JP3352048B2 - Control circuit for switching power supply - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a switching power supply control circuit used for a switching power supply and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A comparison circuit for comparing a reference triangular wave voltage and an output voltage information signal, which is formed by a control circuit of a conventional switching power supply, will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 13, a reference voltage VREF and a timing resistor R are connected in series, and an arbitrary charge / discharge setting reference current IR is set using a predetermined reference voltage and a resistor. IS1
Is a charging current source for supplying a current proportional to the charge / discharge setting reference current IR, and is connected to the reference voltage VREF.
Is a current that is connected in series with the charging power supply IS1 and is proportional to the charge / discharge setting reference current IR, or a current set by the reference voltage VREF or any constant voltage source and any resistance in the same manner as the charge / discharge setting reference current IR. This is a discharge current source for supplying a current proportional to the current.

The capacitor C is a capacitor for generating a triangular wave connected between the charging current source IS1 and the discharging current source IS2, charged by the charging current source IS1, and discharged by the discharging current source IS2. At both ends of the capacitor C, a reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is generated. SW1 and SW2 are charge / discharge changeover switches, which are a charge current source IS1 and a discharge current source IS
2 are provided so as to sandwich the capacitor C, and switch between charging and discharging of the capacitor C.

A capacitor C is connected between the charge / discharge changeover switches SW1 and SW2 to connect an upper limit detection comparator COM.
H, the lower limit detection comparator COML is connected.
Further, the upper limit setting voltage VH and the lower limit setting voltage VL are input to the upper limit detection comparator COMH and the lower limit detection comparator COML, respectively. The upper limit and the lower limit of the waveform of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated in the capacitor C are set by the upper limit detection comparator COMH and the lower limit detection comparator COML. Each output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH and the lower limit detection comparator COML is inverted at each voltage by the voltage generated in the capacitor C, and the RS flip-flop R for generating the charge / discharge switching timing is provided.
The signal is input to each of the R and S terminals of the SFF.

The output Q of the flip-flop RSFF is connected to the changeover switch SW1 and to the changeover switch SW2 via a logical NOT, and the changeover switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on and off alternately.

Further, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is connected to the inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP, and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated by the capacitor C is compared with the output voltage information signal VO ′. And the comparator COMP
Of the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF and the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF, the duty ratio DUT based on the comparison result is obtained.
The control pulse voltage having Y is supplied to the control pulse output terminal OU.
Output from the T terminal.

[0007] The operation of the control circuit of the switching power supply having the above configuration will be described below. Reference voltage VR
Charge / discharge setting reference current I which is a constant current by EF and resistance R
R flows. Then, a current ION proportional to the reference current IR is set in the charging power supply IS1. At this time, when the potential of the capacitor C is lower than the upper limit set voltage VH and the lower limit set voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML outputs H and the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH outputs L, so that the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF is output. Outputs H.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the switch SW1 is turned on and the switch SW2 is turned
A current ION proportional to a constant current reference current IR set by the reference voltage VREF and the resistance R in the capacitance C
Is charged from the charging current source IS1. At this time, the slope of the voltage increase of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC becomes a straight line due to constant current charging.

When the charging of the capacitor C proceeds and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the lower limit setting voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML is inverted to L. However, the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF is H
Continues to be output. When the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit set voltage VH, the upper limit detection comparator C
The output of OMH becomes H, and the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF is inverted to L. As a result, the changeover switch SW1 is turned off and the changeover switch SW2 is turned on, and the electric charge charged in the capacitor C is transferred to the current source IS for discharging the current source.
The constant current discharge is performed by the current IOFF set in Step 2.
Also at this time, as shown in FIG.
The slope of the voltage drop of C becomes linear due to the constant current discharge.

When the discharge starts, the reference triangular wave voltage VOS
Since C becomes lower than the upper limit setting voltage VH, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH is again inverted to L, but the output Q keeps L by the operation of the flip-flop RSFF. When the discharge of the capacitor C proceeds and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the lower limit setting voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML is inverted to H, so that H is output to the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF and the changeover switch SW1 Is ON, switch SW2 is OFF
, And constant current charging of the capacitor C with the current ION is started.

Thereafter, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC repeats the same charge / discharge between the lower limit set voltage VL and the upper limit set voltage VH to generate the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC in which the gradient of the charge / discharge voltage does not change.

The reference triangular wave voltage VOSC and the output voltage information signal VO ′ are compared by a comparator COMP, and the output is ANDed with the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF.
By taking ND, a control pulse voltage having a predetermined duty ratio DUTY for stabilizing the output voltage is output from the control pulse output terminal OUT to the control pulse output terminal OUT.

Here, the gain around the comparator COMP is proportional to the ratio of the change width of DUTY to the change width ＹVO ′ of the output voltage information signal VO ′, as shown in FIG. Since the duty ratio change width 時 DUTY is equal to the voltage portion, the gain around the comparator is constant.

[0014]

In recent years, switching power supplies have been applied to a wider range of power supply specifications, such as a wider range of input voltage, a wider range of variable output voltage, and output current, due to the diversification of use environments of electronic devices used. However, there is a demand for a switching power supply having a stable loop control system in which the output voltage does not become unstable.

However, since the loop gain of the entire switching power supply has a characteristic that depends on the input voltage, the output voltage of a power supply having a wide input voltage range is likely to be unstable. Further, for various reasons, there is a power supply having a characteristic in which the loop gain increases when the duty ratio DUTY is small as compared with the case where the duty ratio is large, thereby making the output voltage more easily unstable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and is applicable to a wide range of power supply specifications, has a small gain fluctuation, and provides a stable output with respect to a change in input voltage. It is an object to provide a power supply control circuit.

[0017]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a part of a power supply control circuit, a comparator for generating a control pulse signal, a reference triangular wave voltage generating circuit for generating a predetermined reference triangular wave voltage, and a reference triangular wave voltage generating circuit. And a voltage change means for continuously changing the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage, the voltage change means comprising a plurality of the timing capacitors.
Connected in series and connected in parallel to one of these timing capacitors.
Connected to a resistor, and the current flowing through the timing capacitor connected to the resistor changes continuously with time.
The reference triangular wave at the time of charging the timing capacity
Set the voltage waveform so that the slope decreases with time
Output voltage information when the input voltage of the control target is high.
The above reference triangle wave in the comparison part of the signal and the reference triangle wave voltage
When the voltage gradient is large and the input voltage of the control target is low
Output voltage information signal and reference triangular wave
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison part with the voltage is small.
This is a control circuit for a switching power supply .

Further, the voltage changing means according to the present invention has a plurality of
The above timing capacitors are connected in parallel,
The current flowing through the timing capacitor changes continuously with time.
Thus, when the timing capacity is charged,
The shape of the square wave voltage waveform has a slope that decreases with time.
Set and output voltage when the input voltage of the controlled object is high
In the comparison part between the information signal and the reference triangular wave voltage,
Increasing the slope of the square wave voltage and the input voltage of the controlled object is low
Output voltage information signal and the reference
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison with the square wave voltage
It is a smaller one .

The voltage changing means according to the present invention is characterized in that
Tiger gate or base is connected to the timing capacity
Transistor and a timing resistor to this transistor.
Connect the charging and discharging setting variable current to flow
The current flowing through the timing capacitor changes continuously with time.
Output voltage when the input voltage of the controlled object is high
In the comparison part between the information signal and the reference triangular wave voltage,
Increasing the slope of the square wave voltage and the input voltage of the controlled object is low
Output voltage information signal and the reference
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison with the square wave voltage
It is a smaller one .

With the control circuit for a switching power supply of the present invention, the loop gain dependency of the input voltage can be reduced.
It is possible to suppress an increase in gain of the loop gain characteristic when Y becomes small.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a switching power supply control circuit according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a peripheral portion of a comparator which is a part of a control circuit of the switching power supply device according to the present embodiment.

In the control circuit for a switching power supply according to this embodiment, a reference voltage VREF and a timing resistor R1 are connected in series.
Set R. Then, a charging current source IS1 for flowing a current proportional to the charge / discharge setting reference current IR is supplied to the reference voltage VRE.
F, and further connected in series with the charging current power supply IS1 and a current proportional to the charging / discharging setting reference current IR or a reference voltage VREF or any constant voltage source like the charging / discharging setting reference current IR. A discharge current source IS2 for flowing a current proportional to a current set by an arbitrary resistor
Is provided.

A current source for charging IS1 and a current source for discharging IS
2, the charge / discharge changeover switches SW1, SW2
Are provided in series. Timing capacitors C1, C2 connected in series with each other are connected between the charge / discharge changeover switches SW1, SW2. Further, one of the timing capacitors C1 and C2 (the capacitor C2 in FIG. 1) includes:
The resistor R2 is connected in parallel. These capacitances C1, C2
Is a capacitance for generating a triangular wave that is charged by the charging current source IS1 and discharged by the discharging current source IS2. At both ends of the capacitors C1 and C2, a reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is generated.

The timing capacitor C1 is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of the upper limit detection comparator COMH and the inverting input terminal of the lower limit detection comparator COML. Furthermore, the upper limit setting voltage VH is connected to the inverting input terminal of the upper limit detection comparator COMH, and the lower limit setting voltage VL is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the lower limit detection comparator COML. This upper limit detection comparator COM
H and the lower limit detection comparator COML set the upper and lower limits of the waveform of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated in the capacitor C.

The outputs of the upper limit detection comparator COMH and the lower limit detection comparator COML are inverted at their respective voltages according to the voltage generated in the capacitor C, and connected to the respective R and S terminals of a flip-flop RSFF for generating a charge / discharge switching timing. Each has been entered.

The output Q of the flip-flop RSFF is connected to the changeover switch SW1 and to the changeover switch SW2 via a logical NOT, and the changeover switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on and off alternately. Thus, the reference triangular wave voltage generation circuit is configured.

Further, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is connected to the inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP, and compares the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated by the capacitor C with the output voltage information signal VO '. And the logical product A of the output of the comparator COMP and the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF
By taking ND, the duty ratio DUTY according to the comparison result
A control pulse voltage having a control pulse output terminal OUT
Output from terminal.

The operation of the control circuit of the switching power supply having the above configuration will be described below. First, the outline of the operation is the same as in the above-described conventional technique, in which a charge / discharge setting reference current IR, which is a constant current, flows through the reference voltage VREF and the resistor R1. Then, a current ION proportional to the reference current IR is set in the charging power supply IS1. At this time, if the potential of the capacitor C1 is lower than the upper limit setting voltage VH and the lower limit setting voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML outputs H and the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH outputs L.
H is output to the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF.

As a result, the changeover switch SW1 is set to O
N, the changeover switch SW2 is turned off, and the capacitance C
1, a current ION proportional to a constant current reference current IR set by the reference voltage VREF and the resistor R1 is charged from the charging current source IS1.

When the charging of the capacitors C1 and C2 progresses and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the lower limit setting voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML is inverted to L. However, the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF keeps outputting H. And the reference triangular wave voltage V
When the OSC reaches the upper limit setting voltage VH, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH becomes H, and the flip-flop R
The output Q of the SFF is inverted to L. As a result, the changeover switch SW1 is turned off and the changeover switch SW2 is set to O
N, and the electric charges charged in the capacitors C1 and C2 are discharged at a constant current by the current IOFF set by the discharging current source IS2.

When the discharge starts, the reference triangular wave voltage VOS
Since C becomes lower than the upper limit setting voltage VH, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH is again inverted to L, but the output Q keeps L by the operation of the flip-flop RSFF. When the discharge of the capacitors C1 and C2 progresses and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the lower limit setting voltage VL, the output of the lower limit detection comparator COML is inverted to H.
H is output to the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF, the switch SW1 is turned on, and the switch SW2 is turned on.
Is switched off, and constant current charging is started to the capacitors C1 and C2 with the current ION.

Here, the switching power supply control circuit of this embodiment exhibits the operation waveforms shown in FIG. FIG. 2 (a)
Is the charge / discharge current IOSC flowing through the capacitor C1, (b) is the voltage VC1 across the capacitor C1, and (c) is the voltage V2 across the capacitor C2.
C2 is shown. (D) shows the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated at the CT terminal. Further, in FIG. 2, in order to show a temporal change in the operation state, the charging period to the capacitors C1 and C2 is indicated by TION, and the discharging period is indicated by TIOFF.

That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, VC1 generated in the capacitor C1 continues to rise with a constant slope proportional to the charging current ION, but the capacitor C2 has the current [ION-VC2 / R2], VC2
Does not become constant, and decreases with time. Therefore, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC, which is a composite voltage of VC1 and VC2, is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the voltage characteristic of VC2 appears, and the slope of the voltage change continues to increase to the upper limit set voltage VH while drawing a curve that gradually decreases.

Next, when the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit set voltage VH, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH is inverted to H and applied to the R input of the flip-flop RSFF, so that Q is inverted and L is output. . As a result, the changeover switch SW1 is turned off and the switch SW2 is turned on, and the operation shifts to TIOFF, and the discharge current IOFF flows from the capacitors C1 and C2 and the resistor R2.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, VC1 keeps falling with a constant slope proportional to the discharge current IOFF, while VC2 keeps the current [-(IOFF-VC2 / R).
2)], the slope of the voltage drop generated in VC2 does not become constant, and the slope decreases with time.

Therefore, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC, which is a composite voltage of VC1 and VC2, has a voltage characteristic of VC2,
The slope of the voltage change continues to decrease to the lower limit set voltage VL while drawing a curve that gradually decreases.

Thereafter, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC repeats the charge / discharge operation while drawing the above-mentioned curve between the upper limit set voltage VH and the lower limit set voltage VL, and has a waveform having a curve in which the slope of the voltage change changes continuously. produce. Then, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC and the output voltage information signal VO ′ are compared by a comparator COMP, and the output is ANDed with the output Q of the flip-flop RSFF to stabilize the output voltage at the OUT terminal. The control pulse voltage having the predetermined duty ratio DUTY is output from the control pulse output terminal OUT.

Here, the gain of the peripheral portion of the comparator is obtained by comparing the change width of the output voltage information signal VO 'with the reference pulse voltage VOSC and the control pulse voltage output from the OUT terminal after the comparison with the reference voltage VOSC. It is expressed by the ratio with DUTY.

In a general switching power supply, when the input voltage is low, the duty ratio DUTY of the control pulse voltage is low.
Is large, and the duty when the input voltage is high is small.

Thus, when the switching power supply control circuit of this embodiment is applied, the gain around the comparator when the input voltage is low as described above increases the generated DUTY, as shown in FIG. 3B. , Reference triangular wave voltage V
The output voltage information signal VO 'is compared at the high voltage portion of the OSC, and the reference triangular wave voltage VOS of this portion is compared.
Since the slope of C is small, △ D
The change in UTY increases.

On the other hand, when the input voltage is high, the gain around the comparator is opposite to the above, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), since the generated DUTY becomes small, the reference triangular wave voltage VO
The output voltage information signal VO 'is compared at the low voltage portion of SC, and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC of this portion is compared.
Is large, the change of △ VO 'causes the change of △ DU
The change in TY is small.

Therefore, △ VO ′ is constant when the input voltage is low and when the input voltage is high, and from the ratio with each △ DUTY,
When the input voltage is low, the gain is high, and when the input voltage is high, the gain is low. This means that the gain characteristic of the loop control of the switching power supply device has an opposite characteristic while the input voltage has a positive correlation. As a result, it is possible to configure a control system in which the gain characteristic of the loop control hardly changes with respect to the input voltage, and it is possible to suppress an increase in gain of the loop gain characteristic when DUTY decreases.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that timing capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in parallel with each other, and a timing resistor R2 is connected in series to one capacitor C2.

The operation of the switching power supply control circuit configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 5, (a) shows capacitors C1 and C
2 and a charging / discharging current IOSC flowing through the resistor R2.
(B) shows a charge / discharge current IC1 flowing through the capacitor C1,
(C) is a charge / discharge current ICR flowing through the resistor R2 and the capacitor C2.
2 is shown. (D) shows the timing capacitance voltage VC2 generated at the capacitor C2, and (e) shows the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated at the CT terminal.

In this embodiment, IC1 is [ION-
(VOSC−VC2) / R2], and the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is lower than VC2 at the beginning of its rise, as shown in FIG.
As the number increases, the slope of the voltage rise of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC increases. Immediately before the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit set voltage VH, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is higher than VC2 due to the effect of R2.
IC1 becomes smaller than the charging current ION, and the slope of the voltage rise of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC becomes smaller.

Therefore, during ION, IC1 has such a characteristic that it gradually decreases from the state where IC1 is larger than the charging current ION at the beginning of TION to the state where IC1 is smaller than the charging current ION at the end of TION.
The slope of the voltage rise of C does not become constant, but continues to rise to the upper limit set voltage VH while drawing a curve in which the slope continuously decreases as time passes.

Next, when the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit setting voltage VH, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH is inverted to H, SW1 is turned off, SW2 is turned on, and the state shifts to TIOFF, and the capacitances C1, C2, and the resistor R2 are switched. Discharge current IOFF.

At this time, IC1 outputs [-IOFF- (V
OSC-VC2) / R2], and the reference triangular wave voltage V
Since OSC has a higher voltage than VC2, IC1 becomes larger than the discharge current IOFF, and the slope of the voltage drop of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC increases. Also, the reference triangular wave voltage VOS
When C reaches the lower limit set voltage VL, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is lower than VC2 due to the effect of the resistor R2, so that IC1 becomes smaller than the discharge current IOFF and the slope of the voltage drop of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC becomes smaller.

Therefore, during TIOFF, the state where IC1 at the beginning of TIOFF is larger than the discharge current IOFF is changed from TI1 to TI1.
IC1 at the end of OFF has a characteristic of gradually decreasing to a state smaller than the discharge current IOFF. And
The slope of the voltage drop of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC does not become constant but continues to decrease to the lower limit setting voltage VL while drawing a curve in which the slope continuously decreases as time passes.

Thereafter, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC repeats the charge / discharge operation while drawing a similar curve between the upper limit set voltage VH and the lower limit set voltage VL, and has a waveform having a curve in which the slope of the voltage change changes continuously. produce.

Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the input voltage is low, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC
The output voltage information signal VO 'is compared in the portion of the high voltage, and the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC in this portion is small.
Changes are large. On the other hand, when the input voltage is high, the gain around the comparator is opposite to the above, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), since the generated DUTY is small, the output voltage information is low in the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC. Signal VO '
Are compared, and the reference triangular wave voltage V
Due to the large OSC slope, the change in △ VO '
Δ The change in DUTY is small.

Therefore, △ VO ′ is constant when the input voltage is low and when the input voltage is high, and based on the ratio with each △ DUTY,
When the input voltage is low, the gain is large, and when the input voltage is high, the characteristic that the gain is small is obtained, and the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and R
Timing resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel via the T terminal. Further, the resistor R2 is connected to the source or the emitter of the FET or another transistor TR. The drain or collector of the transistor TR is grounded, and the gate or base is connected to the CT terminal between the switch SW1 and the like and the capacitor C.
As a result, a charge / discharge setting variable current IVR that is inversely proportional to the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC flows. Here, the charge / discharge setting reference current IR is, as shown in FIG.
It is the sum of R.

The capacitor C is connected to the inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP as in the above embodiment, and the output voltage information signal VO 'is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP. And the comparator COMP
Is output from a control pulse output terminal OUT as a control pulse voltage having a duty ratio DUTY as a comparison result.

The operation of the switching power supply control circuit configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8A shows a charge / discharge current IOSC flowing through the capacitor C, FIG. 8B shows a reference current IR1 flowing through R1, FIG. 8C shows an IVR flowing through the resistors R2 and TR, and FIG. A charge / discharge setting reference current IR, which is a combined current of the currents IR1 and IVR, is shown. (E) is a reference triangular wave voltage VOS generated at the CT terminal.
C is shown.

In this embodiment, the charging current ION is [I
R1 + IVR], and IR1 is [VREF / R
1] and IVR is [(VREF-VOSC-VT)
H) / R2]. Where R1, R2, V
Each value of REF and the transistor threshold voltage VTH is a constant value regardless of time, but since the IVR includes a reference triangular wave voltage VOSC that changes with time, the charging current ION is a function of time. .

First, as shown in FIG. 8, since the capacitor C is charged with the charging current ION during the TION, the gradient of the current change gradually decreases as the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC increases. As a result, the current decreases. Since the IVR is a part of the charging current ION, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is
The slope at which the voltage rises from the lower limit set voltage VL does not become constant, and continues to increase to the upper limit set voltage VH while drawing a curve in which the slope of the voltage change gradually decreases over time.

When the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit set voltage VH, the upper limit detection comparator COMH
Is inverted to H and applied to R of the flip-flop RSFF, the output Q is inverted and L is output. This causes the changeover switch SW1 to be OFF and the switch SW2 to be ON.
To discharge the discharge current IOFF from the capacitor C. In the circuit of this embodiment, the discharge current IOFF is also a function of time because it is proportional to the reference current IR which is the sum of the reference currents IR1 and IVR. Therefore, even during TIOFF, the capacitance C is discharged by the discharge current IOFF, so that the IVR is equal to the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC.
Has a characteristic that the current increases while the current change gradually increases as the voltage decreases. Therefore, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC decreases to the lower limit set voltage VL while drawing a curve in which the slope of the voltage drop from the upper limit set voltage VH does not become constant but gradually increases with time. Keep doing.

Thereafter, the upper limit set voltage VH and the lower limit set voltage V
The charge / discharge operation is repeated while drawing a similar curve during L to create a waveform having a curve in which the slope of the voltage change changes continuously.

Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the input voltage is low, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC
The output voltage information signal VO 'is compared in the portion of the high voltage, and the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC in this portion is small.
Changes are large. On the other hand, when the input voltage is high, the gain around the comparator is opposite to the above, and as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the generated DUTY becomes smaller, so that the output voltage information becomes lower at the lower voltage of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC. Signal VO '
Are compared, and the reference triangular wave voltage V
Due to the large OSC slope, the change in △ VO '
Δ The change in DUTY is small.

Therefore, △ VO ′ is constant when the input voltage is low and when the input voltage is high, and from the ratio with each △ DUTY,
When the input voltage is low, the gain is large, and when the input voltage is high, the characteristic that the gain is small is obtained, and the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment, and the FE is connected in parallel with the timing resistor R1 via the RT terminal.
A transistor TR such as T is provided, the RT terminal side is connected to its drain or collector, and its source or emitter is connected to the timing resistor R2. The gate or base of the transistor TR is connected to the CT on the capacitor C side.
Terminal, and the other end of the resistor R2 is grounded, so that the charge / discharge setting variable current IVR proportional to the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC is obtained.
Flow. The charge / discharge setting reference current IR is the sum of the reference current IR1 and the IVR, as shown in FIG.

Further, contrary to the third embodiment, the capacitor C is connected to the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP, and the output voltage information signal VO 'is input to the inverting input terminal of the comparator COMP. Then, the output of the comparator COMP is the duty ratio DUTY, which is the comparison result.
A control pulse output terminal O
Output from UT terminal.

The operation of the switching power supply control circuit configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 11, (a) shows the capacitance C
(B) shows the reference current IR1 flowing through R1, (c) shows the IVR flowing through the resistors R2 and TR, and (d) shows the reference currents IR1 and IVR.
Shows a charge / discharge setting reference current IR, which is a combined current of. (E) shows the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC generated at the CT terminal.

In this embodiment, the charging current ION is [I
R1 + IVR], and IR1 is [VREF / R
1], the IVR is represented by [(VOSC-VTH) / R2]. Here, in the equation, each value of R1, R2, VREF, and the transistor threshold voltage VTH is a constant value regardless of time, but since IVR includes a reference triangular wave voltage VOSC that changes with time, Charging current IO
N is a function of time.

First, as shown in FIG. 11, since the capacitor C is charged with the charging current ION during the ION, the IVR has a gradually increasing current change gradient with the rise of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC. It has the characteristic that the current increases as it becomes. Since the IVR is a part of the charging current ION, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC does not have a constant slope of voltage rise from the lower limit setting voltage VL, and the slope of the voltage change gradually with time. It continues to rise to the upper limit set voltage VH while drawing a continuously increasing curve. When the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC reaches the upper limit set voltage VH, the upper limit detection comparator COM
The output of H is inverted to H, and R of the flip-flop RSFF
, The output Q is inverted and L is output. This causes the changeover switch SW1 to be OFF and the switch SW2 to be ON.
Is switched to TIOFF, and the discharge current IOFF flows out of the capacitor C.

Immediately after TIOFF, since the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC becomes lower than the upper limit set voltage VH due to the discharge, the output of the upper limit detection comparator COMH is again inverted to L, but L is held in the output Q by the function of the flip-flop RSFF. TIOFF continues.

Here, in the circuit of this embodiment, the discharge current IOFF is also a function of time because it is proportional to the sum IR of IR1 and IVR. For this reason, even during TIOFF, the capacitance C is discharged by the discharge current IOFF, so that the IVR has a characteristic that the current decreases gradually as the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC decreases, and the current decreases gradually. Therefore, the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC decreases to the lower limit set voltage VL while drawing a curve in which the slope of the voltage drop from the upper limit set voltage VH does not become constant but gradually decreases with time. to continue.

Thereafter, the upper limit set voltage VH and the lower limit set voltage V
The charge / discharge operation is repeated while drawing a similar curve during L to create a waveform having a curve in which the slope of the voltage change changes continuously.

Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the input voltage is low, the reference triangular wave voltage VOS
The output voltage information signal VO 'is compared in the low voltage portion of C, and the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC in this portion is small.
The change in Y increases. On the other hand, when the input voltage is high, the gain around the comparator is opposite to the above, and the gain in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, since the generated DUTY becomes small, the output voltage information signal V
O 'is compared, and since the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage VOSC in this portion is large, the change in △ DUTY is smaller than the change in △ VO'.

Therefore, △ VO ′ is constant when the input voltage is low and when the input voltage is high, and from the ratio with each △ DUTY,
When the input voltage is low, the gain is large, and when the input voltage is high, the characteristic that the gain is small is obtained, and the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

Note that the switching power supply control circuit of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the reference triangular wave voltage is adjusted according to the gain characteristic of the switching power supply.
It is sufficient if the waveform has a curve that cancels this out,
The formation circuit does not matter.

[0073]

According to the switching power supply control circuit of the present invention, a control signal is output so as to cancel the fluctuation even if the gain characteristic fluctuates with respect to the voltage fluctuation on the power supply side. Stable output is obtained with little fluctuation.
Therefore, by providing this control circuit in the switching power supply, it is possible to support a wide range of power supply specifications.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a switching power supply control circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of the switching power supply control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of an output of the switching power supply control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram showing a switching power supply control circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of the switching power supply control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation waveform of an output of the switching power supply control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a switching power supply control circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of the switching power supply control circuit of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation waveform of an output of the switching power supply control circuit of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a switching power supply control circuit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of the switching power supply control circuit of this embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of an output of the switching power supply control circuit of this embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a circuit configuration diagram showing a conventional switching power supply control circuit.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing operation waveforms of a conventional switching power supply control circuit.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation waveform of an output of a conventional switching power supply control circuit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C, C1, C2 Timing capacity R, R1, R2 Timing resistance COML Lower limit detection comparator COMH Upper limit detection comparator COMP Comparator IS1 Charging current source IS2 Discharging current source OUT Control pulse output terminal SW1, SW2 switch

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A switching power supply comprising a comparator which is a part of a power supply control circuit and generates a control pulse signal, a reference triangular wave voltage generating circuit which generates a predetermined reference triangular wave voltage, and a timing capacitor for generating a reference triangular wave voltage. A voltage change means for continuously changing the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage, the voltage change means comprising a plurality of the time
Connected in series, and one of these timing capacitors
The current flowing through the timing capacitor connected with the resistor changes continuously with time.
By the above, the reference at the time of charging the timing capacity
Shape of the slope of the triangular wave voltage waveform that decreases with time
Output voltage when the input voltage of the controlled object is high.
The above reference in the comparison part between the pressure information signal and the reference triangular wave voltage
Increase the slope of the triangular wave voltage so that the input voltage of the
Output voltage information signal and reference
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison part with the triangular wave voltage
A control circuit for a switching power supply, characterized by having a reduced size . 2. A switching power supply comprising a comparator which is a part of a power supply control circuit and generates a control pulse signal, a reference triangular wave voltage generating circuit which generates a predetermined reference triangular wave voltage, and a timing capacitor for generating a reference triangular wave voltage. A voltage change means for continuously changing the slope of the reference triangular wave voltage, the voltage change means comprising a plurality of the time
Connected in parallel, and one of these timing capacitors
Connected in series with a resistor, and the current flowing through the timing capacitor changes continuously with time,
Wave of the reference triangular wave voltage when charging the timing capacity
Set the shape so that the slope decreases with time, and
Output voltage information signal and base when the input voltage of the control target is high
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison with the quasi-triangular wave voltage
When the input voltage of the control target is low.
Between the control target output voltage information signal and the reference triangular wave voltage.
Control circuit for a switching power supply, wherein this <br/> and having a small tilt of the reference triangular wave voltage of the comparison portion. 3. A comparator which is a part of a power supply control circuit and generates a control pulse signal, has a reference triangular wave voltage generating circuit for generating a predetermined reference triangular wave voltage, and has a timing capacitor and a timing resistor for generating a reference triangular wave voltage. in the switching power supply control circuit, the voltage changing means for continuously changing the inclination of the reference triangular wave voltage provided, the voltage varying means, said timing ml
Transistor with a gate or base connected to the
In addition, charging the transistor flowing through the timing resistor
It is connected so that the discharge setting variable current flows, and the current flowing in the timing capacity is continuously changed with time,
Output voltage information signal when the input voltage of the control target is high
Reference triangular wave voltage in the comparison part between
When the input voltage of the control target is low,
Output voltage information signal and reference triangular wave voltage
The slope of the reference triangular wave voltage at the point of comparison with
A control circuit for a switching power supply.