WO2018061932A1 - 電源装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the technical field of power supply devices, and more particularly to protection of semiconductor switches of high-frequency amplifier circuits.
- the plasma that becomes a load may cause sudden abnormal discharge or sudden change in plasma density due to the pulse output operation of the high frequency power supply.
- the load impedance seen from the high frequency power supply may fluctuate momentarily and increase the output current / voltage of the high frequency amplifier circuit. It becomes a factor of electrical stress and destruction.
- the high frequency output is stopped after several hundreds of seconds, and the high frequency power is turned on again after dissipating the plasma energy.
- the plasma returns from a misfire state to a steady state in several ⁇ s to several tens of ⁇ s. If the re-ignition fails and the misfire condition continues and the plasma does not return to the steady state, the impedance between the high-frequency amplifier circuit and the load becomes mismatched and power loss occurs.
- the response is slow and the output power decreases over several hundred ⁇ to several milliseconds. Therefore, until then, each element of the high frequency amplifier circuit is not protected by feedback control.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuit If the impedance from the high-frequency amplifier circuit to the load side is much lower than usual, the high-frequency amplifier circuit outputs several times the normal energy. For this reason, the semiconductor switch of the high frequency amplifier circuit generates power loss and overvoltage / overcurrent accordingly.
- a high-voltage performance circuit is designed by installing a semiconductor switch with a rating several times the normal rating. It had to be an obstacle to miniaturization and cost reduction of parts.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply that can limit a high-frequency output current against load fluctuations, and to provide a power supply device that can protect a semiconductor switch against load fluctuations.
- the present invention provides a DC power supply that outputs a DC voltage, a high-frequency amplifier circuit that generates a high-frequency current by repeatedly turning on and off a semiconductor switch connected to the DC power supply, and the high-frequency circuit.
- a high-frequency output circuit that supplies a current to the load, a predetermined reactance value, two electrical connection electrodes to other circuits, one of the connection electrodes to the high-frequency amplifier circuit, and the connection electrode
- the protection circuit Includes a DC voltage source for supplying a predetermined reference voltage, a switch circuit having a switch circuit that is turned on when a conduction voltage larger than a threshold voltage related to the reference voltage is applied, and a predetermined voltage
- a sub-reactance circuit having a reactance value, and the absolute value of the impedance of the parallel connection circuit of the protection circuit and the main reactance circuit when the switch circuit is conductive is the value when the switch circuit is non-conductive.
- a power supply device configured to be larger than an absolute value of an impedance of a parallel connection circuit of a protection circuit and the main reactance circuit, and when the switch circuit is turned on, impedance of the impedance viewed from the high frequency amplifier circuit when viewed from the load side
- the absolute value is a power supply device that operates to be larger than when the protection circuit is non-conductive and to limit the high-frequency current.
- the present invention is a power supply apparatus in which a reactance value of the main reactance circuit is set to one of inductive reactance and capacitive reactance, and the sub reactance circuit is set to the other.
- the switch circuit includes a reference capacitance element that is charged to the reference voltage, and a diode element that is reverse-biased by a charging voltage of the reference capacitance element, and the diode element is forward-biased.
- the switch circuit is turned on.
- an auxiliary power source is provided, and the reference capacitance element is charged by the auxiliary power source.
- this invention is a power supply device with which the said reference capacitance element is charged with the said DC power supply.
- the capacitance element includes a capacitive circuit formed by a plurality of capacitors.
- the present invention When the present invention is described in a different expression from the above, the present invention generates a high-frequency output current by repeatedly turning on and off a DC power supply that outputs a DC power supply voltage and a semiconductor switch connected to the DC power supply.
- the power supply apparatus is provided with a protection circuit connected in parallel to the main reactance circuit, and the protection circuit becomes conductive when a conduction voltage larger than a predetermined reference voltage is applied.
- a switch circuit and a sub-reactance circuit having a predetermined reactance value, and when the switch circuit is turned on, the switch circuit is connected to the sub-reactance circuit; Power supply is a current flows flowing, can be described as.
- an impedance value between the high-frequency amplifier circuit and the output terminal is larger than an impedance value when the protection circuit is turned off. , And can be described.
- the impedance value of the parallel connection circuit of the protection circuit and the main reactance circuit when the switch circuit is conducted is the same as that of the protection circuit and the main reactance circuit when the switch circuit is cut off. It can be described as a power supply device configured to be larger than the impedance value of the parallel connection circuit.
- the reactance value of the main reactance circuit is set to one of the inductive reactance value and the capacitive reactance value, and the reactance value of the sub reactance circuit is set to the other. , And can be described.
- the switch circuit includes a reference capacitor that is charged to the reference voltage, and a diode element that is reverse-biased by the charging voltage of the reference capacitor, and the diode element is forward-biased to be conductive.
- the voltage to be applied is applied to the switch circuit and the diode element is turned on, it can be described as a power supply device in which the switch circuit is turned on.
- the present invention can be described as a power supply device in which an auxiliary power source is provided and the reference capacitor is charged by the auxiliary power source. Further, the present invention can be described as a power supply device in which the reference capacitor is charged by the DC power supply.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuit includes an inductive output inductance circuit having one end electrically connected to the DC power source, and the semiconductor switch is electrically connected to the other end of the output inductance circuit.
- the output current can be described as a power supply device that is generated by a current flowing through the output inductance circuit when the semiconductor switch repeats conduction and interruption.
- the present invention also includes a transformer, wherein the output current generated by the high frequency amplifier circuit flows in a primary winding of the transformer, and the output voltage is applied to a secondary winding magnetically coupled to the primary winding. It can be described as an induced power supply.
- a circuit in which a protection circuit and a main reactance circuit, which will be described later, are connected in parallel is called a high-frequency current limiting circuit, and the basic operation and operation waveforms of the power supply circuit of the present invention will be described.
- the high-frequency current limiting circuit is inserted in series between the high-frequency amplifier circuit and the load. When the load impedance fluctuates and the output current of the high-frequency amplifier circuit increases, The output current can be reduced by increasing the series impedance.
- the absolute value of the load impedance as viewed from the high frequency amplifier circuit is designed to be about 30 to 40 ⁇ , if the absolute value of the load impedance is reduced to 1 ⁇ , a current of 30 to 40 times is generated.
- the state in which the current is not limited refers to a state in which the voltage applied to D1, D2, D3, and D4 is reverse bias, or a voltage that does not exceed the threshold voltage Vf of the diode element is applied even if forward bias is applied.
- the protection circuit has the impedance of the combined capacitance of the parasitic capacitances D1 and D2 and C. Since the absolute value of the combined impedance of D1, D2 and C is set larger than that of L, it can be considered that most of the output current flows to L and the rest flows to C (FIG. 14 (a)). .
- Period [A] Period in which D2 and D4 are conducted
- Period [B] Period in which D1, D2, D3 and D4 are shut off
- Period [C] Period in which D1 and D3 are conducted
- D] D1, D2 and D3 , D4 shut off period
- the output current mainly flows through L.
- a current flows through the protection circuit via the parasitic capacitance of the diode element.
- the protective diode circuit and the reference voltage source Vlimit have a short-circuit impedance in terms of high frequency.
- the current can be limited (FIG. 14B).
- the current limited state (FIG. 17B) is classified into the following periods A to D (FIG. 18).
- the threshold voltage is not exceeded, so the output current mainly flows through C.
- a current flows through the protection circuit via the parasitic capacitance of the diode element.
- D1, D3 or D2, D4 are conductive, and therefore, when the conductive diode element and the reference voltage source Vlimit are short-circuited in terms of high frequency, the protection circuit Current flows based on the impedance of L. Since L and C have an impedance relationship that is a parallel resonance condition according to Equation 2, the current tends to flow so as to cancel the current flowing through C, and as a result, the effective value of the combined current of IL and IC becomes small. The current can be limited.
- the rectifier circuit not only the full-wave rectifier circuit but also the current of either polarity flowing in the rectifier circuit, the impedance between the A pole and the B pole increases when the diode element is turned on compared to when the diode element is cut off. If it is designed to do so, other rectifier circuits can be used, and various rectifier circuits such as a half-wave voltage doubler rectifier circuit can be applied.
- transformer-coupled rectifier circuit (FIG. 22) is also applicable (FIGS. 23 and 24).
- the combined impedance adjustment of the impedance of the Cc, Tx, and L sub-reactance circuits and the impedance of C of the main reactance circuit is performed while the anodes and cathodes of D1 and D2 are short-circuited.
- the impedance of each circuit at the oscillation frequency of each circuit in FIG. 13B is defined as shown in FIG. 29, and the contents are described below.
- the impedance as seen from the high-frequency voltage source VRF will appear as ZLimit ON in series regardless of the load impedance, so the current limit function is realized stably. can do.
- ZP ON R2 + RS ON + j (X2 + XS ON ) ⁇ -jX1 [ ⁇ ] ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ A5
- Z1 R1 + jX1 ⁇ jX1 [ ⁇ ] ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ A6
- ZP ON and Z1 are impedances that are complex conjugates of each other. Further, since they are connected in parallel to each other, it means that the current flowing in the protection circuit is opposite to the current flowing in the protection circuit in the same phase as the main reactance. Therefore, in a state where the high-frequency current limiting circuit exhibits a current limiting function, a current that cancels the current flowing through the main reactance circuit flows through the protection circuit when the switch circuit is turned on, so that the output current is limited.
- the reactance value of the difference between the reactance value of the switch circuit when conducting and the reactance value of the switch circuit when shutting off is set to a value larger than the main reactance value.
- the protection circuit Since the protection circuit has a switch circuit that combines multiple elements, the resistance component of the impedance tends to be larger than that of the main reactance circuit, so it is necessary to suppress power loss in a steady state. It is necessary to make the absolute value of the non-conducting impedance of the protection circuit larger than that of the main reactance circuit so that the output current generated by the high frequency amplifier circuit does not flow through the protection circuit as much as possible. Since the flowing current is determined by the absolute value of the impedance of each circuit, the absolute value of the impedance of the main reactance circuit and the absolute value of the impedance of the protection circuit are G times (G> 1) the absolute value of the main reactance circuit impedance. If set, relational expression B2
- Equations A4 and B3 the condition that the absolute value of the impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit when the switch circuit is cut off is larger than the absolute value of the impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit when the switch circuit is conducting is , B4 formula.
- the required impedance conditions of each circuit are as follows.
- FIGS. 25, 27 and 28 An example when a class E amplifier circuit is applied to the high frequency amplifier circuit is shown (FIGS. 25, 27 and 28). This is an amplifier circuit that operates at an oscillation frequency of 13.56 MHz.
- 300 ⁇ is the maximum value.
- FIG. 11 shows the impedance change of the high-frequency current limiting circuit when the inductance of the secondary reactance circuit is adjusted. Since the main and secondary reactance circuits each have a resistance component, the absolute value of the impedance to be adjusted is the maximum condition. In, the absolute value of reactance is around 0 ⁇ and has a resistive impedance. The resistance element of the impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit is not affected by the reactance value of the load impedance when it is connected in series with the load, and can be seen from the high-frequency amplifier circuit as the impedance with the resistance element added as it is. Therefore, stable current limiting performance can be exhibited.
- FIG. 12 shows the difference in impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit between when the diode element of the high-frequency current limiting circuit in the application example is conductive and when it is disconnected.
- the reactance of the diode element can be regarded as 0 ⁇ , and the absolute value of the impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit has 300 ⁇ .
- the diode element is a semiconductor element, when the reverse bias is applied and the diode element is cut off, the parasitic capacitance component of the diode element changes depending on the magnitude of the reverse bias voltage.
- the absolute value of the impedance of the high-frequency current limiting circuit has a value around 10 ⁇ .
- the impedance difference of the high-frequency current limiting circuit in the non-conducting state / conducting state is about 30 times. From this, it can be seen that the high-frequency current limiting circuit has a characteristic capable of operating as a circuit for switching impedance.
- the high-frequency output circuit is optimized for impedance in harmonic filters and steady load conditions.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuit is adjusted to 7 + j20 ⁇ (
- 21 ⁇ ).
- the present invention can limit the high-frequency output current generated by the high-frequency amplifier circuit at a high speed, and can improve the reliability of the power supply device and reduce the cost by reducing the rating of the semiconductor switch. .
- the degree of freedom in layout is increased, the design difficulty is reduced, and the power efficiency is improved.
- the current protection design of the high-frequency power supply system including the power supply device is facilitated.
- the high frequency output current of the place which installed the current limiting element can be restrict
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- Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 is a first example power supply apparatus that supplies high-frequency power to the load 25
- reference numeral 60 in FIG. 2 is a second example power supply apparatus that supplies high-frequency power to the load 75.
- These power supply devices 10 and 60 include DC power supplies 11 and 61 that output a DC power supply voltage, high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 that switch the power supply voltage to generate a high-frequency output current, and a main reactance having a predetermined reactance value.
- Reactance circuits 13 and 63 and filter circuits 15 and 65 for removing high frequencies are provided.
- the “filter circuit” may also be referred to as a “high frequency output circuit”.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 of the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples are output inductance circuits 21 and 71 having inductive reactance values of a predetermined magnitude, and semiconductor switches 22 and 72 that conduct and shut off. And output capacitance elements 23 and 73 that are charged by a part of the current flowing through the output inductance circuits 21 and 71, and control circuits 24 and 74 that control conduction and interruption of the semiconductor switches 22 and 72, respectively. ing. Transistor elements can be used for the semiconductor switches 22 and 72.
- One ends of the output inductance circuits 21 and 71 of the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples are electrically connected to the DC power supplies 11 and 61, and the other ends are semiconductor output terminals 20 and 70 of the semiconductor switches 22 and 72. Are electrically connected to each other.
- the DC power supplies 11 and 61 include DC voltage output devices 17 and 67 and power supply capacitance elements 27 and 77 for constant voltage output.
- the DC voltage output devices 17 and 67 and the power supply capacitance elements 27 and 77 are connected in parallel.
- One end of the DC voltage output devices 17 and 67 and one end of the power supply capacitance elements 27 and 77 are output inductance circuits 21 and 71.
- the other ends of the DC voltage output devices 17 and 67 and the other ends of the power supply capacitance elements 27 and 77 are respectively electrically connected to the ground potential.
- the output capacitance elements 23 and 73 are connected in parallel to the semiconductor switches 22 and 72, and the charged output capacitance elements 23 and 73 are discharged through the semiconductor switches 22 and 72, and the power sources of the first and second examples.
- the voltages at the semiconductor output terminals 20 and 70 of the devices 10 and 60 are reduced.
- One ends of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 of the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples are electrically connected to the semiconductor output terminals 20 and 70, and the other ends are connected to the output terminals 16 via the filter circuits 15 and 65. , 66 are electrically connected.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 By the operation of the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62, a high-frequency voltage that has an amplitude within a positive voltage is generated at the semiconductor output terminals 20 and 70, and the high-frequency current output from the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 is 20 and 70 are supplied to the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, flow through the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, and a high-frequency output voltage is applied to the output terminals 16 and 66.
- the loads 25 and 75 are electrically connected to the output terminals 16 and 66, and the output voltage is supplied from the output terminals 16 and 66 to the loads 25 and 75.
- the output current flows through the filter circuits 15 and 65 and is supplied from the output terminals 16 and 66 to the loads 25 and 75, respectively.
- the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples are high-frequency power supply devices for vacuum processing devices used for generating and maintaining plasma, and the loads 25 and 75 represent plasma impedance.
- the impedance values of the loads 25 and 75 are Will change.
- the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples have protection circuits 14 and 64 connected in parallel to the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, respectively.
- reference numerals Q 1 to Q 4 are connection poles of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- One of the connection poles Q 1 and Q 3 is connected to the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62, and the other connection is provided.
- the poles Q 2 and Q 4 are connected to filter circuits 15 and 65 that are high-frequency output circuits.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of an internal circuit of the protection circuit 14 of the power supply device 10 of the first example
- FIG. 4 shows an example of an internal circuit of the protection circuit 64 of the power supply device 60 of the second example.
- the protection circuits 14 and 64 include switch circuits 19 and 69 and auxiliary reactance circuits 30 and 80 having a predetermined reactance value.
- the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 of the first and second power supply devices 10 and 60 have first sub-reactance elements 28 1 and 78 1 and second sub-reactance elements 28 2 and 78 2.
- the first sub-reactance element 28 1, 78 1, a switch circuit 19,69, and the second sub-reactance element 28 2, 78 2 are connected in series, therefore, the first sub-reactance element 28 1 , 78 1 and be arranged switch circuit 19,69 between the second sub-reactance element 28 2, 78 2, are connected in series to the switch circuit 19,69 and auxiliary reactance circuit 30, 80
- the protection circuits 14 and 64 are configured by the circuits connected in series, and the protection circuits 14 and 64 are connected in parallel to the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 are turned on when a conduction voltage larger than a predetermined reference voltage is applied, and cut off when a voltage lower than the predetermined reference voltage is applied.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in a conductive state and the cut-off state is in a non-conductive state, the switch circuits 19 and 69 are switched by the parasitic capacitance described later even when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in a non-conductive state. 69, current flows through the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62. The output current generated by the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 is the main when both the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the conductive state and the non-conductive state. Both the reactance elements 13 and 63 and the protection circuits 14 and 64 flow.
- the absolute values of the impedances of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the non-conductive state are larger than the absolute values of the impedances of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, and when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the conductive state.
- the absolute value of the impedance of the protection circuits 14 and 64 is made smaller than the absolute value of the impedance of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63. Therefore, when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are non-conductive, the current flowing through the protection circuits 14 and 64 is smaller than the current flowing through the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, and conversely when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are conductive.
- the current flowing through the protection circuits 14 and 64 is larger than the current flowing through the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- the reactance values of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are larger than 1 ⁇ , and the resistance values of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are smaller than the reactance values.
- the reactance value of the difference between the reactance values of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the conductive state and the reactance value of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the non-conductive state is the main reactance.
- the reactance values of the circuits 13 and 63 are set to be larger than the reactance values, and the resistance values of the switch circuits 19 and 69 are set to be smaller than the reactance values of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- the reactance values of the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 are the same as the impedance values of the parallel circuits of the protective circuits 14 and 64 in the conductive state and the main reactance circuits 13 and 63, and the protective circuits 14 and 64 and the main reactance circuit in the non-conductive state. 13 and 63 is set to a value larger than the absolute value of the impedance of the parallel circuit. When the protection circuits 14 and 64 change from the non-conductive state to the conductive state, the output current hardly flows. Further, the resistance values of the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 are set to a smaller value than the reactance value of the main reactance circuit.
- the inside of the switch circuits 19 and 69 will be described.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 of the first and second power supply devices 10 and 60 include a plurality of diode elements and a reference capacitance charged to a reference voltage of a predetermined magnitude. Elements 18 and 68 are included.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 have first to fourth diode elements D 01 to D 04 or D 11 to D 14 , respectively, and anode terminals of the first diode elements D 01 and D 11 .
- the second diode elements D 02 , D 14 are connected to the anode terminals of the third diode elements D 03 , D 13. Twelve cathode terminals are electrically connected.
- the cathode terminals of the first diode elements D 01 and D 11 and the cathode terminals of the third diode elements D 03 and D 13 are electrically connected, and the anode terminals of the fourth diode elements D 04 and D 14 are connected to the anode terminals.
- the anode terminals of the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 are electrically connected.
- Parasitic capacitances CD 01 to CD 04 or CD 11 to CD 14 of the diode elements exist as parallel elements in the first to fourth diode elements D 01 to D 04 or D 11 to D 14 , respectively.
- the first to fourth diode elements D 01 to D 04 or D 11 to D 14 to which the forward voltage is applied become conductive, and a current flows through the protection circuits 14 and 64. No current flows to the junction portion of the diode element body when a reverse voltage to the diode elements D 01 ⁇ D 04 or D 11 ⁇ D 14 is applied, the diode elements D 01 ⁇ D 04 or D 11 ⁇ D 14 However, current flows through the parasitic capacitances CD 01 to CD 04 or CD 11 to CD 14 of the diode element.
- the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are two-terminal circuits. Connection portions between the anode terminals of the first diode elements D 01 and D 11 and the cathode terminals of the fourth diode elements D 04 and D 14 are referred to as first connection points P 1 and P 11. When the connection points between the anode terminals of D 03 and D 13 and the cathode terminals of the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 are referred to as second connection points P 2 and P 12 , the first sub-reactance elements 28 1 , One end of 78 1 is electrically connected to the first connection points P 1 and P 11 , and the other end is electrically connected to one end of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- One end of the second sub-reactance elements 28 2 , 78 2 is electrically connected to the second connection points P 2 , P 12 , and the other end is connected to the other ends of the main reactance circuits 13, 63 and the filter circuit 15, 65 is electrically connected to one end.
- the other ends of the filter circuits 15 and 65 are electrically connected to the output terminals 16 and 66.
- a portion where the cathode terminals of the first diode elements D 01 and D 11 and the cathode terminals of the third diode elements D 03 and D 13 are electrically connected is referred to as a cathode point P K or P KK .
- a portion where the anode terminals of the diode elements D 04 and D 14 and the anode terminals of the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 are electrically connected is referred to as an anode point P A or P AA .
- One end of 68 is electrically connected to cathode points P K and P KK , and the other end is electrically connected to anode points P A and P AA, and first to fourth diode elements D 01 to D 04 or D 11 to D 14 and the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68 constitute an H bridge circuit.
- Filter circuits can be used in the present invention, including the power supply device of the present invention described later, and the same filter circuits 15 and 65 are used here.
- the filter circuits 15 and 65 include blocking capacitance elements 35 and 85, first filter circuits 36 and 86 in which an inductance element and a capacitance element are connected in parallel, and second filter circuits 37 and 87 each including an inductance element.
- the third filter circuits 34 and 84 made of capacitance elements are included, and the blocking capacitance elements 35 and 85, the first filter circuits 36 and 86, and the second filter circuits 37 and 87 are connected in series.
- the connected portions are electrically connected to the output terminals 16 and 66 and the portions where the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 and the protection circuits 14 and 64 are connected.
- the terminals 16 and 66 are connected to the ground potential, and the output terminals 16 and 66 are connected between the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 and the output terminals 16 and 66, respectively. The frequency of the current is so easily pass.
- the power supply 10 of the first example is provided with an auxiliary power supply 26.
- the auxiliary power supply 26 is provided with a positive voltage terminal 38 that outputs a DC positive voltage and a negative voltage terminal 39 that outputs a negative voltage with respect to the voltage of the positive voltage terminal 38.
- the positive voltage terminal 38 is a cathode.
- the reference capacitance element 18 is charged by the voltage output by the auxiliary power source 26.
- the voltage with which the reference capacitance element 18 is charged is called a reference voltage
- the voltage with respect to the negative voltage terminal 39 of the positive voltage terminal 38 of the auxiliary power supply 26 is a reference voltage
- the first and fourth diode elements D in the bridge circuit are applied to the series circuit of 01 and D 04 and the series circuit of the second and third diode elements D 02 and D 03 with a reverse bias.
- the four diode elements D 01 to D 04 are prevented from conducting.
- a common choke coil 29 is inserted between the auxiliary power supply 26 and the reference capacitance element 18, and one of the two magnetically coupled windings 31 and 32 in the common choke coil 29 is inserted.
- one end of the winding 31 is electrically connected to the anode point P a, the other end is electrically connected to the negative voltage terminal 39.
- One end of the other winding 32 is electrically connected to the cathode point P K , and the other end is electrically connected to the positive voltage terminal 38.
- the two windings 31 and 32 have the same polarity, and when the current flowing to the auxiliary power supply 26 flows in both of the two windings 31 and 32, or in both of the two windings 31 and 32 When a current flowing toward the protection circuit 14 flows, the two windings 31 and 32 function as inductance elements, and the current hardly flows. If a voltage having the same polarity and magnitude output from the high-frequency amplifier circuit 12 is applied to the anode point P A and the cathode point P K , the voltage is attenuated or cut off by the common choke coil 29, and the auxiliary power supply 26. The positive voltage terminal 38 and the negative voltage terminal 39 are difficult to be applied.
- the power supply device 60 of the second example is also provided with a common choke coil 79, and one end of one of the windings 81 and 82 magnetically coupled in the common choke coil 79 is It is electrically connected to the anode point PAA and the other end is electrically connected to the ground potential.
- One end of the other winding 82 is electrically connected to the cathode point PKK , and the other end is electrically connected to a portion where the DC power supply 61 and the output inductance circuit 71 are connected.
- the reference capacitance element 68 Since the anode point P AA of the reference capacitance element 68 is DC-connected to the ground potential and the cathode point P KK is DC-connected to the DC power supply 61, the reference capacitance element 68 is charged by the DC voltage output from the DC power supply 61. Is done.
- the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68 of the power supply devices 10 and 60 of the first and second examples are charged to the reference voltage.
- the first diode elements D 01 , D 11 and the second diode elements D 02 , D 11 are larger than the reference voltage between the connection points P 1 , P 11 and the second connection points P 2 , P 12.
- a voltage large enough to conduct the current 12 or a voltage large enough to conduct the third diode elements D 03 and D 13 and the fourth diode elements D 04 and D 14 is applied.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 have a size obtained by adding the reference voltage and the conduction voltage of the diode element between the first and second connection points P 1 , P 11 , P 2 and P 12. When the voltage of is applied, it becomes conductive.
- the voltage output from the auxiliary power supply 26 is set to an appropriate value so that the switch circuit does not conduct when the plasma is in a steady state.
- the absolute value of the impedance of the protection circuits 14 and 64 is set larger than the absolute value of the impedance of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- the amount of current flowing through the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 is larger than the amount of current flowing through the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80.
- a current flowing through the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in a non-conductive state is referred to as a non-conductive current
- a current flowing through the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in a conductive state is referred to as a conductive current.
- the voltage at the first connection points P 1 and P 11 is positive with respect to the voltage at the second connection points P 2 and P 12 .
- the voltage at the second connection points P 2 and P 12 is positive with respect to the voltage at the first connection points P 1 and P 11 .
- the current flowing through the switch circuits 19 and 69 corresponding to the non-conduction current is From the connection points P 2 and P 12 to the switch circuits 19 and 69, the parasitic capacitances CD 03 and CD 13 of the third diode elements D 03 and D 13 and the parasitic capacitances of the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 are obtained.
- CD 02, and CD 12 the reference capacitance element 18, 68, and the parasitic capacitance CD 01, CD 11 of the first diode element D 01, D 11, the parasitic capacitance CD 04 of the fourth diode D 04, D 14 , Flows out from the first connection points P 1 and P 11 through the CD 14 .
- the impedances of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are non-conductive are the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 and the parasitic capacitances CD 01 and CD 11 of the first diode elements D 01 and D 11.
- Fourth diode elements D 04 , D 14 parasitic capacitances CD 04 , CD 14 , reference capacitance elements 18, 68, third diode elements D 03 , D 13 parasitic capacitances and CD 03 , CD 13 This is the value of the combined impedance of the circuit formed by the parasitic capacitances CD 02 and CD 12 of the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 .
- the absolute values of the impedances of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the non-conductive state are set to be larger than the absolute values of the impedances of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63.
- 14 and 64 and the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are connected in parallel, so that the current flowing through the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 is larger than the current flowing through the protection circuits 14 and 64.
- the impedances of the protection circuits 14 and 64 when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the conductive state are the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80, the first diode elements D 01 and D 11 , the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68, The combined impedance or sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 of the circuit formed by the second diode elements D 02 and D 12 , the third diode elements D 03 and D 13 , the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68, This is the combined impedance of the circuit formed by the four diode elements D 04 and D 14 .
- the reactance values of the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 are the absolute impedances of the circuits in which the protection circuits 14 and 64 and the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are connected in parallel.
- the value is set to be larger than the absolute value of the impedance of the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 at the time of non-conduction, and the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 are obtained when the switch circuits 19 and 69 are in the non-conduction state.
- the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 Since it is electrically connected to the loads 25 and 75 with an absolute value of a larger impedance than that in the conductive state, the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 output or flow into the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 at that time. Current is limited, and the semiconductor switches 22 and 72 are protected.
- the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are inductive reactances using inductance elements, and the secondary reactance circuits 30 and 80 are capacitive reactances using capacitance elements. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are made capacitive reactance using a capacitance element, and the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80 are made inductive reactance using an inductance element. Also good.
- the switch circuits 19 and 69 include reference capacitance elements 18 and 68, and a fifth diode element D 21 connected in series to the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68, D 31 and sixth capacitance elements D 22 and D 32 connected in parallel to a circuit in which the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68 and the fifth diode elements D 21 and D 31 are connected in series.
- first auxiliary reactance elements 28 1 and 78 1 having inductive reactance and second auxiliary reactance elements 28 2 and 78 2 having inductive reactance are connected in series.
- the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68 are charged by the auxiliary power supply 26 or the DC power supply 61 so that the potential difference between both ends becomes a predetermined reference voltage.
- the fifth diode element D 21 connected in series to the reference capacitance elements 18 and 68 is charged so that the terminals on the high-frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 side are higher than the terminals on the loads 25 and 75 side.
- D 31 is the cathode terminal is directed to the load 25, 75 side, an anode terminal is directed to a high frequency amplifier circuit 12, 62.
- the first connection points P 1 and P 11 of the switch circuits 19 and 69 and the first The voltage between the two connection points P 2 and P 12 increases.
- the high frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 are connected to the loads 25 and 75 by the impedance of a circuit in which the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 and the protection circuits 14 and 64 are connected in parallel.
- the absolute value of the impedance of the circuit in which the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 and the protection circuits 14 and 64 are connected in parallel is larger than the absolute value of the impedance of the switch circuits 16 and 69 in the non-conductive state.
- the absolute value of the impedance is set to be larger, the current output from the high frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 is limited, and the semiconductor switches 22 and 72 are protected.
- inductance elements are used for the main reactance circuits 13 and 63
- sub-reactance elements 28 1 , 28 2 , 78 1 and 78 2 are used for the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80.
- the main reactance circuits 13 and 63 are inductive reactance and the sub reactance circuits 30 and 80 are capacitive reactance
- the main reactance circuit 13 and 63 are similar to the power supply devices 43 and 93 in FIGS.
- a capacitance element is used for 63
- an inductance element is used for the sub-reactance elements 28 and 78 of the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80
- a capacitive reactance is used for the main reactance circuits 13 and 63
- an inductive reactance is used for the sub-reactance circuits 30 and 80. Also good.
- a secondary secondary winding electrically connected to the secondary primary winding between the high frequency amplifier circuits 12 and 62 and the output terminals 16 and 66 for supplying current to the loads 25 and 75 and magnetically coupled to the secondary primary winding. Protection circuits 14 and 64 may be provided on the line.
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高周波増幅回路の電力損失を抑制する為に、出力電力のフィードバック制御の中で、垂下制御を行うことが考えられるが、多くの場合応答が遅く数百μ~数m秒間かけて出力電力が下がるので、それまでの間は高周波増幅回路の各素子はフィードバック制御での保護は働かない。
また、本発明は、誘導性のリアクタンスと容量性のリアクタンスのうち、前記主リアクタンス回路のリアクタンス値はいずれか一方に設定され、前記副リアクタンス回路は他方に設定された電源装置である。
また、本発明は、前記スイッチ回路は、前記参照電圧に充電される参照キャパシタンス素子と、前記参照キャパシタンス素子の充電電圧で逆バイアスされるダイオード素子と、を有し、前記ダイオード素子が順バイアスされる電圧が前記スイッチ回路に印加され、前記ダイオード素子が導通すると、前記スイッチ回路が導通する電源装置である。
また、本発明は、補助電源が設けられ、前記参照キャパシタンス素子は、前記補助電源で充電される電源装置である。
また、本発明は、前記参照キャパシタンス素子は前記直流電源で充電される電源装置である。
なお、上記キャパシタンス素子には、複数のコンデンサで形成された容量性回路も含まれる。
本発明を上記とは別の表現で記載すると、本発明は、直流の電源電圧を出力する直流電源と、前記直流電源に接続された半導体スイッチが導通と遮断を繰り返して高周波の出力電流を生成する高周波増幅回路と、所定のリアクタンス値を有し、前記出力電流が流れる主リアクタンス回路と、前記主リアクタンス回路に電気的に接続された出力端子と、を有し、前記出力端子から負荷に高周波の出力電圧が供給される電源装置であって、前記主リアクタンス回路に並列接続された保護回路を有し、前記保護回路には、所定の参照電圧よりも大きい導通電圧が印加されると導通するスイッチ回路と、所定のリアクタンス値を有する副リアクタンス回路と、が設けられ、前記スイッチ回路が導通すると、前記副リアクタンス回路に前記スイッチ回路を流れる電流が流れるようにされた電源装置、と記載することができる。
また、本発明は、前記参照コンデンサは前記直流電源で充電される電源装置、と記載することができる。
後述する保護回路と主リアクタンス回路とを並列接続した回路を高周波電流制限回路と呼んで、本発明の電源回路の基本的動作および動作波形について説明する。
本発明では高周波電流制限回路は、高周波増幅回路と負荷との間に直列に挿入されており、負荷インピーダンスが変動して高周波増幅回路の出力電流が大きくなろうとしたときに、高周波電流制限回路の直列インピーダンスが増大する事で出力電流を小さくすることができるようにされている。
高周波増幅回路を高周波電圧源「VRF」と見なした時に、「Load」インピーダンスの絶対値に反比例した大きさの電流が出力される(下記式)。
まず高周波電流制限回路として機能させる為に回路定数を適切な値に調整されている必要があり、ダイオード素子を“D”と略して記載すると、D1、D2、D3、D4が導通しているときは遮断しているときよりも、A極・B極間のインピーダンスの絶対値が増大している状態にする。D1、D2、D3、D4のアノードカソード間を導通させた状態で、LとCの値は並列共振条件で合成インピーダンスの絶対値が最も大きい値となる。fを発振周波数、πを円周率とすると、下記式の関係を目安にLまたはCのリアクタンス値の調整を行う。
電流制限されない状態は、D1、D2、D3、D4に印加される電圧は逆バイアスであり、又は順バイアスであってもダイオード素子の閾値電圧Vfを越えない電圧が印加されている状態を言う。この状態では、保護回路はD1、D2の寄生容量とCとの合成容量のインピーダンスを持つ。D1、D2とCの合成インピーダンスの絶対値はLのものより大きく設定されている為、出力電流の大部分はLに流れ、残りがCに流れるものと考えてよい(図14(a))。
電流制限される状態においては、大きく4つの状態に分類される(図15)。
期間[A]:D2,D4が導通した期間
期間[B]:D1,D2,D3,D4が遮断した期間
期間[C]:D1,D3が導通した期間
期間[D]:D1,D2,D3,D4が遮断した期間
電流制限されない状態においては、D1、D2、D3、D4には逆バイアスが印加されており、又は、順方向電圧でもダイオード素子の閾値電圧Vfを越えない為、D1、D2の寄生容量とCとの合成容量のインピーダンスを持つ。D1、D2とCの合成インピーダンスの絶対値はLのものより大きく設定されている為、出力電流の大部分はLに流れ、残りがCに流れると考えてよい(図17(a))。
電流制限される状態(図17(b))においては、下記期間A~Dに分類される(図18)。
期間[A]:D2,D4が導通した期間
期間[B]:D1,D2,D3,D4が遮断した期間
期間[C]:D1,D3が導通した期間
期間[D]:D1,D2,D3,D4が遮断した期間
高周波電流制限回路のインピーダンスの観点から各回路に必要とされる特性について説明する。
副リアクタンス回路インピーダンス:Z2=R2+jX2[Ω]
導通したスイッチ回路インピーダンス:ZSON=RSON+jXSON[Ω]
遮断したスイッチ回路インピーダンス:ZSOFF=RSOFF+jXSOFF[Ω]
スイッチ回路導通時の保護回路インピーダンス:ZPON[Ω]
スイッチ回路遮断時の保護回路インピーダンス:ZPOFF[Ω]
スイッチ回路導通時の高周波電流制限回路インピーダンス:ZLimitON[Ω]
スイッチ回路遮断時の高周波電流制限回路インピーダンス:ZLimitOFF[Ω]
負荷インピーダンス:ZLoad[Ω]
高周波電流制限回路は保護回路と主リアクタンス回路との並列接続回路をなしており、その合成インピーダンスの絶対値は下式A1・A2となる。
本件明細書では、「≒」を左辺と右辺がほぼ等しいことを示す記号として使用しており、X1+X2+XSON≒0[Ω]に調整した場合においてはZLimitONは式A3となる
Z1=R1+jX1 ≒jX1[Ω] ・・・A6
まず、導通しているときのスイッチ回路のリアクタンス値と、遮断しているときのスイッチ回路のリアクタンス値の差のリアクタンス値の大きさを主リアクタンス値よりも大きい値に設定する。
XSON ≒-(X1+X2)[Ω]とを適用し、さらに関係式B2を適用すると、近似式B3となる。
X1+X2+XSON ≒0[Ω]
R1,R2,RSON,RSOFF≪|X1|[Ω]
|XSON-XSOFF|>|X1|
G×|Z1|=|ZPOFF|[Ω]ただし G>1
|XSON-XSOFF|>G×(R1+R2+RSON)
高周波増幅回路にE級増幅回路を適用したときの例を示す(図25、27,28)。発振周波数13.56MHzで動作する増幅回路である。高周波電流制限回路はC4=C2=2000pFとし、L2はD1またはD2のアノードカソード間を導通させた時にA極・B極間のインピーダンスの絶対値が最大、即ち並列共振条件となる137nHを目安に微調整する。この例では|Z|=300Ωが最大値となった。
また、電源装置を含む高周波電源システムの電流保護の設計が容易になる。
また、負荷インピーダンスによらず、設定した直流電圧に応じて、電流制限素子を設置した場所の高周波の出力電流を制限することができる。
図1の符号10は、負荷25に高周波電力を供給する第一例の電源装置であり、図2の符号60は、負荷75に高周波電力を供給する第二例の電源装置である。
直流電圧出力装置17、67と電源キャパシタンス素子27、77とは、互いに並列接続され、直流電圧出力装置17、67の一端と、電源キャパシタンス素子27、77の一端とは、出力インダクタンス回路21、71の一端にそれぞれ電気的に接続されており、直流電圧出力装置17、67の他端と、電源キャパシタンス素子27、77の他端とは、それぞれ接地電位に電気的に接続されている。
図1~図10中の符号Q1~Q4は主リアクタンス回路13、63が有する接続極であり、一方の接続極Q1、Q3は高周波増幅回路12,62に接続され、他方の接続極Q2、Q4は高周波出力回路であるフィルタ回路15,65に接続されている。
保護回路14、64は、スイッチ回路19、69と、所定のリアクタンス値を有する副リアクタンス回路30,80とを有している。
スイッチ回路19、69が非導通状態のときの保護回路14、64のインピーダンスの絶対値は、主リアクタンス回路13,63のインピーダンスの絶対値よりも大きく、スイッチ回路19、69が導通状態のときの保護回路14、64のインピーダンスの絶対値は、主リアクタンス回路13,63のインピーダンスの絶対値よりも小さくなるようにされている。
従って、スイッチ回路19、69が非導通状態のときには、保護回路14,64に流れる電流は主リアクタンス回路13,63に流れる電流よりも小さく、逆に、スイッチ回路19,69が導通状態にあるときには、保護回路14,64に流れる電流は主リアクタンス回路13,63に流れる電流よりも大きくなる。
主リアクタンス回路13,63のリアクタンス値は1Ωを超える大きさであり、主リアクタンス回路13,63のレジスタンス値は、リアクタンス値よりも小さい値にされている。
また、副リアクタンス回路30、80のレジスタンスの値は、主リアクタンス回路のリアクタンス値と比較すると小さい値に設定されている。
順方向電圧が印加されている第一~第四のダイオード素子D01~D04又はD11~D14は導通し、保護回路14、64に電流が流れる。
ダイオード素子D01~D04又はD11~D14に逆方向電圧が印加されているときはダイオード素子本体の接合部分には電流は流れず、ダイオード素子D01~D04又はD11~D14は遮断するが、ダイオード素子の寄生容量CD01~CD04又はCD11~CD14には電流が流れる。
そのフィルタ回路15、65は、ブロッキングキャパシタンス素子35、85と、インダクタンス素子とキャパシタンス素子とが並列接続された第一のフィルタ回路36,86と、インダクタンス素子から成る第二のフィルタ回路37,87と、キャパシタンス素子から成る第三のフィルタ回路34,84とを有しており、ブロッキングキャパシタンス素子35、85と、第一のフィルタ回路36,86と、第二のフィルタ回路37、87とは、直列接続されて、主リアクタンス回路13、63と保護回路14、64とが接続された部分と、出力端子16,66とを電気的に接続させており、第三のフィルタ回路34,84は、出力端子16、66を接地電位に接続させており、高周波増幅回路12,62と出力端子16,66との間を、出力電流の周波数が通過しやすいようにされている。
第一例の電源装置10には補助電源26が設けられている。
補助電源26には、直流の正電圧を出力する正電圧端子38と、正電圧端子38の電圧に対して負電圧を出力する負電圧端子39とが設けられており、正電圧端子38はカソード点PKに電気的に接続され、負電圧端子39はアノード点PAに電気的に接続されており、補助電源26が正電圧端子38から出力する正電圧はカソード点PKに印加され、負電圧端子39が出力する負電圧はアノード点PAに印加され、参照キャパシタンス素子18は補助電源26が出力する電圧で充電される。
第二例の電源装置60にも、コモンチョークコイル79が設けられており、コモンチョークコイル79内で磁気結合された二個の巻線81、82のうち、一方の巻線81の一端は、アノード点PAAに電気的に接続され、他端は接地電位に電気的に接続されている。
なお、補助電源26が出力する電圧は、プラズマが定常状態にあるときはスイッチ回路が導通しないように適切な値に設定される。
11,61……直流電源
12,62……高周波増幅回路
13,63……主リアクタンス回路
14,64……保護回路
16,66……出力端子
18、68……参照キャパシタンス素子
19,69……スイッチ回路
21,71……出力インダクタンス回路
25,75……負荷
30、80……副リアクタンス回路
D01~D04、D11~D14、D21,D31……ダイオード素子
CD01~CD04又はCD11~CD14、CD21、CD31……ダイオード素子の寄生容量
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- 直流電圧を出力する直流電源と、
前記直流電源に接続された半導体スイッチが導通と遮断を繰り返して高周波の電流を生成する高周波増幅回路と、
前記高周波の電流を負荷に供給する高周波出力回路と、
所定のリアクタンス値を有し、他回路への電気的な接続極を二極有し、前記接続極の片方を前記高周波増幅回路に、前記接続極の他方の極を前記高周波出力回路に直列接続される主リアクタンス回路と、
を有する電源装置であって、
前記主リアクタンス回路の二極に対して並列接続された保護回路を有し、前記保護回路には、
所定の参照電圧を供給する直流電圧源と、
前記参照電圧に関係づけられる閾値電圧よりも大きい導通電圧が印加されると導通するスイッチ回路と、
所定のリアクタンス値を有する副リアクタンス回路と、
が設けられ、
前記スイッチ回路が導通したときの前記保護回路と前記主リアクタンス回路の並列接続回路のインピーダンスの絶対値は、前記スイッチ回路が非導通のときの前記保護回路と前記主リアクタンス回路の並列接続回路のインピーダンスの絶対値よりも大きくなるようにされた電源装置であって、
前記スイッチ回路が導通すると、前記高周波増幅回路から前記負荷側を見たインピーダンスの絶対値は、前記保護回路が非導通のときよりも大きくなり、前記高周波の電流が制限されるように動作する電源装置。 - 誘導性のリアクタンスと容量性のリアクタンスのうち、前記主リアクタンス回路のリアクタンス値はいずれか一方に設定され、前記副リアクタンス回路は他方に設定された請求項1記載の電源装置。
- 前記スイッチ回路は、
前記参照電圧に充電される参照キャパシタンス素子と、
前記参照キャパシタンス素子の充電電圧で逆バイアスされるダイオード素子と、を有し、
前記ダイオード素子が順バイアスされる電圧が前記スイッチ回路に印加され、前記ダイオード素子が導通すると、前記スイッチ回路が導通する請求項1又は請求項2のいずれか1項記載の電源装置。 - 補助電源が設けられ、
前記参照キャパシタンス素子は、前記補助電源で充電される請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項記載の電源装置。 - 前記参照キャパシタンス素子は前記直流電源で充電される請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項記載の電源装置。
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