valid when the voltage signal of the auxiliary winding reduces down to zero; and

a PFC logic module, configured to receive the fifth control signal and the sixth control signal and generate a seventh control signal that controls the main switching transistor to turn on or off according to the fifth control signal and the sixth control signal.

8. The switching power source according to claim 7, wherein the PFC logic module is further configured to receive the primary constant current control signal, and control the primary constant current control circuit to turn into dormancy according to the primary constant current control signal.

9. A method of controlling a switching power source, wherein the switching power source comprises a dimmer connected to an alternating current power supply and having a plurality of operating modes;

a filtering and rectifying module connected to the dimmer and configured to filter an alternating current output from the dimmer to obtain a filtered alternating current and rectify the filtered alternating current into a direct current;

a dimmer switching module connected to the dimmer; and

a primary constant current circuit connected to the filtering and rectifying module, the method comprising;

powering on the switching power source;

detecting a current operating mode of the dimmer;

generating a dimmer control signal according to the current operating mode and controlling the dimmer switching module to turn on or off according to the dimmer control signal to control the dimmer to enter a desired operating mode; and

controlling the primary constant current circuit to output a constant current.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the primary constant current circuit comprises a load module, a main switching transistor connected to the load module, a primary winding connected to the main switching transistor, an output winding and an auxiliary winding, and controlling the primary constant current circuit to output a constant current comprises:

turning on the main switching transistor to make the primary winding and the load module work;

detecting a primary current sampling signal from the load module and generating a fourth control signal according to the primary current sampling signal;

comparing the fourth control signal with a fourth reference voltage signal to obtain an error signal and amplifying the error signal to obtain an amplified error signal;

processing a voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the amplified error signal to generate an over-current turn-off reference signal;

comparing the over-current turn-off reference signal with the primary current sampling signal to generate a fifth control signal, in which a level of the fifth control signal turns over when a difference value between the over-current turn-off reference signal and the primary current sampling signal exceeds zero;

detecting a voltage signal of the auxiliary winding and generating a sixth control signal according to the voltage signal of the auxiliary winding, in which the sixth control signal is valid when the signal of the auxiliary winding reduces down to zero; and

generating a seventh control signal according to the fifth control signal and the sixth control signal, and controlling the main switching transistor to turn on or off according to the seventh control signal.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein when the switching power source is powered on, the dimmer switching module is controlled to turn on.

12. A control chip that controls a switching power source comprising a dimmer and a filtering and rectifying module, wherein the dimmer connects to an alternating current power supply and has a plurality of operating modes, the filtering and rectifying module connects to the dimmer and is configured to filter an alternating current output from the dimmer to obtain a filtered alternating current and rectify the filtered alternating current into a direct current, and the control chip comprises:

a dimmer switching module connected to the dimmer; and

a control module connected to the dimmer switching module and the filtering and rectifying module, respectively, and configured to detect a current operating mode of the dimmer when the switching power source is powered on, to generate a dimmer control signal according to the current operating mode, and control the dimmer switching module to turn on or off according to the dimmer control signal to control the dimmer to enter a desired operating mode.

13. The control chip according to claim 12, wherein the dimmer switching module comprises a fourth resistor and a second MOS transistor, a first terminal of the fourth resistor connects to the dimmer, a second terminal of the fourth resistor connects to a drain of the second MOS transistor, a source of the second MOS transistor is grounded, and a gate of the second MOS transistor connects to the control module.

14. The control chip according to claim 12, wherein the control module comprises a dimmer control circuit and the dimmer control circuit comprises:

a mode detecting module connected to the filtering and rectifying module, and configured to receive a voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, to detect the current operating mode of the dimmer according to the voltage signal, and generate a mode control signal according to the current operating mode of the dimmer; and

a dummy load control module connected to the mode detecting module and the filtering and rectifying module, respectively, and configured to receive the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the mode control signal output from the mode detecting module, and generate the dimmer control signal.

15. The control chip according to claim 14, wherein the mode detecting module comprises:

a first comparator in which a first input terminal of the first comparator connects to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, and a second input terminal of the first comparator connects to a first reference voltage signal;

a second comparator in which a first input terminal of the second comparator connects to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module, a second input terminal of the second comparator connects to a second reference voltage signal, and the first reference voltage signal is different from the second reference voltage signal; and

a processing circuit connected to output terminals of the first comparator and the second comparator respectively and configured to process signals output from the first comparator and the second comparator to output a first control signal and a processed signal, in which a second control signal is generated according to the first control signal and the processed signal, a third control signal is generated according to the first control signal and the second control signal, and one of the first control signal, the second control signal and the third control signal is valid at one time.

16. The control chip according to claim 12, wherein the dimmer control circuit further comprises a timing module configured to generate a starting signal that controls the second MOS transistor to turn on when the switching power source is powered on.

17. The control chip according to claim 12, further comprising a primary constant current circuit connected to the control module and the filtering and rectifying module respectively, and the primary constant current circuit comprises:

a load module connected to the control module in which the control module detects a current of the load module and generates a switching control signal according to the current of the load module;

a main switching transistor connected to the control module and the load module, respectively, in which the control module controls the main switching transistor to turn on or off according to the switching control signal;

a primary winding connected to the main switching transistor and configured to convert the direct current into an electromagnetic signal;

an output winding configured to output the constant current according to the electromagnetic signal generated by the primary winding; and

an auxiliary winding connected to the control module, in which the control module detects a degaussing time of the output winding via the auxiliary winding.

18. The control chip according to claim 17, wherein the control module further comprises a primary constant current control circuit, the primary constant current control circuit connects to the primary constant current circuit and configured to control the primary constant current circuit to output a constant current by controlling the main switching transistor to turn on or off, and the primary constant current control circuit comprises:

a primary current detecting and control module, configured to receive and sample a primary current sampling signal from the load module and to generate a fourth control signal according to the primary current sampling signal;

an error amplifier configured to receive the fourth control signal, compare the fourth control signal with a fourth reference voltage signal to obtain an error signal, and amplify the error signal to output an amplified error signal;

a multiplier configured to receive the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the amplified error signal output from the error amplifier and to output an over-current turn-off reference signal according to the voltage signal output from the filtering and rectifying module and the amplified error signal;

an over-current comparator configured to receive the over-current turn-off reference signal and the primary current sampling signal and to output a fifth control signal by comparing the over-current turn-off reference signal to the primary current sampling signal in which a level of the fifth control signal turns over when a difference value between the over-current turn-off reference signal and the primary current sampling signal exceeds zero;

a valley detecting module configured to detect a voltage signal of the auxiliary winding and to output a sixth control signal according to the voltage signal of the auxiliary winding, in which the sixth control signal is valid when the voltage signal of the auxiliary winding reduces down to zero; and

a PFC logic module configured to receive the fifth control signal and the sixth control signal and generate a seventh control signal that controls the main switching transistor to turn on or off according to the fifth control signal and the sixth control signal.

19. The control chip according to claim 12, wherein the dummy load control module is further configured to generate a primary constant current control signal, and the PFC logic module is further configured to receive the primary constant current control signal and to control the primary constant current control circuit to turn into dormancy according to the primary constant current control signal.