TW201433204A - Zero current switching module - Google Patents

Abstract

A zero current switching module refers to electrically connect with a floating voltage step-down driving circuit. The module mainly comprises a first comparing unit and a second comparing unit in which the first comparing unit refers to electrically connect with the floating voltage step-down driving circuit and thereby receives and outputs signals while the second comparing unit refers to electrically connect with an auxiliary sensing circuit which is electrically coupled to the floating voltage step-down driving circuit and generates a signal outputted to the second comparing unit. Besides, the first comparing unit and the second comparing unit further electrically connect with a flip-flop unit which receives the output signals from the first comparing unit and the second comparing unit respectively. Finally, the flip-flop unit electrically connects with a third logic unit and thereby connects with the floating voltage step-down driving circuit, so as to control the on/off of the switch unit.

Description

Zero current switching module

[1] The present invention relates to an LED driving circuit, and more particularly to a zero current switching module with zero current switching.

[2] Because the light-emitting diode has the advantages of power saving, small size, good efficiency, and the advancement of technology in recent years, the brightness of the light-emitting diode is improved and the cost is reduced. The technology of using the light-emitting diode as the main lighting device gradually Mature, light-emitting diode lamps have brighter characteristics than conventional conventional lamps, and become a new generation of lighting trends. [3] When a general light-emitting diode emits light, as shown in the general structure diagram of the conventional circuit of the first figure, an AC-DC converter, a driving circuit and an LED module are passed through the AC-DC conversion. The external power supply is used to transmit power to the driving circuit, and then the LED module is driven to emit light; and in order to adjust the brightness of the LED module, and to match different brightnesses at appropriate time, the driving circuit is The floating buck converter can be selected and used with an external dimming circuit for dimming. [4] The second figure is the basic architecture diagram of a common floating buck converter. The converter has the advantages of simple architecture, low cost, high efficiency, etc. However, the control circuit of the converter is not used. Zero-current turn-on mechanism, so when the switch turns-on, the diodes in the circuit will have reverse recovery current, which will cause power loss of the diodes, and also reduce the transistors and diodes. The service life.

[5] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, the main object of the present invention is to provide a zero current switching module for matching with the floating buck converter by detecting the inductance unit voltage and the switching unit current value. In contrast, the control switch to operate its floating buck converter is turned on or off. [6] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention mainly provides a zero current switching module for electrically connecting a floating buck driving circuit, the module mainly includes a first comparing unit and a first a comparison unit, wherein the first comparison unit is electrically connected to a switching unit in the floating buck driving circuit for receiving an output signal of the switching unit, and outputting a compared signal to the front and back unit The second comparison unit is electrically connected to an auxiliary sensing circuit, and the auxiliary sensing circuit is configured to be magnetically coupled to an inductive unit of the floating buck driving circuit for generating a relative signal output to the a second comparison unit, the second comparison unit is electrically connected to a first logic unit, the first logic unit is electrically connected to a second logic unit, and the first comparison unit and the second logic unit are electrically connected to each other. a positive and negative unit, the positive and negative units respectively receive the output signals of the first comparison unit and the second logic unit, and output corresponding signals according to different input signals, and finally, the front and back units and the dimming The third logic unit is electrically connected to the switching unit in the floating buck driving circuit, and the third logic unit is configured to receive the signal of the front and back unit and the dimming unit, and A relative signal is output according to different signals to control the opening or closing of the switch unit. The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the understanding of the appended claims.

[12] The contents of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings: [13] Please refer to the third and fourth figures, which are circuit block diagrams and application circuit blocks of the present invention. As shown in the third figure, the zero current switching module 1 of the present invention is electrically connected to a floating buck driving circuit 100, such as the application circuit block diagram of the fourth figure, the zero current switching module 1 The first comparison unit 11 and the second comparison unit 12 are electrically connected to one of the switching units 110 in the floating buck driving circuit 100, as shown in the fourth figure. For receiving the current signal of the switch unit 110, the first comparison unit 11 is electrically connected to a switch peak current setting unit 13, which is a current peak control circuit in this embodiment. The system is configured to input a voltage reference value under the fixed resistor to the first comparison unit 11, and compare with the voltage signal output by the switch unit 110, and output a compared signal to the R of the positive and negative units. End 191. The second comparison unit 12 is configured with a reference voltage value. In this embodiment, the reference voltage value can be set to a value such as 1.5 volts (V) or other low voltage, but not limited thereto. The second comparison unit 12 is The auxiliary sensing circuit 14 is electrically connected to the auxiliary sensing circuit 14 in the embodiment. The auxiliary sensing circuit 14 is a zero current detector (ZCD). The auxiliary sensing circuit 14 is used to sense the floating buck driving circuit 100. a current of the inductor unit 120, and a voltage signal is input to the second comparing unit 12, and compared with the reference voltage value in the second comparing unit 12 to determine whether the current in the inductor unit 120 is zero. . The second comparison unit 12 is electrically connected to a first logic unit 15. In this embodiment, the first logic unit 15 is an OR gate for receiving the signal of the second comparison unit 12, the first logic. The unit 15 is further electrically connected to a second logic unit 16 and an activation circuit 17, wherein the second logic unit 16 is an AND gate for receiving the signal of the first logic unit 15, and the startup circuit 17 is To prevent the circuit from working abnormally, the circuit set by the switch cannot be activated, and the circuit can generate a pulse to the first logic unit 15, so that the circuit can be stably started in any case, and the second logic unit 16 is more electrically A single pulse forming circuit 18 is connected; the first comparing unit 11 and the second logic unit 16 are electrically connected to a positive and negative unit 19, respectively, and the front and back units 19 respectively have an R end 191 and an S end 192. The R terminal 191 is electrically connected to the first comparison unit 11, and the S terminal 192 is connected to the second logic unit 16, and the forward and reverse unit 19 is configured to respectively receive the first comparison unit 11 and the second logic unit. 16 output signal, and the positive and negative unit 19 The single pulse forming circuit 18 is also electrically connected to the single pulse forming circuit 18, and the single pulse forming circuit 18 inputs a signal to the second logic unit 16 to output the second logic unit 16. Returning to zero, so that the signal of the S terminal is a single pulse; finally, the positive and negative unit 19 is electrically connected to a third logic unit 20, which is an AND gate in this embodiment. The three logic unit 20 is electrically connected back to one of the switching units 110 of the floating buck driving circuit 100. As shown in the fourth figure, the third logic unit 20 receives the output signal of the front and back unit 19, and then And outputting a signal to the switch unit 110 for switching operation; further, the logic unit 16 is electrically connected to a dimming unit 21, and in the embodiment, the dimming unit 21 is a pulse width modulation circuit (PWM). The dimming unit 21 is configured to output a signal to assist the floating buck driving circuit 100 to perform PWM dimming of the LED luminosity. [14] As shown in the block diagram of the application circuit of the fourth figure, the floating buck driving circuit 100 is used to connect an LED lamp (not shown), and the zero current switching module 1 initially has no action. When the inductive unit 120 of the floating buck driving circuit 100 senses that the voltage of the auxiliary sensing circuit 14 is lower than the reference voltage of the second comparing unit 12, a signal is output to the first logic unit 15, and the first logic unit 15 outputs again. A signal is sent to the second logic unit 16, and the second logic unit 16 is input to the front and back unit 19, so that the positive and negative unit 19 outputs a signal to the second logic unit 16 via the single pulse forming circuit 18, so that the second The output of the logic unit 16 is reset to zero. Therefore, the signal outputted by the second logic unit 16 to the S terminal 192 of the positive and negative unit 19 is a single pulse, and the positive and negative unit 19 outputs a Set signal to the switching unit 110 via the third logic unit 20, At this time, the switch unit 110 starts to conduct, and the dimming unit 21 is used to dim the LED; after the switch unit 110 of the driving circuit 100 is in an on state, the current sensing resistor included in the switch unit 110 The current value passed is detected, and the detected current value is converted into a voltage signal output to the first comparison unit 11, if the voltage value of the output signal exceeds the switch peak current setting set by the first comparison unit 11 When the voltage is applied, the first comparison unit 11 outputs a High signal to the R terminal 191 of the front and back unit 19, and the positive and negative unit 19 outputs a Reset signal to the switch unit 110 via the third logic unit 20 to make the switch unit. 110 is turned off; when the switch unit 101 is turned off, the current of the inductor unit 120 is gradually decreased, and is magnetically coupled to the auxiliary sensing circuit 14, when a voltage signal is input to the auxiliary sensing circuit 14 to the second comparing unit 12, and then The reference voltage values in the second comparison unit 12 are compared to determine whether the current in the inductor unit 120 is zero. If zero, the second comparison circuit 12 outputs a signal via the first logic unit 15 and the second logic unit 16 To the S terminal 192 of the positive and negative unit, the positive and negative unit 19 outputs a Set signal to the switching unit 110 via the third logic unit 20, and at this time, the switching unit 110 is turned on, and the switch is Current turn on, whereby the control mechanism to lift the original floating buck life and efficiency of the driving circuit 100 of. [15] The embodiments described above are preferred embodiments, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the scope of the invention and the contents of the specification should be The following patents are covered.

1. . . Switching module

11. . . First comparison unit

12. . . Second comparison unit

13. . . Switch peak current setting unit

14. . . Auxiliary sensing circuit

15. . . First logical unit

16. . . Second logical unit

17. . . Startup circuit

18. . . Single pulse forming circuit

19. . . Positive and negative unit

191. . . R end

192. . . S end

20. . . Third logical unit

twenty one. . . Dimming unit

100. . . Floating buck drive circuit

110. . . Switch unit

120. . . Inductance unit

[8] The first picture: is the overall architecture diagram of the circuit. [9] The second picture: is the basic structure diagram of the conventional knowledge. [10] The third figure is a circuit block diagram of the present invention. [11] The fourth figure is a block diagram of the application circuit of the present invention.

1. . . Switching module

11. . . First comparison unit

12. . . Second comparison unit

13. . . Switch peak current setting unit

14. . . Auxiliary sensing circuit

15. . . First logical unit

16. . . Second logical unit

17. . . Startup circuit

18. . . Single pulse forming circuit

19. . . Positive and negative unit

191. . . R end

192. . . S end

20. . . Third logical unit

twenty one. . . Dimming unit

Claims (11)

A zero current switching module for electrically connecting a floating buck driving circuit, the module comprising: a first comparing unit electrically connected to a switch in the floating buck driving circuit a unit for receiving an input signal of the switch unit and outputting a compared signal; an auxiliary sensing circuit unit electrically connected to one of the sensing units of the floating buck driving circuit for generating a a second comparison unit electrically connected to the auxiliary sensing circuit unit for receiving the signal of the auxiliary sensing circuit unit and outputting a compared signal; a first logic unit electrically connecting the first a comparison unit, configured to receive a comparison signal of the second comparison unit, and then output a signal; a second logic unit electrically connected to the first logic unit for receiving the signal of the first logic unit, and then outputting a signal; a positive and negative unit electrically connected to the first comparison unit and the second logic unit, and respectively receiving output signals of the first comparison unit and the second logic unit, and The input signal is outputted correspondingly to the corresponding signal; a third logic unit is electrically connected to the positive and negative unit and the switching unit in the floating buck driving circuit for receiving the signal of the positive and negative unit, And output a relative signal according to different signals to control the opening or closing of the switch unit. The zero current switching module of claim 1, further comprising a dimming unit electrically connected to the logic unit for emitting a dimming signal to the floating voltage via the third logic unit Drive circuit. The zero current switching module of claim 2, wherein the dimming unit is a pulse width modulation circuit (PWM). The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the first comparison unit is further electrically connected to a switch peak current setting unit for setting a voltage comparison value into the first comparison unit. The zero current switching module of claim 4, wherein the control circuit is a current peak control circuit. The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the positive and negative units are a flip-flop. The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the front and back units further have an R end and an S end, and the R end is electrically connected to the first comparing unit, and the S end is coupled to The second logic unit is electrically connected. The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the second comparison unit presets a voltage comparison value to determine whether the current in the inductance unit is zero to achieve zero current turn on. The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary sensing circuit unit is a zero current detector (ZCD). The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the first logic unit is electrically connected to a starting circuit to prevent the circuit from working abnormally and failing to activate the circuit set by the switch. The zero current switching module of claim 1, wherein the positive and negative units are electrically connected to a single pulse forming circuit, and the single pulse forming circuit is electrically connected to the second logic unit to enable input to The signal at the S terminal of the positive and negative unit is a single pulse.