WO2007052473A1 - 電力供給制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power supply control device for turning on and off a semiconductor switch element by PWM control.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-188693
- a PWM signal having a desired duty ratio cannot be accurately generated due to manufacturing variations of semiconductor devices.
- an oscillation circuit and a comparison circuit that output the above triangular wave signal are provided in a semiconductor chip to form a single chip, or a high-functionality package that consists of multiple chips in a single package.
- a semiconductor device is desired.
- a threshold setting circuit for example, a voltage dividing circuit for setting the threshold voltage may be provided in the semiconductor element.
- the threshold value varies due to manufacturing variations.
- the duty ratio cannot be set with high accuracy and high accuracy PWM control cannot be realized.
- a PWM signal having a desired duty ratio may not be generated with high accuracy due to voltage fluctuations of a power supply that supplies power to the semiconductor device. That is, the power supply voltage may fluctuate, for example, when the engine of the vehicle is started, and the two threshold values of the hysteresis comparator also fluctuate accordingly, and the duty ratio of the PWM signal may fluctuate. is there.
- the present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a power supply control device capable of generating a desired PWM signal with high accuracy.
- a power supply control device is a power supply control device that is provided between a power supply and a load and controls power supply from the power supply to the load.
- a semiconductor switch element arranged in the electric circuit, an oscillation circuit that outputs an oscillation signal, and the oscillation signal of the oscillation circuit force and a reference signal are input, and the oscillation signal level and the reference signal level
- a comparator circuit that outputs an output signal whose level is inverted according to the magnitude relationship is provided.
- the pulse train-like output signal of the comparator circuit power is applied to the semiconductor switch element as a PWM signal for pulse width modulation control, and is turned on / off.
- a PWM signal generation circuit for causing the oscillation circuit to charge the capacitor and a parallel circuit including a first resistance element and a capacitor connected in parallel to each other.
- a first switch element provided in the path of the charging current for the capacitor When the charging voltage of the power source reaches the i-th voltage that changes according to the power supply voltage, the first switch element is turned off, and the charging voltage changes according to the power supply voltage.
- a charge / discharge control circuit that turns off the first switch element when the voltage drops to two voltages; and a current change circuit that changes the charge current according to the power supply voltage.
- a PWM signal having a constant duty ratio can be generated regardless of fluctuations in the power supply voltage.
- the reference signal level output by the reference signal setting circuit is changed according to the power supply voltage. As a result, the influence of the power supply voltage fluctuation on the reference signal can be suppressed.
- the reference signal setting circuit has a second switch element, and the reference signal level is set to the first level within the amplitude range of the oscillation signal and the oscillation signal according to the on / off operation of the second switch element. It is desirable to have a switching circuit that switches between the second level outside the amplitude range. This makes it possible to easily switch between driving and stopping the PWM control simply by turning on and off the second switch element.
- the current changing circuit preferably includes a second resistance element connected to the power source and a current mirror circuit that receives a current flowing through the second resistance element, and is charged by a mirror current from the capacitor current mirror circuit.
- the circuit portion excluding the parallel circuit in the PWM signal circuit is a one-chip or a semiconductor device configured by a plurality of chips and accommodated in one package.
- a power supply control device is a power supply control device that is provided between a power supply and a load and controls power supply from the power supply to the load, from the power supply to the load.
- the semiconductor switch element arranged in the energization path to the circuit, the oscillation circuit that outputs the oscillation signal, and the oscillation signal of the oscillation circuit force are input and the reference signal is input
- a comparison circuit that outputs an output signal that is inverted in accordance with the magnitude relationship between the oscillation signal level and the reference signal level, and outputs a pulse train-like output signal of the comparison circuit power for pulse width modulation control.
- a PWM signal generation circuit that applies an on / off operation to the semiconductor switch element as a PWM signal, and the oscillation circuit includes a parallel circuit including a first resistance element and a capacitor connected in parallel to each other, and the capacitor The first switch element provided in the charging current path for charging the battery and the i-th switch element is turned off when the charging voltage of the capacitor reaches the i-th voltage.
- a charge / discharge control circuit that turns the first switch element from OFF to ON when the charge voltage drops to the second voltage, and outputs an oscillation signal corresponding to the charge voltage
- the PWM A circuit part excluding the parallel circuit in the signal manufacturing circuit is formed into a one-chip or a semiconductor device configured by a plurality of chips and accommodated in one package, and the parallel circuit is the semiconductor
- the first switch is arranged outside the device and connected to a circuit portion excluding the parallel circuit via a first external terminal of the semiconductor device, and the first switch element is turned on by turning on the first switch element. The discharge time of the capacitor due to the element off is longer.
- the circuit portion excluding the parallel circuit as the frequency determining element in the PWM signal circuit is provided inside the semiconductor device, while the parallel circuit is provided outside the semiconductor device.
- the discharge time determined by the circuit constants of the parallel circuit outside the semiconductor device was set to be longer than the charge time, which was greatly affected by the element characteristics of the circuit portion in the semiconductor device.
- the charging time determined by the circuit portion inside the semiconductor device which may cause variations in the manufacturing of the semiconductor device, should be shortened to suppress the influence, while having an appropriate circuit constant after the semiconductor device is manufactured.
- the discharge time determined by the adjustable parallel circuit is lengthened.
- the external parallel circuit has an appropriate characteristic according to the desired frequency, so that the influence of manufacturing variations can be suppressed and the frequency can be set with high accuracy. Can do.
- the oscillation frequency of the PWM signal can be set freely by adjusting the characteristics (circuit constants) of the parallel circuit. be able to.
- the reference signal setting circuit for outputting the reference signal is arranged outside the semiconductor device and connected to the circuit portion excluding the parallel circuit via the second external terminal of the semiconductor device. .
- the duty ratio of the PWM signal can be set freely by adjusting the characteristics of the above components.
- the semiconductor device includes a protection circuit that causes the semiconductor switch to shut down when an abnormality is detected in the current flowing through the semiconductor switch, and is configured as a single chip or configured with multiple chips and accommodated in a single package. Is desirable.
- a PWM signal is generated in a soft manner by a microphone computer, and this is supplied to a semiconductor switch element via a booster circuit and controlled on / off.
- the power supply control device is not always mounted on a unit including a microcomputer. Therefore, according to this configuration, the PWM signal generation circuit (in some cases, the parallel circuit and the reference signal setting circuit are excluded) is built in the semiconductor device, so that the power supply PWM without a microcomputer is required. Control becomes possible.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a power supply control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FET23 is the “first switch element” of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the power supply control device 1 according to this embodiment.
- the power supply control device 1 of the present embodiment includes a power MOSFET 2 (invention of the present invention) disposed in an energization path 82 between a vehicle power source (hereinafter referred to as “power source 80”) and a load 81. 2) and a PWM signal generation circuit 10.
- the P WM signal generation circuit 10 supplies a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation Pulse Width Modulation) signal SI directly or indirectly to the control input terminal (gate terminal G) of the power MOSFET 2 to connect the power supply connected to the output side of the power MOSFET 2 It is configured to control power supply from 80 to load 81.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation Pulse Width Modulation
- the power supply control device 1 is mounted on a vehicle (not shown), and is used as a load 81 for driving control of a vehicle lamp, a cooling fan motor, a defogger heater, and the like. .
- This power supply control device 1 has a configuration in which a switching circuit 12 (to be described later) is connected to an input terminal P1, and an operation of applying a PWM signal S 1 to the power MOSF ET2 when a transistor 30 of the switching circuit 12 is turned on. It comes to be.
- the PWM signal S1 is supplied from the PWM signal generation circuit 10 to the input of the FET 3, and the FET 3 is turned on in response to the input of the PWM signal S1.
- the logic circuit 4 (an example of the “protection circuit” of the present invention) is energized.
- the protection logic circuit 4 is connected to a charge pump circuit 5 and a turn-off circuit 6, respectively, and is further connected to an overcurrent detection circuit 7 and an overtemperature detection circuit 8.
- a dynamic clamp 9 is connected between the drain terminal D and the gate terminal G of the power MOSFET 2.
- the charge pump circuit 5 is connected to the gate terminal G of the power MOSFET 2, and a line from the overcurrent detection circuit 7 is connected between the charge pump circuit 5 and the gate terminal G of the power MOSFET 2. (Specifically, a line provided from the gate terminal G of the sense MOSFET provided in the overcurrent detection circuit 7 and through which a sense current corresponding to the amount of current of the power MOSFET 2 flows) is connected.
- a turn-off circuit 6 is connected between the gate terminal G and the source terminal S of the power MOSFET 2, and this turn-off circuit 6 is controlled by the protective logic circuit 4.
- the overcurrent detection circuit 7 is provided with a sense MOSFET (not shown) through which a sense current corresponding to the amount of current of the power MOSFET 2 flows. Then, the first abnormality signal SC is output to the protection logic circuit 4 when the threshold for short-circuit abnormality detection when a large current flows through the power MOSFET 2 is exceeded. For example, when the sense current exceeds the threshold for detecting an overcurrent abnormality when a large current (a current smaller than that at the time of the short circuit) flows to the power MOSFET 2 for some reason, but not the short circuit abnormality, the protection logic Outputs the second abnormal signal OC to circuit 4.
- the protection logic circuit 4 is activated by receiving the PWM signal S1, and when normal, drives the charge pump circuit 5.
- the charge pump circuit 5 supplies the boosted voltage to each of the power MOSFET 2 and the sense MOSFET. It operates to be turned on by applying it between the gate and source.
- the protection logic circuit 4 turns off the charge pump circuit 5 and detects the high-level control signal S7 that drives the turn-off circuit 6 when an abnormality is detected in response to the first abnormality signal SC or the second abnormality signal OC. This causes the power MOSFET2 and the sense MOSFET gate-source charge to be discharged and cut off.
- shut-off operation cannot be restored to the energized state unless the PWM signal S1 is re-input (for example, the load drive signal is input).
- the power MOSFET 15 or the like may be returned to the energized state, and a self-recoverable cutoff operation may be performed.
- the third abnormality signal OT indicating the temperature abnormality from the overtemperature detection circuit 8 is also input to the protection logic circuit 4, and at this time, the control signal from the protection logic circuit 4 is also controlled. S2 is output, and the power MOSFET 15 etc. is made to perform the above-mentioned shut-off operation that can or cannot self-recover.
- the PWM signal generation circuit 10 generates a PWM signal S1 having an arbitrary duty ratio and generates it as a semiconductor device (semiconductor device) 70 (in this embodiment, a power MOSFET 2 and a semiconductor device incorporating its protection function (for example, IPS: intelligence power). Device)) and turning it on / off, the power supply from the power supply 80 connected to the output side of the semiconductor device 70 (power MOSFET 2) to the load 81 is controlled by PWM control (Pulse Width Modulation node). (Lus width modulation).
- FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the PWM signal generation circuit 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the PWM signal generation circuit 10 mainly includes a frequency control circuit 11 that outputs an oscillation signal S2, a switching circuit 12 for switching between daytime lighting and nighttime lighting, which will be described later, and a leakage circuit.
- a current cut circuit 13 and a duty ratio control circuit 14 are provided.
- the frequency control circuit 11 includes a comparator 20 (which may be an operational amplifier).
- the negative input terminal capacitor 21 of the comparator 20 and the first resistor R1 (of the present invention) It is connected to the high potential of the power supply 80 (an example of the “power supply voltage” of the present invention) terminal P4 via the parallel circuit 27 of “an example of the first resistance element”. That is, a voltage signal having a level corresponding to the voltage across the capacitor 21 is given to the negative input terminal of the comparator 20.
- the voltage level at point A connected to the negative input terminal of comparator 20 is Va.
- a signal corresponding to the voltage Va level at this point A is given to the duty ratio control circuit 14 as the oscillation signal S2.
- the potential difference between the power supply voltage Vcc and the voltage Va is the voltage between the terminals of the capacitor 21, and is an example of the “capacitor charging voltage” in the present invention.
- the positive input terminal of the comparator 20 is a voltage dividing circuit of a voltage dividing circuit composed of voltage dividing resistors R2 and R3 connected in series between the high potential terminal P4 and the low potential (GND) terminal P5 of the power supply 80.
- the output B of the comparator 20 is positively fed back through the feedback resistor R4. That is, a voltage signal having a level corresponding to each resistance value of the voltage dividing resistors R2 and R3 and the feedback resistor R4 is given to the positive input terminal of the comparator 20.
- the voltage level at point C connected to the positive input terminal of comparator 20 is Vc.
- the output of the comparator 20 is given to the NOT circuit 22.
- the low potential side of the parallel circuit 27 is connected to the low potential terminal P5 side of the power supply 80 through three n-channel FETs 23, 24, 25 and a resistor R5 connected in series.
- the voltage signal of output D of NOT circuit 22 is applied to the gate of FET23 on the high potential side.
- the FET 23 is an example of the “first switch element” of the present invention
- the line 83 connected from the parallel circuit 27 to the low potential terminal P5 through the FETs T23 to 25 and the resistor R5 is the “charging device” of the present invention. It is an example of a “current path”.
- the comparator 20, resistors R2 to R4, and NOT circuit 22 are examples of the “charge / discharge control circuit” of the present invention.
- the FET 24 forms a current mirror circuit 28 together with an n-channel FET 26 whose gate and drain are short-circuited, and the drain of the FET 26 is connected to the second resistor R6 (" It is connected to the high-potential terminal P4 of the power supply 80 via the “second resistor element”.
- the switching circuit 12 has a pair of pnp-type transistors 30 and 31, of which the transistor 30 has an emitter connected to the high potential terminal P6 side of the power supply 80 and a collector connected to a pair of voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8. It is connected to the low potential terminal P5 side of the power supply 80 via In the transistor 31, the emitter is connected to the high potential terminal P6 side of the power supply 80, and the collector is connected to the connection point E of the voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8. Then, a signal corresponding to the voltage Ve level at the connection point E is given to the duty ratio control circuit 14 as a reference signal S3. A signal corresponding to the voltage Ve level at the connection point E is also applied to the gate of the FET 25.
- the transistor 31 is turned on in response to a signal instructing “lighting at night” to turn on the headlight with a duty ratio of 100%, for example, from an operation unit (not shown) in the vehicle. Further, the transistor 30 is turned on in response to a signal instructing “lighting during the day (delighting)” to turn on the headlight at a duty ratio of 25% (an example of the “desired deedy ratio” of the present invention), for example. .
- the FET 25 is turned on when either one of the transistors 30 and 31 is in the on state, and is turned off when both the transistors 30 and 31 are in the off state. In short, the FET25 is in the off state when the headlight is not lit other than at night and during daytime, and serves to suppress leakage current! / Speak.
- the duty ratio control circuit 14 includes a comparator 50 (an example of the “comparison circuit” of the present invention).
- the comparator 50 is connected to its positive input terminal and receives the oscillation signal S2 and is turned on / off.
- the p-channel first FET 51 is turned on and off, and its negative input terminal is connected to the reference signal S3 and is turned on / off.
- a p-channel second FET 52 as a current control element.
- the first FET 51 has a source connected to the constant current source 60 and a drain force channel type. It is connected to the connection point of FET24 and FET25 via FET53.
- the second F ET 52 has a source connected to the constant current source 60 and is connected to a connection point between the FET 24 and the FET 25 via a drain power channel FET 54.
- the FET 53 has its gate and drain connected in a short circuit, and constitutes a current mirror circuit together with the FET 54.
- an output signal S4 whose level is inverted according to the magnitude relationship between the oscillation signal S2 level and the reference signal S3 level is given to the NOT circuit 57, and the output signal S4 whose level is inverted from the NOT circuit 57. 'Is output as PWM signal S1.
- the voltage level at the output point F of the comparator 50 is Vf
- the voltage level at the output point H of the NOT circuit 57 is Vh.
- a p-channel type first short-circuit FET 55 as a short-circuit switch element is connected in parallel to the first FET 51.
- the first short-circuit FET 55 is connected to the gate at a low level.
- the control signal S5 When the control signal S5 is received, it is turned on and shorts between the source and drain of the first FET 51.
- a p-channel type second short-circuit FET 56 as a short-circuit switch element is connected in parallel to the second FET 52, and this second short-circuit FET 56 also has a low-level control signal S6 at its gate. By receiving it, it turns on and plays a role of short-circuiting between the source and drain of the second F ET52.
- the PWM signal generation circuit 10 includes a pair of NAND circuits 58 and 59.
- the NAND circuit 58 is supplied with the voltage level Vd of the output D of the NOT circuit 22 and the voltage level Vh of the output point H of the NOT circuit 57 at its input, and the output is the gate of the first short-circuit FET 55.
- the NAND circuit 59 is given the voltage level Vb at the output point B of the comparator 20 and the voltage level Vf at the input point F of the NOT circuit 57 at its input, and its output is fed to the gate of the second short-circuit FET 56. It comes to be given.
- the circuit configuration of the PWM signal generation circuit 10 is as described above.
- the circuit 7, the overtemperature detection circuit 8, and the dynamic clamp 9 are formed as a single chip, or formed of a plurality of chips and housed in a single package to constitute the semiconductor device 70.
- a capacitor that determines the oscillation frequency of the frequency control circuit 11 The parts other than the circuit 21 and the first resistor Rl (parallel circuit 27) and the switching circuit 12 are formed in one chip inside the semiconductor device 70, or are configured by a plurality of chips and accommodated in one package. Has been.
- the RC parallel circuit 27 has one end connected to the high potential side of the resistors R2 and R6 via the external terminal P2 (an example of the “first external terminal” of the present invention) and the other end. The side is connected to the negative input terminal of the comparator 20 via the external terminal P3 (an example of the “first external terminal” of the present invention).
- the connection point E of the voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8 is connected to the gate of the FET 25 of the duty ratio control circuit 14 via the external terminal P1 (an example of the “second external terminal” of the present invention)!
- the connection point E of the voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8 is connected to the gate of the FET 25 of the duty ratio control circuit 14 via the external terminal P1 (an example of the “second external terminal” of the present invention)!
- the FET 25 When the power supply control device 1 is turned on and the night lighting instruction signal or the day lighting instruction signal is input to the switching circuit 12, the FET 25 is turned on. Initially, the point A connected to the negative input terminal of the comparator 20 is on the voltage Vcc side of the high potential terminal of the power supply 80, and the comparator 20 is in the off state, that is, the voltage Vb at the output point B of the comparator 20 is low. It is level. Therefore, the FET 23 is turned on by the high-level voltage signal Vd from the NOT circuit 22, and the charging current il (the “mirror current” of the present invention is supplied from the power source 80 through the parallel circuit 27, FETs 23, 24, 25, and the resistor R5. ”) And the capacitor 21 starts to be charged.
- the FETs 24 and 26 constitute the current mirror circuit 28! /
- the amount of the charging current il flowing through the FETs 23 and 24 is applied to the second resistor R6 and the FET 26. It depends on the amount of current i2 (the current flowing through the second resistance element of the present invention), that is, the high potential Vcc of the power supply 80. Accordingly, the high potential Vcc of the power supply 80 is, for example, a fluctuation in the power supply voltage. Therefore, the amount of charge current il to the capacitor 21 decreases so as to follow this, and conversely, when the high potential Vcc of the power supply 80 becomes high, the amount of current charged is adjusted to follow this.
- the charging time of the capacitor 21 without being affected by the fluctuation of the high potential Vcc of the power supply 80, that is, the oscillation signal S2 at the point A is increased. It is possible to stabilize the frequency of Specific description will be described later.
- the voltage level Vb at the output point B of the comparator 20 is substantially equal to the low potential GND of the power supply 80.
- the voltage dividing resistors R2 and R3 have the same resistance value, and the feedback resistor R4 is set to a resistance value half that of each voltage dividing resistor R2 (R3). Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- the voltage level Vc at point C is 1Z4Vcc, which is applied to the positive input terminal of the comparator 20.
- the voltage level Vc at point C is 3Z4Vcc, which is applied to the positive input terminal of the comparator 20.
- the oscillation signal S2 from the frequency control circuit 11 is input to the positive input terminal, and the voltage level Ve at the connection point E from the switching circuit 12 is applied to the negative input terminal. It is done.
- the voltage level Ve at the connection point E is a level (lZ4Vcc and 3Z4Vcc) as shown in FIG. 3 (the uppermost time chart). Between 1Z4V The resistance values of the resistors R7 and R8 are set so as to be close to cc (the voltage level Ve at this time is an example of the “first level” in the present invention). More specifically, the duty ratio of the PWM signal S1 is adjusted to be 25%, for example.
- the reference signal S3 level (voltage level Ve of connection E) given from the switching circuit 12 may fluctuate due to, for example, noise during acceleration / deceleration of the vehicle. Then, chattering occurs when the level of the oscillation signal S2 level and the reference signal S3 level is inverted (see Figure 3 (upper force is also the 4th and 5th stage time chart)), and the duty ratio of the PWM signal S1 fluctuates. There is a possibility that stable PWM control cannot be performed for medium lighting.
- the comparator 50 is provided with the first and second short-circuiting FETs 55 and 56.
- the first short-circuit FET 55 receives a low level signal from the NAND circuit 58 when both the voltage level Vd of the output D of the NOT circuit 22 and the voltage level V h of the output point H of the NOT circuit 57 are high. In response to this, it turns on, and at other times it receives a high level signal and turns off.
- the first short-circuiting FET 55 starts to increase or decrease in oscillation signal S2 after the oscillation signal S2 level falls below the reference signal S3 level. Is turned on (short-circuited) during the period up to the point of time when it is reversed (reversed from decreasing to increasing), and is off (non-shorted) during other periods.
- the first short-circuiting FET 55 short-circuits the drain and source of the first FET 51 on the positive input terminal side.
- a larger current flows through the FET 53 connected to the first FET 51 and the FET 54 constituting the current mirror circuit. Therefore, at this time, even if the reference signal S3 level changes Even if this occurs, the voltage level Vf at the output point F of the comparator 50 can be forcibly maintained at a low level and level inversion can be prohibited.
- the capacitor 21 is charged, the voltage level Va at the point A decreases, and the current flowing through the first FET 51 tends to increase.
- the current flowing through the first FET 51 force SFET53, 54 To flow into.
- the second short-circuiting FET 56 starts from the NAND circuit 59 when the voltage level Vb at the output point B of the comparator 20 and the voltage level Vf at the input point F of the NOT circuit 57 are both high. In response to the signal, it is turned on. At other times, it receives the high level signal and turns off. In other words, as shown in Fig. 3 (time chart at the 7th stage of the upper force), the second short-circuiting FE T56 starts from the point in time when the oscillation signal S2 level exceeds the reference signal S3 level.
- the on-operation short-circuit operation
- the off-state non-short-circuiting
- the oscillation signal S2 level exceeds the reference signal S3 level
- the drain-source of the second FET 52 on the negative input terminal side is short-circuited by the second short-circuiting FET 56. Therefore, even if the reference signal S3 level fluctuates at this time, the voltage level Vf at the output point F of the comparator 50 can be forcibly maintained at the high level and the level inversion can be prohibited.
- the capacitor 21 is discharged, the voltage level Va at the point A rises and the current flowing through the first FET 51 tends to decrease, while the current according to the reference signal S3 level flows through the second FET 52. .
- the transistor 30 When the night lighting instruction signal is given to the switching circuit 12, the transistor 30 is turned off and the transistor 31 is turned on. As a result, the reference signal S3 level (voltage level Ve of connection E) becomes almost the same level as the high potential Vcc of the power supply 80 (the voltage level at this time), as shown on the right side of Fig. 3 (the uppermost time chart). Ve is an example of the “second level” in the present invention). Therefore, the reference signal S3 level always exceeds the oscillation signal S2 level, so that the night lighting with a duty ratio of 100% is executed.
- the transistors 30 and 31 of the switching circuit 12 are both turned off. At this time, the FET 25 is also turned off, so that it is possible to cut the leakage current of the power supply 80 when not lit.
- the switch control of the switching circuit 12 can execute switching between night lighting and day lighting of the headride and cutting of leakage current when the headlight is not lit. is there.
- Fig. 4 shows an equivalent circuit when the comparator 20 is off and the capacitor 21 is charged.
- Fig. 5 shows an equivalent circuit when the comparator 20 is turned on and the capacitor 21 is discharged to V. Showing
- Equation 1 the relationship between the voltage level Va at point A when charging the capacitor 21 and the time t can be expressed by the following Equation 1.
- Vcc _ Va R ⁇ il + k ⁇ e Crx
- R ' Resistance value of second resistor R6
- the charging time tl does not depend on the fluctuation of the power supply voltage Vcc.
- Equation 3 the relationship between the voltage level Va at the point A when the capacitor 21 is discharged and the time t can be expressed by the following Equation 3.
- Equation 4 Equation 4
- the discharge time t2 does not depend on the fluctuation of the power supply voltage Vcc, similarly to the charge time tl. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to generate the oscillation signal S2 in which the ratio of the charging time to the discharging time is constant regardless of the fluctuation of the power supply voltage Vcc. As a result, since the reference signal S3 also changes according to the power supply voltage Vcc, the PWM signal S1 having a constant duty ratio can be generated regardless of the fluctuation of the power supply voltage Vcc.
- the manufacturing variation is unavoidable, and the element characteristics of the circuit elements in the semiconductor device 70 vary.
- the charging time tl depends greatly on the element characteristics such as the second resistor R6, and the discharging time t2 depends on the parallel circuit 27 (first resistor Rl, capacitor 21). It depends heavily.
- the charging time tl depends on the element characteristics of the circuit elements that are provided in the package of the semiconductor device 70 and are affected by manufacturing variations of the semiconductor device 70.
- the discharge time t2 hardly depends on the circuit elements in the semiconductor device 70, and can be applied as an external device provided for the semiconductor device 70 and having appropriate element characteristics after the semiconductor device 70 is manufactured.
- Depends on the parallel circuit 27 first resistor R1, capacitor 21.
- the discharge time t2 that depends on the element characteristics of the external parallel circuit 27 depends on the charge time tl that depends on the element characteristics of the internal circuit of the semiconductor device 70.
- the circuit constants of each circuit are set so as to be longer. With such a configuration, the influence of the manufacturing variation of the semiconductor device 70 can be suppressed as much as possible with respect to the duty ratio of the PWM signal S1, and the desired duty ratio can be achieved after the semiconductor device 70 is manufactured. By selecting a parallel circuit 27 having appropriate element characteristics according to the selection, a highly accurate PWM signal S1 can be generated.
- the oscillation frequency f of the PWM signal SI can be expressed by the following formula 5.
- Equation 5 depends on the resistance value of the first resistor R 1 and the capacitance of the capacitor 21, and the first resistor R 1 and the capacitor 21 are provided outside the semiconductor device 70. Therefore, it is possible to set the frequency with high accuracy without being affected by manufacturing variations, and to freely set the oscillation frequency f of the PWM signal S 1 by adjusting the characteristics of the first resistor R1 and capacitor 21. can do.
- the duty ratio Duty of the PWM signal S1 can be expressed by Equation 6 below.
- the switching circuit 12 for setting the reference signal S3 level is provided outside the semiconductor device 70. Therefore, by setting the voltage dividing resistors R7, R8, etc. constituting the switching circuit 12 to have appropriate characteristics according to the desired duty ratio, a highly accurate duty ratio can be set without being affected by manufacturing variations.
- the duty ratio of the PWM signal S1 can be freely set by adjusting the characteristics of the voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8.
- the time force when the level of the output signal S4 (output signal S4 ′) is inverted by the first and second short-circuiting FETs T55 and 56 as the level inversion prohibiting circuit is also countered.
- the reference signal S3 level is mainly determined by voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8 provided in the switching circuit 12, and the resistance component in the comparator 50 is The configuration is substantially unaffected.
- the voltage dividing resistors R7 and R8 are externally attached, and can be made to have an appropriate resistance value even after the PWM signal generation circuit 10 is manufactured. Therefore, the PWM signal S1 with a stable duty ratio can be generated even if there is a variation due to manufacturing factors of circuit constants (see Figure 3 (bottom time chart)).
- the NAND circuit 58 detects the time when the increase / decrease tendency of the oscillation signal S2 is reversed after the oscillation signal S2 level falls below the reference signal S3 level, and at this detection timing, for the first short circuit Release the short circuit operation of FET55, that is, release the level inversion prohibition.
- the NAND circuit 59 detects when the increase / decrease tendency of the oscillation signal S2 is reversed, and at this detection timing, the second short-circuit FE T56 is short-circuited. Is released, that is, the level inversion prohibition is released. Therefore, the level inversion prohibition can be canceled without using a timer or the like.
- the above-described switch element or semiconductor switch element connected to the power source and the load may be provided inside the semiconductor device 70 or may be provided outside.
- the FETs 23 to 26 and 51 to 56 may be bipolar transistors.
- the transistors 30, 31 are bipolar transistors such as FETs. A little.
- the reference signal S 3 level or the oscillation signal S 2 level given to the comparator 50 is forcibly pulled up or Even pull-down configuration! /.
- the comparator 50 is used as the comparison circuit.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration using an operational amplifier may be used. In this case, short-circuiting switch elements should be connected in parallel to a pair of switch elements that constitute the push-pull circuit in the operational amplifier!
- the pull-down (outputs an oscillation signal based on the potential at the low potential end of the capacitor 21) type oscillation circuit is employed in the above embodiment, the pull-up (the potential at the high potential end of the capacitor 21) is adopted. It may be a type that outputs an oscillation signal based on this type. However, if the reference signal is set to the low potential side of the oscillation level as in the above embodiment, the oscillation signal waveform is steep in this portion, and thus chattering may occur. There is an advantage that the time can be shortened.
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