WO2014175695A1 - 스위칭 증폭기 및 그 제어 방법 - Google Patents
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- This embodiment relates to a switching amplifier and a control method thereof.
- An amplifier is a device that receives a small signal and converts it into a large signal.
- An example of an amplifier commonly found in the environment is an acoustic amplifier called an audio amplifier.
- Most amplifiers are implemented with linear amplifiers, which generate an amplified signal that amplifies the input signal by turning the transistor on or off.
- Linear amplifiers have the advantages of wider output bandwidths and lower noises.
- linear amplifiers have a disadvantage in that efficiency is greatly degraded due to the loss of semiconductor devices when the output voltage is lower than the input voltage.
- a switching amplifier operates a semiconductor device such as a transistor in only one of two states, and generates a square wave having a maximum and a minimum of an input voltage according to the semiconductor device being turned on or off.
- the switching amplifier outputs square waves by using a low pass filter to reduce high frequency components.
- the switching amplifier has the advantage that the efficiency is greatly improved compared to the linear amplifier because the semiconductor device is operated in the on state and the current is flowing to the semiconductor device is lower than the input voltage.
- the switching amplifier has a limitation in obtaining sufficient bandwidth by switching to a frequency sufficiently higher than the bandwidth of the output, and there is a disadvantage in that the noise is high because the voltage and current flowing through the switching element become square waves according to the switching.
- the linear amplifier and the switching amplifier has a problem that if the amplifier fails, the amplifier can not amplify the input signal until the failure of the amplifier is repaired, thereby reducing the reliability of the amplifier.
- a plurality of inverters driven by an insulated power source are connected in series, and an uninterruptible switching amplifier is further connected to an output terminal of each inverter in which a short circuit or an open switch is additionally connected depending on whether the inverter is in normal operation. Even if more inverters fail, the main purpose is to increase the reliability of the switching amplifier by controlling the remaining inverters to operate normally.
- a hybrid switching amplifier that combines an inverter composed of a high breakdown voltage low speed switching element and an inverter composed of a low breakdown voltage high speed switching element, it realizes an amplification signal with high efficiency and low noise, while reducing the conduction loss and switching loss associated with the operation of the switching element.
- the main purpose is to amplify the signal with high efficiency by minimizing it.
- the present embodiment includes N (N is a natural number) inverters, each of which includes a plurality of switching elements and turns on the plurality of switching elements according to PWM signals input to the plurality of switching elements.
- An inverter unit which controls an ON or an OFF state and switches an applied DC voltage and generates an output signal according to the switching; And an intermittent part connected to the output terminals of the N inverters in parallel and including N switches shorted or opened depending on whether the N inverters are normally operated, wherein the output terminals of the N inverters are connected in series to each other. It provides a non-stationary switching amplifier, characterized in that for generating an amplified signal merged with the output signal output from the inverter.
- the electrical characteristics different from the N-1 (N is a natural number greater than 1) inverter including a plurality of switching elements and the plurality of switching elements included in the N-1 inverters
- M M is a natural number
- the N-1 inverters and the M inverters each include a plurality of inverters according to PWM signals input to the plurality of switching elements.
- An inverter unit which controls the switching element of the on or off and switches an applied DC voltage and generates an output signal according to the switching; And N-1 switches and M switches connected in parallel to output terminals of the N-1 inverters and the M inverters, respectively, which are shorted or opened depending on whether the N-1 inverters and the M inverters operate normally. Including an intermittent portion, wherein the output terminal of the N-1 inverter and the M inverter is connected in series to provide a mixed switching amplifier, characterized in that for generating an amplified signal in which the output signal output from each inverter is merged do.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier in the method in which the non-stationary switching amplifier generates a PWM signal for controlling the operation of the N inverters, based on a feedback control result of an input signal and an amplified signal according to the input signal, Calculating the number of inverters to be further turned on or off at the start of every switching cycle; Generating the PWM signal to additionally turn on the inverter in a predetermined order when the inverter needs to be further turned on through the calculating; Generating the PWM signal to turn off the inverter in a preset order among the inverters in the on state when the inverter in the on state is to be turned off through the calculating; And generating the PWM signal so that the inverter of the preset order is turned off from the duty ratio when the inverter in the on state is to be turned off with the duty ratio through the calculating process. It provides a method for generating a PWM signal.
- the mixed switching amplifier in the method in which the mixed switching amplifier generates a PWM signal for controlling the operation of the N-1 inverter and M inverters, the feedback of the input signal and the amplified signal according to the input signal Calculating the number of the N-1 inverters and the M inverters to be further turned on or off at the start of every switching cycle based on a control result;
- each of the N-1 inverters and the M inverters may have a preset order.
- a plurality of inverters driven by an insulated power source are connected in series, and a non-stop switching amplifier in which a short circuit or an open switch is additionally connected to an output terminal of each inverter depending on whether the inverter is in normal operation. Even if one or more inverters fail, the reliability of the switching amplifier can be increased by controlling the remaining inverters to operate normally.
- a hybrid switching amplifier that combines an inverter composed of a high breakdown voltage low speed switching element and an inverter composed of a low breakdown voltage high speed switching element, it realizes amplification signal with high efficiency and low noise, while reducing the conduction loss and switching loss accompanying the operation of the switching element. Minimization can increase the efficiency of signal amplification.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a non-stationary switching amplifier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the hybrid switching amplifier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of controlling the operation of the N inverters according to the PWM signal by the non-stationary switching amplifier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of controlling the operation of the N-1 inverters and the M inverters according to the PWM signal by the hybrid switching amplifier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a PWM signal for controlling the operation of the N inverters by the non-stationary switching amplifier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which the hybrid switching amplifier according to the present embodiment generates a PWM signal for controlling the operations of the N-1 inverters and the M inverters.
- the switching amplifier is composed of an inverter including a plurality of switching elements.
- the switching amplifier generates an amplified signal in which the input signal is amplified by switching the applied DC voltage by turning on or off the plurality of switching elements according to the PWM signals input to the plurality of switching elements.
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 can increase the reliability of the switching amplifier by operating to enable the normal operation of the remaining inverter even if one or more inverters constituting the switching amplifier fail.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may increase the efficiency of signal amplification by minimizing the conduction loss and switching loss associated with the operation of the switching element while implementing an amplified signal with high efficiency and low noise.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a non-stationary switching amplifier 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 includes an inverter unit 110 including N inverters (first 112 through N-th inverter 118), and N switches (first). (122) to N-th switch (124), an intermittent portion 120, a low pass filter 130 and a load 140.
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 includes N inverters 112 and 118 composed of a plurality of switching elements having low breakdown voltage and high switching speed, thereby accompanying the operation of the switching element in the process of amplifying the input signal. The switching loss can be minimized.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 may reduce the breakdown voltage and the switching voltage of the switching element by connecting N inverters 112 and 118 in series, thereby reducing the noise of the amplified signal.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 further includes N switches 122 and 124 which are shorted or opened depending on whether the inverter is normally operated at the output terminal of each inverter connected in series. By doing so, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 controls the normal operation of the remaining inverters even if one or more of the N inverters 112 and 118 fail.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 may further include a PWM controller 105.
- the PWM controller 105 receives an input signal and generates a PWM signal that determines the duty ratio according to the feedback control result of the input signal. That is, the PWM controller 105 grasps the output voltage required to amplify the input signal to the preset amplification level based on the provided input signal every cycle, and outputs the N inverters 112 and 118 required for each cycle. Generate a PWM signal that determines the duty ratio to generate a voltage.
- the PWM controller 105 grasps the total output voltages to be output from the N inverters 112 and 118 at the start of each switching cycle based on the feedback control of the input signal and the amplified signal thereof. do.
- the PWM controller 105 calculates the number of inverters to be further turned on or off among the N inverters 112 and 118 according to the identified output voltage.
- the PWM controller 105 turns on or off the N inverters 112 and 118 according to a preset operation order of the inverters. Generate a PWM signal that makes it possible.
- the PWM control unit 105 generates a PWM signal to turn on the inverters in a predetermined operation sequence when the inverters of at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118 need to be further turned on based on the input signal. .
- the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal for turning off the inverters in a preset order among the inverters in the on state when the inverters in the on state are to be turned off based on the input signal.
- the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverters in a predetermined order among the inverters in the on state based on the input signal when the inverters in the on state are to be turned off with the predetermined duty ratio.
- the PWM controller 105 when the PWM controller 105 needs to turn on at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118 additionally based on the input signal, the PWM controller 105 additionally turns on the inverter having the higher order among the preset operation sequences. Generate a PWM signal that makes it possible.
- the PWM controller 105 When the inverter in the on state is to be turned off based on the input signal, the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to be turned off from the inverter having the lowest order among the inverters in the on state.
- the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverter having the lowest order among the inverters in the on state based on the input signal when the inverter in the on state has to be turned off with the predetermined duty ratio.
- the switching frequency applied to each of the N inverters 112 and 118 included in the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 according to the present embodiment is higher than the switching frequency applied to one inverter when the switching amplifier is configured as one inverter. The effect is to reduce by a certain amount.
- the PWM controller 105 If the variation of the output voltage required in every switching period is not large, the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal for every one of the inverters in the off state, and turns off one of the inverters in the on state.
- the switching frequency applied to each of the N inverters 112 and 118 may be reduced by up to 1 / N than the switching frequency applied to one inverter when the switching amplifier is configured as one inverter. . That is, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment configures a switching amplifier with N inverters 112 and 118 including a plurality of switching elements having low breakdown voltage and high switching speed, and equivalent switching of each inverter. By controlling the frequency to be lowered, the switching loss associated with the operation of the switching element in the process of amplifying the input signal is minimized.
- the operation order of the inverters preset in the N inverters 112 and 118 according to the present embodiment is not limited to a specific method, and the operation order may be determined through various methods.
- the inverter unit 110 includes N (N is a natural number) inverters (first 112 to Nth inverters 118).
- the N inverters 112 and 118 each include a plurality of switching elements 116.
- the inverter unit 110 controls the plurality of switching elements 116 on or off according to the PWM signals input to the plurality of switching elements 116 to generate an output signal by switching the applied DC voltage.
- the N inverters 112 and 118 each include a DC power supply 114 that provides direct current.
- the inverter unit 110 may control the inverter most simply. Can be. If a different voltage is applied, a more complicated calculation must be made.
- the inverter unit 110 of the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes N inverters 112 and 118 implemented in the form of a MOSFET.
- the plurality of switching elements 116 included in the N inverters 112 and 118 may have a low breakdown voltage in order to reduce the switching loss rather than the conduction loss among the conduction loss and switching loss associated with the operation of the plurality of switching elements 116.
- a switching element with a relatively fast switching speed of is used.
- the loss generated by the switching amplifier can be divided into the conduction loss caused by the flow of current in the conduction state (On state) and the switching loss generated every time the switching is performed.
- the conduction loss increases as the current flows and increases as the voltage drop increases during the conduction of the switching element.
- Switching loss increases as the switching energy generated when the switching device switches once and increases as the switching frequency increases.
- a MOSFET when it is in a conductive state, it has characteristics such as resistance. In other words, if the resistance is reduced by connecting a plurality of switching elements constituting the MOSFET in parallel, the loss of conduction can be reduced as needed.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 implements the N inverters 112 and 118 in the form of a MOSFET to reduce the conduction loss, and the plurality of switching elements included in the N inverters 112 and 118.
- the switching loss is minimized by selecting a switching element having a low breakdown voltage and a fast switching speed to reduce the switching loss rather than the conduction loss.
- the inverter unit 110 may further include at least one or more inverters than the number of inverters capable of providing an output voltage required for a preset maximum amplification level.
- the N inverters 112 and 118 according to the present embodiment are implemented such that even if any one of the N inverters 112 and 118 fails, the remaining inverters except the failed inverter continue to operate. In addition, the failed inverter can be repaired or replaced while the remaining inverters are operating, and the inverter can be started again after replacement.
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 according to the present embodiment can operate continuously regardless of whether the inverter is faulty, thereby increasing the reliability of the switching amplifier.
- the inverter unit 110 is illustrated to include N inverters 112 and 118 implemented in the form of a MOSFET, and a plurality of switching elements 116 included in the N inverters 112 and 118 are provided in plural. It is stated that a switching element having a relatively high switching speed with a low breakdown voltage was used to reduce the switching loss rather than the conduction loss among the switching loss and switching loss accompanying the operation of the switching element 116, but is not necessarily limited thereto. An inverter and a plurality of switching elements having various electrical characteristics can be used.
- the intermittent unit 120 is connected in parallel to the output terminals of the N inverters 112 and 118, respectively, and N switches (first 122 to ⁇ short or open depending on whether the N inverters 112 and 118 operate normally). N-th switch 124).
- the N switches 122 and 124 are opened when it is determined that the inverter connected to each switch is operating normally, and shorted when the inverter connected to each switch is determined to be not operating normally. Control the inverter so that it does not interfere.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 determines whether the N inverters 112 and 118 operate normally, and issues a control command for shorting or opening the N switches 122 and 124 according to the determination result. It may further include a switch operation control unit (not shown) to generate.
- the output terminals of the N inverters 112 and 118 are connected in series to each other to generate an amplified signal in which the output signals output from the respective inverters are merged.
- the amplified signals generated from the output terminals of the N inverters 112 and 118 are cut off from the high frequency components through a low pass filter 130, and only signals of the necessary frequency components are finally applied to the load 140, for example, the load. Is provided.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the hybrid switching amplifier 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 includes an inverter unit 210 including a first inverter group 220 and a second inverter group 230, and N-1 switches (first ( 242) the N-th switch 244) and the M switches (the first 246 to the M-th switch 248), the intermittent unit 240, the low pass filter 250 and the load 260 Include.
- the first inverter group 220 includes N-1 (N is a natural number greater than 1) number of inverters (first 222 to N-1 inverter 228)
- the second inverter group 230 is It includes M inverters (first 232 to Mth inverter 238).
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 includes N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and N-1 inverters 222 and 228 having a high breakdown voltage and a relatively large switching loss. Compared to the plurality of switching elements 226 included in the N), a low conduction loss by mixing M inverters (232, 238) consisting of a plurality of switching elements 236 with low breakdown voltage and relatively small switching loss Therefore, it operates to have low switching loss even at high switching frequency.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may further include a PWM controller 205.
- the PWM control unit 205 is provided with an input signal and generates a PWM signal that determines the duty ratio based on the feedback control result of the input signal.
- the PWM controller 205 grasps the output voltage required for amplifying the input signal to a preset amplification level based on the provided input signal every cycle, and through this, N-1 inverters 222 and 228 in each cycle. ) And M inverters 232 and 238 generate a PWM signal having a duty ratio set to generate a required output voltage.
- the PWM controller 205 switches the switching frequency of the M-1 inverters 232 and 238 based on the input signal and the feedback result of the amplified signal according to the input signal. Generates a PWM signal that operates below the frequency. That is, the PWM control unit 205 controls the switching frequency of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 so that the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 switch to a low switching frequency. Operate to supply most of the output voltage needed to amplify the input signal.
- the PWM control unit 205 controls the switching frequency of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 to output the remaining outputs while the M inverters 232 and 238 switch to the high switching frequency. Operate to provide voltage.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 supply most of the output voltages necessary to amplify the input signal, and the N-1 inverters for the M inverters 232 and 238 to provide the remaining output voltages.
- the inverter configurations of the 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 will be described later in the process of describing the inverter unit 210.
- the PWM control unit 205 should be output from the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 at the start of every switching period based on the input signal and the feedback result of the amplified signal according to the input signal. Check the output voltage respectively.
- the PWM controller 205 calculates the number of inverters to be further turned on or off among the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 according to the identified output voltage, respectively. Subsequently, the PWM controller 205 may be configured to further turn on or off at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238. 228 and M inverters 232 and 238 generate PWM signals for turning on or off the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 according to a predetermined operation sequence. .
- the PWM control unit 205 When the PWM control unit 205 needs to further turn on at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 based on the input signal, the N-1 inverters ( 222 and 228 and M inverters 232 and 238 generate PWM signals to turn on inverters in a predetermined order, respectively.
- the PWM control unit 205 When the inverter in the on state is to be turned off based on the input signal, the PWM control unit 205 generates a PWM signal to be turned off from the inverters in a predetermined order among the inverters in the on state.
- the PWM controller 205 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverter in the preset order among the inverters in the on state based on the input signal when the inverters in the on state are to be turned off with the predetermined duty ratio.
- the PWM control unit 205 may additionally turn on at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 based on the input signal.
- One inverter 222, 228 and M inverters (232, 238) generates a PWM signal to be further turned on from the inverter with the higher order among the preset operation sequence, respectively.
- the PWM control unit 205 generates a PWM signal to be turned off from the inverter having the lowest order among the inverters in the on state when the inverters in the on state are to be turned off based on the input signal.
- the PWM controller 205 may generate a PWM signal for turning off the inverter having the lowest order among the inverters in the on state. Can be.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may have N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and M inverters included in the hybrid switching amplifier 200 like the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 described above. 232 and 238 may reduce the switching frequency of each. In addition, the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may reduce the switching frequency of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 to the maximum unless the change in the required output voltage is large in every switching period. It is possible to generate an amplified signal with relatively high efficiency and low noise.
- the operation order of the inverters preset in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 according to the present embodiment is not limited to a specific method, but the operation order may be determined through various methods.
- the inverter unit 210 is connected to the N-1 inverters (first 222 to N-1th inverters 228) and the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 including the plurality of switching elements 226. It includes M inverters (first 232 to Mth inverters 238) including a plurality of switching elements 236 having electrical characteristics different from the plurality of switching elements 226 included.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 are applied by applying on / off control of each of the plurality of switching elements according to the PWM signals input to the plurality of switching elements. Switching the voltage produces an output signal.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 include DC power supply units 224 and 234 that provide direct current, respectively.
- each inverter is Vs /
- the total output voltages of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 capable of generating N output voltages generate an output voltage of Vs (N-1) / N.
- the inverter unit 210 is configured such that the total output voltage of the M inverters 232 and 238 in which each inverter can generate an output voltage of Vs / (N ⁇ M) generates an output voltage of Vs / N. do.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 may generate an output voltage of up to Vs.
- the PWM controller 205 controls the switching frequency of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 so that the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 switch to a low switching frequency.
- the M inverters 232 and 238 While supplying most of the output voltage required to amplify the input signal, the M inverters 232 and 238 generate a PWM signal that operates to provide the remaining output voltage while switching to a high switching frequency.
- the inverter unit 210 of the hybrid switching amplifier 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form and M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form. have.
- N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form
- M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form. have.
- a plurality of switching elements constituting the MOSFET can be connected in parallel to reduce the resistance, and the reduction in the amount of conduction loss required. You can.
- the conduction loss can be reduced because it is efficient for high voltage and the voltage drop during conduction of the switching element is relatively smaller than that of the MOSFET (the same current breakdown means that the current per unit area of semiconductor element is larger).
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 has low conduction loss using N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form and M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form. Is operated to occur.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 are implemented in the form of IGBT
- the M inverters 232 and 238 are implemented in the form of MOSFET.
- the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented in any form as long as it is composed of a plurality of devices having different characteristics.
- IGBTs can be replaced by MOSFETs with the same breakdown voltage.
- the plurality of switching elements 226 included in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form are connected to the plurality of switching elements 236 included in the M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form.
- a switching device with a high breakdown voltage and a relatively large switching loss was used.
- the plurality of switching elements 236 included in the M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form may include the plurality of switching elements 226 included in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form.
- a switching element with low breakdown voltage and relatively low switching loss was used. That is, the hybrid switching amplifier 200 has a low conduction loss and a low switching loss even at a high switching frequency by implementing a mixture of switching elements having different electrical characteristics.
- the plurality of switching elements 226 included in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form may include the plurality of switching elements 236 included in the M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form.
- a switching device having a high breakdown voltage and a relatively large switching loss is used, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a switching device having a high breakdown voltage and a relatively large switching loss may be used in comparison with a plurality of switching devices.
- the plurality of switching elements 236 included in the M inverters 232 and 238 implemented in the MOSFET form may include the plurality of switching elements 226 included in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 implemented in the IGBT form.
- a switching device having a low breakdown voltage and a relatively small switching loss is used, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a switching device having a low breakdown voltage and a relatively low switching loss may be used in comparison with a plurality of switching devices.
- the inverter unit 210 is at least one more than the number of inverters that can provide the output voltage required for the predetermined maximum amplification level N-1 inverters (222, 228) and M number of inverters It may be further included in the inverter (232, 238).
- N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 fails, the switch connected to the output terminal of the failed inverter is shorted and the remaining inverters except the failed inverter are disconnected. Control to provide the required output voltage.
- the intermittent unit 240 is connected in parallel to the output terminals of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238, respectively, and the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232, N-1 switches (first 242 to N-1th switches 244) and M switches (first 246 to Mth switches 248) which are shorted or opened depending on whether the operation 238 is normally performed. ).
- the N-1 switches 242 and 244 and the N switches 246 and 248 are opened when it is determined that the inverter connected to each switch is operating normally, and the inverter connected to each switch is determined not to operate normally. If it is, the short circuit is controlled so that the inverter does not interfere with the operation of the remaining inverters.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 determines whether the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 operate normally, and the N-1 switches according to the determination result. And a switch operation controller (not shown) for generating a control command for shorting or opening the 242 and 244 and the M switches 246 and 248.
- output terminals of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 are connected in series to each other to generate an amplified signal in which output signals output from the respective inverters are merged. Thereafter, the generated amplified signal is blocked by the high frequency component through a low pass filter 250, and finally only the necessary frequency components are provided to the load 260.
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of controlling the operations of the N inverters 112 and 118 by the non-stop switching amplifier 100 according to the present embodiment. Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 includes a total of 12 inverters 112 and 118, and the order from 1 to 12 is sequentially assigned to each other.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a process of additionally turning on or off at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118 through the operation sequence illustrated in FIG. 1, but is not necessarily limited thereto. At least one of the N inverters 112 and 118 may be further turned on or off.
- the maximum output voltage that can be generated by each of the 12 inverters 112 and 118 is Vs / 12, and 5.50 ⁇ Vs / 12 in the first period based on the feedback result of the amplified signal according to the input signal and the input signal.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 may operate so that five inverters are turned on at 100% and one inverter is turned on at a duty ratio of 50% during one switching period. That is, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 operates the third to eighth inverters among the 12 inverters 112 and 118 in the first cycle by the PWM signal, and the third inverter having the lowest sequence number is turned on.
- the first inverter to be operated is designated as the third inverter, which is an example for explaining a process in which the non-stop switching amplifier 100 controls the operations of the twelve inverters 112 and 118 according to the PWM signal. If not only limited to this.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 should generate the entire output voltage of 7.75 x Vs / 12 in the second period based on the feedback result of the input signal and the amplified signal according to the input signal.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 since five inverters were turned on at the end of the previous cycle and eight inverters had to be turned on at the beginning of the next cycle, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 additionally turns on the next three inverters by the PWM signal, The lowest of the inverters must be operated to be off at a duty ratio of 75%.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 since the fourth to eighth inverters are in the on state in the previous cycle, the non-stop switching amplifier 100 operates in the on state and the fourth to eleventh inverters in the on state and operate in the on state.
- the fourth inverter having the lowest sequence number is operated to be off at a duty ratio of 75%.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 should generate a total output voltage of 4.50 x Vs / 12 in the third period based on the input signal and the feedback result of the amplified signal according to the input signal.
- Five inverters should be on.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 since the seventh to eleventh inverters operate in the on state at the end of the previous cycle, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 turns off the lower two inverters among the inverters in the on state, and the sequence among the inverters in the remaining on states.
- the lowest inverter must be operated off at a 50% duty ratio. That is, the fifth to sixth inverters are operated to be turned off, and the seventh inverter of the lowest order among the seventh to eleventh inverters, which are the inverters in the remaining on state, is operated to be turned off at a duty ratio of 50%.
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 requires 12 inverters to be turned on at the start of a switching cycle.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 since the eighth to eleventh inverters operate in the on state in the previous cycle, the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 additionally turns on eight inverters in the next sequence, and makes the lowest inverter among the inverters in the on state 25%. Must be turned off at the duty ratio of
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 receives the PWM signals from the PWM control unit 105 to control the operation of the N inverters. At this time, the PWM controller 105 determines the total output voltage to be output from the N inverters 112 and 118 at the start of every switching cycle based on the feedback result of the input signal and the amplified signal according to the input signal. The PWM controller 105 calculates the number of inverters to be further turned on or off among the first to Nth inverters 112 and 118 according to the identified output voltage.
- the PWM controller 105 when the PWM controller 105 needs to further turn on at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118, the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to turn on the inverter having the higher order according to the operation order of the preset inverter. do.
- the PWM controller 105 When the PWM controller 105 needs to turn off at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118, the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverter having the lowest sequence number.
- the PWM controller 105 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverter having the lowest order even when at least one of the N inverters 112 and 118 has to be turned off with a predetermined duty ratio.
- the switching frequency applied to each of the first to Nth inverters 112 and 118 of the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 is 1 / max than the switching frequency applied to one inverter when the switching amplifier is configured as one inverter. It can be N and the switching voltage is reduced to 1 / N, so switching loss is much smaller than 1 / N.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may generate a maximum output voltage of 2500Vs, and the maximum output voltages of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 may generate 500Vs and M inverters, respectively.
- the maximum output voltage that can be generated by (232, 238) is 100Vs
- the N-1 inverters 222, 228 are composed of 4 inverters in total
- the M inverters 232, 238 are 5 in total. It consists of two inverters.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 are respectively assigned in order from 1 to 4 and 1 to 5, respectively.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a process of additionally turning on or off at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 through the operation sequence illustrated in FIG. 2.
- at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 may be further turned on or off through various operation sequences.
- the M inverters 232 and 238 Based on the feedback result of the input signal and the amplified signal according to the input signal, the M inverters 232 and 238 sequentially operate when the total output voltage that the mixed switching amplifier 200 needs to generate in each cycle has a value of 500 Vs or less. It operates to turn on to generate output voltage. Subsequently, when an output voltage of 500 Vs or more needs to be generated, one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 operates in an on state, and the M inverters 232 and 238 operate in an on or off state. Operate to provide an output voltage.
- the first inverter having the lowest order among the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 operates in an on state, and M inverters ( Among the 232 and 238, the first to second inverters having the lower order are operated in an on state. Thereafter, among the M inverters 232 and 238 in the on state, the first inverter having the lower order is operated to be turned off at a duty ratio of 50%, thereby generating an output voltage of 650 Vs.
- the mixed switching amplifier 200 uses most of the output voltages required to amplify the input signal while the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 switch to a low switching frequency using the PWM controller 205. To be supplied.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 generates a low conduction loss by generating a PWM signal using the PWM control unit 205 to operate the M inverters 232 and 238 to provide the remaining output voltage while switching to a high switching frequency. It operates with low switching loss even at high switching frequency.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a PWM signal for controlling the operations of the N inverters 112 and 118 by the non-stop switching amplifier 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the method of generating a PWM signal for controlling the operations of the N inverters 112 and 118 by the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 is described in detail below.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 grasps the total output voltage to be output from the N inverters 112 and 118 at the start of every switching period based on the input signal and the feedback result of the amplified signal according to the input signal.
- the number of inverters to be further turned on or off among the N inverters 112 and 118 is calculated according to the identified output voltage.
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 generates a PWM signal such that an inverter of a predetermined order is additionally turned on when there is an inverter to be turned on additionally among the N inverters 112 and 118 (S530).
- the non-interruptible switching amplifier 100 is a PWM to be turned on from the inverter with the higher order among the operation sequence of the preset inverter, if there is an inverter to be turned on additionally among the N inverters (112, 118). Generate a signal.
- the non-stop switching amplifier 100 generates a PWM signal to turn off the inverters in a preset order among the inverters in the on state when there is an inverter to be turned off among the N inverters 112 and 118 (S550). ).
- the non-stationary switching amplifier 100 generates a PWM signal to be turned off from the inverter having the lowest order among the inverters in the on state when there is an inverter to be turned off among the N inverters 112 and 118.
- the inverters in the on state among the N inverters 112 and 118 are to be turned off with a predetermined duty ratio (S560)
- the inverters in the preset order among the inverters in the on state are set at the predetermined duty ratio.
- a PWM signal is generated to be off (S570).
- the inverter having the lowest sequence number among the inverters in the on state is a predetermined duty.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a method of generating a PWM signal for controlling the operation of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 by the hybrid switching amplifier 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 As shown in FIG. 6, the hybrid switching amplifier 200 according to the present embodiment generates a PWM signal for controlling the operations of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 starts from calculating the number of N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and M inverters 232 and 238 to be further turned on or off at the beginning of each switching cycle. (S610).
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may be configured in the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 at the start of every switching cycle based on the feedback result of the input signal and the amplified signal according to the input signal. Know the total output voltage that should be output.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 calculates the number of inverters to be further turned on or off among the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 according to the identified output voltage.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to further turn on at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 (S620), the N-1 inverters 222, 228) and M inverters 232 and 238 generate PWM signals to turn on inverters in a predetermined order, respectively (S630).
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to further turn on at least one of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238, the N-1 inverter inverters ( 222 and 228 and M inverters 232 and 238 generate PWM signals that are further turned on from the higher inverters among the operation sequences of the preset inverters, respectively.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 When the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to turn off at least one inverter of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 (S640), the N-1 inverters 222 228 and M inverters 232 and 238 generate a PWM signal to turn off the inverters in a predetermined order, respectively (S650). For example, when the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to turn off an inverter of at least one or more of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238, the hybrid switching amplifier 200 may have a lower value. Generates a PWM signal that turns off from the inverter with the turn.
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to turn off at least one of the first to Mth inverters 222 and 228 and the M + 1 to Nth inverters 232 and 238 with a duty ratio.
- the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 generate PWM signals to turn off the inverters in a predetermined duty ratio, respectively (S670).
- the hybrid switching amplifier 200 needs to turn off the inverter having at least one or more of the N-1 inverters 222 and 228 and the M inverters 232 and 238 with a predetermined duty ratio
- the inverter having the lowest sequence number among the inverters in the state generates a PWM signal to be turned off at a predetermined duty ratio.
- steps S510 to S570 and steps S610 to S670 are described as being sequentially executed. However, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention and an embodiment of the present invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art to which the examples belong may perform the modifications in the order described in FIGS. 5 and 6 or in steps S510 to S570 and S610 to S670 without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention. 5 and 6 are not limited to the time-series order since various modifications and variations may be applicable to the execution of one or more steps in parallel.
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- N(N은 자연수)개의 인버터를 포함하되, 상기 N개의 인버터는 각각 복수의 스위칭 소자를 포함하며 상기 복수의 스위칭 소자로 입력되는 PWM 신호에 따라 상기 복수의 스위칭 소자를 온(On) 또는 오프(Off) 제어하여 인가 받은 직류전압을 스위칭하고 상기 스위칭에 따라 출력신호를 생성하는 인버터부; 및상기 N개의 인버터의 출력단에 각각 병렬 연결되며 상기 N개의 인버터의 정상동작 여부에 따라 단락 또는 개방되는 N개의 스위치를 포함하는 단속부를 포함하되,상기 N개의 인버터의 출력단은 서로 직렬 연결되어 각각의 인버터로부터 출력된 출력신호가 병합된 증폭신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 1항에 있어서,입력신호를 제공받고 상기 입력신호에 따라 듀티비를 결정하는 PWM 신호를 생성하는 PWM 제어부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 2항에 있어서,상기 PWM 제어부는 상기 입력신호에 근거하여 매 스위칭 주기의 시작점에서 추가로 온 또는 오프 해야 할 인버터의 개수를 계산하고, 기 설정된 인버터의 동작 순번에 따라 상기 N개의 인버터가 온 또는 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 3항에 있어서,상기 PWM 제어부는, 상기 입력신호에 근거하여 인버터를 추가로 온 해야 하는 경우에는 상기 기 설정된 인버터의 동작 순번 중 순번이 높은 인버터부터 추가로 온 되고, 온 상태의 인버터를 오프 시켜야 하는 경우에는 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 낮은 순번을 가지는 인버터부터 오프 되고, 온 상태의 인버터를 듀티비를 가지고 오프 시켜야 하는 경우에는 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 낮은 순번을 가지는 인버터를 상기 듀티비에서 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 인버터부는 기 설정된 최대 증폭 레벨에 필요한 인버터의 개수보다 적어도 하나 이상 많은 인버터를 더 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 5항에 있어서,상기 단속부는 상기 N개의 인버터 중 정상동작 하지 않는 인버터가 존재하는 경우, 해당 인버터에 대응되는 스위치를 단락 시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 복수의 스위칭 소자를 포함하고 있는 N-1(N은 1보다 큰 자연수)개의 인버터 및 상기 N-1개의 인버터에 포함된 복수의 스위칭 소자와 다른 전기적 특성을 갖는 복수의 스위칭 소자를 포함하고 있는 M(M은 자연수)개의 인버터를 포함하되, 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터는 각각의 복수의 스위칭 소자로 입력되는 PWM 신호에 따라 상기 각각의 복수의 스위칭 소자를 온(On) 또는 오프(Off) 제어하여 인가 받은 직류전압을 스위칭하고 상기 스위칭에 따라 출력신호를 생성하는 인버터부; 및상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터의 출력단에 각각 병렬 연결되며 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터의 정상동작 여부에 따라 단락 또는 개방되는 N-1개의 스위치 및 M개의 스위치를 포함하는 단속부를 포함하되,상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터의 출력단은 서로 직렬 연결되어 각각의 인버터로부터 출력된 출력신호가 병합된 증폭신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 7항에 있어서,상기 N-1개의 인버터에 포함된 복수의 스위칭 소자는, 상기 M개의 인버터에 포함된 복수의 스위칭 소자에 대비하여 내압이 높고 스위칭손실이 상대적으로 큰 스위칭 소자를 선택하고,상기 M개의 인버터에 포함된 복수의 스위칭 소자는, 상기 N-1개의 인버터에 포함된 복수의 스위칭 소자에 대비하여 내압이 낮고 스위칭손실이 상대적으로 작은 스위칭 소자를 선택하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 7항에 있어서,입력신호를 제공받고 상기 입력신호에 따라 듀티비를 결정하는 PWM 신호를 생성하는 PWM 제어부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 9항에 있어서,상기 PWM 제어부는 상기 입력신호에 근거하여 상기 N-1개의 인버터의 스위칭 빈도수가 상기 M개의 인버터의 스위칭 빈도수보다 낮도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 10항에 있어서상기 PWM 제어부는 상기 입력신호에 근거하여 매 스위칭 주기의 시작점에서 추가로 온 또는 오프해야 하는 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터의 개수를 각각 계산하고, 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터에 각각 기 설정된 인버터의 동작 순서에 따라 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터가 계산된 개수만큼 온 또는 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 11항에 있어서,상기 PWM 제어부는, 상기 입력신호에 근거하여 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터 중 적어도 하나 이상의 인버터를 추가로 온 해야 하는 경우에는 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터에 각각 기 설정된 동작 순번 중 순번이 높은 인버터부터 추가로 온 되고, 온 상태의 인버터를 오프 시켜야 하는 경우에는 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 낮은 순번을 가지는 인버터부터 오프 되고, 온 상태의 인버터를 듀티비를 가지고 오프 시켜야 하는 경우는 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 낮은 순번을 가지는 인버터가 상기 듀티비에서 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 7항에 있어서,상기 N-1개의 인버터와 상기 M개의 인버터는 각각 기 설정된 최대 증폭 레벨에 필요한 인버터의 개수보다 적어도 하나 이상 많은 인버터를 더 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 제 13항에 있어서,상기 단속부는 상기 N-1개의 인버터 또는 상기 M개의 인버터 중 정상 동작하지 않는 인버터가 존재하는 경우, 해당 인버터에 대응되는 스위치를 단락 시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기.
- 무정지형 스위칭 증폭기가 N개의 인버터의 동작을 제어하기 위한 PWM 신호를 생성하는 방법에 있어서,입력신호 및 상기 입력신호에 따른 증폭신호의 피드백 제어 결과에 근거하여 매 스위칭 주기의 시작점에서 추가로 온 또는 오프해야 할 인버터의 개수를 계산하는 과정;상기 계산하는 과정을 통해 인버터를 추가로 온 해야 하는 경우 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 추가로 온 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정;상기 계산하는 과정을 통해 온 상태의 인버터를 오프 시켜야 하는 경우 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정; 및상기 계산하는 과정을 통해 온 상태의 인버터를 듀티비를 가지고 오프 시켜야 하는 경우 온 상태의 인버터 중에서 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 상기 듀티비에서 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 PWM 신호를 생성하는 방법.
- 혼합형 스위칭 증폭기가 N-1개의 인버터 및 M개의 인버터의 동작을 제어하기 위한 PWM 신호를 생성하는 방법에 있어서,입력신호 및 상기 입력신호에 따른 증폭신호의 피드백 제어 결과에 근거하여 매 스위칭 주기의 시작점에서 추가로 온 또는 오프해야 하는 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터의 개수를 각각 계산하는 과정;상기 각각 계산하는 과정을 통해 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터 중 추가로 온 해야 하는 인버터가 적어도 하나 이상 존재하는 경우, 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터에 각각 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 온 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정;상기 각각 계산하는 과정을 통해 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터 중 적어도 하나 이상의 온 상태의 인버터를 오프 시켜야 하는 경우, 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터에 각각 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정; 및상기 각각 계산하는 과정을 통해 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터 중 적어도 하나 이상의 온 상태의 인버터를 듀티비를 가지고 오프 시켜야 하는 경우, 상기 N-1개의 인버터 및 상기 M개의 인버터에 각각 기 설정된 순서의 인버터가 상기 듀티비에서 오프 되도록 상기 PWM 신호를 생성하는 과정을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 PWM 신호를 생성하는 방법.
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