WO2012014859A1 - Dispositif bloc d'alimentation isolé et dispositif d'éclairage - Google Patents

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WO2012014859A1
WO2012014859A1 PCT/JP2011/066892 JP2011066892W WO2012014859A1 WO 2012014859 A1 WO2012014859 A1 WO 2012014859A1 JP 2011066892 W JP2011066892 W JP 2011066892W WO 2012014859 A1 WO2012014859 A1 WO 2012014859A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M3/00—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output
    • H02M3/22—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac
    • H02M3/24—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters
    • H02M3/28—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac
    • H02M3/325—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
    • H02M3/335—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
    • H02M3/33507—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters
    • H02M3/33523—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output with intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate ac using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of the output voltage or current, e.g. flyback converters with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
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  • the present invention relates to an insulation type power supply device provided with a voltage conversion transformer and a technology effective for use in a lighting device using the same.
  • the power supply device includes an insulated AC-DC converter that includes a voltage conversion transformer, converts the voltage of AC power, rectifies the AC induced on the secondary side, and converts it into a DC voltage of a desired potential.
  • an isolated AC-DC converter for example, a switching power supply device that controls the voltage induced in the secondary winding by controlling the current flowing in the primary winding of the voltage conversion transformer is known. It has been.
  • PWM pulse width modulation
  • a detection signal of a secondary side output is primary by a photocoupler.
  • the primary side control circuit is fed back to the side control circuit and the switching element is turned on and off by PWM pulses to control the current flowing through the primary side coil (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • the photocoupler as a signal transmission means for transmitting the detection signal of the secondary side output to the primary side has a relatively large variation. If the (current transfer rate) varies, the loop transfer function of the control loop will vary, which may cause various characteristics to deteriorate, such as a decrease in the stability of the loop and the response speed. Become. Moreover, it is known that the CTR differs by several times between lots, or decreases by several tens of percent over time.
  • Patent Document 1 proposes to solve the above-described problems by using photocouplers of the same production lot, that is, photocouplers having the same characteristics.
  • photocouplers of the same production lot that is, photocouplers having the same characteristics.
  • it is difficult to prepare a photocoupler having the same characteristics when it is desired to ship a large number of power supply devices in a short period of time and the invention of Patent Document 1 has a problem that there are many manufacturing restrictions.
  • an output control signal is externally input to both the primary side control circuit and the secondary side circuit to change the output voltage.
  • it is necessary to transmit an external control signal other than the feedback signal from the secondary side to the primary side but two photocouplers are required to transmit the two signals from the secondary side to the primary side.
  • the power of the light-receiving transistor that constitutes the photocoupler is converted from direct current induced in the auxiliary winding provided in the transformer to direct current by a diode and a capacitor.
  • the regulator generated in this way it is necessary to provide regulators each composed of external parts corresponding to the two photocouplers, resulting in an increase in cost.
  • a regulator composed of external components is provided to supply power to the light receiving side element of the photocoupler, a voltage higher than the internal voltage is supplied to the power control IC via the light receiving side element of the photocoupler. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to consider the breakdown voltage of the element.
  • the present invention provides power conversion means for converting AC power input to the primary side and outputting the converted power to the secondary side, rectification means provided on the secondary side of the power conversion means, A filter that passes a current / voltage in a predetermined frequency band out of the current / voltage rectified by the rectifier; a detector that detects an output current or output voltage supplied to a load via the filter; and the detector A control circuit that generates and outputs a control signal of a switching element that controls a current that flows to a primary side of the power conversion unit according to a feedback signal corresponding to the detection signal by the output signal and the output control signal, and a detection signal from the detection unit A signal transmission circuit for transmitting to the control circuit;
  • the control circuit includes a transmission signal correction circuit capable of correcting a signal transmitted from the secondary side to the primary side by the signal transmission circuit, and the output control signal transmitted from the secondary side to the primary side by the signal transmission circuit.
  • a characteristic detection circuit capable of detecting a signal transmission rate of the signal transmission
  • the transmission signal correction circuit includes a variable gain amplification circuit capable of amplifying a signal transmitted from the secondary side, and the gain of the variable gain amplification circuit is detected by the characteristic detection circuit.
  • the gain is set according to the signal transmission rate of the transmission circuit.
  • the signal transmission circuit includes signal transmission means having a light emitting element and a light receiving element
  • the characteristic detection circuit includes current-voltage conversion means for converting a current flowing through the light receiving element into a voltage
  • An AD conversion circuit that converts the voltage value converted by the current-voltage conversion means into a digital value
  • latch means that latches the output of the AD conversion circuit, and operates the latch means at a predetermined timing to The output of the AD conversion circuit is latched.
  • the control circuit includes an output control signal monitoring circuit that monitors the output control signal, and latches the output of the AD conversion circuit by operating the latch means when the output control signal is received.
  • an output control signal monitoring circuit that monitors the output control signal, and latches the output of the AD conversion circuit by operating the latch means when the output control signal is received.
  • the output control signal is an output control pulse signal having control information in a duty ratio
  • the signal transmission circuit includes a feedback signal corresponding to the detection signal and the output control pulse signal supplied from the outside.
  • a signal synthesis circuit for synthesizing the signal, a signal transmission means for transmitting the signal synthesized by the signal synthesis circuit to the secondary side, and the feedback signal and the output control pulse signal from the signal transmitted by the signal transmission means.
  • a signal separation circuit for separation.
  • control circuit and the signal separation circuit are formed on one semiconductor chip, and an internal power supply voltage used internally is generated on the semiconductor chip based on a power supply voltage supplied from the outside.
  • a power supply circuit is provided, and a voltage generated by the internal power supply circuit is supplied as a bias voltage to the light receiving element constituting the signal transmission means via a resistance element.
  • an insulated power supply device having the above configuration, an LED lamp that is connected to the output terminal of the insulated power supply device and lights when the output current flows, and a control signal that generates the output control pulse signal
  • An illuminating device is comprised with a production
  • an external terminal for providing an isolated power supply for controlling the output by supplying a feedback signal and a pulse signal for output control from the secondary side circuit to the primary side circuit in the number of components and the primary side power supply control IC There is an effect that it can be realized without increasing.
  • FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an isolated AC-DC converter as a power supply device effective by applying the present invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the specific example of the signal synthesis circuit which comprises the signal transmission circuit used for the insulation type AC-DC converter of embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram illustrating a specific configuration example of the insulated AC-DC converter of FIG. 1.
  • the waveform (a) of the PWM control signal for output control in which the smoothing capacitor is provided on the primary side the output waveform (b) in the case where the correction means is not provided on the secondary side, and the correction It is a wave form diagram which shows the output waveform (c) at the time of providing a means.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph showing a relationship between a feedback signal FB to a primary side control circuit and an on-time of a switching element SW in the insulation type AC-DC converter of the embodiment. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the duty of the PWM control signal for output control, and the reference voltage input into the secondary side error amplifier. It is a block block diagram which shows the more specific structural example of a CTR detection circuit. It is a block block diagram which shows the more specific structural example of a signal separation circuit.
  • FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a power supply apparatus according to the present invention configured by an insulated AC-DC converter or the like.
  • a power supply device that drives an LED as a load will be described and described.
  • the power supply device to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the case where the load is an LED.
  • the power supply device includes a power conversion unit 10 including a transformer for converting the AC input voltage Vin, a rectification unit 11 for rectifying the converted AC, and a predetermined frequency band of the rectified voltage / current.
  • Filter circuit 12 that passes the voltage / current to the load 30, detection means 13 that detects the current flowing through the load 30, and feedback voltage generation circuit 14 that generates a feedback signal FB corresponding to the detected current value.
  • an insulated signal transmission means 15 comprising a photocoupler or the like in which the input side and the output side are electrically isolated, and transmitting the feedback signal FB to the primary side, and a current to the primary side of the power conversion means 10
  • a switching means 16 comprising a self-extinguishing element such as a MOS transistor, and a pulse for controlling on / off of the switching means 16 according to the signal transmitted by the signal transmission means 15.
  • a control circuit 17 which generates a signal.
  • the rectifying means 11 is composed of a diode
  • the filter circuit 12 is a smoothing capacitor provided between a coil provided in series between the rectifying means 11 and an output terminal to which a load is connected, and a ground point. (See FIG. 3).
  • the power supply device includes a feedback amount correction circuit 18 that corrects a feedback signal FB to be sent to the primary side by the feedback voltage generation circuit 14 in accordance with an external PWM control signal PWM supplied from the outside, and a control circuit 17. And a mask circuit 19 that masks the output on / off pulse signal and thins the pulses.
  • the signal transmission having the isolated signal transmission means such as a photocoupler by synthesizing the feedback signal FB generated by the feedback voltage generation circuit 14 and the external PWM control signal PWM.
  • the circuit 15 is configured to transmit to the secondary side, and the signal transmission circuit 15 combines a signal synthesis function for synthesizing a signal before transmission, and signal separation for extracting a PWM control signal included in the transmitted signal.
  • the mask circuit 19 is configured to change the thinning amount in accordance with the separated PWM control signal.
  • the external PWM control signal is a signal for controlling dimming.
  • blocks 18 and 19 indicated by thick frames are circuit blocks added in the present invention, and signal paths indicated by broken lines are signal paths in a power supply apparatus without the additional blocks 18 and 19.
  • FIG. 3 shows a specific circuit configuration of an insulation type AC-DC converter of an embodiment of the power supply device of FIG.
  • the power supply device of this embodiment includes a noise blocking filter 21 composed of a common mode coil, a diode bridge circuit 22 that rectifies an AC voltage (AC) and converts it into a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor C0, and a primary side.
  • AC AC voltage
  • a switching element comprising a transformer T1 having a winding Np, an auxiliary winding Nb, and a secondary winding Ns, and an N-channel MOS transistor as switch means 16 connected in series with the primary winding Np of the transformer T1
  • a power supply control IC (semiconductor integrated circuit) 23 having a control circuit 17 and a mask circuit 19 (OR gate G1 and flip-flop FF1) for driving the switching element SW is provided.
  • the power conversion means 10 is composed of the diode bridge circuit 22 and the transformer T1.
  • the part excluding the OR gates G 1 and G 2 and the flip-flop FF 1 functions as the control circuit 17.
  • the secondary side of the transformer T1 includes a rectifying diode D1 connected in series between the secondary winding Ns and the output terminal OUT1, and the cathode terminal of the diode D1 and the other of the secondary winding Ns. And a filter circuit 12 having a coil L1 connected in series with a rectifying diode D1 and a capacitor C1 connected between the terminals of the first and second terminals of the secondary winding by passing current intermittently through the primary winding Np. The alternating current induced in the side winding Ns is rectified, and the filter circuit 12 passes a voltage / current in a predetermined frequency band and outputs it from the output terminal OUT1.
  • a sense resistor Rs for detecting a current flowing in a load connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 is connected between the output terminal OUT2 and the ground point.
  • the cutoff frequency of the filter circuit 12 composed of the coil L1 and the capacitor C1 is set lower than the switching frequency by the control circuit 17 and higher than the frequency of the external PWM control signal PWM.
  • a pulse current having the same frequency as that of the external PWM control signal PWM is output.
  • PWM dimming control becomes possible.
  • the cut-off frequency of the filter circuit 12 to be lower than the switching frequency by the control circuit 17, the switching noise on the primary side can be cut off and not transmitted to the output.
  • the voltage Vd that has been subjected to current-voltage conversion by the sense resistor Rs is input to the inverting input terminal via the resistor R1, and the reference voltage Vref1 is input to the non-inverting input terminal to detect it.
  • An error amplifier AMP1 that outputs a voltage corresponding to the current value
  • a buffer amplifier (voltage follower) AMP2 that receives the output of the error amplifier and generates a feedback signal FB
  • a signal synthesis circuit 15a for synthesizing the PWM control signal PWM is provided.
  • the signal synthesized by the signal synthesis circuit 15a is transmitted to the primary side by a photocoupler PC as a signal transmission means in a narrow sense.
  • a phase compensation capacitor Cf is provided between the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1, and the capacitor Cf and the resistor R1 constitute a low-pass filter.
  • the capacitance Cf has a value (1 + A) Cf that is approximately a gain multiple of the original capacitance value when viewed from the input side due to the mirror effect of the amplifier, and functions as a filter having a low cut-off frequency. It is possible to smooth the voltage Vd that changes in accordance with.
  • a DC voltage corresponding to the average voltage Vd is input to the inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1.
  • a resistor R2 and a capacitor C2 are connected between the error amplifier AMP1 and the subsequent buffer amplifier AMP2, and the transfer function of the second-order low-pass having two poles together with the error amplifier AMP1.
  • the signal synthesizing circuit 15a inputs the feedback signal FB and the external PWM control signal PWM to the anode terminals of a pair of diodes D2 and D3 whose cathode terminals are coupled to each other. What is necessary is just to comprise so that the signal which combined two signals may be taken out and supplied to photodiode PD1 which comprises the photocoupler PC of FIG. At this time, the external PWM control signal PWM may be input to the anode terminal of the diode D3 via the current adjusting resistor Rt.
  • a variable voltage source VS for generating a reference voltage Vref1 input to the error amplifier AMP1 is provided, and Vref1 is used as a duty ratio or pulse of the PWM control signal PWM generated by the external PWM pulse generation means PPG. It changes according to the width (FIG. 6B), and works to cancel the change in the voltage Vd that changes when the PWM control signal PWM is input to the primary circuit and the output is controlled by feedforward as will be described later. It is configured to be able to.
  • the feedback voltage generation circuit 14 is constituted by the amplifiers AMP1 and AMP2, and the signal transmission means 15 is constituted by the photocoupler PC.
  • the external PWM control signal PWM is supplied to the primary-side power supply control IC 23 to change the output current, adjust the brightness of the LED lamp connected as a load, and undesirably occur along with it.
  • the reference voltage Vref1 generated by the variable voltage source VS is changed by the external PWM control signal PWM so as to cancel the change in the detected voltage Vd, and can be avoided by correcting the feedback signal FB. . That is, even if the duty ratio of the external PWM control signal PWM changes, the magnitude of the detection voltage Vd relative to the reference voltage Vref1 is not changed.
  • the power supply control IC 23 that receives the feedback signal FB and the external PWM control signal PWM from the secondary side via the photocoupler PC and turns the switching element SW on and off will be described.
  • the power supply control IC 23 is provided with an external terminal P1 to which the collector of the light receiving transistor Tr1 constituting the photocoupler PC is connected.
  • the emitter terminal of the light receiving transistor Tr1 is connected to the ground potential GND, and the external terminal P1 is generated by the internal power supply circuit 20 provided inside the power supply control IC 23 via the pull-up resistor Rp1.
  • the internal voltage Vreg is applied to a terminal to which a bias is applied to the collector of the light receiving transistor Tr1.
  • a power source for a photocoupler is generally provided by supplying a regulator composed of a rectifying diode and a smoothing capacitor connected to an auxiliary winding outside the IC. It was the target. However, in that case, a relatively high voltage exceeding the withstand voltage of the element in the control IC may be applied to the input terminal of the FB signal via the photocoupler, thereby destroying the element in the IC. Therefore, in consideration of the breakdown voltage of the IC internal element, it is desirable to supply the internal voltage Vreg to the photocoupler and bias it.
  • Vreg is applied to the collector of the light receiving transistor directly by applying Vreg to the collector via the pull-up resistor Rp.
  • a type in which a resistor is connected between the ground and the ground point to connect to the collector is conceivable (see Patent Document 2).
  • the level variation of the received signal caused by the characteristic variation of the photocoupler is compensated, and the photocoupler to be used Regardless, it is also possible to configure so that the signal FB with high accuracy can be transmitted.
  • a rectifying diode D0 connected in series with the auxiliary winding Nb and a smoothing diode connected between the cathode terminal of the diode D0 and the ground potential point.
  • the smoothed voltage is applied to the power supply voltage terminal VCC of the power supply control IC 13.
  • a voltage rectified by the diode bridge circuit 12 and applied to one terminal of the primary winding Np is supplied to the power supply voltage terminal VCC of the power supply control IC 13 via the resistor R0, and assists when starting the power supply.
  • the power supply control IC 13 can be operated before a voltage is induced in the winding Nb.
  • an internal power supply circuit 20 that generates an internal power supply voltage Vreg such as 5 V based on the voltage supplied to the power supply voltage terminal VCC is provided.
  • the internal power supply circuit 20 is composed of, for example, a series regulator.
  • the power supply control IC 23 of this embodiment detects the CTR (current transfer rate) of the photocoupler connected to the external terminal P1, based on the voltage that has been converted from current to voltage by the resistor Rp1, for example, DA conversion.
  • a signal separation circuit 15b for separation is provided, and the signal transmission circuit 15 is configured by the signal synthesis circuit 15a, the photocoupler PC, and the signal separation circuit 15b.
  • the variable gain amplifier VGA is configured such that the gain is adjusted according to the signal from the CTR detection circuit 40, that is, the CTR of the photocoupler connected to the external terminal P1.
  • a device including the variable gain amplifier VGA can be regarded as the signal transmission circuit 15.
  • the power supply control IC 23 receives a waveform generation circuit RAMP composed of a constant current source CC1, a capacitor C4 and a discharge MOS transistor SW2, an output of the error amplifier AMP3, and a waveform signal generated by the waveform generation circuit RAMP.
  • a comparator (voltage comparison circuit) CMP1 for comparison is provided.
  • the output gradually rises when the capacitor C4 is charged by the current of the constant current source CC1, and when the switching element SW2 is turned on, the charge of the capacitor C4 is discharged at once and the output suddenly falls. By repeating the operation, a sawtooth waveform signal is generated.
  • the comparator CMP1 functions as a PWM comparator that generates a local PWM pulse having a pulse width corresponding to the output of the error amplifier AMP3.
  • the power supply control IC 23 is provided with a one-shot pulse generation circuit OPG1 that detects the rising of the external PWM control signal PWM separated by the signal separation circuit 15b and generates a pulse signal, and a transformer T1 (10).
  • a one-shot pulse generation circuit OPG2 that detects a rising edge of the switching element SW and generates a pulse signal, and a logic circuit LGC that generates an on / off control signal on / off of the switching element SW in accordance with signals from these circuits. It has been.
  • the logic circuit LGC includes an OR gate G1 that receives the potential obtained by inverting the voltage of the external terminal P2 by the inverter INV and the output of the comparator CMP1, and an OR gate G2 that receives the outputs of the one-shot pulse generation circuits OPG1 and OPG2.
  • the output of the OR gate G1 is input to the reset terminal R, and the output of the OR gate G2 is configured from the RS flip-flop FF1 input to the set terminal S.
  • the RS flip-flop FF1 is a reset-priority flip-flop.
  • the output Q of the FF1 is output to the outside of the IC as an on / off control signal on / off of the switching element SW, and the inverted output / Q of the FF1 is discharged from the waveform generation circuit RAMP.
  • the signal is supplied to the gate terminal of SW2 as a signal for controlling on / off of the MOS transistor SW2.
  • the OR gates G1 and FF1 forcibly set the output Q of the RS flip-flop FF1 to the low level during the low level period of the external PWM control signal PWM input from the external terminal P2, and prohibit the output of the on / off control signal on / off Functions as a mask circuit.
  • a one-shot pulse is generated by OPG1, the RS flip-flop FF1 is set, and the mask is released.
  • the output of the comparator CMP2 changes to high level at the timing when the voltage induced in the auxiliary winding Nb becomes lower than the reference voltage Vref3, that is, the timing when the current of the auxiliary winding is reduced to some extent.
  • a one-shot pulse is generated by OPG2, and the flip-flop FF1 is set.
  • the control signal on / off changes to a high level
  • the switching element SW is turned on, a current flows through the primary side winding Np, and SW2 in the waveform generation circuit RAMP is turned off, so that the input of the comparator CMP1 is gradually increased.
  • the flip-flop FF1 is reset when it becomes higher than the feedback signal FB.
  • the control signal on / off changes to the low level to turn off the switching element SW, and SW2 in the waveform generation circuit RAMP is turned on to discharge the capacitor and the waveform signal falls.
  • FIG. 6A shows the relationship between the feedback signal FB to the primary side control circuit and the ON time of the switching element SW in the isolated AC-DC converter of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6A, the ON time of the switching element SW is controlled so as to be substantially proportional to the feedback signal FB. The on / off control of the current of the primary winding Np by the switching element SW is performed at a frequency sufficiently higher than the frequency of the input voltage.
  • the function of the mask circuit 19 (G1, FF1) will be described with reference to FIG. 4, (a) is a waveform of the external PWM control signal PWM, (b) is an output power waveform when the reference voltage Vref1 is not corrected, and (c) is a correction of the reference voltage Vref1 by applying this embodiment.
  • the output power waveform when performing is shown.
  • the output of the flip-flop FF1 is fixed at the low level, that is, the output of the internal PWM pulse is masked. So that the output current can be controlled by the external PWM control signal PWM.
  • the external PWM control signal PWM is input to the power supply control IC 23 as described above to mask the output of the internal local PWM pulse and control the output current, the duty of the external PWM control signal PWM remains unchanged.
  • the detection voltage Vd is changed by the amount changed, and the feedback signal FB is shifted, and the peak value is increased as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the AC-DC converter of this embodiment, the reference voltage Vref1 applied to the non-inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1 provided on the secondary side is generated by the variable voltage source VS, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the correction is made such that Vref1 is increased in proportion to the duty ratio or pulse width of the external PWM control signal PWM to cancel the change in the detection voltage Vd.
  • the correction amount by controlling the reference voltage Vref1 is the average value of the output current that is cut off by masking the internal PWM pulse by the mask circuit of the primary side power supply control IC 23 and the correction amount of the reference voltage Vref1. It may be determined so that the value converted into the amount of change is the same.
  • FIG. 4 shows a waveform when a capacitor C0 for smoothing the output of the diode bridge 22 is used having a relatively large capacitance value.
  • FIG. 5 shows a waveform when the capacitor C0 for smoothing the output of the diode bridge 22 is not provided or C0 having a small capacitance value is used. 5 (a) is an input waveform from the diode bridge 22 applied to the primary winding Np of the transformer T1, (b) is an output waveform induced in the secondary winding Ns of the transformer T1, c) shows the waveform of the external PWM control signal PWM.
  • FIG. 7 shows a more specific circuit configuration example of the CTR detection circuit 40.
  • the CTR detection circuit 40 of this embodiment includes a plurality of comparators CMP11... CMP1n for comparing the voltage of the external terminal P1 with reference voltages Vref11.
  • the D-type flip-flops FF11... FF1n as latch means for latching the output of the output signal by the enable signal EN.
  • a PWM signal monitoring circuit 41, a power supply voltage monitoring circuit 42, and an EN signal generation circuit 43 for generating an enable signal EN are provided.
  • the PWM signal monitoring circuit 41 has a start-up function that detects that the PWM control signal PWM has been input from the outside and outputs a signal that causes the control circuit 17 to start control.
  • the power supply voltage monitoring circuit 42 is a circuit that monitors the voltage of the external power supply terminal VCC (or the internal voltage Vreg), for example, and detects that the power supply voltage has risen.
  • the EN signal generation circuit 43 Based on the signals from the PWM signal monitoring circuit 41 and the power supply voltage monitoring circuit 42, the EN signal generation circuit 43 detects that the PWM control signal PWM has entered when the power supply voltage has risen, and then delays appropriately. A pulse-like enable signal EN is output after a time.
  • the EN signal generation circuit 43 is preferably configured so that once the enable signal EN is output, the enable signal EN is not output until the power supply voltage drops.
  • a low voltage monitoring circuit UVLO that monitors whether the power supply voltage VCC is higher than a predetermined level in order to stop the control operation when the power supply voltage becomes lower than a predetermined level.
  • the circuit can be configured to be used as the power supply voltage monitoring circuit 41 in this embodiment, thereby increasing the circuit scale. Can be suppressed.
  • the CTR detection circuit 40 is not limited to the circuit shown in FIG. 7, and may be a successive approximation type DA converter circuit, for example.
  • the external PWM control signal PWM having a predetermined amplitude is input from the PWM pulse generation circuit PPG when the power supply rises while the feedback signal FB is still zero. Then, the signal is transmitted to the external terminal P1 of the secondary side power supply control IC 23 via the photocoupler PC. At this time, since the current according to the current transfer rate (CTR) of the collector photocoupler PC and the amplitude value of the PWM control signal PWM flows to the light receiving transistor Tr1, the voltage of the external terminal P1 varies depending on the collector current of Tr1. It becomes.
  • CTR current transfer rate
  • the CTR detection circuit 40 Since the CTR detection circuit 40 generates an output by comparing the voltage of the external terminal P1 with the reference voltage Vref11... Vref1n, the output of the CTR detection circuit 40 is in a state corresponding to the CTR of the photocoupler PC. This output is taken into the flip-flops FF11... FF1n by the enable signal EN, and the gain of the variable gain amplifier VGA is determined by changing the magnitude of the operating current, for example, according to the value. The gain of the variable gain amplifier VGA is maintained as it is. That is, the power supply device according to the present embodiment receives the external PWM control signal PWM having a predetermined amplitude and detects the current flowing on the secondary side according to the amplitude value when the power is turned on. The CTR of the PC is detected, and the gain of the variable gain amplifier VGA is determined according to the CTR.
  • the signal transmitted to the secondary side is corrected by the variable gain amplifier VGA so as to be a signal according to a predetermined transfer function, which is higher than the VGA. Subsequent signals can be supplied to the internal circuit as signals of the same level, and the stability of the control loop is improved. Further, in the power supply device of the present embodiment, even if the CTR of the photocoupler PC changes with time, the signal at the subsequent stage from the variable gain amplifier VGA supplies a signal at the same level as before the CTR changes to the internal circuit. It is possible to prevent deterioration of the characteristics of the control loop due to changes over time.
  • the photocoupler characteristic detection mode when the photocoupler characteristic detection mode is instructed from the outside, it may be detected and the enable signal EN may be generated.
  • the instruction of the characteristic detection mode can be realized, for example, by inputting a PWM control signal PWM having a frequency that is clearly different from the normal time from the outside, and providing a circuit for detecting it in the control IC 23.
  • FIG. 8 shows a more specific circuit configuration example of the signal separation circuit 15b.
  • the signal separation circuit 15b includes a noise filter FLT that cuts high-frequency noise from the received composite signal, a low-pass filter LPF that makes the rise and fall of the signal gentle, and a noise filter Two offset comparators CMP21 and CMP22 that receive a signal that has passed through the FLT and a signal that has passed through the low-pass filter LPF, and an RS flip-flop in which the output signals of these comparators CMP21 and CMP22 are input to the set terminal and the reset terminal, respectively.
  • a noise filter FLT that cuts high-frequency noise from the received composite signal
  • LPF low-pass filter LPF that makes the rise and fall of the signal gentle
  • a noise filter Two offset comparators CMP21 and CMP22 that receive a signal that has passed through the FLT and a signal that has passed through the low-pass filter LPF, and an RS flip-flop in which the output signals of these comparators CMP21 and CMP22 are input
  • the one-shot pulse generation circuit OPG3 that generates and outputs a pulse when the output Q of the FF2 changes from low level to high level or vice versa, and the input signal of the signal separation circuit 15b is sampled by the pulse.
  • Sample hold circuit And it is constituted by the H.
  • An offset comparator is a comparator that intentionally has an input offset.
  • the offset comparator has an offset by changing the element size of a pair of transistors that are connected to a current mirror that is a load of a differential transistor of a differential amplifier circuit. Can be made.
  • the output becomes zero. Is set.
  • the outputs of the CMP21 and the CMP22 are surely set to the low level in a state where the same level voltage is input to the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal. Can do.
  • Each of the comparators CMP21 and CMP22 has an inverse relationship between the signal passing through the noise filter FLT and the signal passing through the low-pass filter LPF, that is, the signal passing through the noise filter FLT is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator CMP21.
  • the signal passing through the low pass filter LPF is input to the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator CMP22 and input to the inverting input terminal of the signal CMP22 passing through the noise filter FLT. It is comprised so that.
  • CMP 21 and CMP 22 can detect a change point of the input of the signal separation circuit 15 b (a pulsed signal obtained by combining FB and PWM) and output a pulse signal.
  • the low-pass filter LPF only needs to be able to detect the difference between the transient responses of the two input signals (difference in the rising speed) by the comparators CMP21 and CMP22. Therefore, the low-pass filter LPF can be configured to have a relatively small time constant. It will not hinder you.
  • the input signal of the signal separation circuit 15b has a rectangular waveform as shown in FIG. 9A.
  • the low-level period T1 is the potential of the feedback signal FB, or the high-level period T2 is the PWM control signal PWM. Is a potential obtained by adding the amplitudes of.
  • the signals that have passed through the noise filter FLT are substantially the same rectangular wave signals.
  • this rectangular wave passes through the low-pass filter LPF, the waveform becomes distorted as shown in FIG.
  • the comparator CMP21 detects the difference between the transient responses of the two signals, and the output changes to a high level.
  • the comparator CMP22 detects the difference between the transient responses of the two signals that change toward the low level, and the output changes to the high level.
  • the signal that has passed through the low-pass filter LPF reaches a low level
  • the two input terminals of the comparator CMP22 have the same potential, so the output changes to a low level.
  • a short pulse is output from the comparator CMP22 as shown in FIG. 9D, thereby resetting the subsequent flip-flop FF2, and the output Q becomes the ground potential.
  • the PWM control signal PWM is reproduced at the output Q of the flip-flop FF2.
  • the one-shot pulse generation circuit OPG3 when the output Q of the flip-flop FF2 changes from the low level to the high level, the one-shot pulse generation circuit OPG3 generates a pulse as shown in FIG. 9F with an appropriate delay time, and this pulse is generated by the sampling clock ⁇ s.
  • the sample hold circuit S & H operates to sample the input signal of the signal separation circuit 15b.
  • the voltage of the high level period T2 including the information of the feedback signal FB is taken into the sample and hold circuit S & H.
  • the potential to be sampled is a potential obtained by adding the amplitude of the PWM control signal PWM to the feedback signal FB, that is, a potential where clogs are put on. It appears as an error of 1 of the gain, so there is no problem in accuracy.
  • the feedback signal FB separated by the signal separation circuit 15b is supplied to the subsequent PWM comparator CMP1 that generates the PWM control pulse, and is compared with the sawtooth waveform signal.
  • the voltage input to the inverting input terminal of the PWM comparator CMP1 has a 1: 1 correspondence with the value of the current flowing through the photodiode PD1 of the photocoupler.
  • the PWM comparator CMP1 when it is desired to set the input voltage of the PWM comparator CMP1 to 2 V, for example, for a certain FB amount, it is designed to input a voltage of 2 V even when sampling during the low level period of the PWM control signal PWM, that is, the operating point. Is set to a higher value, the value of the current flowing through the photodiode PD1 becomes much larger during the high level period of the PWM control signal PWM in which a higher voltage is input to the CMP1.
  • the voltage including the information of the feedback signal FB is sampled in the sample hold circuit S & H in the high level period T2 of the feedback signal FB as described above.
  • the input voltage of CMP1 may be set to 2 V when (FB + PWM), and thereby the value of the current passed through the photodiode PD1 during the high level period of the PWM control signal PWM is set. From the viewpoint of extending the life of the photocoupler and reducing power consumption, preferable results can be obtained.
  • two signals of the feedback signal FB that is an analog signal and the external PWM control signal PWM that is a digital signal are transmitted from the primary side circuit by one photocoupler. It can be synthesized and transmitted to the circuit on the secondary side and separated on the secondary side, and the number of parts can be reduced and the apparatus can be miniaturized.
  • the internal voltage Vreg is applied to the collector terminal of the light-receiving side transistor that constitutes the photocoupler via the pull-up resistor Rp1, and therefore, as described above.
  • FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the feedback amount correction circuit 18.
  • the reference voltage Vref1 supplied to the error amplifier AMP1 that detects the output current is generated by the variable voltage source VS
  • the reference voltage Vref1 generated by the variable voltage source VS is generated by the external PWM control signal PWM. It is configured to change according to the duty ratio.
  • the reference voltage Vref1 is generated and fixed by a constant voltage source, and is connected in series between the reference voltage Vref2 and the inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1.
  • a resistor R5 and an N-channel MOS transistor Q5 are provided, and an external PWM control signal PWM is input to the gate terminal of Q5 for on / off operation. Note that the connection order of the resistor R5 and the transistor Q5 may be reversed.
  • the feedback amount correction circuit 18 of this embodiment acts to raise or lower the average potential of the voltage input to the inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1 according to the duty ratio of the external PWM control signal PWM. That is, a filter circuit is configured by the resistor R5 in series with the transistor Q5 that is turned on / off by the external PWM control signal PWM and the capacitor Cf connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the error amplifier AMP1. This filter circuit averages the pulses of the external PWM control signal PWM to generate a potential proportional to the duty, adds it to the smoothed voltage of the voltage Vd that has been current-voltage converted by the sense resistor Rs, and supplies it to the error amplifier AMP1. Configured to input. Thus, the feedback amount correction circuit 18 in FIG. 10 operates so that the voltage at the ( ⁇ ) input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1 does not change even if the duty ratio of the external PWM control signal PWM changes.
  • the control circuit for the variable voltage source VS based on the external PWM control signal PWM in the embodiment of FIG. 3 also has the same configuration as that of FIG. 10, that is, the PWM signal is averaged by a MOS transistor and a filter circuit, and the variable voltage source VS is controlled by the voltage.
  • the reference voltage Vref1 can be changed.
  • the feedback amount correction circuit 18 is configured by a variable voltage source VS, and the reference voltage Vref1 input to the non-inverting input terminal of the error amplifier AMP1 is changed in proportion to the duty of the external PWM control signal PWM.
  • the external PWM control signal that has a reverse phase relationship to the case of FIG. Just input PWM.
  • a sense resistor Rs is provided between the output terminal OUT2 and the ground point to detect the output current.
  • a series-type resistor is provided between the output terminal OUT1 and the ground point.
  • An output voltage may be detected by providing a voltage dividing circuit composed of, for example.
  • the signal synthesis circuit 15a for synthesizing the feedback signal and the external PWM control signal is provided on the secondary side, and the signal separation circuit 15b for separating the feedback signal and the external PWM control signal is provided on the primary side.
  • the present invention can also be applied to a power supply circuit configured to provide two photocouplers and transmit signals separately.
  • the collector of the light receiving transistor Tr1 constituting the photocoupler is connected to the terminal to which the internal voltage Vreg is applied via the pull-up resistor Rp1, but instead of the pull-up resistor Rp1. It may be configured to be pulled up by a constant current source, or the collector of the light receiving transistor Tr1 may be directly connected to the internal reference voltage terminal and an emitter resistor may be provided to extract a feedback signal from the emitter terminal. Also good.
  • the switching element SW that allows current to flow intermittently through the primary winding of the transformer is an element (MOS transistor) that is separate from the power supply control IC 23.
  • the switching element SW is used for power supply control. It may be incorporated into the IC 23 and configured as one semiconductor integrated circuit.
  • the switching transistor SW is not limited to a MOS transistor, and may be a bipolar transistor.

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L'invention porte sur un dispositif bloc d'alimentation isolé qui n'a pas besoin de tenir compte de variations dans les caractéristiques du moyen de transmission de signal utilisé, et qui est sujet à moins de limitations pendant la fabrication. Le dispositif bloc d'alimentation isolé décrit est pourvu d'un circuit de commande (23) qui génère et émet le signal de commande d'un élément de commutation afin de commander la circulation d'un courant dans le côté primaire d'un moyen de conversion de puissance (transformateur), d'un moyen de détection pour détecter le courant de sortie ou la tension de sortie, et d'un circuit de transmission de signal (15 : optocoupleur) qui transmet au circuit de commande un signal de commande de sortie, le signal de détection provenant dudit moyen de détection. Le circuit de commande susmentionné est pourvu d'un circuit de correction de signal de transmission (VGA) pour corriger le signal transmis du côté secondaire au côté primaire par le circuit de transmission de signal, et d'un circuit de détection de caractéristique (40) apte à détecter le taux de transmission de signal du circuit de transmission de signal sur la base du signal de commande de sortie transmis du côté secondaire au côté primaire par le circuit de transmission de signal. Le circuit de correction de signal transmis effectue des corrections selon le taux de transmission de signal détecté par le circuit de détection de caractéristique.
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