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- the invention relates generally to power supplies, and, more particularly, to diode recovery current suppression circuits for use with power supplies.
- Diodes have two states, namely, an on state and an off state. In the on state a voltage is applied across the diode in the forward direction. In the off state, a reverse voltage is applied and the diode is intended to act as an open switch (i.e., no current flow).
- the diode reverse recovery current is usually manifested by a high reverse current spike which can be several times higher than the forward current. This current spike increases converter EMT and converter losses. The time length of this current spike is usually 30-100 ns, or even more if low speed diodes are used. This short spike is known to be one of the main EMI sources in almost every power supply. It limits the switching frequency of the power supply and sometimes forces the designer to reduce the switching speed in order to reduce EMI, which also leads to lower efficiency.
- Carsten proposes the use of an auxiliary inductor (L 2 ), an auxiliary diode (D 2 ) and a second switch (Q 2 ) to suppress reverse recovery current in a main diode (D 1 ) of a boost regulator or a buck regulator.
- the auxiliary inductor (L 2 ) is coupled to a tap on a main inductor (L 1 ) so that one end of the auxiliary inductor (L 2 ) is at a lower potential than the input to the main diode (D 1 ).
- This circuit topology necessitates the inclusion of the second switch (Q 2 ) to achieve current suppression.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a booster power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the instant invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the current through the main diode, the current through the auxiliary diode, and the capacitor charging current as a function of time.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a buck regulator power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a fly-back regulator power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and including a full bridge rectifier.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and including a half-bridge rectifier.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 1 A power supply circuit 10 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 1.
- the power supply circuit 10 is a boost regulator
- the teachings of the invention are not limited to any particular type of power supply.
- the teachings of the invention can be applied to any switching power supply which would benefit from the reduced diode reverse recovery current it provides without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
- exemplary ways of applying the teachings of the invention to other types of switchmode power supplies including a buck regulator (FIG. 3), and a fly-back regulator (FIG. 4) are described below.
- the term “power supply circuit” is intended to cover an entire power supply or a portion of a power supply.
- Booster power supply 10 of FIG. 1 includes a main inductor 12 .
- the power supply 10 also includes a main diode 16 , the anode of which is coupled to an end 14 of the main inductor 12 .
- a switch 18 which is preferably implemented by a transistor, is coupled between the anode of the main diode 16 and ground.
- An output capacitor 20 is connected between the cathode of the main diode 16 and ground.
- a diode recovery current suppression circuit 24 is provided.
- the current suppression circuit 24 includes a set of additional inductive windings 26 , an auxiliary inductor 28 and an auxiliary diode 30 .
- the set of additional windings 26 is coupled to the end of the main inductor 12
- the additional windings 26 , the auxiliary inductor 28 , and the auxiliary diode 30 are coupled in series
- the diode recovery suppression circuit 24 is coupled in parallel with the main diode 16 .
- the switch 18 is first closed and the main inductor 12 is charged by a suitable power source (i.e., current flows through the closed switch 18 ). Then, at an appropriate time, the switch 18 is opened. Because the auxiliary inductor 28 cannot conduct current immediately, the discharge current from the main inductor 12 initially flows entirely through the main diode 16 (e.g., the current flow through diode 16 substantially equals the discharge current flowing from the main inductor 12 ). Thereafter, because the voltage across the current suppression circuit is high, the auxiliary inductor 28 begins to conduct, and the current through the main diode 16 decreases to zero.
- a suitable power source i.e., current flows through the closed switch 18 .
- the switch 18 is opened. Because the auxiliary inductor 28 cannot conduct current immediately, the discharge current from the main inductor 12 initially flows entirely through the main diode 16 (e.g., the current flow through diode 16 substantially equals the discharge current flowing from the main inductor 12 ). Thereafter, because the voltage across the
- the auxiliary inductor 28 ensures the current flow through the auxiliary diode 30 is initially zero and thereafter increases until it becomes equal to the current flowing from the main inductor 12 when the current passing through the main diode 16 terminates. Subsequently, the switch 18 is closed to recharge the main inductor 12 . Because the current through the main diode 16 is zero when the switch closes (i.e., all discharge current from the main inductor 12 is carried by the auxiliary diode 30 ), the main diode 16 experiences no reverse recovery current when the switch 18 is closed.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the operation of the circuit of FIG. 1 in greater detail.
- the top graph illustrates current through the main diode 16
- the middle graph illustrates current through the auxiliary diode 30
- the bottom graph illustrates the sum of the currents through the diodes 16 , 30 (i.e., the charging current at the output capacitor 20 .)
- the switch 18 when the switch 18 is first opened, the main inductor 12 starts to discharge its energy to charge the capacitor and all of the capacitor charging current is carried by the main diode 16 .
- the current through the main diode 16 then begins to decrease as the current through the auxiliary diode 30 begins to increase.
- the current through the auxiliary diode 30 becomes equal to the main inductor current
- the current through the main diode 16 becomes equal to zero, and stays zero until the switch 18 closes.
- the switch 18 is closed, there is no diode recovery current through the main diode 16 because its previous state is with zero current.
- the diode recovery current through the auxiliary diode 30 is also negligible because the current through auxiliary inductor 28 cannot change direction abruptly.
- the capacitor charging current is the same as in the regular booster (i.e., a booster circuit without the recovery current suppression circuit 24 ). Therefore, the diode recovery current suppression circuit 24 does not have a noticeable effect on other aspects of the booster regulator performance.
- the auxiliary inductor 28 performs several functions. It controls distribution of the discharging current between the main diode 16 and the auxiliary diode 30 . It also reduces and preferably substantially eliminates reverse recovery current in the auxiliary diode 30 .
- the inductance of the auxiliary inductor 28 is 16 uH and the auxiliary inductor 28 may optionally be saturable.
- the set of additional inductive windings 26 functions primarily to ensure the voltage across the recovery current suppression circuit 24 will eventually be sufficient to switch off the main diode 16 .
- the additional windings 26 need not have a large inductance.
- the additional windings 26 have significantly fewer turns than the main inductor 12 .
- the additional windings 26 have 5 turns and the main inductor has 51 turns.
- the additional set of windings 26 may optionally be wound on the same core as the main inductor 12 .
- the inductance of the inductive components 12 , 26 , 28 of FIG. 1 can be varied without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
- the inductances of those components 12 , 26 , 28 are preferably selected and the switch 18 is preferably controlled such that, the main inductor 12 discharges for a predetermined time period and the diode reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 terminates current flow through the main diode 16 prior to termination of the predetermined time period.
- the main diode 16 , the switch 18 , and the additional windings 26 are connected to an end of the main inductor 12
- the additional windings 26 may optionally comprise a portion of the main inductor 12
- the main diode 16 and switch 18 maybe coupled to a tap 14 between the additional windings 26 and the remainder of the main inductor 12 without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
- the teachings of the invention are not limited to booster regulators such as that shown in FIG. 1.
- the teachings of the invention can be applied to a wide range of power supply circuits.
- a Buck converter 100 constricted in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 3.
- like components although not necessarily in size have been labeled with like reference numerals.
- one end of the main inductor 12 is coupled to the output capacitor 20 and the other end is coupled to the switch 18 and the main diode 16 .
- the anode of the main diode 16 is connected to ground.
- the reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 is coupled in parallel with the main diode 16 and includes a set of additional inductive windings 26 , an auxiliary inductor 28 and an auxiliary diode 30 .
- FIG. 4 Another power supply circuit 200 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 4.
- the power supply circuit 200 is a fly-back regulator operating in continuous current mode.
- the fly-back regulator working in continuous current mode also has a problem with diode recovery current.
- this type of regulator there is no separate output (main) inductor. Instead, a transformer 36 performs the energy storage function, thus behaving as the main inductor 12 .
- the main inductor 212 comprises part (i.e., the secondary) of the transformer 36 ).
- an auxiliary diode 30 , a small auxiliary inductor 28 and a few more turns 26 on the secondary winding of the transformer 36 are connected in series to form a recovery current suppression circuit 24 .
- the current suppression circuit 24 is placed in parallel with the rectifying diode 16 .
- the switch 28 opens, the current through the main diode 16 is initially equal to the current through the secondary of the transformer 36 and thereafter gradually decreases. Conversely, the auxiliary diode current is initially zero and then increases until, at one moment, the current through the main diode 16 becomes zero and the auxiliary diode 30 takes all of the current. At the moment of closing the switch 18 , no diode recovery current passes through the main diode 16 because its previous state is with zero current. The diode recovery current through the auxiliary diode 30 is also very small because of the auxiliary inductor 28 .
- FIG. 5 Still another power supply circuit 300 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 5.
- the function and structure of the power supply circuit 300 is similar to the circuits described above.
- it includes an output capacitor 20 , a main inductor 12 , and a reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 including a set of additional inductive windings 26 , an auxiliary inductor 28 and an auxiliary diode 30 functioning in the same way as explained above.
- the main diode 16 comprises at least one diode in a full bridge rectifier 40 which acts upon an AC power signal to produce a rectified AC input to the main inductor 12 .
- FIG. 6 Another power supply 400 circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 6.
- the function and structure of the power supply circuit 400 is similar to the circuit 300 described above. Thus, it includes an output capacitor 20 , a main inductor 12 , a switch (not shown) and a reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 including a set of additional inductive windings 26 , an auxiliary inductor 28 , and an auxiliary diode 30 functioning in the same way explained above.
- the main diode actually comprises two diodes 416 , 417 comprising a half-bridge rectifier coupled to a transformer 436 . An anode of one of the diodes 416 is coupled to one end of the transformer 436 .
- An anode of the other diode 417 is coupled to the other end of the transformer 436 .
- the cathodes of the diodes 416 , 417 are coupled to an end of the main inductor 12 .
- the diode reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 is coupled to a tap 444 of the transformer 436 .
- FIG. 7 Another power supply circuit 500 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 7.
- the example of FIG. 7 is substantially identical to the example of FIG. 6.
- the diode reverse recovery current suppression circuit 24 is not coupled to a tap 444 of the transformer 436 , but instead is coupled to the anode of the diode 417 .
- FIG. 8 Another power supply circuit 600 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 8.
- the circuit 600 of FIG. 8 includes a main inductor 12 , a main diode 16 , an auxiliary inductor 28 and an auxiliary diode 30 .
- a switch not shown
- the circuit 600 includes a supplemental inductor 626 wound on the same core as main inductor 12 and including several more turns than the main inductor 12 .
- One end of the supplemental winding 626 is coupled to an end of the main inductor 12 .
- the other end of the supplemental winding 626 is connected in series with the auxiliary inductor 28 and/or the auxiliary diode 30 .
- the voltage at the node between the supplemental inductor 626 and the auxiliary winding 28 is higher than the voltage at the node between the main inductor 12 and the main diode 16 by virtue of the additional windings on the supplemental inductor 626 .
- circuit 600 of FIG. 8 functions similarly to the circuit 10 of FIG. 1, and, in the interest of brevity, that functionality will not be repeated here.
- FIG. 9 Still another circuit 700 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 9.
- This circuit 700 is similar to the circuits described above. Thus, it includes a main inductor 12 , a main diode 16 , an auxiliary diode 30 , an additional set of windings 726 , an output capacitor (not shown) and a switch (not shown).
- the leakage inductance of the set of additional windings 726 is sufficiently high to enable elimination of the auxiliary inductor while retaining the functionality of that omitted element.
- the set of additional windings 726 acts as a virtual auxiliary inductor.
- FIG. 9 can be applied to any of the circuits described above (e.g., FIGS. 1 - 8 ) to eliminate the auxiliary inductor 28 without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
- a power supply circuit 800 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and merging the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9 is shown in FIG. 10.
- the circuit of FIG. 10 includes a main inductor 12 , a main diode 16 , an auxiliary diode 30 , an output capacitor (not shown) and a switch (not shown).
- the auxiliary inductor has been eliminated and replaced with a supplemental inductor 826 wound on the same core as the main inductor 12 and having sufficient leakage inductance to perform the function of the auxiliary inductor (e.g., a virtual auxiliary inductor ) while also performing the function of the set of additional inductive windings present in earlier described circuits.
- a supplemental inductor 826 wound on the same core as the main inductor 12 and having sufficient leakage inductance to perform the function of the auxiliary inductor (e.g., a virtual auxiliary inductor ) while also performing the function of the set of additional inductive windings present in earlier described circuits.
- the auxiliary diode 30 gradually takes the current from main diode 16 ( 416 , 417 ), and, thus, when reverse voltage is applied across the main diode, the main diode 16 ( 416 , 417 ) experiences little or preferably no recovery current.
- the recovery current of the auxiliary diode 30 is also suppressed by the auxiliary inductor in series with the diode 30 .
- this auxiliary inductor can be the leakage inductance of the windings on the inductor core.
- the disclosed circuits achieve suppression of the reverse current spike using low cost passive components. These passive components force the discharge current to alternate between two (or optionally more) diodes in such a way that each diode experiences a low di/dt rate. Moreover, the sum of the current through these diodes is substantially equivalent to the normal current that would flow without the suppression circuit. Furthermore, the disclosed circuits eliminate the expensive second switch of prior art circuits such as that disclosed in Carsten, U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,004 while still achieving current suppression. Additionally, the disclosed circuits can be used with control techniques common to power supplies and do not require special control circuitry.
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Diode recovery current suppression circuits are disclosed for use with power supplies. A power supply circuit including the diode recovery current suppression circuit may include a main inductor and a main diode coupled to the end of the main inductor. In such a context, the diode recovery current suppression circuit can include (a) a set of additional inductive windings, (b) an auxiliary inductor, and (c) an auxiliary diode. The set of additional inductive windings are coupled to the end of the main inductor such that the diode recovery current suppression circuit is coupled in parallel with the main diode.
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- This patent is a continuing application which claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 09/592,772, filed Jun. 13, 2000, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/141,631, which was filed on Jun. 30, 1999 and which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference.
- The invention relates generally to power supplies, and, more particularly, to diode recovery current suppression circuits for use with power supplies.
- Most modern power supplies employ fast switching diodes to rectify the supplied output voltage. Diodes, of course, have two states, namely, an on state and an off state. In the on state a voltage is applied across the diode in the forward direction. In the off state, a reverse voltage is applied and the diode is intended to act as an open switch (i.e., no current flow).
- Modern high frequency switching power supplies alternate between the on and off states very quickly. This quick alternation leads to a high change in voltage as a function of time (dv/dt) in the time period between the on and off states of the diode. This high dv/dt causes a reverse current flow (i.e., diode states of the diode. This high dv/dt causes a reverse current flow (i.e., diode reverse recovery current) through the diode for a short period of time after the reverse voltage is applied across the diode.
- The diode reverse recovery current is usually manifested by a high reverse current spike which can be several times higher than the forward current. This current spike increases converter EMT and converter losses. The time length of this current spike is usually 30-100 ns, or even more if low speed diodes are used. This short spike is known to be one of the main EMI sources in almost every power supply. It limits the switching frequency of the power supply and sometimes forces the designer to reduce the switching speed in order to reduce EMI, which also leads to lower efficiency.
- There are many known methods for diode recovery current suppression. Most of these methods have limited application (i.e., they can work only on certain types of power converters). Other known solutions work only in cases of certain input and/or output conditions. Many known solutions involve complex circuits and active devices.
- One prior art solution to diode recovery current suppression is illustrated in Carsten, U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,004. Carsten proposes the use of an auxiliary inductor (L2), an auxiliary diode (D2) and a second switch (Q2) to suppress reverse recovery current in a main diode (D1) of a boost regulator or a buck regulator. In either circuit arrangement, the auxiliary inductor (L2) is coupled to a tap on a main inductor (L1) so that one end of the auxiliary inductor (L2) is at a lower potential than the input to the main diode (D1). This circuit topology necessitates the inclusion of the second switch (Q2) to achieve current suppression.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a booster power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the instant invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the current through the main diode, the current through the auxiliary diode, and the capacitor charging current as a function of time.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a buck regulator power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a fly-back regulator power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and including a full bridge rectifier.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and including a half-bridge rectifier.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of another power supply circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
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power supply circuit 10 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 1. Although thepower supply circuit 10 is a boost regulator, persons of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the teachings of the invention are not limited to any particular type of power supply. On the contrary, the teachings of the invention can be applied to any switching power supply which would benefit from the reduced diode reverse recovery current it provides without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. To illustrate this point, exemplary ways of applying the teachings of the invention to other types of switchmode power supplies including a buck regulator (FIG. 3), and a fly-back regulator (FIG. 4) are described below. As used herein, the term “power supply circuit” is intended to cover an entire power supply or a portion of a power supply. - Returning to the topic of booster power supply circuits, a booster regulator circuit is the most common first stage of a two-stage rectifier with high power factor. Diode recovery current is considered to be a major problem in these types of circuits.
Booster power supply 10 of FIG. 1 includes amain inductor 12. Thepower supply 10 also includes amain diode 16, the anode of which is coupled to anend 14 of themain inductor 12. For the purpose of selectively at least partially discharging themain inductor 12, aswitch 18, which is preferably implemented by a transistor, is coupled between the anode of themain diode 16 and ground. Anoutput capacitor 20 is connected between the cathode of themain diode 16 and ground. - In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a diode recovery
current suppression circuit 24 is provided. In the example of FIG. 1, thecurrent suppression circuit 24 includes a set of additionalinductive windings 26, anauxiliary inductor 28 and anauxiliary diode 30. In the example of FIG. 1, the set ofadditional windings 26 is coupled to the end of themain inductor 12, theadditional windings 26, theauxiliary inductor 28, and theauxiliary diode 30 are coupled in series, and the dioderecovery suppression circuit 24 is coupled in parallel with themain diode 16. - In operation, the
switch 18 is first closed and themain inductor 12 is charged by a suitable power source (i.e., current flows through the closed switch 18). Then, at an appropriate time, theswitch 18 is opened. Because theauxiliary inductor 28 cannot conduct current immediately, the discharge current from themain inductor 12 initially flows entirely through the main diode 16 (e.g., the current flow throughdiode 16 substantially equals the discharge current flowing from the main inductor 12). Thereafter, because the voltage across the current suppression circuit is high, theauxiliary inductor 28 begins to conduct, and the current through themain diode 16 decreases to zero. When theswitch 18 is first opened, theauxiliary inductor 28 ensures the current flow through theauxiliary diode 30 is initially zero and thereafter increases until it becomes equal to the current flowing from themain inductor 12 when the current passing through themain diode 16 terminates. Subsequently, theswitch 18 is closed to recharge themain inductor 12. Because the current through themain diode 16 is zero when the switch closes (i.e., all discharge current from themain inductor 12 is carried by the auxiliary diode 30), themain diode 16 experiences no reverse recovery current when theswitch 18 is closed. - FIG. 2 illustrates the operation of the circuit of FIG. 1 in greater detail. In FIG. 2, the top graph illustrates current through the
main diode 16, the middle graph illustrates current through theauxiliary diode 30, and the bottom graph illustrates the sum of the currents through thediodes 16, 30 (i.e., the charging current at theoutput capacitor 20.) As shown in FIG. 2, when theswitch 18 is first opened, themain inductor 12 starts to discharge its energy to charge the capacitor and all of the capacitor charging current is carried by themain diode 16. The current through themain diode 16 then begins to decrease as the current through theauxiliary diode 30 begins to increase. When the current through theauxiliary diode 30 becomes equal to the main inductor current, the current through themain diode 16 becomes equal to zero, and stays zero until theswitch 18 closes. At the moment theswitch 18 is closed, there is no diode recovery current through themain diode 16 because its previous state is with zero current. The diode recovery current through theauxiliary diode 30 is also negligible because the current throughauxiliary inductor 28 cannot change direction abruptly. - The capacitor charging current is the same as in the regular booster (i.e., a booster circuit without the recovery current suppression circuit24). Therefore, the diode recovery
current suppression circuit 24 does not have a noticeable effect on other aspects of the booster regulator performance. - From the foregoing, persons of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the
auxiliary inductor 28 performs several functions. It controls distribution of the discharging current between themain diode 16 and theauxiliary diode 30. It also reduces and preferably substantially eliminates reverse recovery current in theauxiliary diode 30. In the example of FIG. 1, the inductance of theauxiliary inductor 28 is 16 uH and theauxiliary inductor 28 may optionally be saturable. - From the foregoing, persons of ordinary skill in the art will further appreciate that the set of additional
inductive windings 26 functions primarily to ensure the voltage across the recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 will eventually be sufficient to switch off themain diode 16. As such, theadditional windings 26 need not have a large inductance. As a result, in the example of FIG. 1, theadditional windings 26 have significantly fewer turns than themain inductor 12. For example, in the circuit of FIG. 1, theadditional windings 26 have 5 turns and the main inductor has 51 turns. The additional set ofwindings 26 may optionally be wound on the same core as themain inductor 12. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the inductance of theinductive components components switch 18 is preferably controlled such that, themain inductor 12 discharges for a predetermined time period and the diode reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 terminates current flow through themain diode 16 prior to termination of the predetermined time period. - Persons of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that although in the example of FIG. 1, the
main diode 16, theswitch 18, and theadditional windings 26 are connected to an end of themain inductor 12, theadditional windings 26 may optionally comprise a portion of themain inductor 12, and themain diode 16 and switch 18 maybe coupled to atap 14 between theadditional windings 26 and the remainder of themain inductor 12 without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. - As mentioned above, the teachings of the invention are not limited to booster regulators such as that shown in FIG. 1. On the contrary, the teachings of the invention can be applied to a wide range of power supply circuits. For example, a
Buck converter 100 constricted in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 3. In the example of FIG. 3, and all of the other examples that follow, like components (although not necessarily in size) have been labeled with like reference numerals. - In the example of FIG. 3, one end of the
main inductor 12 is coupled to theoutput capacitor 20 and the other end is coupled to theswitch 18 and themain diode 16. The anode of themain diode 16 is connected to ground. The reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 is coupled in parallel with themain diode 16 and includes a set of additionalinductive windings 26, anauxiliary inductor 28 and anauxiliary diode 30. - As with the
booster circuit 10, when theswitch 18 opens, initially all of the capacitor charging current is carried by themain diode 16. Thereafter, the current throughmain diode 16 gradually decreases, while the auxiliary diode current increases until, at one moment, the current through themain diode 16 becomes zero and theauxiliary diode 30 takes all of the main inductor current. At the moment of closing theswitch 18, there is no diode recovery current through themain diode 16 because its immediately previous state is with zero current. The diode recovery current through theauxiliary diode 30 is also negligible because the current through theauxiliary inductor 28 cannot change direction abruptly. - Persons of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the comments made above concerning the various implementation options for the
booster circuit 10 apply with equal force to theBuck regulator 100. For example, a main inductor with a tap can be substituted for themain inductor 12 and the additionalinductive windings 26 without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. - Another
power supply circuit 200 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 4. Thepower supply circuit 200 is a fly-back regulator operating in continuous current mode. - The fly-back regulator working in continuous current mode also has a problem with diode recovery current. In this type of regulator, there is no separate output (main) inductor. Instead, a
transformer 36 performs the energy storage function, thus behaving as themain inductor 12. (In other words, themain inductor 212 comprises part (i.e., the secondary) of the transformer 36). In the fly-back converter depicted in FIG. 4, anauxiliary diode 30, a smallauxiliary inductor 28 and a few more turns 26 on the secondary winding of thetransformer 36 are connected in series to form a recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24. Thecurrent suppression circuit 24 is placed in parallel with the rectifyingdiode 16. - When the
switch 28 opens, the current through themain diode 16 is initially equal to the current through the secondary of thetransformer 36 and thereafter gradually decreases. Conversely, the auxiliary diode current is initially zero and then increases until, at one moment, the current through themain diode 16 becomes zero and theauxiliary diode 30 takes all of the current. At the moment of closing theswitch 18, no diode recovery current passes through themain diode 16 because its previous state is with zero current. The diode recovery current through theauxiliary diode 30 is also very small because of theauxiliary inductor 28. - Still another
power supply circuit 300 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. The function and structure of thepower supply circuit 300 is similar to the circuits described above. In particular, it includes anoutput capacitor 20, amain inductor 12, and a reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 including a set of additionalinductive windings 26, anauxiliary inductor 28 and anauxiliary diode 30 functioning in the same way as explained above. However, in thecircuit 300 of FIG. 5, themain diode 16 comprises at least one diode in afull bridge rectifier 40 which acts upon an AC power signal to produce a rectified AC input to themain inductor 12. - Another
power supply 400 circuit constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 6. The function and structure of thepower supply circuit 400 is similar to thecircuit 300 described above. Thus, it includes anoutput capacitor 20, amain inductor 12, a switch (not shown) and a reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 including a set of additionalinductive windings 26, anauxiliary inductor 28, and anauxiliary diode 30 functioning in the same way explained above. However, in thecircuit 400 of FIG. 6, the main diode actually comprises twodiodes transformer 436. An anode of one of thediodes 416 is coupled to one end of thetransformer 436. An anode of theother diode 417 is coupled to the other end of thetransformer 436. The cathodes of thediodes main inductor 12. In the example of FIG. 6, the diode reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 is coupled to atap 444 of thetransformer 436. - Another
power supply circuit 500 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 7. The example of FIG. 7 is substantially identical to the example of FIG. 6. However, in the example of FIG. 7, the diode reverse recoverycurrent suppression circuit 24 is not coupled to atap 444 of thetransformer 436, but instead is coupled to the anode of thediode 417. - Another
power supply circuit 600 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 8. Thecircuit 600 of FIG. 8 includes amain inductor 12, amain diode 16, anauxiliary inductor 28 and anauxiliary diode 30. Although not shown in FIG. 8, it will also include a switch (not shown) and may also include an output capacitor. However, rather than including a set of additionalinductive windings 26, thecircuit 600 includes a supplemental inductor 626 wound on the same core asmain inductor 12 and including several more turns than themain inductor 12. One end of the supplemental winding 626 is coupled to an end of themain inductor 12. The other end of the supplemental winding 626 is connected in series with theauxiliary inductor 28 and/or theauxiliary diode 30. The voltage at the node between the supplemental inductor 626 and the auxiliary winding 28 is higher than the voltage at the node between themain inductor 12 and themain diode 16 by virtue of the additional windings on the supplemental inductor 626. - It will be evident to persons of ordinary skill in the art that the
circuit 600 of FIG. 8 functions similarly to thecircuit 10 of FIG. 1, and, in the interest of brevity, that functionality will not be repeated here. - Still another
circuit 700 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention is shown in FIG. 9. Thiscircuit 700 is similar to the circuits described above. Thus, it includes amain inductor 12, amain diode 16, anauxiliary diode 30, an additional set ofwindings 726, an output capacitor (not shown) and a switch (not shown). In this example, however, the leakage inductance of the set ofadditional windings 726 is sufficiently high to enable elimination of the auxiliary inductor while retaining the functionality of that omitted element. In other words, the set ofadditional windings 726 acts as a virtual auxiliary inductor. - The example of FIG. 9 can be applied to any of the circuits described above (e.g., FIGS.1-8) to eliminate the
auxiliary inductor 28 without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Apower supply circuit 800 constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention and merging the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9 is shown in FIG. 10. The circuit of FIG. 10 includes amain inductor 12, amain diode 16, anauxiliary diode 30, an output capacitor (not shown) and a switch (not shown). In this example, however, the auxiliary inductor has been eliminated and replaced with asupplemental inductor 826 wound on the same core as themain inductor 12 and having sufficient leakage inductance to perform the function of the auxiliary inductor (e.g., a virtual auxiliary inductor ) while also performing the function of the set of additional inductive windings present in earlier described circuits. - In all of the examples shown in FIGS.1-10, the
auxiliary diode 30 gradually takes the current from main diode 16 (416, 417), and, thus, when reverse voltage is applied across the main diode, the main diode 16 (416, 417) experiences little or preferably no recovery current. The recovery current of theauxiliary diode 30 is also suppressed by the auxiliary inductor in series with thediode 30. In some implementations this auxiliary inductor can be the leakage inductance of the windings on the inductor core. - From the foregoing, persons of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that improved, economic ways to suppress diode recovery current in power supplies have been disclosed. The disclosed power circuits achieve higher frequency conversion with a lower level of noise and reduced switching losses thereby achieving greater efficiency.
- The disclosed circuits achieve suppression of the reverse current spike using low cost passive components. These passive components force the discharge current to alternate between two (or optionally more) diodes in such a way that each diode experiences a low di/dt rate. Moreover, the sum of the current through these diodes is substantially equivalent to the normal current that would flow without the suppression circuit. Furthermore, the disclosed circuits eliminate the expensive second switch of prior art circuits such as that disclosed in Carsten, U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,004 while still achieving current suppression. Additionally, the disclosed circuits can be used with control techniques common to power supplies and do not require special control circuitry.
- Although certain apparatus constructed in accordance with the teachings of the invention have been described herein, the scope of coverage of this patent is not limited thereto. On the contrary, this patent covers all embodiments of the teachings of the invention fairly falling within the scope of the appended claims either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.
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1. A power supply circuit comprising:
a main inductor having a first end, a second end and a tap between the first and second ends;
a main diode coupled to the tap of the main inductor; and
a diode recovery current suppression circuit including an auxiliary inductor and an auxiliary diode coupled in series, the diode recovery current suppression circuit being coupled to the second end of the main inductor.
2. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 further comprising a switch in circuit with the main inductor for selectively at least partially discharging the main inductor.
3. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein the main inductor comprises part of a transformer.
4. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 3 further comprising a switch in circuit with the transformer for selectively at least partially discharging the main inductor.
5. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 further comprising an output capacitor in circuit with the main diode and the diode recovery suppression circuit.
6. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein the auxiliary inductor performs at least one of reducing and eliminating reverse recovery current in the auxiliary diode.
7. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein energy from the main inductor charges a capacitor for a predetermined time period, and the diode reverse recovery current suppression circuit terminates current flow through the main diode prior to termination of the predetermined time period.
8. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein the power supply circuit comprises a switchmode power converter.
9. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein at least some of the components of the power supply circuit form at least a portion of a boost regulator.
10. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein at least some of the components of the power supply circuit form at least a portion of a buck regulator.
11. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein at least some of the components of the power supply circuit form at least a portion of a fly-back regulator.
12. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 11 wherein the fly-back regulator is structured to operate in continuous mode.
13. A power supply circuit as defined in claim 1 wherein the main diode comprises at least a portion of a full bridge rectifier.
14. A power supply circuit comprising:
a main inductor having a first end, a second end and a tap between the first and second ends;
a main diode coupled to the tap of the main inductor; and
a diode recovery current suppression circuit including an auxiliary diode coupled to the second end of the main inductor wherein a portion of the main inductor between the tap and the second end has sufficient leakage inductance to function as a virtual auxiliary inductor.
15. A power supply circuit comprising:
a main inductor having an end;
a main diode coupled to the end of the main inductor; and
a diode recovery current suppression circuit including: (a) a set of additional inductive windings and (b) an auxiliary diode coupled to the set of additional inductive windings, the set of additional inductive windings being coupled to the end of the main inductor and having sufficient leakage inductance to function as a virtual auxiliary inductor.
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