Resonant inverter and isolated resonant power supply device

• US 9,812,974 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2016
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Original Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Inventors: Imai, Katsunori
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhang, Jue
• Assistant Examiner(s): DANG, TRINH Q
• Application Number:
  US15/082,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20160336865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33546 with automatic control of the output voltage or current H02M3/33561 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33576 having at least one active switching element at the secondary side of an isolation transformer
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33592 having a synchronous rectifier circuit or a synchronous freewheeling circuit at the secondary side of an isolation transformer
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/4815 Resonant converters H02M7/4811 and H02M7/4826 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/537 using semiconductor devices only, e.g. single switched pulse inverters
• 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

A resonant inverter includes an input terminal, a first switch, a second switch, a transformer, a first resonant circuit, and a second resonant circuit. To the input terminal, an input voltage is applied. The first switch and the second switch are alternately turned on and off. The transformer includes a first winding and a second winding on a primary side. The first resonant circuit includes a first capacitive element and a first coil. The second resonant circuit includes a second capacitive element and a second coil. The first switch, the first winding, and the first resonant circuit constitute a first inverter circuit. The second switch, the second winding, and the second resonant circuit constitute a second inverter circuit. The input terminal is connected between the first winding and the second winding.

Claims

1. A resonant inverter comprising:

an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied;

a first switch and a second switch that are alternately turned on and off;

a transformer that includes a first winding and a second winding on a primary side;

a first resonant circuit that includes a first capacitive element and a first coil; and

a second resonant circuit that includes a second capacitive element and a second coil, wherein

the first switch, the first winding, and the first resonant circuit constitute a first inverter circuit,

the second switch, the second winding, and the second resonant circuit constitute a second inverter circuit,

the input terminal is connected between the first winding and the second winding of the transformer,

the first capacitive element is connected in parallel to the first switch,

the second capacitive element is connected in parallel to the second switch,

the first coil is placed between the first switch and the first winding, and

the second coil is placed between the second switch and the second winding.

2. The resonant inverter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fifth resonant circuit that includes a third capacitive element and a third coil and that is placed between the first switch and the second switch.

3. The resonant inverter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fourth coil and a fourth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the first switch; and

a fourth resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fifth coil and a fifth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the second switch.

4. An insulated resonant power supply device, comprising:

the resonant inverter according to claim 1; and

a rectifier circuit placed on a secondary side of the transformer.

5. The resonant inverter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fifth resonant circuit that includes a third capacitive element and a third coil and that is placed between the first switch and the second switch.

6. The resonant inverter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fourth coil and a fourth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the first switch; and

a fourth resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fifth coil and a fifth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the second switch.

7. The resonant inverter according to claim 2, wherein,

at least three resonance points are generated in response to resonance of the first resonant circuit, the second resonant circuit, and the fifth resonant circuit, the three resonance points including a first resonance point, a second resonance point, and a third resonance point, and

if a lowest resonance frequency that corresponds to the first resonance point is denoted by F1, a highest resonance frequency that corresponds to the third resonance point is denoted by F3, the second resonance point that corresponds to a resonance frequency between F1 and F3 is fixed, and

a drive frequency for driving the first switch or the second switch is denoted by Fs, then, 1Fs≦

(F3−

F1)<

2Fs is satisfied.

8. The resonant inverter according to claim 3, wherein,

at least three resonance points are generated in response to resonance of the first resonant circuit, the second resonant circuit, and the third or fourth resonant circuit, the three resonance points including a first resonance point, a second resonance point, and a third resonance point, and

if a lowest resonance frequency that corresponds to the first resonance point is denoted by F1, a highest resonance frequency that corresponds to the third resonance point is denoted by F3, the second resonance point that corresponds to a resonance frequency between F1 and F3 is fixed, and

a drive frequency for driving the first switch or the second switch is denoted by Fs,

then, 1Fs≦

(F3−

F1)<

2Fs is satisfied.

9. A resonant inverter comprising:

an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied;

a first switch and a second switch that are alternately turned on and off;

a transformer that includes a first winding and a second winding on a primary side;

a first resonant circuit that is formed of a first capacitive element and a leakage inductance of the transformer;

a second resonant circuit that is formed of a second capacitive element and the leakage inductance of the transformer;

a third resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fourth coil and a fourth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the first switch; and

a fourth resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fifth coil and a fifth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the second switch,

wherein

the first switch, the first winding, and the first resonant circuit constitute a first inverter circuit,

the second switch, the second winding, and the second resonant circuit constitute a second inverter circuit, and

the input terminal is connected between the first winding and the second winding of the transformer.

10. The resonant inverter according to claim 9, wherein

the first capacitive element is connected in parallel to the first switch and has one end that is connected to one end of the first winding, and

the second capacitive element is connected in parallel to the second switch and has one end that is connected to one end of the second winding.

11. The resonant inverter according to claim 9, further comprising:

a fifth resonant circuit that includes a third capacitive element and a third coil and that is placed between the first switch and the second switch.

12. The resonant inverter according to claim 9, wherein,

at least three resonance points are generated in response to resonance of the first resonant circuit, the second resonant circuit, and the third or fourth resonant circuit, the three resonance points including a first resonance point, a second resonance point, and a third resonance point, and

if a lowest resonance frequency that corresponds to the first resonance point is denoted by F1, a highest resonance frequency that corresponds to the third resonance point is denoted by F3, the second resonance point that corresponds to a resonance frequency between F1 and F3 is fixed, and

a drive frequency for driving the first switch or the second switch is denoted by Fs,

then, 1Fs≦

(F3−

F1)<

2Fs is satisfied.

13. An insulated resonant power supply device, comprising:

the resonant inverter according to claim 9; and

a rectifier circuit placed on a secondary side of the transformer.

14. The resonant inverter according to claim 10, further comprising:

a fifth resonant circuit that includes a third capacitive element and a third coil and that is placed between the first switch and the second switch.

15. The resonant inverter according to claim 10, further comprising:

a third resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fourth coil and a fourth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the first switch; and

a fourth resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fifth coil and a fifth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the second switch.

16. The resonant inverter according to claim 11, wherein,

at least three resonance points are generated in response to resonance of the first resonant circuit, the second resonant circuit, and the fifth resonant circuit, the three resonance points including a first resonance point, a second resonance point, and a third resonance point, and

if a lowest resonance frequency that corresponds to the first resonance point is denoted by F1, a highest resonance frequency that corresponds to the third resonance point is denoted by F3, the second resonance point that corresponds to a resonance frequency between F1 and F3 is fixed, and

a drive frequency for driving the first switch or the second switch is denoted by Fs,

then, 1Fs≦

(F3−

F1)<

2Fs is satisfied.

17. A resonant inverter comprising:

an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied;

a first switch and a second switch that are alternately turned on and off;

a transformer that includes a first winding and a second winding on a primary side;

a first resonant circuit that includes a first capacitive element and a first coil;

a second resonant circuit that includes a second capacitive element and a second coil;

a third resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fourth coil and a fourth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the first switch; and

a fourth resonant circuit that includes a series connection of a fifth coil and a fifth capacitive element, the series connection being placed parallel to the second switch, wherein

the first switch, the first winding, and the first resonant circuit constitute a first inverter circuit,

the second switch, the second winding, and the second resonant circuit constitute a second inverter circuit, and

the input terminal is connected between the first winding and the second winding of the transformer.