US20020141211A1 - Adapter circuit for selectively doubling input voltage depending upon connector type - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to power supplies, and more particularly to AC/DC adapter circuits in power supplies.
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- AC/DC alternating current/direct current
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a conventional AC/DC adapter.
- This circuit 100 is compatible with AC sources ranging from 90V to 265V.
- the circuit 100 comprises a rectifier bridge 104 which fully rectifies the AC voltage input from the AC source 102 .
- the AC voltage from the rectifier bridge 104 charges the input capacitor C 1 106 , developing a DC voltage.
- the DC voltage across C 1 106 can vary from a low 100V DC to a high 375 V DC.
- the transformer T 9 108 is a flyback transformer that stores the energy when transistor Q 2 110 is “on”, and releases the energy to the output when Q 2 110 is “off”.
- the DC output voltage is filtered by diode D 8 112 and capacitor C 5 114 .
- the DC output voltage is regulated by an error amplifier 116 , which changes the pulse width of the switcher using the pulse width modulator 118 (PWM).
- T 9 108 is a storage transformer, its size is large. Since Q 2 110 is a high current, high voltage transistor required for wide range of input voltage, its size is large. In addition, due to the very wide range of AC input voltage, the circuit 100 cannot operate at a very high frequency, i.e., greater than 150 KHz. For these reasons, the size of the circuit 100 is very large. Due to its large size and its requirement to accommodate a wide range of AC input voltages, the circuit 100 is inefficient.
- the present invention provides an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size.
- the adapter circuit includes: a selective voltage doubler which approximately doubles an input voltage with a low line connector and does not with a high line connector; a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler; a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher; a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit; and a filter coupled to the first and second diodes.
- a low line connector is used, the input voltage is doubled and a one diode drop is used.
- a high line connector is used, the input voltage is not doubled and a two diode drop is used. This allows the adapter circuit to be significantly reduced in size and weight. It also has low power loss.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a conventional AC/DC adapter.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of an adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of the adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention with a second type of connector
- the present invention provides an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size.
- the following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements.
- Various modifications to the preferred embodiment will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the generic principles herein may be applied to other embodiments.
- the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiment shown but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 in conjunction with the discussion below.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of an adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention.
- the adapter circuit 200 may be used with different connectors, depending upon the AC voltage level used by a particular country.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the circuit 200 with a low line type of connector 202 which may by used in the United States, where the AC voltage is approximately 100V.
- the connector 202 has a first blade 10 , a second blade 12 , and a third blade 14 connected to the second blade 12 .
- the first 10 and second 12 blades are connected to the half-wave rectifier D 14 204 as illustrated.
- the third blade 14 is connected to the node 16 where capacitor C 6 206 and capacitor C 7 208 join.
- the rectifier D 14 204 , C 6 206 , and C 7 208 form the selective voltage doubler of the circuit 200 .
- the first blade 10 is positive, and the second blade 12 is negative.
- the current passes through D 14 204 and charges C 6 206 .
- the first blade 10 is negative, and the second blade 12 is positive.
- the current passes through D 14 204 , and charges C 7 208 .
- the positive terminal of C 6 206 is connected to the drain of transistor Q 3 210 .
- the negative terminal C 7 208 is connected to the source of transistor Q 2 212 .
- Q 3 210 and Q 2 212 form the switcher of the circuit 200 .
- the total voltage applied to the input of the switcher is the sum of the voltages across C 6 206 and C 7 208 .
- the voltage to the switcher is approximately doubled. For example, if the AC source is 100V AC, then the voltages across C 6 206 and C 7 208 are approximately 140V DC each, thus providing the switcher with approximately 280V DC. Because about twice the input voltage is powering the switcher, the current flowing out of C 6 206 and C 7 208 is reduced to half. Thus, Q 2 212 and Q 3 210 may be smaller than the transistor Q 2 110 in the circuit 100 .
- the voltage passes through the primary and secondary windings of T 10 216 , and D 9 220 conducts.
- the charging of C 6 206 and C 7 208 is accomplished with one diode drop, rather than two as with circuit 100 . Since the voltages applied across the diodes D 8 218 and D 9 220 are approximately twice the output voltage, low power dissipation diodes may be used.
- the inductor L 10 222 and the capacitor C 5 224 form the filter of the circuit 200 which filters the DC voltage output.
- the circuit 200 is a high frequency converter, in the order of 1MHz, and is a resonant circuit which operators in the full range of AC voltage sources.
- the size of L 10 222 can be much smaller than the T 9 108 of circuit 100 .
- C 5 224 may be smaller than C 5 114 of circuit 100 . Therefore, the circuit 200 is smaller in size and has less power loss than conventional adapter circuits.
- the DC output voltage is regulated by the error amplifier 226 , which uses the voltage control oscillator 228 (VCO) to change the DC output voltage.
- VCO voltage control oscillator
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of the adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention with a high line type of connector, which may by used in Europe, where the input AC voltage is approximately 200V.
- the connector 250 also has a first blade 10 , a second blade 12 , and a third blade 14 . However, the third blade 14 is not connected to the second blade 14 .
- the adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size has been disclosed.
- the adapter circuit selectively doubles the input voltage depending upon the type of connector used with the circuit. When a low line connector is used, the input voltage is doubled and a one diode drop is used. When a high line connector is used, the input voltage is not doubled and a two diode drop is used. This allows the adapter circuit to be significantly reduced in size and weight. It also has low power loss.
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The present invention provides an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size. The adapter circuit includes: a selective voltage doubler which approximately doubles an input voltage with a low line connector and does not with a high line connector; a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler; a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher; a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit; and a filter coupled to the first and second diodes. When a low line connector is used, the input voltage is doubled and a one diode drop is used. When a high line connector is used, the input voltage is not doubled and a two diode drop is used. This allows the adapter circuit to be significantly reduced in size and weight. It also has low power loss.
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- The present invention relates to power supplies, and more particularly to AC/DC adapter circuits in power supplies.
- The voltage of the alternating current (AC) sources from typical outlets vary from country to country, mostly between 90V and 265V. The alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) adapters for laptop computer power supplies and for batteries of most mobile products need to be compatible for these various AC sources.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a conventional AC/DC adapter. This
circuit 100 is compatible with AC sources ranging from 90V to 265V. Thecircuit 100 comprises arectifier bridge 104 which fully rectifies the AC voltage input from theAC source 102. The AC voltage from therectifier bridge 104 charges theinput capacitor C1 106, developing a DC voltage. Thus, the DC voltage acrossC1 106 can vary from a low 100V DC to a high 375 V DC. Thetransformer T9 108 is a flyback transformer that stores the energy when transistor Q2 110 is “on”, and releases the energy to the output when Q2 110 is “off”. The DC output voltage is filtered by diode D8 112 and capacitor C5 114. The DC output voltage is regulated by anerror amplifier 116, which changes the pulse width of the switcher using the pulse width modulator 118 (PWM). - However, because T9 108 is a storage transformer, its size is large. Since Q2 110 is a high current, high voltage transistor required for wide range of input voltage, its size is large. In addition, due to the very wide range of AC input voltage, the
circuit 100 cannot operate at a very high frequency, i.e., greater than 150 KHz. For these reasons, the size of thecircuit 100 is very large. Due to its large size and its requirement to accommodate a wide range of AC input voltages, thecircuit 100 is inefficient. - Accordingly, there exists a need for an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size. The present invention addresses such a need.
- The present invention provides an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size. The adapter circuit includes: a selective voltage doubler which approximately doubles an input voltage with a low line connector and does not with a high line connector; a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler; a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher; a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit; and a filter coupled to the first and second diodes. When a low line connector is used, the input voltage is doubled and a one diode drop is used. When a high line connector is used, the input voltage is not doubled and a two diode drop is used. This allows the adapter circuit to be significantly reduced in size and weight. It also has low power loss.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a conventional AC/DC adapter.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of an adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of the adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention with a second type of connector
- The present invention provides an adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements. Various modifications to the preferred embodiment will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the generic principles herein may be applied to other embodiments. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiment shown but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.
- To more particularly describe the features of the present invention, please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 in conjunction with the discussion below.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of an adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention. The
adapter circuit 200 may be used with different connectors, depending upon the AC voltage level used by a particular country. FIG. 2 illustrates thecircuit 200 with a low line type ofconnector 202 which may by used in the United States, where the AC voltage is approximately 100V. Theconnector 202 has afirst blade 10, asecond blade 12, and athird blade 14 connected to thesecond blade 12. The first 10 and second 12 blades are connected to the half-wave rectifier D14 204 as illustrated. Thethird blade 14 is connected to thenode 16 where capacitor C6 206 and capacitor C7 208 join. Therectifier D14 204,C6 206, andC7 208 form the selective voltage doubler of thecircuit 200. - During the positive half of the high frequency AC cycle, the
first blade 10 is positive, and thesecond blade 12 is negative. The current passes throughD14 204 and chargesC6 206. During the negative half of the high frequency AC cycle, thefirst blade 10 is negative, and thesecond blade 12 is positive. The current passes throughD14 204, and chargesC7 208. The positive terminal of C6 206 is connected to the drain oftransistor Q3 210. The negative terminal C7 208 is connected to the source oftransistor Q2 212.Q3 210 andQ2 212 form the switcher of thecircuit 200. Because thethird blade 14 is connected to thesecond blade 12, the total voltage applied to the input of the switcher is the sum of the voltages acrossC6 206 andC7 208. Thus, the voltage to the switcher is approximately doubled. For example, if the AC source is 100V AC, then the voltages acrossC6 206 and C7 208 are approximately 140V DC each, thus providing the switcher with approximately 280V DC. Because about twice the input voltage is powering the switcher, the current flowing out ofC6 206 and C7 208 is reduced to half. Thus,Q2 212 andQ3 210 may be smaller than the transistor Q2 110 in thecircuit 100. - During the positive half of the high frequency AC cycle,
C6 206 is charged, Q2 is “off”, andQ3 210 turns “on”. The voltage passes throughcapacitor C9 214 to the primary winding of thetransformer T10 216. Thecapacitor C9 214 and the leakage inductance ofT10 216 form the resonant circuit of thecircuit 200. The secondary winding ofT10 216 is coupled to the diode D8 218 and thediode D9 220. During the positive half of the high frequency AC cycle, D8 218 conducts. During the negative half of the high frequency AC cycle,C7 208 is charged, Q2 turns “on”, andQ3 210 is “off”. The voltage passes through the primary and secondary windings ofT10 216, andD9 220 conducts. Thus, the charging ofC6 206 and C7 208 is accomplished with one diode drop, rather than two as withcircuit 100. Since the voltages applied across the diodes D8 218 andD9 220 are approximately twice the output voltage, low power dissipation diodes may be used. Theinductor L10 222 and thecapacitor C5 224 form the filter of thecircuit 200 which filters the DC voltage output. - The
circuit 200 is a high frequency converter, in the order of 1MHz, and is a resonant circuit which operators in the full range of AC voltage sources. Thus, the size ofL10 222 can be much smaller than theT9 108 ofcircuit 100. Also, sinceC5 224 will not experience any significant ripple,C5 224 may be smaller than C5 114 ofcircuit 100. Therefore, thecircuit 200 is smaller in size and has less power loss than conventional adapter circuits. - The DC output voltage is regulated by the error amplifier226, which uses the voltage control oscillator 228 (VCO) to change the DC output voltage.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of the adapter circuit in accordance with the present invention with a high line type of connector, which may by used in Europe, where the input AC voltage is approximately 200V. Like the
connector 202, theconnector 250 also has afirst blade 10, asecond blade 12, and athird blade 14. However, thethird blade 14 is not connected to thesecond blade 14. - During the positive half of the high frequency AC cycle, the
first blade 10 is positive, and thesecond blade 12 is negative. The current passes throughD14 204 and charges bothC6 206 andC7 208. Since theneutral blade 14 is not connected to thesecond blade 12,C6 206 andC7 208 are now is series. The entire 200V AC input is rectified byD14 204, and thus the DC voltage acrossC6 206 andC7 208 is approximately 280V DC and is not doubled. The same is true for the negative half of the high frequency AC cycle. Thus, approximately the same amount of DC voltage is provided to the switching means by using theappropriate connector connector 202. - An adapter circuit which improves efficiency and size has been disclosed. The adapter circuit selectively doubles the input voltage depending upon the type of connector used with the circuit. When a low line connector is used, the input voltage is doubled and a one diode drop is used. When a high line connector is used, the input voltage is not doubled and a two diode drop is used. This allows the adapter circuit to be significantly reduced in size and weight. It also has low power loss.
- Although the present invention has been described in accordance with the embodiments shown, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that there could be variations to the embodiments and those variations would be within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, many modifications May be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. An adapter circuit, comprising:
(a) a selective voltage doubler, wherein the selective voltage doubler approximately doubles an input voltage with a low line connector and does not double the input voltage with a high line connector;
(b) a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler;
(c) a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher;
(d) a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit; and
(e) a filter coupled to the first and second diodes.
2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the selective voltage doubler (a) comprises:
(a1) a half-wave rectifier coupled to a first blade and a second blade of the low line connector or the high line connector;
(a2) a first capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the half-wave rectifier and a negative terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to a third blade of the low line connector or the high line connector, wherein the third blade is coupled to the second blade in the low line connector and not coupled to the second blade in the high line connector; and
(a3) a second capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the negative terminal of the first capacitor and a negative terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to ground.
3. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the switcher (b) comprises:
(b1) a first transistor, wherein a drain of the first transistor is coupled to a positive terminal of a first capacitor of the selective voltage doubler; and
(b2) a second transistor, wherein a drain of the second transistor is coupled to a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor is coupled to a negative terminal of a second capacitor of the selective voltage doubler.
4. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the resonant circuit (c) comprises:
(c1) a third capacitor coupled to a source of a first transistor of the switcher and to a drain of a second transistor of the switcher; and
(c2) a transformer, wherein a primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the third capacitor and a source of the second transistor, wherein a secondary winding of the transformer is coupled to the first and second diodes.
5. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the filter (e) comprises:
(e1) an inductor coupled to the first and second diodes; and
(e2) a fourth capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to an output of the inductor and a negative terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to ground.
6. The circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
(f) an output voltage regulator.
7. The circuit of claim 6 , wherein the output voltage regulator (f) comprises:
(f1) an error amplifier coupled to an output of the adapter circuit; and
(f2) a voltage control oscillator coupled to the error amplifier, a gate of a first transistor of the switcher, and a gate of a second transistor of the switcher.
8. An adapter circuit, comprising:
(a) a selective voltage doubler, wherein the selective voltage doubler approximately doubles an input voltage with a low line connector and does not double the input voltage with a high line connector, wherein the selective voltage doubler comprises:
(a1) a half-wave rectifier coupled to a first blade and a second blade of the low line connector or the high line connector,
(a2) a first capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the half-wave rectifier and a negative terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to a third blade of the low line connector or the high line connector, wherein the third blade is coupled to the second blade in the low line connector and not coupled to the second blade in the high line connector, and
(a3) a second capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the negative terminal of the first capacitor and a negative terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to ground;
(b) a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler, wherein the switcher comprises:
(b1) a first transistor, wherein a drain of the first transistor is coupled to the positive terminal of the first capacitor, and
(b2) a second transistor, wherein a drain of the second transistor is coupled to a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor is coupled to the negative terminal of the second capacitor;
(c) a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher, wherein the resonant circuit comprises:
(c1) a third capacitor coupled to the source of the first transistor and to the drain of the second transistor, and
(c2) a transformer comprising a primary and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the third capacitor and the source of the second transistor;
(d) a first diode and a second diode coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer; and
(e) a filter coupled to the first and second diodes, wherein the filter comprises:
(e1) an inductor coupled to the first and second diodes, and
(e2) a fourth capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to an output of the inductor and a negative terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to ground.
9. The circuit of claim 8 , further comprising:
(f) an output voltage regulator.
10. The circuit of claim 9 , wherein the output voltage regulator (f) comprises:
(f1) an error amplifier coupled to an output of the adapter circuit; and
(f2) a voltage control oscillator coupled to the error amplifier, a gate of the first transistor, and a gate of the second transistor.
11. A system, comprising:
a low line connector, comprising a first blade, a second blade, and a third blade coupled to the second blade; and
an adapter circuit, comprising:
a selective voltage doubler, wherein the selective voltage doubler approximately doubles an input voltage,
a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler,
a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher,
a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit, and
a filter coupled to the first and second diodes.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the selective voltage doubler comprises:
a half-wave rectifier coupled to the first blade and the second blade;
a first capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the half-wave rectifier and a negative terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the third blade; and
a second capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the negative terminal of the first capacitor and a negative terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to ground.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the switcher comprises:
a first transistor, wherein a drain of the first transistor is coupled to a positive terminal of a first capacitor of the selective voltage doubler; and
a second transistor, wherein a drain of the second transistor is coupled to a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor is coupled to a negative terminal of a second capacitor of the selective voltage doubler.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the resonant circuit comprises:
a third capacitor coupled to a source of a first transistor of the switcher and to a drain of a second transistor of the switcher; and
a transformer, wherein a primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the third capacitor and a source of the second transistor, wherein a secondary winding of the transformer is coupled to the first and second diodes.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the filter comprises:
an inductor coupled to the first and second diodes; and
a fourth capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to an output of the inductor and a negative terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to ground.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the adapter circuit further comprises:
an output voltage regulator.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the output voltage regulator comprises:
an error amplifier coupled to an output of the adapter circuit; and
a voltage control oscillator coupled to the error amplifier, a gate of a first transistor of the switcher, and a gate of a second transistor of the switcher.
18. A system, comprising:
a high line connector, comprising a first blade, a second blade, and a third blade, wherein the third blade is not coupled to the second blade; and
an adapter circuit, comprising:
a selective voltage doubler, wherein the selective voltage doubler does not double an input voltage,
a switcher coupled to the selective voltage doubler,
a resonant circuit coupled to the switcher,
a first diode and a second diode coupled to the resonant circuit, and
a filter coupled to the first and second diodes.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the selective voltage doubler comprises:
a half-wave rectifier coupled to a first blade and a second blade;
a first capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the half-wave rectifier and a negative terminal of the first capacitor is coupled to the third blade; and
a second capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to the negative terminal of the first capacitor and a negative terminal of the second capacitor is coupled to ground.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the switcher comprises:
a first transistor, wherein a drain of the first transistor is coupled to a positive terminal of a first capacitor of the selective voltage doubler; and
a second transistor, wherein a drain of the second transistor is coupled to a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor is coupled to a negative terminal of a second capacitor of the selective voltage doubler.
21. The system of claim 18 , wherein the resonant circuit comprises:
a third capacitor coupled to a source of a first transistor of the switcher and to a drain of a second transistor of the switcher; and
a transformer, wherein a primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the third capacitor and a source of the second transistor, wherein a secondary winding of the transformer is coupled to the first and second diodes.
22. The system of claim 18 , wherein the filter comprises:
an inductor coupled to the first and second diodes; and
a fourth capacitor, wherein a positive terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to an output of the inductor and a negative terminal of the fourth capacitor is coupled to ground.
23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the adapter circuit further comprises:
an output voltage regulator.
24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the output voltage regulator comprises:
an error amplifier coupled to an output of the adapter circuit; and
a voltage control oscillator coupled to the error amplifier, a gate of a first transistor of the switcher, and a gate of a second transistor of the switcher.
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