TWI798918B - Power supply unit and power supply system with dynamic current sharing - Google Patents
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本發明係有關一種供電單元與具動態均流之電源供應系統,尤指一種具有連續動態負載均流控制之電源供應系統。 The present invention relates to a power supply unit and a power supply system with dynamic current sharing, especially a power supply system with continuous dynamic load current control.
隨著網際網路的發展,運算需求的日益增加,扮演基礎運算引擎的中央處理器(CPU)與繪圖處理器(GPU)的功能與效能越來越強大,導致系統的動態負載變化越來越劇烈,因此電源供應器的動態負載均流表現也越顯重要。 With the development of the Internet and the increasing demand for computing, the functions and performance of the central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU), which act as the basic computing engines, are becoming more and more powerful, resulting in more and more dynamic load changes in the system. Therefore, the dynamic load current sharing performance of the power supply becomes more and more important.
如圖1所示,其係為針對繪圖處理器的動態負載測試波形示意圖。因此,如圖1所示的連續動態負載波形(即EDPP,electric data peak processing)可看出:峰值負載(或稱最大負載(peak load))最大可到達大於200%的額定負載,時間持續為小於200us(即T1的時間長度)。在T2(小於1ms)時,為150%的額定負載。如此,依序往下降的動態負載狀態。 As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a dynamic load test waveform for a graphics processor. Therefore, it can be seen from the continuous dynamic load waveform (ie EDPP, electric data peak processing) shown in Figure 1 that the peak load (or peak load) can reach a maximum of 200% of the rated load, and the duration lasts for Less than 200us (that is, the time length of T1). At T2 (less than 1ms), it is 150% of the rated load. In this way, the dynamic load state descends sequentially.
對於並聯的供電單元(或稱電源供應單元,power supply unit,PSU)而言,將上述的EDPP進行負載測試時,若僅用一般的均流技術,則容易發生供電單元輸出電流不均流的現象。 For the power supply unit (or power supply unit, PSU) connected in parallel, when the above-mentioned EDPP is used for load testing, if only the general current sharing technology is used, the output current of the power supply unit is prone to uneven flow. Phenomenon.
舉例來說,將多台的供電單元透過將其輸出接在一起,再接上系統負載,以共同對系統負載進行供電。若僅用一般的主動式均流(active current sharing)技術,其為利用均流母線(current-sharing bus)連接於多台供電單元之間,並且透過均流母線上的信號和電源內部的電流偵測信號相減,將輸出電流較低 的電源提高其輸出電壓來達到均流的目的,此法在穩定負載下能夠實現精準的均流表現;惟,其缺點係為對於連續的動態負載狀態,無法提供即時的負載響應。 For example, multiple power supply units can be connected to the system load by connecting their outputs to jointly supply power to the system load. If only the general active current sharing technology is used, it uses a current-sharing bus (current-sharing bus) to connect multiple power supply units, and passes the signal on the current-sharing bus and the current inside the power supply The detection signal is subtracted to lower the output current The power supply increases its output voltage to achieve the purpose of current sharing. This method can achieve accurate current sharing performance under stable loads; however, its disadvantage is that it cannot provide instant load response for continuous dynamic load conditions.
具體地,主動式均流的實現方式係透過均流母線的電流信號(ISHARE_BUS)與各台供電單元的電流信號(ILOCAL_BUS)進行比較(電流相減),其中均流母線的電流信號係為該等複數台供電單元的最大輸出電流(或與該最大輸出電流正相關比例的電流信號),因此,透過兩電流的比較,可獲知各台供電單元的輸出電流與所有供電單元中最大輸出電流的差距(即ISHARE_BUS-ILOCAL_BUS)。並且,將兩電流相減後的誤差量(即電流差值)透過控制器(例如,但不限制為PI(比例-積分)控制器)產生電壓增量,再將該電壓增量提供至參考電壓,即可將供電單元的輸出電流較小者進行拉升其輸出電流,以實現均流的效果。在連續動態的負載操作下,ISHARE_BUS及ILOCAL_BUS會隨著負載變動,受限於信號響應速度及控制器頻寬的影響,當負載變動的程度愈劇烈,電壓補償的速度將無法趕上負載變化,導致動態均流表現不佳。 Specifically, the implementation of active current sharing is to compare the current signal (I SHARE_BUS ) of the current sharing bus with the current signal (I LOCAL_BUS ) of each power supply unit (current subtraction), wherein the current signal of the current sharing bus is is the maximum output current of these multiple power supply units (or a current signal proportional to the maximum output current). Therefore, by comparing the two currents, the output current of each power supply unit and the maximum output of all power supply units can be known. Current gap (ie I SHARE_BUS -I LOCAL_BUS ). And, the error amount (i.e. the current difference) after the subtraction of the two currents generates a voltage increment through a controller (such as, but not limited to, a PI (proportional-integral) controller), and then provides the voltage increment to the reference Voltage, that is, the output current of the power supply unit with the smaller output current can be pulled up to achieve the effect of current sharing. Under continuous dynamic load operation, I SHARE_BUS and I LOCAL_BUS will vary with the load, which is limited by the signal response speed and the bandwidth of the controller. When the load changes more violently, the speed of voltage compensation will not be able to catch up with the load. changes, resulting in poor dynamic current sharing performance.
此外,另一種一般的均流技術,稱為降壓式(droop)均流技術。對降壓式均流技術而言,則不需要如前揭主動式均流所提供的均流母線對所有供電單元進行連結,只需要使用各台供電單元的內部電流信號,其原理為,供電單元的輸出電壓會隨著負載越大而減小,可參見圖6A所示。如此,透過降壓式均流技術,可因應負載大小的變動而自然地改變輸出電壓的大小,進而達成均流的目的。通常,實現的電路係透過使用運算放大器(OPA)和電流感測電阻,由運算放大器所組成之差動放大電路將負載電流通過電流感測電阻兩端所產生的電壓差放大,再將此放大信號加入電壓回授電路,即當負載電流增大時,則對輸出電壓進行調降;當負載電流減小時,則對輸出電壓進行調升。 In addition, another general current sharing technology is called step-down (droop) current sharing technology. For the step-down current sharing technology, it is not necessary to connect all the power supply units with the current sharing bus provided by the active current sharing, but only need to use the internal current signal of each power supply unit. The principle is that the power supply The output voltage of the unit will decrease as the load increases, as shown in FIG. 6A. In this way, through the step-down current sharing technology, the output voltage can be naturally changed in response to changes in the load, thereby achieving the purpose of current sharing. Usually, the realized circuit is through the use of an operational amplifier (OPA) and a current sensing resistor. The differential amplifier circuit composed of the operational amplifier amplifies the voltage difference generated by the load current passing through the current sensing resistor, and then amplifies this The signal is added to the voltage feedback circuit, that is, when the load current increases, the output voltage is adjusted down; when the load current decreases, the output voltage is increased.
一般而言,降壓式均流技術多使用於乙太網路供電(power over Ethernet,PoE)系統。由於乙太網路供電系統的供電裝置(即供電單元)之輸出電壓 較高(一般為54V),電壓的可變動範圍較大,因此,透過簡單的降壓式均流架構,即可實現均流的目的。惟,其缺點係為了達到高準確度(精度)的均流效果,降壓(droop)斜率要大,此時會犧牲輸出電壓的負載調節率(load regulation);且降壓斜率精度要高,設計的要求較為嚴苛。換言之,若要同時達到良好的均流效果和負載調節率,使用降壓(droop)斜率設計則相對困難。 Generally speaking, the step-down current sharing technology is mostly used in power over Ethernet (PoE) systems. Due to the output voltage of the power supply device (that is, the power supply unit) of the Ethernet power supply system Higher (generally 54V), the variable range of the voltage is larger. Therefore, the purpose of current sharing can be achieved through a simple step-down current sharing structure. However, its disadvantage is that in order to achieve a high-accuracy (precision) current sharing effect, the step-down (droop) slope must be large. At this time, the load regulation (load regulation) of the output voltage will be sacrificed; and the drop-down slope accuracy must be high. The design requirements are more stringent. In other words, it is relatively difficult to use a droop slope design to achieve good current sharing effect and load regulation at the same time.
為此,如何設計出一種供電單元與具動態均流之電源供應系統,解決現有技術所存在的問題與技術瓶頸,乃為本案發明人所研究的重要課題。 Therefore, how to design a power supply unit and a power supply system with dynamic current sharing to solve the problems and technical bottlenecks in the prior art is an important subject studied by the inventor of the present invention.
本發明之一目的在於提供一種供電單元,解決現有技術之問題。 An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply unit to solve the problems of the prior art.
為達成前揭目的,本發明所提出的供電單元包含電源轉換器、電流偵測電路、偵測信號週邊電路以及控制處理器。電源轉換器提供輸出電流與輸出電壓。電流偵測電路偵測輸出電流,且提供相應輸出電流大小的電流信號。偵測信號週邊電路接收輸出電壓、電流信號以及均流母線信號,且分別轉換輸出電壓、均流母線信號以及電流信號為輸出電壓信號、第一電流信號以及第二電流信號。控制處理器接收輸出電壓信號、第一電流信號以及第二電流信號,且根據輸出電壓信號、第一電流信號以及第二電流信號執行主動式均流控制、平均電流誤差補償控制以及降壓式均流控制,以產生控制信號,用以對輸出電壓進行控制,以調整輸出電流的大小。 In order to achieve the purpose disclosed above, the power supply unit proposed by the present invention includes a power converter, a current detection circuit, a detection signal peripheral circuit and a control processor. The power converter provides output current and output voltage. The current detection circuit detects the output current and provides a current signal corresponding to the magnitude of the output current. The detection signal peripheral circuit receives the output voltage, the current signal and the current sharing bus signal, and respectively converts the output voltage, the current sharing bus signal and the current signal into an output voltage signal, a first current signal and a second current signal. The control processor receives the output voltage signal, the first current signal, and the second current signal, and performs active current sharing control, average current error compensation control, and step-down equalization according to the output voltage signal, the first current signal, and the second current signal. Flow control to generate a control signal to control the output voltage to adjust the magnitude of the output current.
藉由所提出的供電單元,透過整合主動式均流控制、降壓式均流控制以及平均電流誤差補償控制,結合各均流控制的優點,即達到連續的快速動態負載下,提升電壓補償速度以及提高均流精度,使並聯的各供電單元於動態負載下的輸出電流大致相等,實現最佳化的均流效果。 With the proposed power supply unit, through the integration of active current sharing control, step-down current sharing control and average current error compensation control, combining the advantages of each current sharing control, it can achieve continuous fast dynamic load and improve the speed of voltage compensation And improve the accuracy of current sharing, so that the output currents of the parallel-connected power supply units under dynamic loads are roughly equal, so as to achieve the optimal current sharing effect.
本發明之另一目的在於提供一種具動態均流之電源供應系統,解決現有技術之問題。 Another object of the present invention is to provide a power supply system with dynamic current sharing to solve the problems of the prior art.
為達成前揭目的,本發明所提出的具動態均流之電源供應系統包含均流母線與複數供電單元。均流母線提供第一電流信號。該等供電單元透過均流母線互相連接。該等供電單元各自具有自身電流母線,提供第二電流信號。各供電單元的控制處理器包含主動式均流單元、平均電流單元、降壓式電流單元以及整合計算單元。主動式均流單元接收第一電流信號與第二電流信號,且比較第二電流信號與第一電流信號),以產生補償電壓。平均電流單元接收第一電流信號與第二電流信號,且比較第一電流信號的平均值與第二電流信號的平均值的差值,以產生平均電壓。降壓式電流單元接收第二電流信號,以產生降壓補償電壓。整合計算單元接收補償電壓、平均電壓以及降壓補償電壓,且根據補償電壓、平均電壓以及降壓補償電壓,使供電單元的輸出電流大致相等。 In order to achieve the purpose disclosed above, the power supply system with dynamic current sharing proposed by the present invention includes a current sharing busbar and multiple power supply units. The current sharing bus bar provides the first current signal. The power supply units are connected to each other through a current sharing bus. Each of the power supply units has its own current bus to provide the second current signal. The control processor of each power supply unit includes an active current sharing unit, an average current unit, a step-down current unit and an integrated computing unit. The active current sharing unit receives the first current signal and the second current signal, and compares the second current signal with the first current signal to generate a compensation voltage. The average current unit receives the first current signal and the second current signal, and compares the difference between the average value of the first current signal and the average value of the second current signal to generate an average voltage. The step-down current unit receives the second current signal to generate a step-down compensation voltage. The integrated calculation unit receives the compensation voltage, the average voltage and the buck compensation voltage, and makes the output current of the power supply unit roughly equal according to the compensation voltage, the average voltage and the buck compensation voltage.
藉由所提出的具動態均流之電源供應系統,透過整合主動式均流控制、降壓式均流控制以及平均電流誤差補償控制,結合各均流控制的優點,即達到連續的快速動態負載下,提升電壓補償速度以及提高均流精度,使並聯的各供電單元於動態負載下的輸出電流大致相等,實現最佳化的均流效果。 With the proposed power supply system with dynamic current sharing, through the integration of active current sharing control, step-down current sharing control and average current error compensation control, combining the advantages of each current sharing control, it can achieve continuous fast dynamic load In this way, the speed of voltage compensation and the accuracy of current sharing are improved, so that the output currents of the power supply units connected in parallel are roughly equal under dynamic loads, and the optimal current sharing effect is achieved.
為了能更進一步瞭解本發明為達成預定目的所採取之技術、手段及功效,請參閱以下有關本發明之詳細說明與附圖,相信本發明之目的、特徵與特點,當可由此得一深入且具體之瞭解,然而所附圖式僅提供參考與說明用,並非用來對本發明加以限制者。 In order to further understand the technology, means and effects that the present invention adopts to achieve the predetermined purpose, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present invention. It is believed that the purpose, characteristics and characteristics of the present invention can be obtained from this in depth and For specific understanding, however, the accompanying drawings are provided for reference and illustration only, and are not intended to limit the present invention.
PSU1-PSUN:供電單元 PSU 1 -PSU N : Power supply unit
101:電流偵測電路 101: Current detection circuit
102:偵測信號週邊電路 102: Detection signal peripheral circuit
103、1031-103N:數位控制處理器 103, 103 1 -103 N : digital control processor
104:均流母線信號週邊電路 104: Current sharing bus signal peripheral circuit
105:開關驅動電路 105: Switch drive circuit
106:開關切換電源轉換器 106: switch switching power converter
11:主動式均流單元 11: Active current sharing unit
12:平均電流單元 12: Average current unit
13:降壓式電流單元 13: Buck current unit
14:整合計算單元 14: Integrated Computing Unit
15:控制信號產生單元 15: Control signal generation unit
111:電壓比較單元 111: Voltage comparison unit
112:補償單元 112: Compensation unit
121:第一平均電流計算單元 121: the first average current calculation unit
122:第二平均電流計算單元 122: the second average current calculation unit
123:平均電流差值計算單元 123: Average current difference calculation unit
131:降壓功能計算單元 131: Buck function calculation unit
151:輸出電壓比較單元 151: output voltage comparison unit
152:控制信號產生單元 152: Control signal generation unit
VOUT:輸出電壓 V OUT : output voltage
IOUT:輸出電流 I OUT : output current
VILOCAL_1:電流信號 V ILOCAL_1 : current signal
VOUT_SENSE:輸出電壓信號 V OUT_SENSE : output voltage signal
ISHARE:均流信號 I SHARE : current sharing signal
PWM,PWM1-PWMN:控制信號 PWM,PWM 1 -PWM N : Control signal
ISB:均流母線 I SB : current sharing bus
ILB1-ILBN:自身電流母線 I LB1 -I LBN : own current bus
SI1:第一電流信號 S I1 : the first current signal
SI21-SI2N:第二電流信號 S I21 -S I2N : Second current signal
SI1AVG:第一電流平均值 S I1AVG : first current average value
SI21AVG-SI2NAVG:第二電流平均值 S I21AVG -S I2NAVG : Second current average value
VCOMP1-VCOMPN:補償電壓 V COMP1 -V COMPN : Compensation voltage
VAVG1-VAVGN:平均電壓 V AVG1 -V AVGN : average voltage
VDROOP1-VDROOPN:降壓補償電壓 V DROOP1 -V DROOPN : Buck compensation voltage
VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN:輸出電壓 V OUT_SENSE1 -V OUT_SENSEN : output voltage
VOUT_REF1-VOUT_REFN:參考電壓 V OUT_REF1 -V OUT_REFN : Reference voltage
PWM1-PWMN:控制信號 PWM 1 -PWM N : Control signal
圖1:係為針對繪圖處理器的動態負載測試波形示意圖。 Figure 1: It is a schematic diagram of a dynamic load test waveform for a graphics processor.
圖2:係為本發明電源供應系統之單一供電單元的電路方塊圖。 Fig. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a single power supply unit of the power supply system of the present invention.
圖3:係為本發明電源供應系統多台供電單元並聯使用的方塊示意圖。 Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of multiple power supply units used in parallel in the power supply system of the present invention.
圖4:係為本發明電源供應系統的控制處理器執行動態均流的電路方塊圖。 FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the control processor of the power supply system of the present invention performing dynamic current sharing.
圖5:係為本發明供電單元的控制處理器的詳細電路方塊圖。 Fig. 5 is a detailed circuit block diagram of the control processor of the power supply unit of the present invention.
圖6A:係為傳統降壓式均流所使用的負載電流與輸出電壓之斜率設計的波形圖。 FIG. 6A is a waveform diagram designed for the slope of the load current and the output voltage used in the traditional step-down current sharing.
圖6B:係為本發明降壓式均流所使用的負載電流與降壓補償電壓之斜率設計的波形圖。 FIG. 6B is a waveform diagram designed for the slope of the load current and the voltage drop compensation voltage used in the step-down current sharing method of the present invention.
茲有關本發明之技術內容及詳細說明,配合圖式說明如下。 Hereby, the technical content and detailed description of the present invention are described as follows in conjunction with the drawings.
本發明所揭示的具動態均流之電源供應系統可應用於,例如但不限定為,伺服器(server)、網路通訊(networking)...等等相關領域的電源供應器,例如,透過多台並聯的電源供應器,作為備援式(redundant)電源供應器架構。 The power supply system with dynamic current sharing disclosed by the present invention can be applied to, for example but not limited to, power supplies in related fields such as servers (server), network communication (networking), etc., for example, through Multiple power supplies connected in parallel are used as a redundant power supply architecture.
再者,本發明係導入現有的均流技術,包含主動式均流控制以及降壓式均流控制,結合平均電流誤差補償控制,取得各均流控制的優點,達到連續的快速動態負載下,提升電壓補償速度以及提高均流精度,實現最佳化的均流效果。以下,將對本發明之均流控制加以詳述說明。 Furthermore, the present invention introduces the existing current sharing technology, including active current sharing control and step-down current sharing control, combined with the average current error compensation control, to obtain the advantages of each current sharing control, to achieve continuous fast dynamic load, Increase the speed of voltage compensation and improve the accuracy of current sharing to achieve the optimal current sharing effect. Hereinafter, the current sharing control of the present invention will be described in detail.
請參見圖2所示,其係為本發明電源供應系統之單一供電單元的電路方塊圖。所述單一供電單元(PSU1-PSUN)包含電流偵測電路101、偵測信號週邊電路102、數位控制處理器103、均流母線信號週邊電路104、開關驅動電路105以及開關切換電源轉換器106。配合參見圖3所示,當多台供電單元(電
源供應器、電源單體)並聯作為備援式電源供應器架構使用,在本實施例中,係以兩台供電單元PSU1-PSU2為例,然不以此為限制。於並聯系統中,所有的供電單元PSU1-PSU2的輸出電壓VOUT並聯連接,第一台供電單元PSU1提供輸出電流Iout1,第二台供電單元PSU2提供輸出電流Iout2,並且共同提供總輸出電流Iout_total對系統的負載供電。此外供電單元PSU1-PSU2透過均流母線ISB互相連接。
Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a circuit block diagram of a single power supply unit of the power supply system of the present invention. The single power supply unit (PSU 1 -PSU N ) includes a
復見圖2,電流偵測電路101用以偵測供電單元PSU自身的輸出電流(負載電流)IOUT,並提供放大後的電流信號VILOCAL_1。在實際上,電流偵測電路101可為,例如但不限制,電阻元件,透過輸出電流IOUT流經該電阻器的阻值R產生電壓差(Vsense=Iout*R),並透過OP組成之差動放大電路則可偵測輸出電流IOUT的大小,意即為放大後的電流信號VILOCAL_1。
Referring again to FIG. 2 , the
偵測信號週邊電路102用以接收三個偵測信號,即輸出電壓VOUT、均流母線信號ISB以及放大後的電流信號VILOCAL_1(即對應該電源單體的自身輸出電流信號)。進一步地,偵測信號週邊電路102將所接收的偵測信號進行調整(例如:降壓),並將調整後的偵測信號提供給數位控制處理器103,以符合數位控制處理器103可操作的電壓準位(大小)。意即,經偵測信號週邊電路102處理後,輸出電壓VOUT降壓為VOUT_SENSE、電流信號VILOCAL_1降壓為第二電流信號SI21-SI2N以及均流母線信號ISB降壓為第一電流信號SI1。
The detection signal
數位控制處理器103對第二電流信號SI2(即自身電流偵測信號)進行數位濾波,並計算後產生相應的均流信號ISHARE至均流母線信號週邊電路104,透過均流母線信號週邊電路104將均流信號ISHARE放大,並且提供至與均流母線信號週邊電路104相連接的均流母線ISB上。附帶一提,由於均流母線ISB上的電流信號為所有供電單元的最大輸出電流,因此,當所有的供電單元透過均流母
線信號週邊電路104將放大的均流信號ISHARE提供(傳送)至均流母線ISB上時,均流母線ISB則保留最大輸出電流作為均流母線的電流信號ISB。
The
數位控制處理器103根據偵測信號週邊電路102提供的輸出電壓信號VOUT_SENSE、第二電流信號SI21-SI2N以及第一電流信號SI1在處理器內進行主動式均流控制、平均電流誤差補償控制以及降壓式均流控制,產生相應的參考電壓命令及PWM控制信號(容後說明),並且透過開關驅動電路105控制開關切換電源轉換器106的輸出電壓VOUT,即電源單體的輸出電壓VOUT,以達到連續、快速的動態負載之均流目的。
The
請參見圖4,係為本發明電源供應系統的控制處理器執行動態均流的電路方塊圖。配合參考圖3,電源供應系統包含均流母線ISB與複數供電單元PSU1-PSUN。均流母線ISB提供第一電流信號SI1。該等供電單元PSU1-PSUN透過該均流母線ISB互相連接。各供電單元PSU1-PSUN的數位控制處理器1031-103N包含主動式均流單元11、平均電流單元12、降壓式電流單元13以及整合計算單元14。自身電流母線ILB1-ILBN對應地提供第二電流信號SI21-SI2N。意即,第一台供電單元PSU1的自身電流母線ILB1所提供的輸出電流的電流信號為第二電流信號SI21、第二台供電單元PSU2的自身電流母線ILB2所提供的輸出電流的電流信號為第二電流信號SI22...,依此類推,不再贅述。數位控制處理器103接收從偵測信號週邊電路102(如圖2所示)所提供的自身輸出電壓信號VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN、第一電流信號SI1以及第二電流信號SI21-SI2N。
Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a circuit block diagram of the control processor of the power supply system of the present invention performing dynamic current sharing. With reference to FIG. 3 , the power supply system includes a current sharing bus ISB and a plurality of power supply units PSU 1 -PSU N . The current sharing bus I SB provides the first current signal S I1 . These power supply units PSU 1 -PSU N are connected to each other through the current sharing bus ISB . The digital control processors 103 1 -103 N of each power supply unit PSU 1 -PSU N include an active
如圖4所示,各供電單元PSU1-PSUN的主動式均流單元11接收第一電流信號SI1與第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,且比較第二電流信號SI21-SI2N與第一電流信號SI1,以產生補償電壓VCOMP1-VCOMPN。具體地,第一台供電單元PSU1接收均流母線ISB提供的第一電流信號SI1以及第一自身電流母線ILB1提供的第二電流信號SI21。第二台供電單元PSU2接收均流母線ISB提供的第一電流信號SI1
以及第二自身電流母線ILB2提供的第二電流信號SI22。依此類推,第N台供電單元PSUN接收均流母線ISB提供的第一電流信號SI1以及第N自身電流母線ILBN提供的第N電流信號SI2N。值得一提,共用的均流母線ISB所提供的第一電流信號SI1的大小等於該等第二電流信號SI21-SI2N的最大值,意即,均流母線ISB上的電流信號(第一電流信號SI1)為對應所有供電單元PSU1-PSUN(電源單體)的最大輸出電流IOUT。
As shown in FIG. 4 , the active
配合參見圖5,其係為本發明供電單元的控制處理器的詳細電路方塊圖。主動式均流單元11包含電壓比較單元111與補償單元112。電壓比較單元111接收第一電流信號SI1與第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,並且透過將第一電流信號SI1與第二電流信號SI21相減(以第一台供電單元PSU1為例,其餘相同不再贅述),可得知各台供電單元PSU1-PSUN的輸出電流IOUT1-IOUTN與所有供電單元PSU1-PSUN中最大輸出電流的電流差IDIF。再透過補償單元112對該電流差IDIF進行控制運算,其中,補償單元112可為數位控制器,例如但不限制為PI(比例-積分)控制器,以產生補償電壓VCOMP1-VCOMPN。因此,當第一電流信號SI1與第二電流信號SI21的電流差較大時,主動式均流單元11則提供較大的補償電壓;反之,則提供較小的補償電壓。附帶一提,由於第一電流信號SI1為對應最大的輸出電流,因此前述電流值相減的運算係為第一電流信號SI1減去第二電流信號SI21所得到的差值。
Referring to FIG. 5 , it is a detailed circuit block diagram of the control processor of the power supply unit of the present invention. The active
參見圖4所示,平均電流單元12接收第一電流信號SI1與第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,分別計算第一電流信號SI1的平均值為第一電流平均值SI1AVG與第二電流信號SI21-SI2N的平均值為第二電流平均值SI21AVG-SI2NAVG,且計算第一電流平均值SI1AVG與第二電流平均值SI21AVG-SI2NAVG的差值,以產生平均電壓VAVG1-VAVGN。
4, the average
具體地,如圖5所示,平均電流單元12包含第一平均電流計算單元121、第二平均電流計算單元122以及平均電流差值計算單元123。第一平均電流計算單元121接收第一電流信號SI1,且計算第一電流信號SI1的平均值為第一電流平均值SI1AVG。第二平均電流計算單元122接收第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,且計算第二電流信號SI2的平均值為第二電流平均值SI21AVG-SI2NAVG。然後,平均電流差值計算單元123接收第一電流平均值SI1AVG與第二電流平均值SI2IAVG(以第一台供電單元PSU1為例,其餘相同不再贅述),並且計算第一電流平均值SI1AVG與第二電流平均值SI21AVG的差值,以產生平均電壓VAVG1。其中,平均電流補償的主要目的在於幫助並聯的供電單元在連續的動態負載下,電流偵測及主動式均流延遲所造成的平均電壓誤差。
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the average
參見圖4所示,降壓式電流單元13接收第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,以產生降壓補償電壓VDROOP1-VDROOPN。具體地,如圖5所示,降壓式電流單元13包含降壓功能計算單元131。降壓功能計算單元131接收該第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,根據第二電流信號SI21-SI2N的大小以產生降壓補償電壓VDROOP1-VDROOPN。配合參見圖6B所示,透過供電單元PSU1-PSUN的自身電流偵測信號,即第二電流信號SI21-SI2N與降壓補償電壓VDROOP1-VDROOPN的降壓(droop)斜率設計,實現電壓的補償效果。對於降壓式電流單元13而言,僅接收自身電流母線ILB1-ILBN提供的第二電流信號SI21-SI2N,而不涉及均流母線ISB的第一電流信號SI1。並且透過供電單元PSU1-PSUN本身內建(設計)的降壓斜率,調整(調節)因負載大小變動而改變的輸出電壓的大小。其中,降壓式均流可改善動態負載暫態均流的反應速度。
Referring to FIG. 4 , the step-down
參見圖4所示,整合計算單元14接收補償電壓VCOMP1-VCOMPN、平均電壓VAVG1-VAVGN以及降壓補償電壓VDROOP1-VDROOPN。進一步地,整合計算單元14根據補償電壓VCOMP1-VCOMPN、平均電壓VAVG1-VAVGN以及降壓補償電壓
VDROOP1-VDROOPN產生參考電壓VOUT_REF1-VOUT_REFN對供電單元PSU1-PSUN的輸出電壓VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN進行控制,動態均流該等供電單元PSU1-PSUN的輸出電流IOUT1-IOUTN。
Referring to FIG. 4 , the
配合參見圖5所示,供電單元PSU1-PSUN更包含控制信號產生單元15。其中,控制信號產生單元15包含輸出電壓比較單元151與控制信號產生單元152。具體地,整合計算單元14產生的參考電壓VOUT_REF1-VOUT_REFN與供電單元PSU1-PSUN的輸出電壓VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN提供至輸出電壓比較單元151,並且輸出電壓比較單元151對參考電壓VOUT_REF1-VOUT_REFN與輸出電壓VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN進行比較(電壓相減)以獲得輸出電壓差VOUT_DIF。控制信號產生單元152接收輸出電壓差VOUT_DIF,並且根據輸出電壓差VOUT_DIF產生控制信號PWM,進而根據控制信號PWM透過開關驅動電路105(如圖2所示)控制開關切換電源轉換器106(如圖2所示)的至少一開關元件(圖未示),進而控制開關切換電源轉換器106的輸出電壓VOUT,即供電單元PSU1-PSUN的輸出電壓VOUT,以達到連續、快速的動態負載之輸出電流的均流目的。
As shown in FIG. 5 , the power supply units PSU 1 -PSU N further include a control
綜上所述,本發明係具有以下之特徵與優點: In summary, the present invention has the following features and advantages:
1、透過整合主動式均流控制、降壓式均流控制以及平均電流誤差補償控制,結合各該均流控制的優點,即達到連續的快速動態負載下,提升電壓補償速度以及提高均流精度,使並聯的各供電單元於動態負載下的輸出電流大致相等(例如:兩兩之間輸出電流平均誤差小於總輸出電流的5%),實現最佳化的均流效果。 1. Through the integration of active current sharing control, step-down current sharing control and average current error compensation control, combined with the advantages of each current sharing control, it can achieve continuous fast dynamic load, improve voltage compensation speed and improve current sharing accuracy , so that the output currents of the power supply units connected in parallel under dynamic loads are approximately equal (for example: the average error of the output current between the two is less than 5% of the total output current), to achieve the optimal current sharing effect.
2、主動式均流控制的目的在於透過獲得均流母線的電流與自身電流母線的電流差異,進行輸出電壓的提高。 2. The purpose of the active current sharing control is to increase the output voltage by obtaining the difference between the current of the current sharing bus and the current of its own current bus.
3、平均電流誤差補償控制的目的在於幫助並聯的供電單元在連續的動態負載下,因主動式均流延遲所造成的平均電流誤差,透過補償平均電壓以達到更精確的均流效果。 3. The purpose of the average current error compensation control is to help parallel power supply units under continuous dynamic loads to achieve a more accurate current sharing effect by compensating the average voltage for the average current error caused by the active current sharing delay.
4、降壓式均流控制可改善動態負載暫態均流的反應速度。 4. Step-down current sharing control can improve the response speed of dynamic load transient current sharing.
以上所述,僅為本發明較佳具體實施例之詳細說明與圖式,惟本發明之特徵並不侷限於此,並非用以限制本發明,本發明之所有範圍應以下述之申請專利範圍為準,凡合於本發明申請專利範圍之精神與其類似變化之實施例,皆應包含於本發明之範疇中,任何熟悉該項技藝者在本發明之領域內,可輕易思及之變化或修飾皆可涵蓋在以下本案之專利範圍。 The above is only a detailed description and drawings of preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As the standard, all embodiments that conform to the spirit of the patent scope of the present invention and its similar changes should be included in the scope of the present invention. Any person familiar with the art can easily think of changes or changes in the field of the present invention. Modifications can all be covered by the patent scope of the following case.
1031-103N:數位控制處理器 103 1 -103 N : Digital control processor
11:主動式均流單元 11: Active current sharing unit
12:平均電流單元 12: Average current unit
13:降壓式電流單元 13: Buck current unit
14:整合計算單元 14: Integrated Computing Unit
15:控制信號產生單元 15: Control signal generation unit
ISB:均流母線 I SB : current sharing bus
ILB1-ILBN:自身電流母線 I LB1 -I LBN : own current bus
SI1:第一電流信號 S I1 : the first current signal
SI21-SI2N:第二電流信號 S I21 -S I2N : Second current signal
VCOMP1-VCOMPN:補償電壓 V COMP1 -V COMPN : Compensation voltage
VAVG1-VAVGN:平均電壓 V AVG1 -V AVGN : average voltage
VDROOP1-VDROOPN:降壓補償電壓 V DROOP1 -V DROOPN : Buck compensation voltage
VOUT_SENSE1-VOUT_SENSEN:輸出電壓 V OUT_SENSE1 -V OUT_SENSEN : output voltage
VOUT_REF1-VOUT_REFN:參考電壓 V OUT_REF1 -V OUT_REFN : Reference voltage
PWM1-PWMN:控制信號 PWM 1 -PWM N : Control signal
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