WO2022163297A1 - 高電圧モジュールおよびそれを用いる質量分析装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a high voltage module that outputs a high voltage and a mass spectrometer using the same, and more particularly to a high voltage module that supplies a high voltage to an ion source, an ion filter and/or a detector mounted on the mass spectrometer. .
- Patent Document 1 when a drive circuit that drives a capacitive load is considered as a high voltage module, the high voltage module is described in Patent Document 1, for example.
- Patent Document 1 describes that heat generation is suppressed by adding a digital voltage amplifier to the drive circuit, and stability is improved by adding a buffer between the operational amplifier and the feedback circuit.
- a high-voltage module (hereinafter also referred to as a high-voltage power supply module when used to supply a power supply voltage to a device such as a mass spectrometer) generally reduces its power consumption in exchange for a speed reduction. or unstable operation.
- the high-voltage power supply module to be mounted is further improved in speed and stability.
- the high-voltage power supply module to be mounted is further improved in speed and stability.
- low power consumption is also required for high-voltage power supply modules in order to enable easy heat dissipation design and miniaturization. Therefore, in high-voltage power supply modules, it is a challenge to achieve both improvement in electrical characteristics and reduction in power consumption.
- the board on which the high-voltage power supply module is mounted is housed in a metal (conductive) case connected to the ground voltage, etc.
- An integrated high voltage power supply module will be installed in the device.
- miniaturization of the high-voltage power supply module reduces the distance between the metal housing and the substrate.
- An undesirable parasitic capacitance component is generated between the substrate and the metal housing, but as the distance between the metal housing and the substrate becomes smaller, the generated parasitic capacitance component is inversely proportional to the distance. growing.
- the metal housing containing the substrate is filled with an insulating resin.
- the parasitic capacitance component that occurs in proportion to the dielectric constant between the substrate and the metal housing also increases. Ingredients increase further. That is, due to the miniaturization and improved insulation of the high-voltage power supply module, the distance between the substrate and the housing is reduced, the dielectric constant is increased, and the parasitic capacitance component generated is correspondingly increased. An increase in this parasitic capacitance component causes the high-voltage power supply module to operate at low speed and/or become unstable.
- Patent Document 1 a digital voltage amplifier is added instead of an analog amplifier to amplify the voltage of a digital signal pulse width modulated by a pulse width modulator. This makes it possible to suppress the generation of heat.
- a buffer between the operational amplifier and the feedback circuit it reduces the influence of the feedback circuit on the loop gain determined by the operational amplifier, achieving both heat suppression and drive circuit stability. .
- Patent Document 1 In the technique described in Patent Document 1, as the output voltage increases, the current flowing through the feedback circuit increases, and the amount of heat generated also increases proportionally. Therefore, in order to suppress the heat generation of the feedback circuit without a heat sink, it is necessary to design a high resistance value. In such a case, the stability of the entire drive circuit depends not only on the operational amplifier, but also on the feedback circuit, which determines the loop gain. The generated parasitic capacitance component strongly affects the stability of the entire drive circuit. Patent Document 1 neither describes nor recognizes the influence of the parasitic capacitance component generated between the metal housing and the substrate.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a high-voltage module capable of stable high-speed operation with low power consumption.
- the high voltage module includes an error amplifier that outputs a control signal based on a reference signal and a feedback signal, a high voltage output circuit that outputs a high voltage for supply based on the control signal, and a high voltage for supply. and a feedback circuit for outputting a feedback signal based on the feedback signal.
- the feedback circuit includes a first partial circuit configured from resistive elements to which the high voltage for supply is input and outputs an intermediate signal, and a second partial circuit to which the intermediate signal is input and outputs a feedback signal.
- the high voltage module includes a high voltage substrate area on which the high voltage output circuit and part of the first partial circuit are mounted, and a low voltage substrate area on which the error amplifier and the second partial circuit are mounted.
- the second subcircuit comprises a resistive element and a capacitive element associated with the loop gain of the feedback circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high voltage module according to Embodiment 1;
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to Embodiment 2; (A) and (B) are characteristic diagrams for explaining the second embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high voltage module according to Embodiment 3;
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to Embodiment 4;
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high voltage module according to a modification of the fourth embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a mass spectrometer according to Embodiment 5; 4 is a diagram showing formulas for explaining the high-voltage module according to the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to a comparative example;
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the high voltage module according to Embodiment 1.
- HVMD indicates a high voltage module.
- the high voltage module HVMD includes a substrate (for example, printed circuit board) SUB on which the high voltage module is mounted and a metal housing 1 that houses the substrate SUB.
- the mounting of the high-voltage module on the substrate SUB is achieved by, for example, mounting elements constituting the high-voltage module on the substrate SUB and wiring or the like for connecting between elements on the substrate SUB.
- the metal housing 1 is electrically connected to a predetermined low voltage such as the ground voltage Vs in order to prevent electric shock and reduce noise radiation.
- a predetermined low voltage such as the ground voltage Vs in order to prevent electric shock and reduce noise radiation.
- the distance between the substrate SUB housed in the metal housing 1 and the metal housing 1 is indicated by DD.
- a gap of distance DD is provided between the metal housing 1 and the substrate SUB, but the gap is not limited to this.
- the metal housing 1 and the substrate SUB arranged therein may be in contact with each other.
- the metal housing 1 may be arranged so as to cover the entire surface of the substrate SUB, or may cover a portion of the substrate SUB.
- the substrate SUB is composed of a plurality of substrate regions, and FIG. 1 shows two substrate regions 2 and 3 of these.
- the substrate area 2 represents the high voltage substrate area
- the substrate area 3 hatched in FIG. 1 represents the low voltage substrate area.
- the substrate SUB is regarded as one common substrate, the high voltage substrate area 2 and the low voltage substrate area 3 are arranged exclusively on the substrate SUB, and the high voltage substrate area 2 and the low voltage substrate area 3 are arranged. are independent of each other.
- the high-voltage substrate area 2 and the low-voltage substrate area 3 have different maximum voltage values used in the circuits mounted on the respective substrate areas (circuits composed of mounted elements, wiring, etc.).
- the voltage value of the highest voltage used in the circuit mounted in the high voltage substrate area 2 is, for example, 300 (V) or higher
- the voltage value of the highest voltage mounted in the low voltage substrate area 3 is The voltage value of the highest voltage used in such circuits is, for example, less than 300 (V).
- circuits (elements, wiring, etc.) that are used at a voltage of less than 300 (V) may be mounted within the high-voltage substrate area 2 in some cases.
- the substrate SUB housed in the metal housing 1 may be composed of a plurality of individual substrates.
- the high-voltage substrate area 2 is composed of, for example, one individual substrate
- the low-voltage substrate area 3 is composed of an individual substrate different from the high-voltage substrate area 2 .
- a reference signal Vin is supplied to the high voltage module HVMD, and the high voltage module HVMD outputs a stable high-speed supply high voltage Vout based on the reference signal Vin.
- the reference signal Vin is a signal that designates a target voltage value of the high voltage for supply Vout, and may be a low-voltage analog voltage signal or a low-voltage digital signal.
- a reference signal Vin is supplied to the high voltage module HVMD, for example from a computer or a control unit. When the reference signal Vin is an analog signal, the voltage value of the reference signal Vin is lower than the supply high voltage Vout.
- the high voltage module HVMD has an error amplifier 5 , a high voltage output circuit 7 and a feedback circuit (feedback circuit) 10 .
- the error amplifier 5 inputs the reference signal Vin and the feedback signal (feedback signal) 4 , amplifies the difference between the reference signal Vin and the feedback signal 4 , and outputs it as the control signal 6 .
- the error amplifier 5 includes, for example, an operational amplifier supplied with the reference signal Vin and the feedback signal 4 and outputting the control signal 6 .
- the reference signal Vin is a digital signal
- the error amplifier 5 includes a conversion circuit that converts the digital signal into a low-voltage analog signal and supplies it to the operational amplifier.
- the high voltage output circuit 7 receives the control signal 6 and outputs a supply high voltage Vout having a voltage value according to the control signal 6 .
- the feedback circuit 10 receives the supply high voltage Vout as a high voltage signal and outputs a feedback signal 4 based on the high voltage signal.
- This feedback circuit 10 has the following two functions. That is, the first function is a signal attenuation function that attenuates a high voltage signal to a low voltage signal and determines the attenuation factor in the operating frequency range of the high voltage module, and the second function is the stability of the high voltage module HVMD. It is a phase compensation function that determines the loop gain in the dynamic design. ⁇ Comparative example>
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to a comparative example. The difference from FIG. 1 is that in FIG. 9 the feedback circuit has been changed and is labeled 20 .
- the feedback circuit 20 is composed of feedback resistance elements R20a and R20b and a feedback capacitance element C20.
- a combination circuit formed by combining the feedback resistance elements R20a and R20b and the feedback capacitance element C20 realizes both the signal attenuation function and the phase compensation function.
- the feedback resistance element R20a and the feedback capacitance element C20 are connected in parallel, one end of the RC circuit constructed by the parallel connection is connected to the supply high voltage Vout, and the other end of the RC circuit is connected to the feedback resistor. It is connected to the ground voltage Vs through the element R20b and is also connected to the error amplifier 5.
- the voltage of feedback signal 4 is defined as Vfb.
- Cp is a parasitic capacitance equivalently representing a parasitic capacitance component generated between the substrate SUB and the metal housing 1 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates the case where the parasitic capacitance Cp occurs at the node generating the feedback signal 4 .
- the attenuation coefficient ⁇ of the feedback circuit 20 the frequency bands f1 and f2 of the phase compensation, and the power consumption P are simply represented by equations (1) to (4) shown in FIG.
- the resistance value of the feedback resistance element R20a that attenuates the signal of the supply high voltage Vout is increased.
- P the resistance value of the feedback resistance element R20a that attenuates the signal of the supply high voltage Vout.
- the frequency band f2 of phase compensation which is part of the phase compensation function, is determined by the product of the feedback resistance element R20a and the feedback capacitance element C20. Therefore, if the resistance value of the feedback resistance element R20a is increased in order to reduce power consumption, the feedback capacitance element C20 with a smaller capacitance value must be used in order to obtain the desired phase compensation frequency band f2. I have to.
- the capacitance value of the feedback capacitive element C20 is sufficiently larger than the parasitic capacitance Cp (Cp ⁇ C20), the parasitic capacitance Cp can be ignored and the phase compensation It is possible to determine the frequency band f1 of However, if the capacitance value of the feedback capacitive element C20 is reduced in order to obtain a desired frequency band f2 for phase compensation while reducing power consumption, the relationship Cp ⁇ C20 is lost. Furthermore, the parasitic capacitance Cp is increased by reducing the distance DD between the substrate SUB and the metal housing 1 in order to reduce the size of the high-voltage module. Become. As a result, the degree of influence of the generated parasitic capacitance Cp increases, making it difficult to maintain the stability of the high voltage module. ⁇ Configuration of feedback circuit>
- the feedback circuit 10 is separated into the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9, as shown in FIG.
- the first partial circuit 8 is connected to the high voltage output circuit 7, is supplied with a high voltage signal of the supply high voltage Vout, and outputs an intermediate signal 11 according to this high voltage signal.
- the second partial circuit 9 is connected to the error amplifier 5 , is supplied with the intermediate signal 11 and outputs the feedback signal 4 to the error amplifier 5 .
- the first subcircuit 8 has an attenuation function and the second subcircuit 9 has a phase compensation function related to the loop gain.
- the high voltage output circuit 7 and a part (high voltage portion) of the first partial circuit 8 are mounted in the high voltage substrate area 2, and the error amplifier 5 and the second partial circuit are mounted in the low voltage substrate area 3.
- 9 and a part (low voltage part) of the first partial circuit 8 are implemented. This is because, in the high voltage module according to the first embodiment, the maximum voltage used in the high voltage portions of the high voltage output circuit 7 and the first partial circuit 8 is 300 (V) or higher, and the error amplifier 5 and the This is because the maximum voltage used in the low voltage portion of the second partial circuit 9 and the second partial circuit 9 is less than 300 (V).
- the wiring for transmitting the signal 11 is provided on the substrate SUB and mounted on an intermediate substrate region (not shown) different from the high voltage substrate region 2 and the low voltage substrate region 3 .
- Wiring for transmitting the ground voltage Vs to circuits, elements, etc. is mounted on the substrate SUB regardless of the distinction between the high-voltage substrate area 2, the low-voltage substrate area 3 and the intermediate substrate area.
- first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9 Various configurations are conceivable for the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9 . Here, an example will be described with reference to FIG.
- the first partial circuit 8 having an attenuation function includes feedback resistance elements R8a and R8b connected in series between the output node of the high voltage output circuit 7 and the ground voltage Vs.
- a high voltage signal from the high voltage output circuit 7 is resistance-divided by the feedback resistance elements R8a and R8b and output from the first partial circuit 8 as an intermediate signal 11.
- FIG. That is, the attenuation coefficient ⁇ ' of the feedback circuit 10 is determined by the ratio of the feedback resistance elements R8a and R8b, and the high voltage signal of the high voltage Vout for supply is attenuated to the intermediate signal 11 of low voltage.
- This attenuation coefficient ⁇ ' is represented by the equation (5) shown in FIG.
- the second partial circuit 9 having a phase compensation function includes an operational amplifier (operational amplifier) 12, resistor elements (phase compensation resistor elements) R9a and R9b, and capacitive elements (phase compensation capacitive elements) C9a and C9b. It consists of a compensation circuit.
- a resistive element R 9 a and a capacitive element C 9 a are connected in parallel between the input n 2 of the operational amplifier 12 and the output n 3 of the operational amplifier 12 .
- the resistance element R9a and the capacitance element C9a are connected in parallel, one end of the RC circuit formed by this parallel connection is connected to the input n2 of the operational amplifier 12, and the other end of the RC circuit is connected to the input n2 of the operational amplifier 12.
- the frequency band to be corrected can be obtained from the product of the resistance elements R9a and R9b and the capacitance elements C9a and C9b.
- Cp indicates the parasitic capacitance described in FIG.
- FIG. 1 also shows a case where a parasitic capacitance Cp is generated at a node similar to that of FIG.
- the phase compensation frequency bands f1' and f2' obtained by the second partial circuit 9 are shown as equations (6) and (7) in FIG.
- the second partial circuit 9 is mounted on the low voltage substrate area 3 and supplied with the low voltage signal attenuated by the first partial circuit 8 . Therefore, compared with the case of mounting in the high-voltage substrate area 2, even if a resistive element with a smaller resistance value is used, an increase in power consumption can be suppressed. As a result, in order to obtain correction in a desired frequency band, the feedback circuit 10 is formed by combining the capacitive element C9a with a capacitance value so large that the value of the parasitic capacitance Cp can be ignored and the resistive elements R9a and R9b with low resistance values. can be realized, and the degree of influence from the parasitic capacitance Cp can be reduced.
- the attenuation function is set by resistor elements R8a and R8b as shown in equation (5)
- the phase compensation function is set by resistor elements R9a and R9b and capacitive element C9a and C9a as shown in equations (6) and (7).
- C9b the feedback resistance elements R8a and R8b in the first partial circuit 8 can be set to a desired high resistance value in order to reduce power consumption without affecting the stability of the high voltage module. be.
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which resistance voltage division is used as the first partial circuit 8, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the first partial circuit 8 may be configured using an inverting amplifier circuit configuration using an operational amplifier.
- the feedback circuit 10 is separated for each function (attenuation function, phase compensation function), and furthermore, by dividing the substrate area where it is mounted, the degree of influence from the parasitic capacitance originating between the housing and the substrate can be reduced. It is possible to provide a high-voltage module that can reduce power consumption and achieve both low power consumption and stable high-speed operation. (Embodiment 2)
- a high voltage generation circuit is provided in the high voltage module HVMD shown in FIG.
- the high voltage output circuit 7 operates using the high voltage from the high voltage generation circuit as a power supply, and outputs a supply high voltage Vout according to the control signal 6 . Since the high voltage module according to the second embodiment is provided with the high voltage generation circuit, it is possible to output the supply high voltage Vout without supplying a high voltage from the outside of the high voltage module HVMD, for example. be. However, there is concern that noise may be electromagnetically radiated from the high voltage generation circuit provided in the high voltage module HVMD.
- Embodiment 2 provides a high voltage module capable of reducing the influence of this radiation noise.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the high voltage module according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, so differences will be mainly described.
- the high voltage module HVMD comprises a high voltage generation circuit 13 .
- At least part of the high voltage generation circuit 13 is mounted on the high voltage substrate area 2, and the high voltage generated by the high voltage generation circuit 13 is supplied to the high voltage output circuit 7 as a power supply.
- the high voltage generation circuit 13 is composed of a booster circuit driven by a drive signal with a predetermined drive frequency.
- a booster circuit for example, a Cockcroft-Walton circuit is used.
- the booster circuit is not limited to this, and any circuit that performs a switching operation according to a drive signal and generates a high voltage may be used.
- the high voltage generation circuit 13 generates a high voltage by performing a switching operation according to a drive signal with a predetermined drive frequency, but the switching operation generates radiation noise.
- radiation noise is schematically indicated by symbol nz. This radiation noise nz is highly likely to affect the low-voltage circuit (second partial circuit, error amplifier 5) that is mounted in the low-voltage substrate area 3 in particular and that performs precision processing.
- the feedback circuit 10 is separated into the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9, and the second partial circuit 9 operates at a low voltage. It is mounted on the substrate area 3 .
- the resistance values of the resistance elements R9a and R9b are set small. If the feedback circuit 10 is separated for each function, the second partial circuit 9 that realizes the phase compensation function often has a configuration of a high-pass filter and has a large noise gain against high-frequency noise. The structure is susceptible to noise and easy to amplify.
- the second partial circuit 9 is configured to be susceptible to the radiation noise nz.
- the radiation noise nz is amplified by the second partial circuit 9, the error amplifier 5 and the high voltage output circuit 7, and superimposed on the supply high voltage Vout.
- voltage noise many times as strong as the radiation noise nz generated in the high voltage generation circuit 13 is superimposed on the supply high voltage Vout and output.
- such high voltage noise may not be acceptable.
- FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram for explaining the second embodiment.
- FIG. 3 shows an image of the radiation noise intensity from the high voltage generation circuit 13 and the signal intensity handled by the second partial circuit 9 .
- the horizontal axis represents frequency
- the vertical axis represents voltage intensity.
- the high voltage generation circuit 13 performs a switching operation with a drive signal having a drive frequency fn1. Therefore, the high voltage generation circuit 13 generates radiation noise having a peak near the drive frequency fn1, as shown in FIG. 3A.
- the output signal of the feedback circuit 20 in the comparative example shown in FIG. 9 and the signal strength of the intermediate signal 11 shown in FIG. have similar values.
- the second partial circuit 9 to which the intermediate signal 11 is supplied has a large noise gain as described above and has a configuration of a high-pass filter, it easily amplifies the radiation noise.
- the radiation noise is within the signal band of the feedback circuit 10, it is conceivable to provide a low-pass filter (LPF) that can remove the radiation noise. be done. Therefore, in Embodiment 2, the radiation noise is further moved to the high band side, the original signal and the radiation noise are separated, and then the radiation noise is removed by the LPF.
- LPF low-pass filter
- a portion of the feedback circuit 10 (the second partial circuit 9 and the feedback resistance element R8b) is mounted on the low voltage substrate area 3 and supplied to the second partial circuit 9.
- the intermediate signal 11 is the low voltage signal. That is, the voltage strength of the signal handled by the second partial circuit 9 is low.
- a solid line 15 indicates the voltage intensity characteristic of the second partial circuit 9.
- the second partial circuit 9 is affected by the radiation noise. will be strongly received.
- radiation noise exists in a frequency band lower than the cutoff frequency, it is difficult to separate the radiation noise.
- the drive frequency of the drive signal for the high voltage generation circuit 13 is changed from fn1 to frequency fn2, which is higher than the operating frequency band of the high voltage module HVMD.
- the peak of the radiation noise shifts from around the drive frequency fn1 to around the drive frequency fn2.
- the radiation noise moves to a frequency band higher than the cutoff frequency of the second partial circuit 9, so that the radiation noise can be separated.
- the resistive element R9a and the capacitive element C9a provided in the second partial circuit 9 also serve as a low-pass filter (LPF).
- the frequency characteristic (frequency filter characteristic) of the low-pass filter realized by the resistive element R9a and the capacitive element C9a is shown as characteristic 16 in FIG. 3(B). That is, the second partial circuit 9 constitutes a low-pass filter for removing radiation noise near the driving frequency fn2. This makes it possible to remove the radiation noise in the high-frequency band that has propagated to the low-pass filter realized by the resistance element R9a and the capacitance element C9a. That is, it is possible to reduce noise caused by electromagnetic radiation of the high voltage generation circuit 13 .
- the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9 provided in the feedback circuit 10 have a suitable high-voltage resistor when the impedances are not matched or when the impedance characteristics of each other interfere with each other.
- a voltage module is provided.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the high voltage module according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 1, so differences will be mainly described. The difference is that an impedance matching circuit 17 is added between the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9 in FIG.
- the impedance matching circuit 17 is composed of an operational amplifier. That is, the operational amplifier constitutes a voltage follower (hereinafter also referred to as VF) circuit having an amplification factor of approximately 1, and is used as the impedance matching circuit 17 .
- the VF circuit is supplied with the intermediate signal 11 from the first partial circuit 8 in the previous stage, and the VF circuit outputs a matching signal 18 according to the intermediate signal 11 to the second partial circuit 9 .
- the VF circuit receives the intermediate signal 11 output from the first partial circuit 8 at high impedance and outputs the matching signal 18 to the second partial circuit 9 at low impedance.
- the first partial circuit 8 and the second partial circuit 9 can achieve accurate signal transmission without interfering with each other's impedance characteristics.
- the third embodiment even when the impedance characteristics of the first partial circuit and the second partial circuit in the feedback circuit 10 interfere with each other, impedance matching can be performed. It is possible to separate the feedback circuit 10 by using the two-part circuit, and it is possible to provide a high-voltage module capable of achieving both low power consumption and stable high-speed operation, as in the first embodiment. . (Embodiment 4)
- the fourth embodiment provides a high voltage module capable of electrically insulating the high voltage substrate area and the low voltage substrate area.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to Embodiment 4.
- FIG. FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 1, so only the differences will be described. The difference is that the first partial circuit has been modified.
- the first partial circuit 8 is composed of a feedback resistance element R8a and a transformer 30 in FIG. That is, the feedback resistance element R8a and the primary side of the transformer 30 are connected in series between the high voltage signal of the supply high voltage Vout and the ground voltage Vs, and the intermediate signal 11 is output from the secondary side of the transformer 30. be.
- the primary side of the transformer 30 and the feedback resistance element R8a are mounted on the high voltage substrate area 2, and the secondary side of the transformer 30 is mounted on the low voltage substrate area 3.
- the attenuation factor of the first partial circuit 8 is determined by the winding ratio between the primary and secondary sides of the transformer 30 . Since the primary side and secondary side of the transformer 30 are magnetically coupled, in the configuration shown in FIG. It will be electrically insulated.
- FIG. 5 shows an example in which the attenuation factor of the first partial circuit 8 is determined by the winding ratio of the transformer 30, it may be combined with the resistance voltage division ratio shown in FIG.
- a voltage generated by resistive voltage division may be supplied to the primary side of the transformer 30 and the intermediate signal 11 may be output from the secondary side.
- the attenuation factor of the first partial circuit 8 is determined by the winding ratio of the transformer 30 and the resistance voltage division ratio.
- FIG. 5 as an example of the insulated signal transmission circuit that electrically insulates the high-voltage substrate region 2 and the low-voltage substrate region 3, an example of transmitting a signal using magnetism is shown. It is not limited to this. An example of transmitting a signal using light will be shown below as a modified example. ⁇ Modification>
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of a high voltage module according to a modification of the fourth embodiment. Since FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5, differences will be explained. The difference is that the first partial circuit 8 is modified in FIG.
- the first partial circuit 8 is composed of a feedback resistance element R8a and a photocoupler 31. As shown in FIG. In this case, the feedback resistor element R8a and the input of the photocoupler 31 are mounted on the high voltage substrate area 2, and the output of the photocoupler 31 is mounted on the low voltage substrate area 3.
- the attenuation rate of the first partial circuit 8 at this time is determined by the current transfer rate (CTR) of the photocoupler 31 .
- CTR current transfer rate
- the photocoupler 31 and the resistance voltage division ratio shown in FIG. 1 may be combined.
- the attenuation rate of the first partial circuit 8 is determined by the current transfer rate of the photocoupler 31 and the resistance voltage division ratio.
- an insulated high-voltage module can be provided. (Embodiment 5)
- Embodiment 5 An example of a mass spectrometer (hereinafter simply referred to as an analyzer) equipped with the high voltage module HVMD shown in Embodiments 1 to 4 will be described as Embodiment 5.
- An analysis device is, for example, a device used to examine the types or amounts of atoms that make up a sample.
- the high voltage module HVMD described in the first embodiment will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the high voltage module HVMD described in the second to fourth embodiments or a combination of the high voltage modules HVMD described in the first to fourth embodiments may be installed in the analyzer.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a mass spectrometer according to Embodiment 5.
- the analyzer 100 indicates an analyzer (mass spectrometer).
- the analyzer 100 includes an analyzer housing 110, a mass spectrometer control unit (hereinafter also referred to as a control unit) 101, a first high voltage power supply module HVMD1 to a fourth high voltage power supply module HVMD4, and an information processing unit 102. It has
- the analyzer housing 110 includes an ion source 121 that ionizes a sample to be subjected to mass spectrometry, and a mass separator that filters the ionized sample with a filter electrode 127 and transmits only ion molecules having a mass to be analyzed. (ion filter) 126;
- the analyzer housing 110 further includes a trajectory control unit 128 that controls the trajectories of ion molecules and electrons, a conversion dynode 122 that converts ion molecules into electrons (electricity), and a detector 123 that detects the electrons. and
- the conversion dynode 122 and the detector 123 are arranged in the orbit control section 128 .
- 124 indicates ions to be detected
- 125 indicates unwanted ions.
- Information processing unit 102 calculates the mass from the electrical signal obtained by detector 123 .
- the first high-voltage power supply module HVMD1 to fourth high-voltage power supply module HVMD4 are configured by the high-voltage modules described in the first embodiment.
- the control unit 101 controls the first high voltage power supply module HVMD1 to the fourth high voltage power supply module HVMD4.
- the control unit 101 supplies the reference signals Vin1-Vin4 to the corresponding first high-voltage power supply module HVMD1-4th high-voltage power supply module HVMD4, and each high-voltage power supply module supplies the supplied reference signal to output high voltages Vout1 to Vout4 for supply according to .
- the first high voltage power supply module HVMD1 to fourth high voltage power supply module HVMD4 are also referred to as high voltage modules HVMD1 to HVMD4.
- the reference signals Vin1 to Vin4 are low voltage signals of less than 100 (V), and the supply high voltages Vout1 to Vout4 are high voltages of 300 (V) or more suitable for controlling ionization and ion trajectories. . Therefore, in the high-voltage module used in Embodiment 5, the maximum voltage handled in the low-voltage substrate area 3 (FIG. 1) is less than 100 (V), and handled in the high-voltage substrate area 2 (FIG. 1). The highest voltage is 300 (V) or more.
- the voltage value of the high voltage suitable for each part provided in the analyzer housing 110 is different. Therefore, a corresponding high-voltage power supply module is installed for each part. That is, the first high-voltage power supply module HVMD1 outputs the supply high voltage Vout1 according to the reference signal Vin1 to the ion source 121, and the second high-voltage power supply module HVMD2 outputs the supply high voltage according to the reference signal Vin2. Vout2 is output to filter electrode 127 in ion filter 126 .
- the third high voltage power supply module HVMD3 outputs a supply high voltage Vout3 according to the reference signal Vin3 to the conversion dynode 122
- the fourth high voltage power supply module HVMD4 outputs a supply high voltage according to the reference signal Vin4.
- Vout4 is output to detector 123 .
- FIG. 7 shows an example in which a high voltage is supplied to the ion source 121, the ion filter 126, the conversion dynode 122 and the detector 123 from the high voltage module described in the first embodiment.
- a high voltage may be supplied to one from the high voltage module described in the first embodiment.
- one common high-voltage power supply module may be mounted.
- FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to mount high-voltage power supply modules corresponding to each voltage value in the analyzer 100, and the number of high-voltage power supply modules also increases.
- the high-voltage module according to Embodiment 1 it is possible to achieve low power consumption. This will lead to improved usability such as ease of placement.
- the throughput and detection sensitivity of the analyzer 100 are greatly affected by the stability and high-speed operation of the high-voltage power supply module, as well as the amount of noise. Therefore, by combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment, it is possible to provide the analyzer 100 with high throughput and high sensitivity.
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Description
(実施の形態1)
<高電圧モジュール>
<比較例>
<帰還回路の構成>
(実施の形態2)
(実施の形態3)
(実施の形態4)
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情報処理ユニット102は、検出器123により得られた電気信号から質量を計算する。
2 高電圧基板領域
3 低電圧基板領域
5 誤差増幅器
7 高電圧出力回路
8 第1部分回路
9 第2部分回路
10 帰還回路
13 高電圧生成回路
100 質量分析装置
C9a、C9b 容量素子
Cp 寄生容量
R8a、R8b 帰還抵抗素子
R9a、R9b 抵抗素子
DD 距離
HVMD、HVMD1~HVMD4 高電圧モジュール
SUB 基板
Vin、Vin1~Vin4 参照信号
Vout、Vout1~Vout4 供給用高電圧
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- 参照信号と帰還信号とに基づいて、制御信号を出力する誤差増幅器と、前記制御信号に基づいて、供給用高電圧を出力する高電圧出力回路と、前記供給用高電圧に基づいて、前記帰還信号を出力する帰還回路とを備えた高電圧モジュールであって、
前記帰還回路は、
前記供給用高電圧が入力され、中間信号を出力する、抵抗素子から構成された第1部分回路と、
前記中間信号が入力され、前記帰還信号を出力する、第2部分回路と、
を備え、
前記高電圧モジュールは、
前記高電圧出力回路と、前記第1部分回路の一部とが実装された高電圧基板領域と、
前記誤差増幅器と、前記第2部分回路とが実装された低電圧基板領域とを備える基板を備え、
前記第2部分回路は、前記帰還回路のループゲインに関連する抵抗素子と容量素子とを備えている、
高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項1に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧モジュールは、所定の駆動周波数で駆動され、高電圧を生成する高電圧生成回路を、さらに備え、
前記高電圧出力回路は、前記高電圧生成回路から出力される前記高電圧を電源とし、前記制御信号に基づいた前記供給用高電圧を出力し、
前記高電圧基板領域には、前記高電圧生成回路の少なくとも一部が実装され、
前記第2部分回路の周波数フィルタ特性は、前記所定の駆動周波数を除去する特性を有する、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項1または2に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧モジュールは、電源回路として用いられる、高電圧モジュール。 - 参照信号と帰還信号とに基づいて、制御信号を出力する誤差増幅器と、前記制御信号に基づいて、供給用高電圧を出力する高電圧出力回路と、前記供給用高電圧に基づいて、前記帰還信号を出力する帰還回路とを備える、高電圧モジュールであって、
前記帰還回路は
前記供給用高電圧が入力され、中間信号を出力する第1部分回路と、
前記中間信号が入力され、前記帰還信号を出力する第2部分回路と、
を備え、
前記第1部分回路は、前記供給用高電圧の高電圧信号を低電圧信号に減衰する信号減衰機能を有し、
前記第2部分回路は、前記高電圧モジュールのループゲインに関連する位相補償機能を有し、
前記高電圧モジュールは、
前記高電圧出力回路と前記第1部分回路の一部とが実装される高電圧基板領域と、
前記誤差増幅器と前記第2部分回路とが実装される低電圧基板領域と、
を備える基板と、
前記基板に収納する金属製筐体と、
を備える、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧基板領域と前記低電圧基板領域は、前記基板において排他的に配置されている、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記基板は、複数の個別基板を備え、
前記複数の個別基板のうちの第1個別基板に、前記高電圧基板領域が配置され、前記第1個別基板とは異なる第2個別基板に、前記低電圧基板領域が配置されている、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧基板領域で用いられる最高電圧は、300(V)以上であり、前記低電圧基板領域で用いられる最高電圧は、300(V)未満である、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記金属製筐体は、所定の電圧に電気的に接続されている、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧モジュールは、所定の駆動周波数で駆動され、少なくとも一部が、前記高電圧基板領域に実装され、前記高電圧出力回路に高電圧を出力する高電圧生成回路を、さらに備え、
前記第2部分回路の周波数フィルタ特性は、前記駆動周波数を除去する特性を有する、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記高電圧モジュールは、前記第1部分回路と前記第2部分回路との間に接続されたインピーダンス整合回路を、さらに備える、高電圧モジュール。 - 請求項4に記載の高電圧モジュールにおいて、
前記第1部分回路と前記第2部分回路とは、電気的に絶縁された絶縁信号伝達回路によって接続されている、高電圧モジュール。 - 試料をイオン化するイオン源と、イオンをフィルタリングするイオンフィルタと、イオンを検知する検知器とを備える質量分析装置であって、
前記イオン源、前記イオンフィルタおよび前記検知器のうちの少なくとも1つに高電圧を供給する高電圧モジュールは、
参照信号と帰還信号とに基づいて、制御信号を出力する誤差増幅器と、前記制御信号に基づいて、供給用高電圧を出力する高電圧出力回路と、前記供給用高電圧に基づいて、前記帰還信号を出力する帰還回路とを備え、
前記帰還回路は
前記供給用高電圧が入力され、中間信号を出力する第1部分回路と、
前記中間信号が入力され、前記帰還信号を出力する第2部分回路と、
を備え、
前記第1部分回路は、前記供給用高電圧の高電圧信号を低電圧信号に減衰する信号減衰機能を有し、
前記第2部分回路は、前記高電圧モジュールのループゲインに関連する位相補償機能を有し、
前記高電圧モジュールは、
前記高電圧出力回路と前記第1部分回路の一部とが実装される高電圧基板領域と、
前記誤差増幅器と前記第2部分回路とが実装される低電圧基板領域と、
を備える基板と、
前記基板を収納する金属製筐体と、
を備える、質量分析装置。 - 請求項12に記載の質量分析装置において、
前記質量分析装置は、前記イオン源、前記イオンフィルタおよび前記検知器のそれぞれに対応した前記高電圧モジュールを備えている、質量分析装置。 - 請求項12に記載の質量分析装置において、
前記高電圧基板領域で用いられる最高電圧は、300(V)以上であり、前記低電圧基板領域で用いられる最高電圧は、100(V)未満である、質量分析装置。
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