GB2584217A - Apparatus and methods for use in a resonant converter - Google Patents
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Abstract
An apparatus (21) is described for facilitating emulated current-mode control of a resonant converter (1). The apparatus (21) comprises: an input (21) a for a first signal suitable for use in determining a phase of a resonant current, wherein the resonant current corresponds to a current in a resonant network (3) of the converter (1); an input (21b) for a second signal suitable for use in determining a target phase difference between the resonant current and a driving voltage, wherein the driving voltage corresponds to a voltage provided by a switch network (2) of the converter (1) to the resonant network (3); one or more outputs (21c, 21d) for one or more control signals for controlling operation of the switch network (2); and circuitry (21e-i). The circuitry (21e-i) is configured to: use the first signal in determining a first value, wherein the first value is related to a phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; use the second signal in determining a second value, wherein the second value is related to the target phase difference; and set the one or more control signals based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second values, wherein the one or more control signals are for causing the phase difference to track the target phase difference.
Claims (30)
1. Apparatus for facilitating emulated current-mode control of a resonant converter, the apparatus comprising: an input for a first signal suitable for use in determining a phase of a resonant current, wherein the resonant current corresponds to a current in a resonant network of the converter; an input for a second signal suitable for use in determining a target phase difference between the resonant current and a driving voltage, wherein the driving voltage corresponds to a voltage provided by a switch network of the converter to the resonant network; one or more outputs for one or more control signals for controlling operation of the switch network; and circuitry configured to: use the first signal in determining a first value, wherein the first value is related to a phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; use the second signal in determining a second value, wherein the second value is related to the target phase difference; and set the one or more control signals based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second values, wherein the one or more control signals are for causing the phase difference to track the target phase difference.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first signal is indicative of the timing of zero-crossings of the resonant current.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the circuitry is configured to determine the first value using the first signal and at least one of the one or more control signals.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 comprising: an input for a third signal suitable for use in determining a phase of the driving voltage; wherein the circuitry is configured to determine the first value using the first signal and the third signal.
5. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the circuitry is configured to determine the first value based on: a value indicative of a time difference between a zero-crossing of the resonant current and a zero-crossing of the driving voltage; and a value indicative of the period of the resonant current and the driving voltage.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the circuitry is configured to determine the value indicative of the period in accordance with a frequency of operation of the switch network set by the circuitry.
7. Apparatus according to claim 5 or 6 wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust the value indicative of the time difference so as to overestimate a time lag of the resonant current with respect to the driving voltage, and further configured to determine the first value based on the adjusted value indicative of the time difference.
8. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the circuitry is configured to constrain the second value to a particular range, the range corresponding to a phase lag of the resonant current with respect to the driving voltage being greater than zero.
9. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the second signal is indicative of a target output current of the converter and wherein the circuitry is configured to determine the second value in accordance with a known relationship between the output current and the phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage.
10. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the one or more control signals are suitable for changing an operating frequency and/or a duty cycle of the switch network.
11. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the circuitry comprises a microcontroller.
12. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the circuitry comprises at least one processor and non-transitory memory storing computer programme code, wherein the computer programme code, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the circuitry to set the one or more control signals.
13. A resonant converter with control circuitry comprising: an inner loop comprising apparatus according to any preceding claim; and an outer loop configured to sense an output level of the converter and to produce a signal corresponding to the second signal, wherein the inner and outer loops cause an output level of the converter to tend towards a target output level.
14. A method suitable for use in a resonant converter, the method comprising: obtaining a first signal or value suitable for use in determining timing of a resonant current, wherein the resonant current corresponds to a current in a resonant network of the converter; obtaining a second signal or value suitable for use in determining timing of a driving voltage, wherein the driving voltage corresponds to a voltage provided by a switch network of the converter to the resonant network; using the first signal or value and the second signal or value in determining at least one third value related to a time difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; and, in response to the at least one third value meeting one or more criteria, at least partly overriding one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are for controlling operation of the switch network and are otherwise determined so as to set an output of the resonant converter.
15. A method according to claim 14 wherein the one or more criteria include: the at least one third value indicating that the time difference is less than a minimum time difference.
16. A method according to claim 14 or 15 wherein the one or more criteria include: the at least one third value indicating that the time difference has decreased by at least a particular amount in a particular period of time.
17 A method according to claim 15 or 16 wherein overriding the one or more control signals comprises: changing the one or more control signals so as to increase the time difference and/or reduce the output of the resonant converter.
18. A method according to claim 17 wherein overriding the one or more control signals comprises: changing the one or more control signals so as to incrementally increase a switching frequency of the switch network.
19. A method according to claim 17 or 18 wherein overriding the one or more control signals comprises: changing the one or more control signals so as to set a switching frequency of the switch network to a particular frequency.
20. A method according to any one of claims 14 to 19 comprising: in response to the at least one third value meeting a further criterion, stopping overriding the one or more control signals, wherein the further criterion corresponds to the at least one third value indicating that the time difference has increased by a particular amount in a particular period of time.
21. A method according to claim 20 wherein stopping overriding the one or more control signals comprises: changing the one or more control signals so as to incrementally decrease a switching frequency of the switch network.
22. A method according to claim 16 or 20, wherein the particular period of time corresponds to a switching period of the switch network.
23. A method according to any one of claims 14 to 22 wherein: the first signal or value is indicative of timing of zero-crossings of the resonant current; and/or the second signal or value is indicative of timing of falling or rising edges of the driving voltage.
24. A method according to any one of claims 14 to 23 comprising: obtaining a fourth value related to a target phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; using the first signal or value and the second signal or value in determining a fifth value related to a phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; and setting the one or more control signals based at least in part on a comparison of the fourth and fifth values.
25. A method according to claim 24 comprising: obtaining a sixth signal or value indicative of a target output current of the converter; and determining the fourth value in accordance with a known relationship between the output current and the phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage.
26. Apparatus configured to perform a method according to any one of claims 14 to 25.
27. Apparatus according to claim 26 comprising: an input for each of the first and second signals; an output for each of the one or more control signals; and circuitry configured to perform the method.
28. A resonant converter comprising: an inner loop and an outer loop; wherein the outer loop is configured to sense an output level of the resonant converter and to provide a demand signal to the inner loop, and the inner loop is configured to use the demand signal in determining the one or more control signals; and apparatus according to claim 26 or 27, wherein the apparatus is at least partly comprised in the inner loop.
29. A method for use by apparatus for facilitating emulated current-mode control of a resonant converter, the apparatus comprising an input for a first signal suitable for use in determining a phase of a resonant current, wherein the resonant current corresponds to a current in a resonant network of the converter, an input for a second signal suitable for use in determining a target phase difference between the resonant current and a driving voltage, wherein the driving voltage corresponds to a voltage provided by a switch network of the converter to the resonant network, and one or more outputs for one or more control signals for controlling operation of the switch network, the method comprising: using the first signal in determining a first value, wherein the first value is related to a phase difference between the resonant current and the driving voltage; using the second signal in determining a second value, wherein the second value is related to the target phase difference; and setting the one or more control signals based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second values, wherein the one or more control signals are for causing the phase difference to track the target phase difference.
30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer programme comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method according to any one of claims 14 to 25 and 29.
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