WO2022158311A1 - 電源回路及び光海底ケーブル - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power supply circuit that supplies a predetermined current to each of a plurality of loads connected in series to one power supply line.
- the submarine cable system includes terminal equipment installed on land, submarine equipment installed on the seabed, and cables whose total length can reach thousands of kilometers.
- the submarine cable system employs a power feeding method that supplies a constant current (hereinafter referred to as "system current") through a power cable.
- system current a constant current
- the submarine repeater With the increase in the amount of information communication worldwide, the capacity of submarine cable systems has increased significantly. In order to realize such data communication, the submarine repeater is required to have a higher optical output. Furthermore, as the capacity of the submarine cable system increases, the required number of submarine repeaters tends to increase significantly. However, since there is a limit to the amount of power that can be supplied from land stations, submarine repeaters with high power efficiency are needed.
- Patent Document 1 describes an example of a technique for supplying current to a plurality of submarine repeaters connected in series to a power cable.
- the DC constant voltage appearing across each Zener diode inserted in series in the middle of the feeder line is used as a power supply, and the optical power supply is connected in parallel to each Zener diode.
- Each repeater circuit of the submarine repeater operates.
- an optical submarine repeater has a built-in laser module and obtains an optical output by applying a predetermined current to the laser module by a laser module driving circuit.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of a power supply circuit referred to in the present invention.
- a system current is supplied to the power supply circuit 109 from an external power supply 300 .
- Power supply circuit 109 includes current control circuit 159 and one or more Zener diodes 160 .
- Each of the one or more Zener diodes 160 are connected in series with each other. Although one Zener diode 160 is illustrated in FIG. 3, the Zener diode 160 may actually include two or more Zener diodes.
- Current control circuit 159 includes DC/DC converter 119 , voltage dividing resistor 120 , current detection resistor 130 , and laser module drive circuit 149 .
- the DC/DC converter 119 inputs a predetermined voltage V in and outputs a predetermined voltage V out to the laser module 209, laser module drive circuit 149, and current detection resistor 130, which are connected in series.
- Voltage dividing resistor 120 generates reference voltage V ref according to voltage V out output from DC/DC converter 119 .
- a current detection resistor 130 generates a current detection voltage V mon corresponding to the current I flowing through the laser module 209 .
- the laser module drive circuit 149 adjusts the current I flowing through the laser module 209 so that the reference voltage Vref and the current detection voltage Vmon match.
- the laser module drive circuit 149 includes an IC (Integrated Circuit) and a transistor. Zener diode 160 is connected between terminals to which the system current is input.
- the power supply circuit 109 An example of the operation of the power supply circuit 109 will be described. In the following description, conversion loss in the current control circuit 159 of the power supply circuit 109 is ignored for the sake of simplicity. Also, it is assumed that only a maximum system current of 1 A (ampere) can flow from the power supply device (external power supply 300) on land to the submarine cable. It is also assumed that the laser module 209 consumes a current of 1.2A. Also, the laser module 209 includes two laser diodes with an operating voltage of 2V (volt). It is also assumed that the voltage drop across the transistors of the laser module drive circuit 149 is 2V. It is also assumed that the voltage drop across the current detection resistor 130 is 1V.
- the power supply device described in Patent Literature 2 includes a DC/DC converter (Direct Current to Direct Current Converter), a detection resistor, a command voltage generation section, a comparator, a power supply section, and a phase compensation section.
- the comparator generates a high level feedback voltage when the detected voltage is greater than the indicated voltage, and generates a low level feedback voltage when the detected voltage is less than the indicated voltage.
- the DC/DC converter reduces the driving current of the LED when the feedback voltage is greater than the internal reference voltage, and increases the driving current when the feedback voltage is less than the reference voltage.
- the laser module 209 is connected in series to the laser module drive circuit 149 of the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention, a current having the same magnitude as the laser module 209 (for example, 1.2 A described above) flows. As a result, a voltage drop (eg, 2 V as described above) occurs across the transistors included in the laser module drive circuit 149 . Therefore, the power supply circuit 109 has a problem of low power supply efficiency due to voltage drop occurring in the laser module drive circuit 149 .
- the power supply device described in Patent Document 2 inputs a constant voltage.
- a system current constant current
- no consideration is given to supplying a constant voltage to each of a plurality of power supply devices connected in series. Therefore, in the power supply device described in Patent Document 2, when a constant current is supplied to one power supply line, each of the plurality of power supply devices connected in series cannot be supplied with a constant voltage. do not have. Therefore, in the power supply device described in Patent Document 2, when a constant current is supplied to one power supply line, it is difficult to supply a predetermined current to each of a plurality of loads. was there.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to supply a predetermined current to each of a plurality of loads with high power supply efficiency when a constant current is supplied to one power supply line.
- the power supply circuit includes a DC/DC converter that inputs a predetermined voltage and outputs a voltage adjusted based on a control signal for feedback control to a load that operates by flowing a predetermined current; Comparing the voltage dividing resistor that generates a reference voltage according to the voltage output from the DC/DC converter, the current detection resistor that generates a current detection voltage according to the current flowing through the load, and the reference voltage and the current detection voltage, a current control circuit including a feedback circuit that outputs a control signal representing the comparison result to the DC/DC converter;
- Each of the plurality of circuit elements is connected in series with each other, and a system current is supplied from an external power supply to the plurality of circuit elements connected in series with each other.
- the optical submarine cable includes a DC/DC converter that inputs a predetermined voltage and outputs the voltage adjusted based on a control signal for feedback control to a load that operates by flowing a predetermined current.
- a voltage dividing resistor that generates a reference voltage according to the voltage output from the DC/DC converter
- a current detection resistor that generates a current detection voltage according to the current flowing through the load
- the reference voltage and the current detection voltage e.g., a feedback circuit for outputting a control signal representing the comparison result to the DC/DC converter, and one or more Zener diodes connected in parallel at terminals for inputting a predetermined voltage to each DC/DC converter.
- a power supply circuit in which each of the plurality of circuit elements is connected in series with each other and a system current is supplied from an external power supply to the plurality of circuit elements connected in series with each other; an optical fiber; , a plurality of optical amplifiers connected in series for amplifying an optical signal propagating through an optical fiber on the input side and outputting the signal to an optical fiber on the output side, and a laser module as a load included in the optical amplifiers.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a configuration of a power supply circuit according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. It is a circuit diagram which shows an example of a structure of the power supply circuit in 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of a power supply circuit referred to in the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the power supply circuit 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the power supply circuit 100 of this embodiment includes a plurality of circuit elements 170 . Each of the plurality of circuit elements 170 are connected in series with each other. A system current is supplied from an external power supply 300 to a plurality of circuit elements 170 connected in series.
- Each circuit element 170 includes a current control circuit 150 and one or more Zener diodes 160 .
- Each of the one or more Zener diodes 160 are connected in series with each other. Although one Zener diode 160 is illustrated in FIG. 1, the Zener diode 160 may actually include two or more Zener diodes.
- the current control circuit 150 includes a DC/DC converter 110, a voltage dividing resistor 120, a current detection resistor 130, and a feedback circuit 140.
- DC/DC converter 110 receives a predetermined voltage V in and outputs to load 200 a voltage V out adjusted based on a control signal S fb for feedback control.
- the load 200 is a load (hereinafter referred to as “current drive load).
- Current-driven loads are, for example, laser diodes and light-emitting diodes.
- Voltage dividing resistor 120 generates reference voltage V ref according to voltage V out output from DC/DC converter 110 .
- Current detection resistor 130 generates a current detection voltage Vmon corresponding to the current flowing through load 200 .
- the feedback circuit 140 compares the reference voltage V ref and the current detection voltage V mon and outputs a control signal S fb representing the comparison result to the DC/DC converter 110 .
- Feedback circuit 140 is, for example, a comparator or an operational amplifier.
- Zener diodes 160 are connected in parallel at terminals for inputting a predetermined voltage Vin to each DC/DC converter 110 .
- One or more Zener diodes 160 generate a predetermined voltage V in in response to system current supplied from external power supply 300 .
- DC/DC converter 110 receives a predetermined voltage V in and outputs to load 200 a voltage V out adjusted based on a control signal S fb for feedback control.
- the feedback circuit 140 compares the reference voltage V ref and the current detection voltage V mon , and outputs a control signal S fb according to the comparison result between the reference voltage V ref and the current detection voltage V mon to the DC/DC converter 110 (example in FIG. 2). output to the FEEDBACK terminal).
- the control signal S fb is a signal for increasing or decreasing the voltage V out output by the DC/DC converter 110 .
- the control signal S fb is a digital signal
- the DC/DC converter 110 increases the voltage V out by a predetermined amount (very small amount) when the control signal S fb is “ ⁇ 1”, for example, so that the control signal S fb becomes If it is "1", the voltage Vout is decreased by a predetermined amount (very small amount).
- control signal S fb is an analog signal
- the DC/DC converter 110 increases the voltage V out by a very small amount according to the absolute value of the negative value, and the control signal S When fb is a positive value, the voltage Vout is decreased by a minute amount corresponding to the absolute value of the positive value.
- DC/DC converter 110 outputs to load 200 a voltage V out adjusted according to input control signal S fb so that reference voltage V ref and current detection voltage V mon are equal.
- the value of the current detection voltage V mon expected during operation of the load 200 is also determined at the time of design.
- the expected value of the voltage V out output by the DC/DC converter 110 during operation of the load 200 is determined at the time of design according to the current I that should flow through the load 200 and the current detection resistor 130 .
- the value expected during operation of the load 200 at the reference voltage V ref is determined at design time according to the value expected during operation of the load 200 at the voltage V out . Since the load 200 is a current-driven load, the rate of change of the current I changes relatively more than the rate of change of the voltage Vout .
- each circuit element 170 is supplied with the system current from the external power supply 300 .
- a Zener diode 160 included in each circuit element 170 supplies a predetermined voltage Vin to the DC/DC converter 110 included in each circuit element 170 .
- DC/DC converter 110 outputs voltage V out to load 200 so that reference voltage V ref and current detection voltage V mon are equal.
- the current detection voltage V mon I ⁇ R 1
- the reference voltage V ref V out R 2 /(R 2 +R 3 ).
- the power loss in each current control circuit 150 is determined by making the resistance value R1 sufficiently smaller than the internal resistance of the load 200 and setting the resistance value R2 +R3 sufficiently larger than the internal resistance of the load 200. can be made as small as needed. That is, the laser module drive circuit 149 in the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention is not required, and no voltage drop occurs in the laser module drive circuit 149 . Therefore, in the power supply circuit 100 of the present embodiment, when a constant current is supplied to one power supply line, there is an effect that a predetermined current can be supplied to each of a plurality of loads with high power supply efficiency. .
- the DC/DC converter 110 may output the voltage Vout that is constantly boosted from the predetermined voltage Vin while the predetermined voltage Vin is being input.
- the power supply circuit 100 of the present embodiment has the effect of suppressing the voltage required when supplying the system current.
- the power efficiency of the power supply circuit 100 can be significantly improved and the supply voltage of the external power supply 300 can be significantly reduced as compared with the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention.
- the power supply circuit 100 of the present embodiment also includes a Schottky diode 715 (Schottky barrier diode), a coil 725, a capacitor 735, etc. for stabilizing the voltage Vout output from the DC/DC converter 110.
- a Schottky diode 715 Schottky barrier diode
- the Schottky diode 715 is connected to the positive terminal OUT and the negative terminal GND that output the voltage V out of the DC/DC converter 110 .
- the coil 725 is connected between the positive terminal OUT and the positive end of the load 200 .
- a capacitor 735 is also connected between the positive end and the negative terminal GND.
- the power supply circuit 100 of the present embodiment has the effect of stabilizing the voltage V out output from the DC/DC converter 110 .
- the power supply circuit 100 of the present embodiment may be included in the optical submarine cable 600 (see FIG. 2 described later).
- the optical submarine cable 600 includes, for example, an optical fiber 400 , a plurality of optical amplifiers 500 , laser modules 205 as loads 200 included in each optical amplifier 500 , and a plurality of power supply circuits 105 .
- each of the plurality of optical amplifiers 500 are connected in series with each other.
- Each optical amplifier 500 amplifies the optical signal propagating through the optical fiber 400 on the input side and outputs the amplified signal to the optical fiber 400 on the output side.
- the power supply circuit in this embodiment is a power supply circuit that drives a laser module included in an optical amplifier of an optical submarine cable.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the power supply circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an optical submarine cable including optical amplifiers including laser modules.
- the optical submarine cable 600 of this embodiment includes an optical fiber 400 , a plurality of optical amplifiers 500 , a laser module 205 as a load included in each optical amplifier 500 , and a plurality of power supply circuits 105 .
- Each of the plurality of optical amplifiers 500 are connected in series with each other. Each optical amplifier 500 amplifies an optical signal propagating through the optical fiber 400 on the input side and outputs it to the optical fiber 400 on the output side.
- the laser module 205 is a current driven load.
- Laser module 205 may actually include more than one laser module (laser diode). In that case, each of the laser modules 205 are connected in series with each other. Note that FIG. 2 shows an example in which one laser module 205 is one laser diode.
- the power supply circuit 105 includes multiple circuit elements 175 .
- Each of the plurality of circuit elements 175 are connected in series with each other.
- a system current is supplied from an external power supply 300 to a plurality of circuit elements 175 connected in series with each other.
- Each circuit element 175 includes a current control circuit 155 and one or more Zener diodes 160 .
- Each of the one or more Zener diodes 160 are connected in series with each other. Although one Zener diode 160 is illustrated in FIG. 2, the Zener diode 160 may actually include two or more Zener diodes.
- Current control circuit 155 includes DC/DC converter 110, Schottky diode 715 (Schottky barrier diode), coil 725, capacitor 735, voltage dividing resistor 120, current detection resistor 130, and feedback circuit 140. include.
- the Zener diode 160 is connected to a power supply line to which a system current is supplied from a power supply device (external power supply 300) installed on land so that the direction from the anode to the cathode is opposite to the direction of the system current.
- a power supply device external power supply 300
- reverse connection refers to the connection in which the direction of the current supplied from the outside is opposite to the direction from the anode to the cathode, and the direction of the current supplied from the outside. , are called "forward connection".
- the input side (input terminal (IN terminal) and ground terminal (GND terminal)) of the DC/DC converter 110 is connected in parallel to the Zener diode 160 .
- the output side (output terminal (OUT terminal) and GND terminal) of the DC/DC converter 110 includes a Schottky diode 715, and a capacitor 735, a voltage dividing resistor 120, and a current detection resistor 130, which are connected in series to a coil 725, respectively. is connected in parallel with the laser module 205 which is connected in series with the .
- Schottky diode 715 is reverse connected and laser module 205 is forward connected.
- the DC/DC converter 110 inputs the breakdown voltage V in generated across the Zener diode 160 by the system current from the power supply device, and outputs the voltage V out required to drive the laser module 205 .
- Schottky diode 715 , capacitor 735 and inductor 725 stabilize the voltage V out output from DC/DC converter 110 .
- the feedback circuit 140 inputs the voltage at the point connecting the cathode side of the laser module 205 and the current detection resistor 130 as the current detection voltage Vmon . Further, the feedback circuit 140 inputs a voltage obtained by dividing the voltage V out output from the DC/DC converter 110 by the voltage dividing resistor 120 as a reference voltage V ref . The feedback circuit 140 then outputs a signal corresponding to the difference between the reference voltage Vref and the current detection voltage Vmon to the feedback terminal (FEEDBACK terminal) of the DC/DC converter 110 as the control signal Sfb .
- a power supply device installed on land supplies a constant current (system current) to submarine equipment (for example, optical amplifier 500) through a power supply line (power cable).
- a positive voltage is applied to the cathode side of the Zener diode 160 connected in parallel with the submarine equipment (for example, the optical amplifier 500 ), and a negative voltage is applied to the anode side of the Zener diode 160 .
- the breakdown voltage due to the Zener effect when system current flows keeps the voltage between the cathode and anode constant.
- the voltage generated by the Zener diode 160 is called the primary-side voltage V in
- the voltage output by the DC/DC converter 110 is called the secondary-side voltage V out .
- the DC/DC converter 110 outputs a voltage necessary for driving the laser module 205 as a secondary side voltage Vout . If the submarine equipment is a submarine repeater, the DC/DC converter 110 of the current control circuit 155 included in the submarine equipment outputs a voltage V out for causing a constant current to flow through the laser module 205 .
- a current sensing resistor 130 converts the current I flowing through the laser module 205 into a current sensing voltage Vmon .
- the feedback circuit 140 outputs a control signal S fb corresponding to the difference between the current detection voltage V mon and the reference voltage V ref to the feedback terminal (FEEDBACK terminal) of the DC/DC converter 110 .
- the DC/DC converter 110 performs feedback control so that the voltage V out becomes the expected voltage.
- the expected voltage is the output voltage of the DC/DC converter 110 when a desired constant current is passed through the laser module 205 .
- the reference voltage Vref is determined so that the current detection voltage Vmon matches the reference voltage Vref when the output voltage of the DC/DC converter 110 matches the expected voltage. Since the laser module 205 is a current-driven load, the light output is likely to be unstable under voltage control, so the current I must be controlled. In addition, the current I needs to be controlled in order to cope with deterioration of the characteristics of the laser module 205 over time.
- the first effect is that the voltage Vout required to drive the laser module 205 can be reduced to the voltage drop in the forward direction of the laser module 205 by removing the voltage drop across the current detection resistor 130 .
- the current detection resistor 130 can be set to a sufficiently small resistance value compared to the internal resistance corresponding to the voltage drop in the forward direction of the laser module 205 .
- the feedback loop (OUT terminal-laser module 205-current detection resistor 130-feedback circuit 140-FEEDBACK terminal) in the output voltage control of the DC/DC converter 110 has a constant current in the drive circuit of the laser module 205. This is because it also serves as a feedback loop in control. This eliminates the need for the laser module drive circuit 149 in the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention, and no voltage drop occurs in the laser module drive circuit 149 . Also, the voltage Vout required to drive the laser module 205 can be suppressed, and the voltage Vin can be suppressed.
- the second effect is that the power consumption of the submarine repeater (optical amplifier 500) can be suppressed.
- the reason for this effect is that the voltage Vout required to drive the laser module 205 can be reduced to the voltage drop in the forward direction of the laser module 205 by excluding the voltage drop across the current detection resistor 130 . That is, there is no need for the laser module drive circuit 149 connected in series with the laser module 209 in the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention, and no voltage drop occurs in the laser module drive circuit 149 . Also, as described in the first embodiment, the loss in the current detection resistor 130 and the voltage dividing resistor 120 can be made as small as necessary. Thereby, the power consumption required for driving the laser module 205 can be suppressed. As a result, for example, a single optical submarine cable 600 can accommodate a larger number of submarine repeaters, and by extension, the capacity of the optical submarine cable 600 can be increased.
- the power supply circuit 105 of the present embodiment has the effect of being able to supply a predetermined current to each of a plurality of loads with high power supply efficiency when a constant current is supplied to one power supply line. .
- This effect is remarkable in applications for supplying power to a submarine repeater installed on the seabed where power supply is difficult.
- the power efficiency of the power supply circuit 105 can be significantly improved and the supply voltage of the external power supply 300 can be significantly reduced compared to the power supply circuit 109 referred to in the present invention.
- the power supply circuit 105 of this embodiment has the effect of stabilizing the voltage Vout required to drive the laser module 205 .
- the present invention can be used to supply power to current-driven devices installed in places where power supply is difficult, such as seabeds, lakebeds, mountains, high places, underground, and tunnels.
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本発明の各実施形態の基本である第1実施形態について説明する。
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本発明の第1実施形態を基本とする、本発明の第2実施形態について説明する。本実施形態における電源回路は、光海底ケーブルの光増幅器に含まれるレーザーモジュールを駆動する電源回路である。
110、119 DC/DCコンバータ
120 分圧抵抗
130 電流検出抵抗
140 フィードバック回路
149 レーザーモジュール駆動回路
150、155、159 電流制御回路
160 ツェナーダイオード
170、175 回路要素
200 負荷
205、209 レーザーモジュール
300 外部電源
400 光ファイバー
500 光増幅器
600 光海底ケーブル
715 ショットキーダイオード
725 コイル
735 コンデンサ
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- 所定の電圧を入力し、フィードバック制御用の制御信号に基づき調整した電圧を、所定の電流を流すことによって動作する負荷に出力するDC/DCコンバータと、
前記DC/DCコンバータから出力される電圧に応じて参照電圧を生成する分圧抵抗と、
前記負荷に流れる電流に応じた電流検出電圧を生成する電流検出抵抗と、
前記参照電圧及び前記電流検出電圧を比較し、比較結果を表す前記制御信号を前記DC/DCコンバータへ出力するフィードバック回路と
を含む電流制御回路、及び
各前記DC/DCコンバータに前記所定の電圧を入力する端子において並列に接続された1つ以上のツェナーダイオード
を含む回路要素を複数個備え、
複数個の前記回路要素のそれぞれが互いに直列に接続され、
互いに直列に接続された複数個の前記回路要素に外部電源からシステム電流が供給される
電源回路。 - 前記DC/DCコンバータは、前記所定の電圧の入力中に前記所定の電圧を常に昇圧した電圧を出力する
請求項1に記載の電源回路。 - 前記フィードバック回路は、前記参照電圧と前記電流検出電圧を比較し、比較結果を表す前記制御信号を前記DC/DCコンバータへ出力するコンパレータである
請求項1又は2に記載の電源回路。 - 前記フィードバック回路は、前記参照電圧と前記電流検出電圧を比較し、比較結果を表す前記制御信号を前記DC/DCコンバータへ出力するオペアンプである
請求項1又は2に記載の電源回路。 - 前記DC/DCコンバータから出力される電圧を安定化するための、ショットキーダイオード、コイル、及びコンデンサを含み、
前記ショットキーダイオードは、前記DC/DCコンバータの電圧を出力する正極端子及び負極端子に接続され、
前記コイルは、前記正極端子と前記負荷の正側端との間に接続され、
前記コンデンサは、前記正側端と前記負極端子との間に接続された
請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の電源回路。 - 請求項1乃至5の何れか1項に記載の電源回路と、
光ファイバーと、
入力側の前記光ファイバーを伝搬してきた光信号を増幅して出力側の前記光ファイバーへ出力する、互いに直列に接続された複数の光増幅器と、
前記光増幅器に含まれる前記負荷であるレーザーモジュール
を備えた光海底ケーブル。
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