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- the present invention relates to a pulse width modulation (PWM) boost system and a start-up method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a PWM boost system with a function of current limit soft-start and a start-up method thereof.
- PWM pulse width modulation
- FIG. 1 shows a conventional PWM boost system 1 , which includes a boost circuit 10 , a pulse width modulation circuit (PWM circuit) 11 , a pre-oscillator 12 , a comparator 13 , a voltage dividing circuit 14 , and a stabilizing circuit 15 .
- FIGS. 2( a ) and 2 ( b ) are diagrams of relevant signals when an output voltage Vout of the PWM boost system 1 is connected to a light load and a heavy load, respectively.
- Signals V out , V EO1 , and L L1 stand for a DC output voltage of the PWM boost system 1 , a voltage on a node EO 1 connecting the comparator 13 and the PWM circuit 11 (i.e., an error voltage), and an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor L 1 in the boost circuit 10 , respectively.
- the stabilizing circuit 15 includes a resistor R 3 and a capacitor C 2 strung between the node EO 1 and a ground terminal.
- a reference voltage V ref is applied on a non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 13 , while an inverting input terminal of the comparator 13 is connected to a feedback voltage V FB from the voltage dividing circuit 14 , so as to define the magnitude of the DC output voltage V out .
- V uvlo undervoltage lockout voltage
- the pre-oscillator 12 outputs a pre-oscillation signal S OSC to the PWM circuit 11 to generate a PWM signal S PWM .
- the PWM signal S PWM is used to change the turn-on or turn-off time of a switch SW 1 , such that the inductor current I L1 generated by a first voltage V in and flowing through the boost inductor L 1 charges a capacitor C 1 intermittently, and the charges stored in the capacitor C 1 can generate the DC output voltage V out .
- the diode D 1 limits a discharging direction of the capacitor C 1 .
- FIG. 2( b ) the operation of FIG. 2( b ) during pre-oscillation period is the same as that of FIG. 2( a ).
- the signal V EO1 continues switching between two operating modes of the pre-oscillation period and a PWM period, and thus an appropriate PWM signal S PWM cannot be generated by the PWM circuit 11 .
- the DC output voltage V out continues oscillating about the first predetermined voltage V uvlo , and cannot reach the second predetermined voltage V ref ⁇ DIV (i.e., the PWM boost system 1 cannot be started up successfully).
- One aspect of the present invention is to provide a PWM boost system, which adds a current limit circuit and a comparator enabled in a pre-oscillation period according to an enable signal, so as to eliminate an inrush current when the PWM boost system is started up with a light load, and to ensure a successful start-up when the PWM boost system is connected to a heavy load.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a start-up method of a PWM boost system, which limits an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor and enables a comparator during a pre-oscillation period, so as to eliminate an inrush current when the PWM boost system is started up with a light load, and to ensure a successful start-up when the PWM boost system is connected to a heavy load.
- the present invention discloses a PWM boost system, which includes a boost circuit including a boost inductor, a voltage dividing circuit, a comparator, a PWM circuit, a pre-oscillator, and a current limit circuit.
- the boost circuit increases a first voltage to generate a DC output voltage.
- the voltage dividing circuit uses the DC output voltage to generate a feedback voltage.
- the comparator is used to compare a reference voltage and the feedback voltage to generate an error voltage.
- the PWM circuit receives the error voltage to generate a PWM signal to control the boost circuit.
- the pre-oscillator generates a pre-oscillation signal to the PWM circuit in a pre-oscillation period.
- the current limit circuit controls an inductor current flowing through the boost inductor.
- the pre-oscillation period is as the period when the DC output voltage is lower than a first predetermined voltage
- the PWM period is as the period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first pre
- the present invention further discloses a start-up method of a PWM boost system, which includes (1) providing an error voltage; (2) generating a PWM signal according to the error voltage; (3) controlling a switch in a boost circuit with the PWM signal, so as to control an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor in the boost circuit; (4) charging a capacitor in the boost circuit with the inductor current, wherein charges stored in the capacitor define a DC output voltage; and (5) providing a feedback voltage according to the DC output voltage to adjust the error voltage.
- a pre-oscillation period is as the period when the DC output voltage is lower than a first predetermined voltage
- a PWM period is the period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first predetermined voltage
- the error voltage is generated during pre-oscillation period by actuation of an enable signal.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a conventional PWM boost system.
- FIGS. 2( a ) and 2 ( b ) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage of FIG. 1 is connected to a light load and a heavy load respectively.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a PWM boost system of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4( a ) and 4 ( b ) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage of FIG. 3 is connected to a light load and a heavy load respectively.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a start-up method of the PWM boost system of FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a PWM boost system 2 of the present invention
- FIGS. 4( a ) and 4 ( b ) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage V out of the PWM boost system 2 of the present invention is connected to a light load and a heavy load, respectively.
- the PWM boost system 2 includes a boost circuit 20 including a boost inductor L 2 , a voltage dividing circuit 24 , a comparator 23 , a PWM circuit 21 , a pre-oscillator 22 , a current limit circuit 26 , and a stabilizing circuit 27 .
- the boost circuit 20 includes a boost inductor L 2 connected to a first voltage V in , a switch SW 2 connected in series with the boost inductor L 2 , a diode D 2 connected to the boost inductor L 2 and the switch SW 2 , and a capacitor C 3 connected between the diode D 2 and a ground terminal.
- the charges stored in the capacitor C 3 are used to generate the DC output voltage V out
- the boost circuit 20 charges the capacitor C 3 intermittently by controlling the turn-on time of the switch SW 2 , so as to increase the first voltage V in to generate the DC output voltage V out .
- the voltage dividing circuit 24 of this embodiment includes a first resistor R 4 connected to the diode D 2 and a second resistor R 5 connected between the first resistor R 4 and the terminal ground.
- the voltage dividing circuit 24 uses the DC output voltage V out to generate a feedback voltage V FB .
- an enable signal ENABLE enables the comparator 23 to compare a reference voltage V ref with the feedback voltage V FB , so as to generate an error voltage V EO2 (i.e., the voltage on a node EO 2 ).
- the PWM circuit 21 receives the error voltage V EO2 to generate a PWM signal S PWM to control the boost circuit 20 .
- the pre-oscillator 22 generates a pre-oscillation signal SOSC to the PWM circuit 21 in a pre-oscillation period.
- the current limit circuit 26 controls an inductor current I L2 flowing through the boost inductor L 2 .
- the stabilizing circuit 27 includes a resistor R 6 and a capacitor C 4 strung between the node EO 2 and the ground terminal.
- a period when the DC output voltage V out is lower than the first predetermined voltage is defined as the pre-oscillation period
- a period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first predetermined voltage is defined as a PWM period.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a start-up method of the PWM boost system 2 of FIG. 3 .
- an error voltage V EO2 is provided (Step S 10 ).
- the enable signal ENABLE enables the comparator 23 to generate the error voltage V EO2 , and meanwhile, the pre-oscillator 22 also generates a pre-oscillation signal S OSC .
- the PWM circuit 21 then generates a PWM signal S PWM according to the pre-oscillation signal S OSC (Step S 20 ).
- the PWM signal S PWM controls the turn-on time of the switch SW 2 in the boost circuit 20 , so as to control an inductor current I L2 flowing through a boost inductor L 2 in the boost circuit 20 (Step S 30 ).
- the inductor current I L2 is used to charge a capacitor C 3 in the boost circuit 20 , and the charges stored in the capacitor C 3 define the DC output voltage V out (Step S 40 ).
- the DC output voltage V out is higher than the first predetermined voltage V uvlo (i.e., entering the PWM period)
- the inductor current L 2 increases accordingly.
- the current limit circuit 26 uses a node S to sense the inductor current I L2 .
- the current limit circuit 26 sends a control signal Crt back to the PWM circuit 21 according to the result of limiting the inductor current I L2 , So as to adjust the PWM signal S PWM .
- the PWM signal S PWM is generated according to the error V EO2 together with a carrier signal in the PWM circuit 21 .
- the current upper limit value is adjusted with time. In this embodiment, the current upper limit value increases stepwise until reaching a rated current upper limit value.
- the voltage dividing circuit 24 provides a feedback voltage V FB to the comparator 23 where the feedback voltage V FB is compared with a reference voltage V ref , so as to adjust the error voltage V EO2 (Step S 50 ).
- the DC output voltage generated by the PWM boost system of the present invention can increase with the time to a second predetermined voltage in both the pre-oscillation period and the PWM period regardless of whether a light load or a heavy load is connected, avoiding the problem with the DC output voltage stopping at the first predetermined voltage (as shown in FIG. 2( a )) or oscillating about the first predetermined voltage (as shown in FIG. 2( b )).
- the current limit circuit the problem of inrush current can be solved effectively. Therefore, the PWM boost system and the start-up method thereof of the present invention realize the desired purposes of eliminating the rush current when starting up with a light load and achieve successful start-up when a heavy load is connected.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a pulse width modulation (PWM) boost system and a start-up method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a PWM boost system with a function of current limit soft-start and a start-up method thereof.
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- Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.
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FIG. 1 shows a conventional PWM boost system 1, which includes aboost circuit 10, a pulse width modulation circuit (PWM circuit) 11, a pre-oscillator 12, acomparator 13, a voltage dividingcircuit 14, and a stabilizingcircuit 15.FIGS. 2( a) and 2(b) are diagrams of relevant signals when an output voltage Vout of the PWM boost system 1 is connected to a light load and a heavy load, respectively. Signals Vout, VEO1, and LL1 stand for a DC output voltage of the PWM boost system 1, a voltage on a node EO1 connecting thecomparator 13 and the PWM circuit 11 (i.e., an error voltage), and an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor L1 in theboost circuit 10, respectively. The stabilizingcircuit 15 includes a resistor R3 and a capacitor C2 strung between the node EO1 and a ground terminal. - Referring to
FIG. 2( a), when the PWM boost system 1 is started, a reference voltage Vref is applied on a non-inverting input terminal of thecomparator 13, while an inverting input terminal of thecomparator 13 is connected to a feedback voltage VFB from the voltage dividingcircuit 14, so as to define the magnitude of the DC output voltage Vout. When the DC output voltage Vout is lower than a first predetermined voltage Vuvlo (undervoltage lockout voltage) (i.e., in a pre-oscillation period), the pre-oscillator 12 outputs a pre-oscillation signal SOSC to thePWM circuit 11 to generate a PWM signal SPWM. It should be noted that during pre-oscillation period, thecomparator 13 does not output a signal (i.e., the level of VEO1 is 0). The PWM signal SPWM is used to change the turn-on or turn-off time of a switch SW1, such that the inductor current IL1 generated by a first voltage Vin and flowing through the boost inductor L1 charges a capacitor C1 intermittently, and the charges stored in the capacitor C1 can generate the DC output voltage Vout. Here, the diode D1 limits a discharging direction of the capacitor C1. After entering a PWM period, the DC output voltage Vout is maintained at the first predetermined voltage Vuvlo for a period of time. When the DC output voltage Vout increases, an inrush current is generated with the inductor current IL1, and the inductor current IL1 does not decline until the DC output voltage Vout reaches a second predetermined voltage Vref×DIV, where DIV=(R1+R2)/R2. - Referring to
FIG. 2( b), the operation ofFIG. 2( b) during pre-oscillation period is the same as that ofFIG. 2( a). However, after the pre-oscillation period is terminated, as the output of the PWM boost system 1 is connected to a heavy load, the signal VEO1 continues switching between two operating modes of the pre-oscillation period and a PWM period, and thus an appropriate PWM signal SPWM cannot be generated by thePWM circuit 11. As a result, the DC output voltage Vout continues oscillating about the first predetermined voltage Vuvlo, and cannot reach the second predetermined voltage Vref×DIV (i.e., the PWM boost system 1 cannot be started up successfully). - One aspect of the present invention is to provide a PWM boost system, which adds a current limit circuit and a comparator enabled in a pre-oscillation period according to an enable signal, so as to eliminate an inrush current when the PWM boost system is started up with a light load, and to ensure a successful start-up when the PWM boost system is connected to a heavy load.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a start-up method of a PWM boost system, which limits an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor and enables a comparator during a pre-oscillation period, so as to eliminate an inrush current when the PWM boost system is started up with a light load, and to ensure a successful start-up when the PWM boost system is connected to a heavy load.
- The present invention discloses a PWM boost system, which includes a boost circuit including a boost inductor, a voltage dividing circuit, a comparator, a PWM circuit, a pre-oscillator, and a current limit circuit. The boost circuit increases a first voltage to generate a DC output voltage. The voltage dividing circuit uses the DC output voltage to generate a feedback voltage. The comparator is used to compare a reference voltage and the feedback voltage to generate an error voltage. The PWM circuit receives the error voltage to generate a PWM signal to control the boost circuit. The pre-oscillator generates a pre-oscillation signal to the PWM circuit in a pre-oscillation period. The current limit circuit controls an inductor current flowing through the boost inductor. Here, the pre-oscillation period is as the period when the DC output voltage is lower than a first predetermined voltage, and the PWM period is as the period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first predetermined voltage.
- The present invention further discloses a start-up method of a PWM boost system, which includes (1) providing an error voltage; (2) generating a PWM signal according to the error voltage; (3) controlling a switch in a boost circuit with the PWM signal, so as to control an inductor current flowing through a boost inductor in the boost circuit; (4) charging a capacitor in the boost circuit with the inductor current, wherein charges stored in the capacitor define a DC output voltage; and (5) providing a feedback voltage according to the DC output voltage to adjust the error voltage. A pre-oscillation period is as the period when the DC output voltage is lower than a first predetermined voltage, a PWM period is the period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first predetermined voltage, and the error voltage is generated during pre-oscillation period by actuation of an enable signal.
- The invention will be described according to the appended drawings.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a conventional PWM boost system. -
FIGS. 2( a) and 2(b) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage ofFIG. 1 is connected to a light load and a heavy load respectively. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a PWM boost system of the present invention. -
FIGS. 4( a) and 4(b) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage ofFIG. 3 is connected to a light load and a heavy load respectively. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a start-up method of the PWM boost system ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of aPWM boost system 2 of the present invention, andFIGS. 4( a) and 4(b) are diagrams of relevant signals when the output voltage Vout of thePWM boost system 2 of the present invention is connected to a light load and a heavy load, respectively. ThePWM boost system 2 includes aboost circuit 20 including a boost inductor L2, a voltage dividingcircuit 24, acomparator 23, aPWM circuit 21, a pre-oscillator 22, acurrent limit circuit 26, and a stabilizingcircuit 27. Theboost circuit 20 includes a boost inductor L2 connected to a first voltage Vin, a switch SW2 connected in series with the boost inductor L2, a diode D2 connected to the boost inductor L2 and the switch SW2, and a capacitor C3 connected between the diode D2 and a ground terminal. The charges stored in the capacitor C3 are used to generate the DC output voltage Vout Theboost circuit 20 charges the capacitor C3 intermittently by controlling the turn-on time of the switch SW2, so as to increase the first voltage Vin to generate the DC output voltage Vout. The voltage dividingcircuit 24 of this embodiment includes a first resistor R4 connected to the diode D2 and a second resistor R5 connected between the first resistor R4 and the terminal ground. The voltage dividingcircuit 24 uses the DC output voltage Vout to generate a feedback voltage VFB. When the DC output voltage Vout is lower than a first predetermined voltage (i.e., during pre-oscillation period), an enable signal ENABLE enables thecomparator 23 to compare a reference voltage Vref with the feedback voltage VFB, so as to generate an error voltage VEO2 (i.e., the voltage on a node EO2). ThePWM circuit 21 receives the error voltage VEO2 to generate a PWM signal SPWM to control theboost circuit 20. The pre-oscillator 22 generates a pre-oscillation signal SOSC to thePWM circuit 21 in a pre-oscillation period. Thecurrent limit circuit 26 controls an inductor current IL2 flowing through the boost inductor L2. The stabilizingcircuit 27 includes a resistor R6 and a capacitor C4 strung between the node EO2 and the ground terminal. Here, a period when the DC output voltage Vout is lower than the first predetermined voltage (the undervoltage lockout voltage Vuvlo in this example) is defined as the pre-oscillation period, and a period when the DC output voltage is higher than the first predetermined voltage is defined as a PWM period. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a start-up method of thePWM boost system 2 ofFIG. 3 . First, an error voltage VEO2 is provided (Step S10). Referring toFIGS. 4( a) and 4(b), during pre-oscillation period, the enable signal ENABLE enables thecomparator 23 to generate the error voltage VEO2, and meanwhile, the pre-oscillator 22 also generates a pre-oscillation signal SOSC. ThePWM circuit 21 then generates a PWM signal SPWM according to the pre-oscillation signal SOSC (Step S20). Then, the PWM signal SPWM controls the turn-on time of the switch SW2 in theboost circuit 20, so as to control an inductor current IL2 flowing through a boost inductor L2 in the boost circuit 20 (Step S30). Then, the inductor current IL2 is used to charge a capacitor C3 in theboost circuit 20, and the charges stored in the capacitor C3 define the DC output voltage Vout (Step S40). When the DC output voltage Vout is higher than the first predetermined voltage Vuvlo (i.e., entering the PWM period), the inductor current L2 increases accordingly. At this time, thecurrent limit circuit 26 uses a node S to sense the inductor current IL2. and then limits the inductor current IL2 within a current upper limit value. Finally, thecurrent limit circuit 26 sends a control signal Crt back to thePWM circuit 21 according to the result of limiting the inductor current IL2, So as to adjust the PWM signal SPWM. It should be noted that during PWM period, the PWM signal SPWM is generated according to the error VEO2 together with a carrier signal in thePWM circuit 21. Here, the current upper limit value is adjusted with time. In this embodiment, the current upper limit value increases stepwise until reaching a rated current upper limit value. Then, according to the DC output voltage Vout, thevoltage dividing circuit 24 provides a feedback voltage VFB to thecomparator 23 where the feedback voltage VFB is compared with a reference voltage Vref, so as to adjust the error voltage VEO2 (Step S50). - Comparing
FIG. 4( a) withFIG. 2( a) andFIG. 4( b) with 2(b), the DC output voltage generated by the PWM boost system of the present invention can increase with the time to a second predetermined voltage in both the pre-oscillation period and the PWM period regardless of whether a light load or a heavy load is connected, avoiding the problem with the DC output voltage stopping at the first predetermined voltage (as shown inFIG. 2( a)) or oscillating about the first predetermined voltage (as shown inFIG. 2( b)). In addition, by the use of the current limit circuit, the problem of inrush current can be solved effectively. Therefore, the PWM boost system and the start-up method thereof of the present invention realize the desired purposes of eliminating the rush current when starting up with a light load and achieve successful start-up when a heavy load is connected. - The above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to be illustrative only. Numerous alternative embodiments may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the following claims.
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