Power coversion apparatus

• US 9,780,671 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2016
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Green Solution Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chan, Chia-Ming, Pan, Desi, Shiu, Shian-Sung, Lee, Li-Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehari, Yemane
• Application Number:
  US15/259,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20170093292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 323222, 323224, 323282-285
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0009 Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/009 having two or more independently controlled outputs for DC-DC converter with intermediate AC H02M3/33561
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0095 Hybrid converter topologies, e.g. NPC mixed with flying capacitor, thyristor converter mixed with MMC or charge pump mixed with buck
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/08 Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/158 including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
• 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: H02M 3/33561 having more than one ouput with independent control

Abstract

A power conversion apparatus including a power converter, a first output port, a second output port, a load detection circuit and an output selection circuit is provided. The power converter generates a first and a second output voltages having different voltage specification. The first and the second output ports respectively provide the received output voltages to a back end. The load detection circuit is coupled with the power converter and the second output port and detects a load requirement of a load connected to the second output port to generate a load detection signal. The power converter generates a first switch control signal according to the load detection signal to control the output selection circuit, such that the output selection circuit provides one of the first and the second output voltages in response to the first switch control signal.

Claims

1. A power conversion apparatus, comprising:

a power converter, configured to generate a first output voltage and a second output voltage, wherein the first output voltage and the second output voltage have different voltage specification;

a first output port, coupled to the power converter and configured to receive the first output voltage and provide the received first output voltage to a back end;

a second output port, configured to receive the first output voltage and the second output voltage and provide one of the received first and second output voltages to the back end;

a load detection circuit, coupled to the power converter and the second output port and configured to detect a load requirement of a load connected with the second output port, so as to generate a load detection signal; and

an output selection circuit, having a first input terminal, a second input terminal and a first output terminal, wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal are coupled to the power converter to receive the first output voltage and the second output voltage respectively, and the first output terminal is coupled to the second output port,

wherein the power converter generates a first switch control signal according to the load detection signal to control the output selection circuit, such that the output selection circuit provides the one of the first output voltage and the second output voltage which conforms to the load requirement of the load to the second output port in response to the first switch control signal.

2. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power converter comprises:

a power conversion circuit, configured to convert a voltage of an input power, so as to output the first output voltage and the second output voltage; and

a control circuit, coupled to the power conversion circuit and the output selection circuit and configured to control the power conversion operation of the power conversion circuit and generate the first switch control signal according to the load detection signal.

3. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control circuit generates a first control signal and a second control signal, and the power conversion circuit comprises:

a first transistor, having a first terminal receiving a power supply voltage and a control terminal coupled to the control circuit to receive the first control signal;

a second transistor, having a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor, a second terminal coupled to a ground terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the control circuit to receive the second control signal;

a first transformer, having an input-side coil and a first output-side coil, wherein a common-polarity terminal of the input-side coil is coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor and the first terminal of the second transistor;

a first diode, having an anode coupled to an opposite-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil;

a first capacitor, having a first terminal coupled to an opposite-polarity terminal of the input-side coil and a second terminal coupled to the ground terminal; and

a second capacitor, having a first terminal coupled to a cathode of the first diode and a second terminal coupled to the ground terminal.

4. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the output selection circuit comprises:

a current-limiting diode, having an anode coupled to a common-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil and a first terminal of the first capacitor, and a cathode coupled to the second output port; and

a first switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the first diode and the first terminal of the second capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the first switch control signal, wherein the first switch is controlled by the first switch control signal to switch to a conduction state.

5. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit further generates a second switch control signal according to the load detection signal, and the output selection circuit comprises:

a first switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the first diode and the first terminal of the second capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the first switch control signal, wherein the first switch is controlled by the first switch control signal to switch to a conduction state; and

a second switch, having a first terminal coupled to a common-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil and a first terminal of the first capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the second switch control signal, wherein the second switch is controlled by the second switch control signal to switch to a conduction state.

6. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the power converter further generates a third output voltage, the transformer further has a second output-side coil mutually coupled with the input-side coil, a common-polarity terminal of the second output-side coil is coupled to the anode of the first diode and the opposite-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil, and the power conversion circuit further comprises:

a second diode, having an anode coupled to an opposite-polarity terminal of the second output-side coil; and

a third capacitor, having a first terminal coupled to a cathode of the second diode and a second terminal coupled to the ground terminal.

7. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control circuit further generates a second switch control signal according to the load detection signal, and the output selection circuit comprises:

a current-limiting diode, having an anode coupled to a common-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil and a first terminal of the first capacitor and a cathode coupled to the second output port;

a first switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the first diode and the first terminal of the second capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the first switch control signal, wherein the first switch is controlled by the first switch control signal to switch to a conduction state; and

a second switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the second diode and the first terminal of the third capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the second switch control signal, wherein the second switch is controlled by the second switch control signal to switch to a conduction state.

8. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control circuit further generates a second switch control signal and a third switch control signal according to the load detection signal, and the output selection circuit comprises:

a first switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the first diode and the first terminal of the second capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the first switch control signal, wherein the first switch is controlled by the first switch control signal to switch to a conduction state;

a second switch, having a first terminal coupled to the cathode of the second diode and the first terminal of the third capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the second switch control signal, wherein the second switch is controlled by the second switch control signal to switch to a conduction state; and

a third switch, having a first terminal coupled to the common-polarity terminal of the first output-side coil and the first terminal of the first capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the second output port and a control terminal receiving the third switch control signal, wherein the third switch is controlled by the third switch control signal to switch to a conduction state.

9. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output selection circuit comprises a current detection circuit, the current detection circuit is configured to detect an amount of current flowing through the output selection circuit and provided to the first output port and the second output port, so as to generate and provide a current detection signal to the power converter.

10. A power conversion apparatus, wherein comprising:

a power converter, configured to generate a plurality of output voltages having different voltage specification;

a regular output port, coupled to the power converter and configured to receive a regular output voltage among the output voltages and provide the received regular output voltage to a back end;

at least one quick charge output port, configured to receive the output voltages and provide one of the received output voltages to the back end;

a load detection circuit, coupled to the power converter and the at least one quick charge output port and configured to detect a load requirement of a load connected with the at least one quick charge output port, so as to generate a load detection signal; and

an output selection circuit, having a plurality of input terminal and at least one output terminal, wherein the input terminals are coupled to the power converter to respectively receive the output voltages, and the at least one output terminal is correspondingly coupled to the at least one quick charge output port,

wherein the power converter generates at least one switch control signal according to the load detection signal to control the output selection circuit, such that the output selection circuit provides the one of the output voltages which conforms to the load requirement of the load to the corresponding quick charge output port in response to the at least one switch control signal.

11. A power conversion apparatus, comprising:

a power converter, configured to generate in output voltages having different voltage specification, wherein m is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2;

a regular output port, coupled to the power converter and configured to receive a regular output voltage among the output voltages and provide the received regular output voltage to a back end;

n quick charge output ports, configured to receive the output voltages and respectively provide one of the received output voltages to the back end, wherein n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1;

a load detection circuit, coupled to the power converter and the n quick charge output ports and configured to detect load requirements of loads connected to the n quick charge output ports, so as to generate a load detection signal; and

an output selection circuit, having m input terminals and n output terminals, where the m input terminals are coupled to the power converter to respectively receive the output voltages, and the n output terminals are respectively coupled to the n quick charge output ports,

wherein the power converter generates at least (m−

1) switch control signals according to the load detection signal to control the output selection circuit, such that the output selection circuit provides the one of the output voltages which conforms to the load requirement of the load to the corresponding quick charge output port in response to the (m−

1) switch control signals.