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US8576589B2 US12/165,556 US16555608A US8576589B2 US 8576589 B2 US8576589 B2 US 8576589B2 US 16555608 A US16555608 A US 16555608A US 8576589 B2 US8576589 B2 US 8576589B2
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Kartik Nanda
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A power supply system and method includes a switch state controller that is operational to control a switching power converter during certain power loss conditions that cause conventional switch state controllers to have diminished or no functionality. In at least one embodiment, during certain power loss conditions, such as when an auxiliary power supply is in standby mode or when the switching power converter is not operating, a power supply for the switch state controller does not provide sufficient operating power to the switch state controller during certain power loss conditions. In at least one embodiment, during such power loss conditions power is generated for the switch state controller using sense input and/or sense output currents of the switching power converter to allow an integrated circuit (IC) switch state controller to generate a control signal to control a switch of the switching power converter.
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) and 37 C.F.R. §1.78 of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/024,587, filed Jan. 30, 2008 and entitled “Power Factor Correction with Boost Function Active in Standby Mode.” U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/024,587 includes exemplary systems and methods and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates in general to the field of signal processing, and, more specifically, to a power control system that includes a switch state controller for a switching power converter that operates in at least some circumstances from an operating voltage derived from one or more sense currents. Each sense current is resistively derived from a voltage of the switching power converter.
The switching power converter 102 includes power factor correction (PFC) stage 124 and driver stage 126. The switching power converter 102 includes at least two switching operations, i.e. switching switch 108 to provide power factor correction and switching switch 108 to provide regulation of output voltage VO(t). The PFC stage 124 is controlled by switch 108 and provides power factor correction. The driver stage 126 is also controlled by switch 108 and regulates the transfer of energy from the line input voltage VX(t) through inductor 110 to capacitor 106. The inductor current iL ramps ‘up’ when the switch 108 conducts, i.e. is “ON”. The inductor current iL ramps down when switch 108 is nonconductive, i.e. is “OFF”, and supplies current iL to recharge capacitor 106. The time period during which inductor current iL ramps down is commonly referred to as the “inductor flyback time”. Diode 111 prevents reverse current flow into inductor 110. In at least one embodiment, the switching power converter 102 operates in discontinuous current mode, i.e. ramp up time of the inductor current iL plus the inductor flyback time is less than the period of the control signal CS0, which controls the conductivity of switch 108.
The switch state controller 114 controls the pulse width (PW) and period (TT) of control signal CS0. Thus, switch state controller 114 controls the nonlinear process of switching power converter 102 so that a desired amount of energy is transferred to capacitor 106. The desired amount of energy depends upon the voltage and current requirements of load 112. To regulate the amount of energy transferred and maintain a power factor close to one, switch state controller 114 varies the period of control signal CS0 so that the input current iL tracks the changes in input voltage VX(t) and holds the output voltage VC(t) constant. Thus, as the input voltage VX(t) increases, switch state controller 114 increases the period TT of control signal CS0, and as the input voltage VX(t) decreases, switch state controller 114 decreases the period of control signal CS0. At the same time, the pulse width PW of control signal CS0 is adjusted to maintain a constant duty cycle (D) of control signal CS0, and, thus, hold the output voltage VC(t) constant. In at least one embodiment, the switch state controller 114 updates the control signal CS0 at a frequency much greater than the frequency of input voltage VX(t). The frequency of input voltage VX(t) is generally 50-60 Hz. The frequency 1/TT of control signal CS0 is, for example, between 20 kHz and 130 kHz. Frequencies at or above 20 kHz avoid audio frequencies and frequencies at or below 130 kHz avoid significant switching inefficiencies while still maintaining good power factor, e.g. between 0.9 and 1, and an approximately constant output voltage VC(t). Power control system also includes auxiliary power supply 128. Auxiliary power supply 128 is the primary power source for providing operating power to PFC and output voltage controller 114. However, as subsequently discussed in more detail with reference to FIG. 3B, during certain power loss conditions, the auxiliary power supply 128 is unable to provide sufficient operating power to PFC and output voltage controller 114.
FIG. 3A depicts the switch state controller 114 with two analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) 302 and 304. ADCs 302 and 304 convert respective sense voltages Vsx and Vso to respective digital output voltages Vx(n) and VO(n) using a reference voltage VREF. The reference voltage can be a bandgap developed voltage reference.
FIG. 3B depicts a power supply system 350. The power supply system 350 includes switching power converter 102 to provide power factor correction and to provide output voltage VO(t). (Output voltage VO(t) is the same as output voltage Vc(t) in FIG. 1.) In at least one embodiment, the power supply system 350 provides power to a load 353 that can enter a very low power state (such as a standby-mode) or completely ‘off’ state. Examples of load 353 are computer systems or other data processing systems. During normal operation, switching power converter 102 is ‘on’ and performs a boost converter function to boost the input voltage Vx(t) from, e.g. 130V, to generate output voltage VO(t), such as +400V. The output voltage VO(t) is provided to the main power supply 354 and to the standby power supply 352. “Normal” operation is when the power supply 350 is not in a low-power or ‘off’ state. The main power supply 354 provides a variety of voltages, such as +3V, +5V, and +12V, to power various components of load 353 during normal operation. The auxiliary power supply 128 provides primary power to switch state controller 114. The switch state controller 114 includes an input to receive the power from auxiliary power supply 128. However, during certain power loss conditions, auxiliary power supply 128 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 114. During such power loss conditions, switch state controller 114 becomes inoperative. The power loss conditions include a standby-mode when auxiliary power supply 128 is intentionally shut-down to save power. Power loss conditions also occur when switching power converter 102 is inoperative. In at least one embodiment, auxiliary power supply 128 receives power from switching power converter 102. Thus, when switching power converter 102 is inoperative, such as during a missed cycle of input voltage VX(t), auxiliary power supply 128 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 114.
Voltage regulators and other components (not shown) can be connected between auxiliary power supply 128 and switch state controller 114. The standby power supply 352 supplies, for example, up to 5 W of power to load 353. The main power supply 354 supplies, for example, up to 500 W of power. The particular amount of power supplied by the standby power supply 352 and the main power supply 354 are a matter of design choice.
Each of the components 102, 114, 352, 354, and 128 include an underlined state, i.e. ON or OFF, that represents the state of the components 102, 114, 352, 354, and 128 in standby mode. In standby-mode, only the standby power supply 352 is ON. In standby-mode, the standby power supply 352 provides an auxiliary output voltage VA that provides power to circuits (not shown) that operate during low power states, such as standby-mode monitoring circuits. The standby power supply 352 also provides power to components of load 353 that are used to initialize other components of load 353 as the components enter normal operation.
Because switching power converter 102 is ‘off’ during standby-mode, the output voltage VO(t) drops to the input voltage Vx(t). Thus, the standby power supply 352 must be designed to provide output power from voltages ranging from Vx(t) to VO(t), such as +130V to +400V. The resulting standby power supply 352 is, thus, generally less efficient than a power supply designed to operate with an approximately constant input voltage. Thus, there is a need for a switching power converter that can provide an approximately constant input voltage when operating.
In one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to operate during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of the first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from a first voltage sense of a switching power converter. The controller is also configured to receive at least a second portion of the first sense current and use the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a method includes operating the controller during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of the first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from a first voltage sense of a switching power converter. The method also includes receiving in a controller at least a second portion of the first sense current and using the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes means for operating the controller during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of the first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from a first voltage sense of a switching power converter. The apparatus also includes means for receiving in a controller at least a second portion of the first sense current and means for using the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
FIG. 3A (labeled prior art) depicts a switch state controller of the power control system of FIG. 2 that includes analog-to-digital converters to convert input and output sense voltages into a digital signal.
FIG. 3B (labeled prior art) depicts a power supply system.
FIG. 9 depicts a time division based secondary auxiliary power supply system.
FIG. 10 depicts a proportional division secondary auxiliary power supply system
FIG. 11 depicts a power supply system that uses one or more sense currents to supply power to an integrated circuit switch state controller at least when the power supply system is operating in standby-mode.
FIG. 12 depicts an exemplary graphical curve showing sense current power plotted versus output power of a switching power converter.
A power supply system and method include a switch state controller that is operational to control a switching power converter during certain power loss conditions that cause conventional switch state controllers to have diminished or no functionality. In at least one embodiment, during certain power loss conditions, such as when an auxiliary power supply is in standby mode or when the switching power converter is not operating, the auxiliary power supply for the switch state controller does not provide sufficient operating power to the switch state controller during certain power loss conditions. In at least one embodiment, during such power loss conditions, power is generated for the switch state controller using sense input and/or sense output currents of the switching power converter to allow a switch state controller to generate a control signal to control a switch of the switching power converter. In at least one embodiment, the switch state controller is fabricated as an integrated circuit (IC).
Thus, during converter power supply power loss conditions, the switch state controller remains operational to cause the switching power converter to supply an approximately constant output voltage to, for example, a standby power supply that provides power to a load. By supplying the standby power supply with an approximately constant output voltage during standby and normal operational modes, the standby power supply can be designed to operate more efficiently than a standby power supply designed to operate with a wide range of input voltages. In at least one embodiment, the power supplied to the switch state controller by the sense current(s) is proportional to the output voltage of the switching power converter. As the output power of the switching power converter increases, the increased power demand for the switch state controller is provided by the auxiliary power supply.
Thus, in at least one embodiment, the sense current(s) can be used to provide power to the switch state controller. In at least one embodiment, the sense current(s) can provide power to the switch state controller during certain power loss conditions when auxiliary IC power is unavailable or diminished, such as during start-up of the switch state controller or during input voltage missed cycles. In at least one embodiment, the IC draws more sense current from an input of the power control system than the output of the power control system to, for example, minimize any impact on the output voltage of the power supply. Also, by sensing sense currents, the power control system can eliminate at least one sense resistor used in a voltage sense system.
FIG. 4 depicts a power control system 400 with current sensing. A full diode bridge AC rectifier 402 rectifies line input voltage Vin(t) to generate a rectified input voltage VX(t). In at least one embodiment, the input voltage Vin(t) is the same as the input voltage Vin(t) in FIG. 1. Switching power converter 404 represents one embodiment of a switching power converter that converts the rectified input voltage VX(t) into a direct current (DC) output voltage VO(t) for load 406. Switching power converter 404 can be any type of switching power converter, such as a boost converter or a buck converter. The switching power converter 404 includes at least two switching operations, i.e. switching a switch in switching power converter 404, such as switch 108 (FIG. 1) to provide power factor correction and switching a switch in switching power converter 404, such as switch 108 (FIG. 1) to provide regulation of output voltage VO(t). In at least one embodiment, the output voltage VO(t) is the same as the output voltage VC(t) of FIG. 1. The value of the output voltage VO(t) depends on the input voltage requirements of load 406. In at least one embodiment, the output voltage VO(t) is approximately 400 V. The switch state controller 408 uses data representing the line input voltage VX(t) and the output voltage VO(t) to generate control signal CS. Voltages VX(t) and VO(t) are dropped across respective resistances R0 and R1 to generate sense currents iX and iO. Sense currents iX and iO respectively represent the line input voltage VX(t) and the output voltage VO(t). As subsequently explained in more detail, a secondary auxiliary power supply 405 generates an operating voltage VDD using one or both of sense currents iX and iO. Operating voltage VDD can, for example, be supplied to the same external input, such as an IC pin, that receives the operating voltage VAUX, to a different external input of switch state controller 408, or to an internal input of switch state controller 408. Thus, when both auxiliary power supply 410 and secondary auxiliary power supply 405 are supplying power, auxiliary power supply 410 and secondary auxiliary power supply 405 can combine to generate the operating voltage for switch state controller 408. In at least one embodiment, the secondary auxiliary power supply 405 is physically separate from switch state controller 408. In at least one embodiment, the secondary auxiliary power supply 405 is included in the same integrated circuit as switch state controller 408. Exemplary resistances R0 and R1 are subsequently discussed in more detail. In at least one embodiment, switch state controller 408 is fabricated as an IC.
FIG. 5 depicts a boost converter 500, which represents one embodiment of switching power converter 404. Boost converter 500 includes inductor 110, diode 111, and switch 108 and functions as described with reference to the same components in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 depicts exemplary current sensing system 600. The input voltage VX(t) is dropped across resistive impedance R0, and the sense current iX is provided as an input to ADC 602. The output voltage VO(t) is dropped across resistive impedance R1, and the sense current iO is provided as an input to ADC 604. In at least one embodiment, R0=R1, and, in another embodiment, R0 is less than R1. The implementation and values of resistive impedances R0 and R1 are a matter of design choice and are discussed subsequently in more detail. ADC 602 and ADC 604 convert respective sense currents iX and iO into respective digital values iX(n) and iO(n). Signals iX(n) and iO(n) are used by switch state controller 408 to generate control signal Cs as, for example, described in Melanson I and Melanson II.
FIG. 8 depicts ADC 800, which represents an exemplary embodiment of ADC 602 and ADC 604. The input current iin represents sense current iX for ADC 602 and sense current iO for ADC 604. Current digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 802 provides a DAC reference current iref to node 804. The difference current iD represents a difference between the input current iin and the DAC reference current iREF. The difference current iD generates a voltage VD across resistor R3, and the voltage VD is compared to a reference voltage VREF, such as +2V by comparator 806. The comparator 806 generates a comparison voltage VC as an input to successive approximation register (SAR) 808. SAR 808 individually controls the conductivity of switches 810-818 of current DAC 802. In at least one embodiment, the current DAC includes current sources 820-828. In at least one embodiment, the value of the output currents of each successive current source doubles the previous output current value. SAR 808 uses, for example, any well-known logic algorithms to generate a digital output signal i(n) representing the analog input signal iIN.
FIG. 9 depicts a secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 for switch state controller 408. Secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 represents one embodiment of secondary auxiliary power supply system 405. Referring also to FIG. 4, a primary auxiliary power supply 410 provides an operating voltage, auxiliary voltage VAUX, to switch state controller 408. Voltage VAUX is, for example, +15V. However, in at least one embodiment, during certain modes of operation of system power control system 400 and during certain events, such as one or more missed cycles of voltage VX(t), the operating power used by the controller is greater than the power available from the primary auxiliary power supply 410. Thus, during times when auxiliary power supply 410 of power control system 400 is unable to meet the operating power needs of the switch state controller 408 and, thus, is unable to provide an operating voltage to switch state controller 408, such as at initial start-up switch state controller 408 or when exiting stand-by modes, the power available from auxiliary power supply 410 is insufficient to allow switch state controller 408 to operate. The secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 uses the sense currents iX and iO to generate a power supply voltage VDD for switch state controller 408. The secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 uses the sense currents iX and iO to generate a power supply voltage VDD for switch state controller 408.
In at least one embodiment, the switch state controller 408 uses sense signals iX(n) and iO(n) only a small fraction of the time during the operation of power control system 400. Switch state controller 408 closes switches (e.g. n-channel CMOS transistors) 902 and 904 using respective control signals CSAM0 and CSAM1 to sense the sense currents iX and iO from which respective sense current signals iX(n) and iO(n) are generated. Switches 902 and 904 are primarily open. While switches 902 and 904 are open, the sense currents iO and iX are available to charge capacitor 906 through respective diodes 908 and 910. The voltage developed across capacitor 906 is the power supply voltage VDD to provide power to switch state controller 408. The voltage VDD is regulated to, e.g. +15V, by, for example, a Zener diode 912. In at least one embodiment, the voltage VDD is the primary voltage supply for switch state controller 408 during start-up of switch state controller 408 and supplements the power delivered by auxiliary power supply 410 when auxiliary power supply 410 is not capable of supplying sufficient operating power to switch state controller 408. In at least one embodiment, the power delivered by secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 is proportional to the output power delivered by power control system 400. The secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 can be entirely or partially included within switch state controller 408. For example, in at least one embodiment, all components of the secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 except capacitor 906 are included within switch state controller 408.
In at least one embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply system 900 draws more current from the input side of switching power converter 404 than the output side. Generally, drawing more power from the input side causes less fluctuation in the output voltage VO(t). To draw more current from the input side of switching power converter 404, the resistive impedance R0 is set less than the resistive impedance R1. In at least one embodiment, R0 is 10% of R1, i.e. R0=0.1 R1. The values of resistors R0 and R1 are matters of design choice. Exemplary, respective values for R0 and R1 are 400 kohms and 4 Mohms. The ADC 602 and ADC 604 are still able to provide the sense data to switch state controller 408 to allow switch state controller 408 to properly generate control signal Cs.
FIG. 10 depicts secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000, which represents another embodiment of secondary auxiliary power supply 405. Secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 supplies auxiliary power to switch state controller 408 during at least a portion of the operational time of switch state controller 408, such as when auxiliary power supply 410 cannot provide sufficient power to allow switch state controller 408 to operate. In at least one embodiment, switch state controller 408 uses only a fraction of the energy available from sense currents iX and iO to sense respective voltages Vx(t) and VO(t). In at least one embodiment, at least a portion of the remainder of the energy available from sense currents iX and iO is used to power switch state controller 408 when, for example, auxiliary power supply 410 cannot provide sufficient operating power to operate switch state controller 408. Thus, secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 can divide the energy available from sense currents iX and iO to supply operating power to switch state controller 408 and provide feedback sensing of respective voltages Vx(t) and VO(t).
In at least one embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 has two modes of operation: (1) Start Up Mode and (2) Normal Mode. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 10, in Start Up Mode, auxiliary power supply 410 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 408, and secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 provides operating power to switch state controller 408 by using energy from sense current iX, sense current iO, or both sense currents iX and iO. Secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 includes proportional divider circuits 1001 and 1002 to provide operating power to switch state controller 408 during Start Up Mode. During Start Up Mode, all available energy from sense currents iX and iO is transferred by respective proportional divider circuits 1001 and 1002 via diodes 1010 and 1012 to charge capacitor 1014. The sense currents iX and iO charge capacitor 1014 to voltage VDD, thus, raising the voltage of node 1008 to the operational voltage VDD of switch state controller 408. The value of capacitor 1014 is a design choice and, in at least one embodiment, is chosen so that energy transfer from power currents iXP and iOP is sufficient to charge capacitor 1014 to voltage VDD and provide sufficient operating power for switch state controller 408 when auxiliary power supply 410 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 408.
The secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 includes resistors R0 and R1, which, in at least one embodiment, are respective resistors R0 and R1 as described in conjunction with FIGS. 6 and 7. Resistors R0 and R1 are connected to respective nodes 1004 and 1006. In at least one embodiment, the secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 is included in the integrated circuit with switch state controller 408, and nodes 1004 and 1006 represent pins of the switch state controller 408. In another embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000 is physically separate from switch state controller 408, and node 1008 is connected to a pin of switch state controller 408 to provide power to switch state controller 408.
During Start Up Mode, transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 remain OFF since the gate-to-source voltages VGS of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 is below VTH+VON. “VTH” represents the threshold voltage of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028, and “VON” represents the voltage above the threshold voltage VTH. In at least one embodiment, the threshold voltage VTH is at least 0.7 V, and voltage VON is 100-200 mV. If (VTH+VON)<VBE, transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 are conductive, and the sense currents iX and iO will be shared between respective transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 and respective diodes 1010 and 1012. In at least one embodiment, the geometries of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026, transistors 1020, 1024, and 1028, and diodes 1010 and 1012 cause respective power currents iXP and iOP to exceed measurement currents iXM and iOM and bias currents iXB and iOB. In at least one embodiment, respective power currents iXP and iOP are approximately 90% of sense currents iX and iO.
The current division proportions are a function of the physical dimensions of respective transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028. In at least one embodiment, the ratio of physical geometries and, thus, the current division proportions allows a majority of the sense currents iX and iO to flow through respective transistors 1018 and 1020 to continue supplying energy to charge capacitor 1014 at node 1008. The remaining current, i.e. iX-iXP, in proportional divider circuit 1001 is divided between transistors 1022 and 1026. The remaining current, i.e. iO-iOP, in proportional divider circuit 1002 is divided between transistors 1024 and 1028. In at least one embodiment, the physical dimensions of transistor 1018 is greater than the physical dimensions of transistor 1026, and the physical dimensions of transistor 1026 is greater than the physical dimensions of transistor 1022. Thus, the measurement current iXM is greater than the bias current iXB. In at least one embodiment, the physical dimensions of transistor 1020 is greater than the physical dimensions of transistor 1028, and the physical dimensions of transistor 1028 is greater than the physical dimensions of transistor 1024. Thus, the measurement current iOM is greater than the bias current iOB.
Voltage bias regulator 1058 generates voltage VBIAS during the Normal Mode so that all of sense currents iX and iO flow through respective transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028, i.e. iX=iXP+iXB+iXM and iO=ilp+iOB+iOM. To reverse bias diodes 1010 and 1012 during Normal Mode, the respective voltages at nodes 1004 and 1006 is less than voltage VBE of diodes 1010 and 1012 with reference to voltage VDD. To achieve current flow through transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028, the source to drain voltage of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 is larger than voltage VON, and voltage VON is the voltage above the threshold voltage VTH of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028.
Typically, voltage VON is 100-200 mV. Thus, ideally, voltage VBIAS is set equal to the threshold voltage VTH of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028. However, in reality, the difference between the threshold voltage VTH and the diode forward bias voltage VBE is generally <+/−200 mV. If the voltage VON is greater than or equal to 100 mV and less than or equal to 200 mV, then a bipolar device of junction diode referenced to voltage VDD can be used to generate voltage VBIAS. The bias voltage VBIAS is, thus, VDD-VBE. When the voltage VBIAS is applied to the gates of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028, the source of transistors 1018, 1022, and 1026 and 1020, 1024, and 1028 is forced to VDD-VBE+VTH+VON.
Intput converter 1064 receives measurement current iXM and converts the measurement current iXM into a signal representing voltage VX(t). Output converter 1064 can be any conversion circuit such as ADC 800, a current to voltage converter, or an analog conversion circuit. Output converter 1066 receives measurement current iOM and converts the measurement current iOM into a signal representing voltage VO(t). Output converter 1066 can be any conversion circuit such as ADC 800, a current to voltage converter, or an analog conversion circuit.
FIG. 11 depicts one embodiment of a power supply system 1100 that uses one or more sense currents iX and iO, to supply power to switch state controller 1102 at least when power supply system 1100 is operating in standby-mode or in other situations when auxiliary power supply 410 does not provide sufficient operating power switch state controller 1102. For example, the input voltage VX(t) may miss one or more cycles causing auxiliary power supply 410 to provide insufficient operating power to switch state controller 1102. Switch state controller 1102 receives power from auxiliary power supply 410 via an input 1108. Input 1108 can be any type of connection capable of allowing auxiliary power supply 410 to provide power to switch state controller 1102. The power supply system 1100 includes a switching power converter 1104, such as switching power converter 404, that, in at least one embodiment, provides power factor correction and boosts the input voltage Vx(t) to output voltage VO(t). In at least one embodiment, input and output capacitors, such as respective capacitors 115 and 106 (FIG. 4), are included in power supply system 1100 but not shown in FIG. 11 for clarity. Standby secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 supplies, for example, up to 5 W of power to load 353 while load 353 is in standby. Secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 generates power supply voltage VDD for operating switch state controller 1102 during situations when primary auxiliary power supply 410 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 1102.
The secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 enables switch state controller 1102 to operate during standby mode. Switch state controller 1102 is able to operate during standby mode (and in other situations when auxiliary power supply 410 provides insufficient operating power to switch state controller 1102), and switching power converter 1104 maintains an approximately constant output voltage VO(t). With switch state controller 1102 operating in standby mode and switching power converter 1104 maintaining an approximately constant voltage VO(t), standby power supply 1106 can be designed to operate from an approximately constant input voltage and, thus, can be designed more cost effectively than standby power supplies designed to operate from a wider range of input voltages.
The particular secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 for developing the auxiliary input voltage VDD to power the switch state controller 1102, at least during standby-mode, is a matter of design choice. In at least one embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 is secondary auxiliary power supply system 900. In another embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 is secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000. Secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 can be included as part of the IC containing switch state controller 1102 or can be physically separate from switch state controller 1102 and connected to switch state controller 1102 to provide voltage VDD (FIGS. 9 and 10). Thus, secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 can be implemented internally, externally, or a combination of internally and externally to the switch state controller 1102.
Each of the components 354, 410, 1102, 1104, and 1106 includes an underlined state, i.e. ON or OFF, that represents the state of the components 354, 410, 1102, 1104, and 1106 in standby mode. Because the sense currents iX and iO are available in standby-mode, the switch state controller 1102 can remain ON. In standby-mode, the power factor correction control switch (such as switch 108 in FIG. 1) of switching power converter 1104 has a very small pulse width, and, thus, does not need to conduct very often. For example, the duty cycle of control signal Cs is very small during standby-mode and low power operation. The duty cycle is, for example, nearly 0% in standby-mode. Because of the low duty cycle of control signal Cs in standby-mode, the switch state controller 1102 requires less power to operate in standby-mode. Because of the low power requirement of switch state controller 1102 during standby-mode, the power derived from the sense current iX, iO, or iX and iO (i.e. sense currents iX and/or iO) provides sufficient power to allow switch state controller 1102 to operate during standby-mode. During a missed cycle of input voltage VX(t), an output capacitor on an output of the switching power converter 1104 (such as capacitor 106 of FIG. 4) is able to hold the output voltage VO(t) at an approximately constant value for at least several consecutive missed cycles. Missed cycles are generally sporadically dispersed among the cycles of input voltage VX(t). Because the sense current iO is derived from the output voltage VO(t), sense current iO is available during missed cycles of input voltage VX(t).
Because switch state controller 1102 and switching power converter 1104 operate during standby-mode, the standby power supply 1106 can be designed to operate efficiently with a constant input voltage VO(t) supply.
The secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 for developing the auxiliary input voltage VDD to power the switch state controller 1102, at least during standby-mode, is a matter of design choice. In at least one embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 is secondary auxiliary power supply system 900. In another embodiment, secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 is secondary auxiliary power supply system 1000. The secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 can be implemented internally, externally, or a combination of internally and externally to the switch state controller 1102.
FIG. 12 depicts an exemplary graphical curve 1202 showing switch state controller power plotted versus output power of switching power converter 1104. The exemplary switch state controller power curve 1202 represents power provided by secondary auxiliary power supply 1105 from sense currents iX and/or iO and the auxiliary power supply 410 as the output power supplied by the switching power converter 1104 changes. As the output power supplied by the switching power converter 1104 increases, more power is supplied to the switch state controller 1102 from the auxiliary power supply 410 to allow the switch state controller 1102 to increase the pulse width of the control signal CS, and, thus, increase the power supplied by switching power converter 1104. Thus, the power supplied to the switch state controller 1102 by the auxiliary power supply 410 is proportional to the output power supplied by switching power converter 1104. The exemplary switch state controller power curve 1202 indicates that the sense currents iX and/or iO can provide sufficient energy to switch state controller 1102 to allow switch state controller 1102 to operate during times of low power demand on switching power converter 1104. The power demand curve 1204 of switch state controller 1102 indicates the power demand of the switch state controller 1102 from standby mode to normal operation mode.
Thus, feedback input and/or output currents are available during standby-mode of the power supply, and, thus, the switch state controller enables the switching power converter to supply an approximately constant output voltage to a standby power supply.
operate during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of a first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from and senses at least one of: (i) a rectified input line voltage and (ii) an output voltage of a switching power converter, wherein the at least one controller operational mode comprises a start-up-mode of the controller;
receive at least a second portion of the first sense current concurrently with the first portion of the first sense current; and
use the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the switching operation of the switching power converter is a member of a group consisting of: (i) operating a switch of the switching power converter to provide power factor correction and (ii) operating the switch of the switching power converter to regulate an output voltage of the switching power converter.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to operate from the operating voltage generated from at least the first portion of the first sense current when a primary auxiliary power supply provides insufficient power to allow the controller to at least control an output voltage of the switching power converter.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to cause the switching power converter to generate an approximately constant output voltage when the controller operates from the operating voltage generated from at least the first portion of the first sense current.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to use at least the second portion of the first sense current to control at least one of (i) power factor correction of the switching power converter and (ii) regulation of an output voltage of the switching power converter.
a secondary auxiliary power supply having a first input to receive at least the second portion of the first sense current, wherein the secondary auxiliary power supply system is configured to generate the operating voltage from at least the second portion of the first sense current.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the secondary auxiliary power supply and the controller comprise components included in an integrated circuit.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to operate from an operating voltage derived from at least the first sense current and derived from at least a second sense current, wherein the second sense current is resistively derived from a second voltage sense of the switching power converter.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first sense current senses an input voltage to the switching power converter and the second sense current senses an output voltage of the switching power converter.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the controller includes a first converter to convert the first portion of the first sense current into data representing the input voltage to the switching power converter and a second converter to convert a second portion of the second sense current into data representing the output voltage of the switching power converter, wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a secondary auxiliary power supply, and the secondary auxiliary power supply comprises:
a first sense current proportional divider circuit coupled to the controller to provide the first portion of the first sense current to the first converter for sensing the input voltage of the switching power converter; and
wherein the first and second proportional divider circuits are configured to generate the operating voltage from the first portion of the first sense current and the second portion of the second sense current.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 the controller comprises:
a first converter to convert the second portion of the first sense current into data representing the input voltage of the switching power converter; and
a second converter to convert a second portion of the second sense current into data representing the output voltage of the switching power converter; and
the apparatus further comprises a secondary auxiliary power supply, and the second auxiliary apparatus comprises:
a secondary auxiliary power supply having a first input to receive at least the second portion of the first sense current and a second portion of a second sense current, wherein the second sense current is resistively derived from a second voltage sense of the switching power converter and the secondary auxiliary power supply system is configured to generate the operating voltage from at least the second portions of the first and second sense currents.
a first resistive circuit, coupled between the input of the switching power converter and the second auxiliary power supply, to provide resistance to the first sense current; and
a second resistive circuit, coupled between an output of the switching power converter and the second auxiliary power supply, to provide resistance to the second sense current.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the second resistive circuit has a greater resistance than the first resistive circuit.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first sense current is a member of a group consisting of: a sense current derived from an input voltage to the switching power converter and a sense current derived from the output voltage of the switching power converter.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the switching power converter, wherein the switching power converter is coupled to the controller.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the switching power converter is a member of a group consisting of: a boost converter and a buck converter.
operating a controller during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of a first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from and senses at least one of: (i) a rectified input line voltage and (ii) an output voltage of a switching power converter, wherein the at least one controller operational mode comprises a start-up-mode of the controller;
receiving in the controller at least a second portion of the first sense current concurrently with the first portion of the first sense current; and
using the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the switching operation of the switching power converter is a member of a group consisting of: operating a switch of the switching power converter to provide power factor correction and operating the switch of the switching power converter to regulate an output voltage of the switching power converter.
operating the controller to cause the switching power converter to generate an approximately constant output voltage when the controller operates from the operating voltage generated from at least the first portion of the first sense current.
21. The method of claim 18 operating the controller further comprises:
operating the controller from the operating voltage generated from at least the first portion of the first sense current when a primary auxiliary power supply provides insufficient power to allow the controller to at least control an output voltage of the switching power converter.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the primary auxiliary power supply provides insufficient power to allow the controller to at least control an output voltage of the switching power converter during standby-mode of the power supply system.
23. The method of claim 18 wherein operating the controller further comprises:
operating the controller during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of the first sense current and generated from a first portion of a second sense current, wherein the second sense current is resistively derived from a second voltage sense of a switching power converter.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein operating the controller from the operating voltage generated from the first and second sense currents comprises operating the controller from the operating voltage generated from the first sense current and from a second sense current at least when a primary auxiliary power supply provides insufficient power to allow the controller to at least control an output voltage of the switching power converter.
providing the first sense current to the first converter for sensing the input voltage of the switching power converter and to at least contribute to generation of the operating voltage for the controller during non-overlapping periods of time; and
providing the second sense current to the second converter for sensing the output voltage of the switching power converter and to at least contribute to generation of the operating voltage for the controller during non-overlapping periods of time.
26. The method of claim 23 wherein the first sense current has a greater magnitude than the second sense current.
providing a second portion of the first sense current to a first converter for sensing the input voltage of the switching power converter while providing a first portion of the first sense current to a secondary auxiliary power supply system for generating the operating voltage.
28. The method of claim 23 wherein the first sense current is a member of a group consisting of: a sense current derived from an input voltage to the switching power converter and a sense current derived from the output voltage of the switching power converter.
determining a switch control signal to control a switch of the switching power converter, wherein the switch controls input current to the switching power converter.
means for operating a controller during at least one controller operational mode from an operating voltage generated from at least a first portion of a first sense current, wherein the first sense current is resistively derived from and senses at least one of: (i) a rectified input line voltage and (ii) an output voltage of a switching power converter, wherein the at least one controller operational mode comprises a start-up-mode of the controller;
means for receiving in the controller at least a second portion of the first sense current concurrently with the first portion of the first sense current; and
means for using the second portion of the first sense current to control a switching operation of the switching power converter.
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