US 8,014,176 B2Grant
Resonant switching power converter with burst mode transition shaping
Issue Date:2011-09-06
•26 Claims
•6 Drawing Sheets
Abstract
A resonant switching power converter having burst mode transitioning operates during low or zero load conditions with reduced audible noise and component stresses, while improving efficiency. Pulse bursts are generated with a beginning and/or ending pulse duration that differs from mid-burst pulse durations, in order to reduce an amplitude of transients otherwise generated at the beginning and/or end of the bursts. Alternatively, the spacing between the pulses at the beginning and/or end of the bursts may differ from the spacing between the pulses in the middle of the bursts to reduce the transient(s). A number of pulses at the beginning and/or end of the burst can also be set with gradually varying durations, to further reduce component stress and audible vibration in a transformer that couples the resonant tank to the output of the converter.
Metadata
Assignee
- Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Inventors
- John L. Melanson
- Mauro L. Gaetano
Application Information
Application Number:US 12/242,199
Filing Date:2008-09-30
Priority Date:2008-07-25
Art Unit:2838
Classifications
IPC:
H02M3/335
Patent Drawings (6 sheets)
Description
[0001] This application Claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/083,717 filed on Jul. 25, 2008.
Cross-Reference to Related Application
[0002] The present U.S. Patent Application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12,241,969 entitled “AUDIBLE NOISE SUPPRESSION IN A RESONANT SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER”, filed contemporaneously herewith by a common inventor and assigned to the same Assignee, and published as U.S. Patent Application Publication 20100020573A1 on Jan. 28, 2010. The disclosure of the above-referenced U.S. Patent Application is incorporated herein by reference.
Background of the Invention
[0003] 1. Field of the Invention
[0004] The present invention relates generally to switching power regulator circuits, and more specifically, to a resonant switching power converter in which pulse durations at the start and end of a burst are reduced.
[0005] 2. Background of the Invention
[0006] In resonant switching power converters, as output current demand falls, the switching frequency is raised to reduce the power output. However, when low or zero-load conditions are encountered, the required switching frequency may become impractical and will typically cause a dramatic drop in efficiency due to increases in switching losses in conjunction with the relative drop in output power vs. the power consumed in ordinary switching operation. For the above reasons, a low-power “burst” mode is typically employed in low or zero output current demand periods, during which the output voltage is maintained by issuing a burst of pulses to restart oscillation of the resonant circuit at a level sufficient to re-charge the output capacitor of the resonant switching power converter. Between the bursts, the output capacitor supplies power to the load.
[0007] However, typical burst operation causes stress in the components of the resonant switching power converter, in particular, the switching transistors supply higher transient current levels at the start and end of the bursts. The transformers and/or inductors in the circuit also experience mechanical stresses, which cause audible noise and possible cumulative mechanical damage to the transformers. Finally, power is wasted in the transients generated in typical burst operation, manifesting in the above-described undesirable mechanical vibration, as well as heat.
[0008] Therefore, it would be desirable to provide a resonant switching power converter with a low-power operating mode having reduced audible vibration, reduced component stresses and improved efficiency.
Summary of the Invention
[0009] The above stated objectives of providing a low-power operating mode for a resonant switching power converter having reduced audible vibration, reduced component stresses and improved efficiency is achieved in a resonant switching power converter and its method of operation.
[0010] The resonant switching power converter includes a resonant tank circuit, a switching circuit for transferring energy to the resonant tank circuit from an input voltage source, and a transformer for coupling the resonant tank circuit to an output of the switching power converter. In a low-power mode of operation, the switching circuit issues burst of pulses having non-uniform duration and/or spacing to reduce the amplitude of a beginning and/or ending transient caused by the bursts. The last pulse of the burst may have a shorter duration than the pulses in the middle of the burst, which terminates the burst substantially near the point at which inductor current has reached a zero level. The first pulse of the burst may also be shortened in duration, to avoid overshoot in the amplitude of the oscillation at the beginning of the burst. Alternatively, the spacing between the initial and/or terminal pulses of the bursts may differ from the spacing of the pulses in the middle of the bursts to cause a reduction in the transient(s).
[0011] A number of pulses at the beginning of the burst and at the end of the burst may have durations set to a predetermined pattern of pulse-widths that gradually increase at the beginning of the burst and gradually decrease at the end of the bursts, to further reduce transient current levels, stress and audible vibration due to starting and stopping resonant operation. The voltage left on the output of the switching circuit at the end of the burst may be coordinated in polarity with the pulse polarity at the beginning of the next burst, to reduce the magnitude of the voltage step occurring at the output of the switching circuit at the beginning of the first pulse of the burst. The switching circuit may further enforce that the bursts always contain an even total of complete half-cycles, so that asymmetry within each burst and between bursts is prevented.
[0012] The foregoing and other objectives, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular, description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0013] FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic diagram depicting a resonant switching power converter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0014] FIG. 2 is a timing diagram depicting burst mode operation of the switching power converter of FIG. 1 .
[0015] FIG. 3 is a timing diagram depicting details of a burst within the timing diagram of FIG. 2 .
[0016] FIG. 4 is a timing diagram depicting details of a burst within the switching power converter of FIG. 1 , in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 5 is a timing diagram depicting details of a burst within the switching power converter of FIG. 1 , in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
Description of Illustrative Embodiment
[0018] The present invention encompasses circuits and methods for reducing stress on components and audible vibration in output transformers of resonant switching power converters operating in low power burst mode. The efficiency in low power burst mode is also raised, due to the reduction of burst start and stop transient conditions that otherwise waste energy.
[0019] Referring now to FIG. 1 , a resonant switching power converter circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown. A switching control circuit 10 controls a switching circuit implemented by transistors N1 and N2. A series-resonant tank circuit formed by an inductance and a capacitance and is energized by the switching action of transistors N1 and N2. A transformer T1 couples energy from the resonance tank circuit to a rectifier bridge BR1 which provides rectified current for charging output capacitor C3. Output voltage VOUT may be maintained at a predetermined voltage during burst mode by a feedback circuit 12 that provides a feedback signal to switching control circuit 10. Alternatively, the burst mode may be “free-wheeling”, such that bursts sufficient to supply load current low enough to trigger burst mode operation may be predetermined and supplied without feedback control.
[0020] In FIG. 1 , the inductance of the resonant tank circuit is illustrated as an inductor L1 plus any leakage inductance of the primary winding of transformer T1. However, it is understood that the inductance of the resonant tank circuit may be entirely supplied by the leakage inductance of transformer T1 and therefore inductor L1 will not be present in some embodiments of the invention. The capacitance of the resonant tank circuit is supplied by the total series capacitance of the tank, which as illustrated includes the parallel combination of capacitors C1 and C2, the parasitic winding capacitance CT in parallel with any reflected capacitance at the primary winding of transformer T1, and when neither transistor N1 nor N2 is active, the parallel combination of the parasitic capacitances (CpN1 and CpN2) of transistors N1 and N2.
[0021] Under low load or open-circuit conditions, switching control circuit 10 operates in a burst mode, in order to maintain efficiency of the resonant switching power converter circuit under such conditions. Since the switching frequency generated by switching control circuit 10 is generally very high and is raised away from the resonant frequency of the series-resonant tank circuit as the load current decreases, losses due to operating switching transistors N1 and N2 are generally also high and increase with decreasing load. Therefore, to maintain output voltage VOUT at the desired level, it is more efficient to detect droop in output voltage VOUT and generate a burst of pulses from switching control circuit 10 that energizes the resonant tank to charge output capacitor C3 by an amount sufficient to ensure that the time between bursts will be quite long. Alternatively, as mentioned above, the bursts may be generated at predetermined intervals according to the minimum burst size and burst interval required to supply current at a specified minimum value of output voltage VOUT to a load.
[0022] Referring now to FIG. 2 , burst mode operation of the resonant switching power converter circuit of FIG. 1 is illustrated in a timing diagram. At time T1, a burst commences and includes six positive pulses and six negative pulses. Control signal CA controls transistor N1 to generate the positive pulses observed in voltage VS, which is supplied by the switching circuit (e.g., transistors N1 and N2 in FIG. 1 ) to the resonant tank circuit. Control signal CB controls transistor N2 to generate the negative pulses observed in voltage VS. According to the present invention, the pulses are not of uniform duration. As illustrated, the first and last pulses of the bursts are truncated to one-half of the duration of the durations of the remainder of the pulses, which will be described in further detail below. At time T2 the first burst ends and voltage VS is no longer forced to the input voltage levels by transistors N1 and N2, but is generated by the “ringing” of the resonant tank circuit.
[0023] Referring now to FIG. 3 , details of the burst mode operation of the resonant switching power converter of the present invention are further illustrated. As mentioned above, between times Ta and Tb, a half-duration positive pulse is generated in voltage VS by the action of control signal CA. Inductor current IL through inductor L1 (or the current through whatever inductance provides the series inductance for the resonant tank circuit) rises to a peak value at time Tb. Subsequently, negative pulses generated by the action of control signal CB and positive pulses generated by the action of control signal CA, continue to produce substantially equal and opposite polarity peaks in inductor current IL, and have a “full duration” twice that of the starting half-duration pulse, as illustrated by the duration between time Tc and time Td. If the first pulse of the burst were generated with a full nominal pulse duration (i.e., the same duration as the durations of the pulses in the middle of the burst), the first peak in inductor current IL would be twice the peak value in the Figure, generating a transient that will cause stress in switching transistors N1 and N2, as well as transformer T1 and the other components in series with the primary winding of transformer T1 and audible noise in transformer T1 and inductor L1 due to magneto-restriction. The resulting transient would also cause faster charging of output capacitor C3, due to larger peaks in output capacitor charging current IOC, causing increased stress in capacitor C3 and bridge rectifier BR1.
[0024] By starting with a half-duration pulse, rather than a full duration pulse, the transient current at the beginning of each burst is eliminated. Further, at the end of each burst, a half-duration pulse of opposite polarity (negative in the illustration) is generated between times Te and Tf to prevent generating similar transients at the end of the bursts. At time Tg the ringing action of the resonant tank illustrates the relative phase of 90 degrees between inductor current IL and voltage VS. An even number of positive and negative pulses (e.g., five full-duration pulses of positive and negative, one half-duration positive pulse and one half-duration negative pulse) is enforced to maintain the inductor current IL at a net zero average value for the burst, so that a zero inductor current starting point yields a zero inductor current endpoint for each burst. The above action ensures that the inductor current IL is not substantially interrupted by the turn-on and turn-off of transistors N1 and N2 at the beginning and end of the bursts, further reducing transient stress and audible effects.
[0025] Referring now to FIG. 4 , a burst mode in the resonant switching circuit of FIG. 1 is shown in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The burst mode illustrated in FIG. 4 is similar to the burst mode illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 and therefore only differences between them will be described below. In the burst mode of FIG. 4 , rather than shortening just one pulse at the beginning and end of the bursts, two or more pulses can be shortened at the beginning of the burst with respect to the nominal pulse duration (time Td−time Tc) of the pulses in the middle of the burst. Shortening two or more pulses provides two benefits: 1) the transient behavior at the beginning and end of the burst is further relaxed; and 2) efficiency can be further improved and switching transients reduced by changing the quiescent value of VS at the end of the “ringing” of the resonant tank circuit in the direction of the switching event commencing the next pulse burst. To accomplish the second, the polarity of the first pulse (and last pulse) of each burst is alternated as shown in the figure, which can be performed by swapping the control patterns of control signals CA and CB between each burst as illustrated.
[0026] Between time Tb and time Tb, a second pulse of the burst is generated with a duration that differs from both the commencing half-duration pulse at the beginning of the burst and the full durations pulses in the middle of the burst (e.g., ¾ duration), and similarly between time Te′ and time Te, a pulse of opposite polarity and equal duration is provided to maintain net-zero average inductor current IL. However, while inductor current IL is maintained at a net-zero level, voltage VS is not maintained at a zero nominal level as between the bursts. At the end of the first burst at time Tf, an offset voltage −Voff remains on the output of the switching circuit (e.g., on the common connection of parasitic capacitances CpN1 and CpN2 of transistors N1 and N2 in FIG. 1 . By alternating the polarity of the bursts (by swapping control patterns of control signals CA and CB), the pulse beginning the next burst at time Ta′ has a polarity equal to the polarity of the ending pulse of the last burst, and the voltage change that the switching circuit must produce is thereby reduced by the value of offset voltage Voff, which reduces stress in switching transistors N1 and N2 as well as reducing line transients. At the end of the second burst at time Tf′, a voltage +Voff remains in the quiescent value of voltage VS, which will match the polarity of the positive pulse to be generated at the start of the next burst.
[0027] Referring now to FIG. 5 , a burst mode in the resonant switching circuit of FIG. 1 is shown in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. The burst mode illustrated in FIG. 5 is similar to the burst mode illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 and therefore only differences between them will be described below. In the burst mode of FIG. 5 , rather than shortening two pulses at the end of the bursts in order to set a voltage offset in voltage VS at the end of each burst, the timing between the pulses at the end of the burst can be altered. As illustrated, a half duration pulse is generated at the end of the bursts as in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 , but the last pulse of the burst has been delayed by a time interval Tdelay. By changing the time at which inductor current IL is returned to a zero value, the value of voltage VS is altered at the zero-inductor current instant, which causes offset voltage +Voff to remain on the output of the switching circuit in a manner similar to that illustrated in FIG. 4 . By varying value Tdelay, the value and polarity of offset voltage +Voff can be controlled. In the illustrated embodiment, a positive offset voltage +Voff is produced in the quiescent value of voltage VS at the end of each cycle, illustrating a means by which the offset can be produced and adjusted with only a change to the final pulse of the burst and in which the polarity of the initial pulse can be maintained at the same value (i.e., the patterns of switching control signals CA and CB are not “swapped” between bursts) in order to start the switching action of the next burst with a pulse polarity that matches the polarity of the voltage remaining on the output of the switching circuit. However, by further delaying the final pulse of the burst and/or altering the timing of other pulses within the burst, such alternating action can be supported and further “tuning” of the quiescent value of voltage VS at the end of each cycle can be performed.
[0028] While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form, and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A resonant switching power circuit, comprising:
a resonant circuit including at least one inductance and at least one capacitance for transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit;
a switching circuit coupled to the resonant circuit for transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit; and
a control circuit for controlling the switching circuit, wherein the control circuit has a burst mode of operation in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that at least one transient at the start or end of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one ending pulse or at least one beginning pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
2. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein a time interval between an initial two pulses of the bursts differs from another time interval between a second pulse and a third pulse of the bursts.
3. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is a single pulse.
4. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 3, wherein the predetermined duration of the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is substantially equal to half of the another predetermined duration of the pulses in the middle of the bursts.
5. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein the at least one ending pulse of the bursts comprises at least two pulses.
6. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 5, wherein a polarity of a first pulse of the bursts is alternated between the bursts.
7. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 6, wherein the at least two pulses have durations such that a non-zero voltage offset is present at the output of the switching circuit after both of the at least two pulses have terminated, wherein first pulses of the bursts have the same polarity as the non-zero voltage offset, whereby a voltage step at the output of the switching circuit due to the first pulses of the bursts is reduced in magnitude.
8. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein a polarity of a first pulse of the bursts is alternated between the bursts.
9. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein the number of pulses in each burst is an even number of pulses.
10. The resonant switching power circuit of claim 1, wherein a start time of the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is delayed such that a non-zero voltage offset is present at the output of the switching circuit after the at least one ending pulse has terminated, wherein first pulses of the bursts have the same polarity as the offset present at the output of the switching circuit at the start of the first pulses of the bursts, whereby a voltage step at the output of the switching circuit due to the first pulses of the bursts is reduced in magnitude.
11. A method of reducing transient amplitude during low power burst mode operation in a resonant switching power circuit, the method comprising:
transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit from a resonant tank circuit;
transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit by operating a switching circuit; and
operating the switching circuit in the burst mode, in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that at least one transient at the start or end of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one ending pulse or at least one beginning pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein a time interval between an initial two pulses of the bursts differs from another time interval between a second pulse and a third pulse of the bursts.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is a single pulse.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the predetermined duration of the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is substantially equal to half of the another predetermined duration of the pulses in the middle of the bursts.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one ending pulse of the bursts comprises at least two pulses.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein a polarity of a first pulse of the bursts is alternated between the bursts.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least two pulses have durations such that a non-zero voltage offset is present at the output of the switching circuit after both of the at least two pulses have terminated, wherein first pulses of the bursts have the same polarity as the non-zero voltage offset, whereby a voltage step at the output of the switching circuit due to the first pulses of the bursts is reduced in magnitude.
18. The method of claim 11, wherein a polarity of a first pulse of the bursts is alternated between the bursts.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the number of pulses in each burst is an even number of pulses.
20. The method of claim 11, wherein a start time of the at least one ending pulse of the bursts is delayed such that a non-zero voltage offset is present at the output of the switching circuit after the at least one ending pulse has terminated, wherein first pulses of the bursts have the same polarity as the offset present at the output of the switching circuit at the start of the first pulses of the bursts, whereby a voltage step at the output of the switching circuit due to the first pulses of the bursts is reduced in magnitude.
21. An integrated circuit controller, integrated on a single die, for a controlling a resonant switching power converter, wherein the integrated circuit controller provides control signals to a switching circuit having a low-power burst mode, in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts when energy demand at an output of the resonant switching power converter is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that at least one transient at the start or end of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one ending pulse or at least one beginning pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
22. The integrated circuit controller of claim 21, wherein the switching circuit is integrated on the die.
23. A resonant switching power circuit, comprising:
a resonant circuit including at least one inductance and at least one capacitance for transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit;
a switching circuit coupled to the resonant circuit for transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit; and
a control circuit for controlling the switching circuit, wherein the control circuit has a burst mode of operation in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that a transient at the end of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one ending pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
24. A resonant switching power circuit, comprising:
a resonant circuit including at least one inductance and at least one capacitance for transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit;
a switching circuit coupled to the resonant circuit for transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit; and
a control circuit for controlling the switching circuit, wherein the control circuit has a burst mode of operation in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that a transient at the start of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one beginning pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
25. A method of reducing transient amplitude during low power burst mode operation in a resonant switching power circuit, the method comprising:
transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit from a resonant tank circuit;
transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit by operating a switching circuit; and
operating the switching circuit in the burst mode, in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that a transient at the end of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one ending pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
26. A method of reducing transient amplitude during low power burst mode operation in a resonant switching power circuit, the method comprising:
transferring energy to an output of the resonant switching power circuit from a resonant tank circuit;
transferring energy from an input voltage source to the resonant circuit by operating a switching circuit; and
operating the switching circuit in the burst mode, in which a number of pulses are generated in bursts to provide the energy to the output of the resonant switching power circuit intermittently when energy demand at the output of the resonant switching power circuit is low, wherein the pulses within the bursts have a non-uniform pattern such that a transient at the start of the burst is reduced in amplitude, and wherein at least one beginning pulse of the bursts has a predetermined duration that differs from another predetermined duration of pulses in a middle of the bursts.
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