公开(公告)号：US20190123650A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16212943

申请日：2018-12-07

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Liming Ye ,  Jinbo Huang ,  Heping Dai ,  Dianbo Fu ,  Daoshen Chen

IPC: H02M3/158

CPC classification number: H02M3/1582 ,  H02M2001/0025 ,  H02M2001/0032 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1425 ,  Y02B70/1491 ,  Y02B70/16

Abstract: A method includes generating a first ramp signal for controlling a first portion of a converter, generating a second ramp signal for controlling a second portion of the converter, controlling a state of a first switch of the first portion through comparing the first ramp signal to a control signal and a state of a first switch of the second portion through comparing the second ramp signal to the control signal and determining a switching cycle of the converter through comparing a current flowing through an inductor of the converter to a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US10116219B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15263121

申请日：2016-09-12

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daoshen Chen ,  Heping Dai ,  Xujun Liu ,  Zhihua Liu ,  Liming Ye ,  Dianbo Fu ,  Ce Liu ,  Bing Cai

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M3/22 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/325 ,  H02M3/337 ,  H02M1/14 ,  H02M1/00

Abstract: A method comprises connecting a first resonant converter and a second resonant converter in parallel, detecting a first signal indicating a first soft switching process of the first resonant converter and a second signal indicating a second soft switching process of the second resonant converter and adjusting a first switching frequency of the first resonant converter by a first control circuit and a second switching frequency of the second resonant converter by a second control circuit until a load current flowing through the first resonant converter is substantially equal to a load current flowing through the second resonant converter.

公开(公告)号：US20180102713A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15838745

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daoshen Chen ,  Heping Dai ,  Xujun Liu ,  Liming Ye ,  Dianbo Fu

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M3/338 ,  H02M1/14 ,  H02M1/36 ,  H02M1/00 ,  H02M7/48 ,  H02M1/088

CPC classification number: H02M3/33546 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M1/088 ,  H02M1/14 ,  H02M1/36 ,  H02M3/3353 ,  H02M3/33553 ,  H02M3/33576 ,  H02M3/33592 ,  H02M3/3385 ,  H02M7/4807 ,  H02M2001/0006 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  H02M2007/4818 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1441 ,  Y02B70/1491 ,  Y02P80/112

Abstract: A device comprises a gate drive bridge coupled between a bias voltage of a power converter and ground and a transformer connected to the gate drive bridge, wherein the transformer comprises a primary winding connected to two legs of the gate drive bridge respectively and a plurality of secondary windings configured to generate gate drive signals for low side switches, high side switches and secondary switches of the power converter.

公开(公告)号：US09774271B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15150138

申请日：2016-05-09

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Heping Dai ,  Daoshen Chen ,  Dianbo Fu

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M3/28 ,  H02M1/00

CPC classification number: H02M3/33546 ,  H02M1/08 ,  H02M3/285 ,  H02M3/3353 ,  H02M3/33553 ,  H02M3/33576 ,  H02M2001/0009 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1491 ,  Y02P80/112

Abstract: A converter comprises an input stage coupled to a power source, wherein the input stage comprises a plurality of power switches, a first resonant tank coupled to the input stage, wherein the first resonant tank is of a first Q value, a second resonant tank coupled to the input stage, wherein the second resonant tank is of a second Q value, a transformer coupled to the input stage through the first resonant tank and the second resonant tank and an output stage coupled to the transformer.

公开(公告)号：US20190074774A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16173904

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daoshen Chen ,  Heping Dai ,  Xujun Liu ,  Zhihua Liu ,  Liming Ye ,  Dianbo Fu ,  Ce Liu ,  Bing Cai

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M3/337 ,  H02M3/325 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/22 ,  H02M1/14

Abstract: A system comprises an input power stage coupled to a primary side of a transformer, an output power stage coupled to a secondary side of a transformer, a first common node capacitor and a common node resistor connected in series between a midpoint of the secondary side of the transformer and ground and a detector having an input connected to a common node of the first common node capacitor and the common node resistor, and an output connected to a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to dynamically adjust a switching frequency of the system based upon an output of the detector.

公开(公告)号：US09812968B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US14548106

申请日：2014-11-19

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jinbo Huang ,  Xujun Liu ,  Dianbo Fu ,  Liming Ye ,  Heping Dai ,  Daoshen Chen

IPC: H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/00

CPC classification number: H02M3/33507 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/1582 ,  H02M2001/0009 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1425 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A converter comprises a switch network coupled to a power source, wherein the switch network comprises a plurality of power switches, a magnetic device coupled to the switch network, a detector coupled to the magnetic device through a magnetic coupling and a control circuit configured to receive a zero voltage switching signal from the detector and adjust gate drive signals of the power switches based upon the zero voltage switching signal.

公开(公告)号：US20170077815A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US14850125

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dianbo Fu ,  Jinbo Huang ,  Ce Liu ,  Liming Ye ,  Heping Dai ,  Daoshen Chen

IPC: H02M3/158

CPC classification number: H02M3/1582 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A method comprises providing a buck-boost converter comprising a first high-side switch and a first low-side switch connected in series across an input capacitor, a second high-side switch and a second low-side switch connected in series across an output capacitor and an inductor coupled between a common node of the first high-side switch and the first low-side switch, and a common node of the second high-side switch and the second low-side switch, detecting a first voltage resonance waveform across a switch of the buck-boost converter and turning on the switch of the buck-boost converter when the first voltage resonance waveform falls to zero.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括提供降压 - 升压转换器，其包括跨输入电容器串联连接的第一高侧开关和第一低侧开关，第二高侧开关和第二低侧开关串联连接在输出端 电容器和耦合在第一高侧开关的公共节点和第一低侧开关之间的电感器以及第二高侧开关和第二低侧开关的公共节点，检测第一高压侧开关的第一电压共振波形 降压 - 升压转换器的开关，并且当第一电压共振波形下降到零时，导通降压 - 升压转换器的开关。

公开(公告)号：US20160380547A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US15263121

申请日：2016-09-12

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daoshen Chen ,  Heping Dai ,  Xujun Liu ,  Zhihua Liu ,  Liming Ye ,  Dianbo Fu ,  Ce Liu ,  Bing Cai

IPC: H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/14

CPC classification number: H02M3/33507 ,  H02M1/14 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/22 ,  H02M3/325 ,  H02M3/33523 ,  H02M3/33569 ,  H02M3/33576 ,  H02M3/33592 ,  H02M3/337 ,  H02M3/3376 ,  H02M2001/0009 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A method comprises connecting a first resonant converter and a second resonant converter in parallel, detecting a first signal indicating a first soft switching process of the first resonant converter and a second signal indicating a second soft switching process of the second resonant converter and adjusting a first switching frequency of the first resonant converter by a first control circuit and a second switching frequency of the second resonant converter by a second control circuit until a load current flowing through the first resonant converter is substantially equal to a load current flowing through the second resonant converter.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括并联连接第一谐振转换器和第二谐振转换器，检测指示第一谐振转换器的第一软开关处理的第一信号和指示第二谐振转换器的第二软开关处理的第二信号， 通过第二控制电路通过第一控制电路和第二谐振变换器的第二开关频率使第一谐振变换器的开关频率直到流过第一谐振变换器的负载电流基本上等于流经第二谐振变换器的负载电流 。

公开(公告)号：US20160190946A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US15061717

申请日：2016-03-04

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dianbo Fu ,  Heping Dai ,  Liming Ye ,  Daoshen Chen

IPC: H02M3/335

CPC classification number: H02M3/33546 ,  H02M3/33576 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A method comprises detecting a signal representing a drain-to-source voltage of a switch of a synchronous rectifier of an inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) resonant converter, comparing the signal with a predetermined threshold, generating a first logic state if the drain-to-source voltage is greater than the predetermined threshold, generating a second logic state if the drain-to-source voltage is less than the predetermined threshold and in response to the first logic state and the second logic state, adjusting a switching frequency of the LLC resonant converter such that the switching frequency moves back and forth across a boundary of body diode conduction, wherein a frequency difference between the switching frequency and a resonant frequency of the LLC resonant converter is less than or equal to one frequency adjustment step.

Abstract translation: 一种方法包括检测表示电感器 - 电感器 - 电容器（LLC）谐振转换器的同步整流器的开关的漏极 - 源极电压的信号，将该信号与预定阈值进行比较，如果漏极 - 源极电压大于预定阈值时，如果漏极 - 源极电压小于预定阈值并且响应于第一逻辑状态和第二逻辑状态，则产生第二逻辑状态，调整开关频率 所述LLC谐振变换器使得所述开关频率在体二极管导通的边界上来回移动，其中所述LLC谐振转换器的开关频率和谐振频率之间的频率差小于或等于一个频率调整步骤。

公开(公告)号：US20160094136A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14502196

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dianbo Fu ,  Liming Ye ,  Heping Dai ,  Daoshen Chen

IPC: H02M3/335

CPC classification number: H02M3/33584 ,  H02M3/1582 ,  H02M2001/0058 ,  H02M2001/007 ,  Y02B70/1425 ,  Y02B70/1433 ,  Y02B70/1491

Abstract: A converter comprises a non-isolated stage coupled to an input dc power source, wherein the non-isolated stage is configured to operate at a buck converter mode in response to a first input voltage and operate at a boost converter mode in response to a second input voltage, a resonant stage coupled between the non-isolated stage and a load, wherein the resonant stage is configured to operate at a resonant mode and a capacitor coupled between the non-isolated stage and the resonant stage.

Abstract translation: A转换器包括耦合到输入直流电源的非隔离级，其中所述非隔离级被配置为响应于第一输入电压在降压转换器模式下操作并响应于第二输入电压在升压转换器模式下操作 输入电压，耦合在所述非隔离级与负载之间的谐振级，其中所述谐振级被配置为在谐振模式下工作，以及耦合在所述非隔离级与所述谐振级之间的电容器。