发明申请
US20060239048A1 Circuit and method for reducing the size and cost of switch-mode power supplies 有权
用于减小开关电源的尺寸和成本的电路和方法

  • 专利标题: Circuit and method for reducing the size and cost of switch-mode power supplies
  • 专利标题(中): 用于减小开关电源的尺寸和成本的电路和方法
  • 申请号: US11111138
    申请日: 2005-04-21
  • 公开(公告)号: US20060239048A1
    公开(公告)日: 2006-10-26
  • 发明人: Michael Carter
  • 申请人: Michael Carter
  • 主分类号: H02M7/00
  • IPC分类号: H02M7/00
Circuit and method for reducing the size and cost of switch-mode power supplies
摘要:
An improved circuit and method for decreasing the size and cost of switch mode power supplies is disclosed. In one illustrative example, a feedback circuit for a switch mode power supply is disclosed that includes two error amplifiers. The input of a first error amplifier is coupled to a voltage source associated with a load for the supply, and the input of a second error amplifier is coupled to a current source also associated with the load for the supply. Each one of the error amplifiers includes an adjustable shunt regulator that functions as an amplifier stage and diode. Also, the outputs of the. shunt regulators are connected together. Therefore, the shunt regulator of the first error amplifier can be used to select a voltage limit for the power supply, the shunt regulator of the second error amplifier can be used to select a current set point for the power supply, and the open collector functions of the shunt regulators serve to OR the output signals from the two error amplifiers to produce a signal indicating the loading of the supply. In this manner, an improved feedback circuit for a switch mode power supply is provided that performs the same functions as prior feedback circuits, but has at least three less discrete components (e.g., two diodes and a voltage reference) than the prior feedback circuits. Thus, the disclosed feedback circuit significantly reduces both the size and cost of switch mode power supplies.
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