Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Architecture for AC/DC SMPS with PFC and multimode LLC DC/DC converter
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Application No.: US17497233Application Date: 2021-10-08
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Publication No.: US11689098B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Xuechao Liu , Di Chen , Yajie Qiu
- Applicant: GaN Systems Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Ottawa
- Assignee: GAN SYSTEMS INC.
- Current Assignee: GAN SYSTEMS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ottawa
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Main IPC: H02M1/42
- IPC: H02M1/42 ; H02M3/335 ; H02M7/48 ; H02M7/04 ; H02M7/02 ; H02M3/00

Abstract:
An AC/DC Switching Mode Power Supply (SMPS) comprises a PFC stage, an isolated LLC DC/DC converter stage, and a control circuit that provides feedback/control signals to PFC and LLC controllers, to enable a plurality of operating modes, dependent on a sensed peak AC input voltage and required output voltage Vo. The PFC provides a first DC bus voltage Vdc (e.g. 200V) for low line AC input and a second DC bus voltage (e.g. 400V) for high line or universal AC input. A multi-mode LLC converter is operable in a half-bridge mode or a full-bridge mode. For low line AC input, output voltage Vo, and PFC output Vdc, the LLC operates in full-bridge mode; for high line input, output voltage Vo and PFC output 2×Vdc, the LLC operates in half-bridge mode; for universal AC input, output voltage 2×Vo, and PFC output 2×Vdc, the LLC operates in full-bridge mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230111992A1 ARCHITECTURE FOR AC/DC SMPS WITH PFC AND MULTI-MODE LLC DC/DC CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2023-04-13
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