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公开(公告)号:US20220181987A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17534538
申请日:2021-11-24
Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Ta-Yung Yang , Wei-Hsu Chang , Yu-Chang Chen , Tsung-Wei Huang , Shui-Mu Lin
Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a power supply circuit to provide power to a system device which includes a communication circuit includes: a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller configured to switch a transformer of the power supply circuit to generate a first output voltage; and a switched capacitor converter configured to generate a second output voltage according to the first output voltage. The second output voltage provides power to the communication circuit, wherein the communication circuit generates a power saving signal to control the PWM controller and the switched capacitor converter. When the power saving signal is enabled, the first output voltage is decreased and a duty ratio of the switched capacitor converter is increased.
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公开(公告)号:US20210408921A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
申请号:US17341074
申请日:2021-06-07
Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Ta-Yung Yang , Kun-Yu Lin , Yu-Chang Chen
Abstract: A resonant half-bridge flyback power converter includes: a power transformer and a resonant capacitor which are coupled in series between a half-bridge power stage and an output power; and a primary controller circuit controlling a high side power switch and a low side power switch of the half-bridge power stage. When the high side switch is OFF, the control signal of the low side power switch includes a resonant switching pulse for achieving resonant switching of the low side switch and a soft switching pulse for achieving ZVS of the high side switch. When the output power is lower than a delay threshold, the primary controller circuit determines a delay period which is between the resonant switching pulse and the soft switching pulse to control both the high side power switch and the low side power switch to be OFF. The delay period is negatively correlated with the output power.
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公开(公告)号:US11139744B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-05
申请号:US16888923
申请日:2020-06-01
Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Wei-Hsu Chang , Ta-Yung Yang , Yu-Chang Chen , Chao-Chi Chen , Chuh-Ching Li , Li-Di Lo , Hao-Wen Chung
IPC: H02M3/335 , G01R19/165 , H03M1/12 , H02M1/00
Abstract: A flyback power converter includes a primary side controller circuit for controlling a primary side switch; and a secondary side controller circuit for generating an SR (Synchronous Rectification) signal to control an SR switch. The SR signal includes an SR pulse and a ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching) pulse. The SR pulse controls the SR switch for synchronous rectification at the secondary side. The secondary side controller circuit samples and holds a voltage at a first end of the SR switch as a first voltage at a timing between the end of the ZVS pulse and the beginning of the SR pulse, and determines a length of the ZVS pulse so as to control the SR switch to be conductive for a ZVS time period, whereby the primary side switch achieves ZVS. The first voltage is proportional to an input voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20210126543A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US16879692
申请日:2020-05-20
Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Inventor: Wei-Hsu Chang , Ta-Yung Yang , Yu-Chang Chen , Chao-Chi Chen , Chuh-Ching Li , Li-Di Lo , Hao-Wen Chung
Abstract: A switching controller circuit for controlling a flyback power converter includes: a power transformer, a primary side controller circuit and a secondary side controller circuit. The power transformer is coupled between the input voltage and the output voltage in an isolated manner. The primary side controller circuit controls a primary side switch of the flyback power converter. The secondary side controller circuit generates a synchronous rectification (SR) signal, to control an SR switch of the flyback power converter. The SR signal includes an SR pulse and a soft switching (SS) pulse. The SR pulse controls the SR switch to be ON for an SR period, to achieve synchronous rectification at the secondary side. The SS pulse controls the SR switch to be ON for an SS period, to achieve soft switching of the primary side switch.
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公开(公告)号:US09966857B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US15192187
申请日:2016-06-24
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Jiun-Hung Pan , Chien-Fu Tang , Jyun-Che Ho , Isaac Y. Chen , Yu-Chang Chen , Jung-Pei Cheng
CPC classification number: H02M3/33507 , H02M1/08 , H02M3/156 , H02M3/157 , H02M3/33515 , H02M3/33523 , H02M7/217 , H02M2001/0009
Abstract: An AC-to-DC power converter with a BJT as a power switch can set a base current of the BJT by a current setting resistor which is in the outside of a control integrated circuit. Since an output current and a recovery current of the BJT are injected into a sensing resistor, the AC-to-DC power converter can correctly detect an inductor current thereof from the sensing resistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20250030337A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-23
申请号:US18433417
申请日:2024-02-06
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Kun-Yu Lin , Hsin-Yi Wu , Yu-Chang Chen , Fu-Ciao Syu , Chia-Hsien Yang , Chien-Fu Tang , Ta-Yung Yang
Abstract: A circuit of a resonant power converter comprising: a high-side switch and a low-side switch, coupled to form a half-bridge switching circuit which is configured to switch a transformer for generating an output voltage; a high-side drive circuit, generating a high-side drive signal coupled to drive the high-side switch in response to a high-side control signal; a bias voltage, coupled to a bootstrap diode and a bootstrap capacitor providing a power source from the bootstrap capacitor for the high-side drive circuit; wherein the high-side drive circuit generates the high-side drive signal with a fast slew rate to turn on the high-side switch when the high-side switch is to be turned on with soft-switching; the high-side drive circuit generates the high-side drive signal with a slow slew rate to turn on the high-side switch when the high-side switch is to be turned on without soft-switching.
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公开(公告)号:US20240275275A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18168580
申请日:2023-02-14
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Ta-Yung Yang , Yu-Chang Chen , Hsin-Yi Wu , Kun-Yu Lin
CPC classification number: H02M3/01 , H02M1/083 , H02M1/32 , H02M3/33571 , H02M3/33592
Abstract: A resonant asymmetrical half-bridge flyback power converter includes: a first transistor and a second transistor switching a transformer coupled to a capacitor for generating an output power; a voltage divider coupled to an auxiliary winding of the transformer; a differential sensing circuit which includes a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the voltage divider to sense an auxiliary signal generated by the auxiliary winding for generating a peak signal and a demagnetization-time signal; and a PWM control circuit configured to generate a first PWM signal and a second PWM signal in accordance with the peak signal and the demagnetization-time signal, for controlling the first transistor and the second transistor respectively; wherein a period of an enabling state of the demagnetization-time signal is correlated to the output power level; wherein the peak signal is related to a quasi-resonance of the transformer after the transformer is demagnetized.
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公开(公告)号:US20240223093A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18436023
申请日:2024-02-08
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Ta-Yung Yang , Ying-Chieh Su , Yu-Chang Chen
CPC classification number: H02M3/33571 , H02M1/0058 , H02M1/083 , H02M3/33592 , H02M1/0009
Abstract: A resonant half-bridge flyback power converter includes: a first transistor and a second transistor which form a half-bridge circuit; a transformer and a resonant capacitor connected in series and coupled to the half-bridge circuit; and a switching control circuit configured to generate a first driving signal and a second driving signal to control the first transistor and the second transistor respectively for switching the transformer to generate an output voltage. The first driving signal is configured to magnetize the transformer. The second driving signal includes at most one pulse between two consecutive pulses of the first driving signal. The switching control circuit generates a skipping cycle period when an output power is lower than a predetermined threshold. A resonant pulse of the second driving signal is skipped during the skipping cycle period. The skipping cycle period is increased in response to the decrease of the output power.
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公开(公告)号:US12009753B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US17673298
申请日:2022-02-16
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Ta-Yung Yang , Ying-Chieh Su , Yu-Chang Chen
CPC classification number: H02M3/33571 , H02M1/0058 , H02M1/083 , H02M3/33592 , H02M1/0009
Abstract: A half-bridge flyback power converter: a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor which form a half-bridge circuit. The first transistor is turned on for generating a negative circulated current for achieving zero voltage switching of the second transistor. The second transistor is turned on for magnetizing a transformer. The third transistor is turned on during a demagnetized time period to generate an output voltage. The physical size of the first transistor is smaller than physical size of the third transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20240120845A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-11
申请号:US18300458
申请日:2023-04-14
Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
Inventor: Yu-Chang Chen , Ta-Yung Yang , Kun-Yu Lin , Hsin-Yi Wu
CPC classification number: H02M3/33571 , H02M1/083 , H02M3/01 , H02M3/33592
Abstract: A resonant flyback power converter includes: a first transistor and a second transistor which are configured to switch a transformer and a resonant capacitor for generating an output voltage; and a switching control circuit generating first and second driving signals for controlling the first and the second transistors. The turn-on of the first driving signal magnetizes the transformer. The second driving signal includes a resonant pulse having a resonant pulse width and a ZVS pulse during the DCM operation. The resonant pulse is configured to demagnetize the transformer. The resonant pulse has a first minimum resonant period for a first level of the output load and a second minimum resonant period for a second level of the output load. The first level is higher than the second level and the second minimum resonant period is shorter than the first minimum resonant period.
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