公开(公告)号：US20060290388A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US10570743

申请日：2004-08-25

申请人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  George Sauerlander ,  Toni Lopez

发明人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  George Sauerlander ,  Toni Lopez

IPC分类号： H03B1/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/04163 ,  H03K17/04123 ,  H03K2217/0036

摘要： Resonant gate driver circuits provide for efficient switching of, for example, a MOSFET. However, often an operation of the resonant gate driver circuit does not allow for an application where high switching frequencies are required. According to the present invention, a pre-charging of the inductor of the resonant gate driver circuit is performed. This allows for a highly efficient and fast operation of the MOSFETs.

公开(公告)号：US20060192437A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-31

申请号：US10566802

申请日：2004-07-27

申请人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Georg Sauerlander ,  Toni Lopez

发明人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Georg Sauerlander ,  Toni Lopez

IPC分类号： H01H47/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/04163 ,  H03K17/04123 ,  H03K2217/0036 ,  H03K2217/009 ,  Y10T307/747

摘要： Resonant gate driver circuits provide for an efficient switching of, for example, a MOSFET. However, often an operation of the resonant gate driver circuit does not allow for an application where high switching frequencies are required. According to the present invention, a pre-charging of the inductor of the resonant gate drive circuit is performed. This allows for a highly energy efficient and fast operation of the MOSFET.

摘要翻译： 谐振栅极驱动器电路提供了例如MOSFET的有效开关。 然而，通常谐振栅极驱动器电路的操作不允许需要高开关频率的应用。 根据本发明，执行谐振栅极驱动电路的电感器的预充电。 这允许MOSFET的高能效和快速操作。

公开(公告)号：US20050270136A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10521849

申请日：2003-07-16

申请人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich

发明人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich

IPC分类号： H01F27/02 ,  H01F27/22 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H01F41/04 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H05K3/20 ,  H01F5/00

CPC分类号： H05K1/165 ,  H01F27/027 ,  H01F27/22 ,  H01F27/2847 ,  H05K1/0203 ,  H05K1/0263 ,  H05K1/0265 ,  H05K3/0061 ,  H05K3/202 ,  H05K2201/0352 ,  H05K2201/086

摘要： The invention relates to a device which comprises a circuit arrangement and at least one inductive element. In order to form a device with a circuit arrangement with one or more inductive elements which can be manufactured as economically as possible, it is proposed to use an electrically conductive plate (13) having an inductive function, the inductive function corresponding to a structure of slits (20a, 20b, 20c) formed in the plate.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种包括电路装置和至少一个电感元件的装置。 为了形成具有可以经济地制造的一个或多个电感元件的电路装置的装置，建议使用具有感应功能的导电板（13），该电感功能对应于 在板中形成的狭缝（20a，20b，20c）。

公开(公告)号：US20060114700A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-01

申请号：US10521850

申请日：2003-07-21

申请人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Franciscus Schoofs ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

发明人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Franciscus Schoofs ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

IPC分类号： H02H7/10

CPC分类号： H02M3/1588 ,  Y02B70/1466

摘要： A method for controlling the transient response of a power converter powering a load, said power converter comprising a power switch, a synchronous rectifier and a capacitor coupled between an input and an output of the power converter, said method comprising the step of—disabling said synchronous rectifier in response to a signal indicative of a change of said load, is characterized by—providing said signal based on a current representing said change of load.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制为负载供电的功率转换器的瞬态响应的方法，所述功率转换器包括电源开关，同步整流器和耦合在功率转换器的输入和输出端之间的电容器，所述方法包括以下步骤：禁用所述 响应于指示所述负载的变化的信号，同步整流器的特征在于基于表示所述负载变化的电流来提供所述信号。

公开(公告)号：US20060187692A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US10566803

申请日：2004-07-22

申请人： Reinhold Elferich ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Tobias Tolle ,  Raymond Grover ,  Philip Rutter

发明人： Reinhold Elferich ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Tobias Tolle ,  Raymond Grover ,  Philip Rutter

IPC分类号： H02M7/00

CPC分类号： H02M3/33576 ,  H02M3/1588 ,  H02M7/217 ,  Y02B70/1466

摘要： The trend towards more digital signal processing in mains-powered devices causes an increasing variety of supply voltages at ever decreasing levels and at higher currents. At present, the secondary side architecture provides a separate ac-dc conversion and dc-dc down-conversion stages in order to obtain stabilized voltages at those low levels. According to the present invention, a controlling synchronous rectifier is provided, comprising a power MOSFET and a control unit which allow to integrate both stages. In particular, according to the present invention, the output voltage of the synchronous rectifier is controlled by controlling the channel switching of the MOSFET. Advantageously, this provides for a very simple and efficient rectification and voltage control.

摘要翻译： 在主电源设备中更多数字信号处理的趋势导致不断下降的电平和较高电流下的各种电源电压。 目前，次级侧架构提供了一个单独的交流 - 直流转换和直流 - 直流下变频阶段，以获得那些低水平的稳定电压。 根据本发明，提供了一种控制同步整流器，其包括功率MOSFET和允许集成两级的控制单元。 特别地，根据本发明，通过控制MOSFET的沟道切换来控制同步整流器的输出电压。 有利地，这提供了非常简单和有效的整流和电压控制。

公开(公告)号：US20050258889A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-24

申请号：US10527854

申请日：2003-09-17

申请人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich

发明人： Tobias Tolle ,  Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich

IPC分类号： H02M1/00 ,  H02M1/38 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K17/04

CPC分类号： H02M1/38 ,  H03K17/6871

摘要： In known converter circuits switching losses occur, which are caused by reverse-recovery currents of a freewheeling diode. To reduce said switching losses it is proposed by the invention to drive the switching elements such that, upon switching from the second to the first switching element, the timing is controlled in such a manner that the shoot through currents and the conduction of the freewheeling diode are kept at a low value or, better still, are precluded. As regards the control mechanism, it is proposed to turn on the first switching element later if shoot through currents occur, and to turn on the first switching element sooner if conduction of the freewheeling diode occurs. Here, a time of overlap may be provided during which both switching elements are simultaneously conducting. For the control mechanism, the voltage across a switching element can be used as a measured input value.

摘要翻译： 在已知的转换器电路中，发生由续流二极管的反向恢复电流引起的开关损耗。 为了减少所述开关损耗，本发明提出了驱动开关元件，使得在从第二开关元件切换到第一开关元件时，以这样的方式控制时序，使得续流二极管的通过电流和导通 保持在低价值，还是更好地排除。 关于控制机构，如果发生穿越电流，则提出稍后接通第一开关元件，并且如果发生续流二极管的导通，则更快地接通第一开关元件。 这里，可以提供两个开关元件同时导通的重叠时间。 对于控制机构，开关元件两端的电压可以用作测量的输入值。

公开(公告)号：US20060164051A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-27

申请号：US10521853

申请日：2003-07-16

申请人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

发明人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

IPC分类号： G05F1/40 ,  G05F1/618

CPC分类号： H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/1588 ,  H02M2001/0051 ,  Y02B70/1466 ,  Y02B70/1491

摘要： At The invention relates to a DC/DC down converter which includes a synchronous rectifier, a switching element at its input side and an inductance at its output side. In order to permit fast load fluctuations as well as to reduce costs and operating losses, it is proposed to provide an auxiliary circuit which comprises an auxiliary switching element, an auxiliary rectifier and an auxiliary inductance, the auxiliary circuit being coupled to the connection between the synchronous rectifier, the switching element at the input side and the inductance at the output side.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种DC / DC下变频器，其包括同步整流器，其输入侧的开关元件和其输出侧的电感。 为了允许快速负载波动以及降低成本和操作损耗，提出了一种辅助电路，其包括辅助开关元件，辅助整流器和辅助电感器，辅助电路耦合到 同步整流器，输入侧的开关元件和输出侧的电感。

公开(公告)号：US20060091867A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-04

申请号：US10534480

申请日：2003-11-05

申请人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle ,  Jeffery Olsen

发明人： Thomas Durbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle ,  Jeffery Olsen

IPC分类号： G05F1/40

CPC分类号： H02M3/158 ,  H02M2003/1566

摘要： The invention relates to a power converter comprising an inductor 6 for receiving energy from a power supply 1, and connected to the inductor 6 an output capacitor 7 for providing an output voltage. In order to ensure a quick compensation of a reduction of load at the voltage output using few output capacitors, it is proposed that an additional current path 11,12 is arranged in parallel either to the inductor 6 or to the capacitor 7, which additional current path 11,12 can be opened and closed. A current flowing through the additional current path 11,12 reaches basically immediately a desired value, when the additional current path 11,12 is opened. Feedback means are moreover provided for opening the additional current path 11,12, when the output voltage reaches a predetermined maximum value. The invention relates equally to a corresponding method.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种功率转换器，其包括用于从电源1接收能量的电感器6，并且将电感器6连接到用于提供输出电压的输出电容器7。 为了确保使用少量输出电容器快速补偿在电压输出端的负载减小，建议将附加电流路径11,12并联设置到电感器6或电容器7，该附加电流 路径11,12可以打开和关闭。 当附加电流路径11,12打开时，流过附加电流路径11,12的电流基本上达到期望值。 此外，当输出电压达到预定的最大值时，提供反馈装置用于打开附加电流路径11,12。 本发明同样涉及相应的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07239114B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-03

申请号：US10521853

申请日：2003-07-16

申请人： Thomas Dürbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

发明人： Thomas Dürbaum ,  Reinhold Elferich ,  Tobias Tolle

IPC分类号： G05F1/613

CPC分类号： H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/1588 ,  H02M2001/0051 ,  Y02B70/1466 ,  Y02B70/1491

摘要： Described herein is a DC/DC down converter which includes a synchronous rectifier, a switching element at its input side, an inductance at its output side and an auxiliary circuit which includes an auxiliary switching element, an auxiliary rectifier and an auxiliary inductance, the auxiliary circuit being coupled to the connection between the synchronous rectifier, the switching element at the input side and the inductance at the output side.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的是DC / DC下变频器，其包括同步整流器，其输入侧的开关元件，其输出侧的电感和包括辅助开关元件，辅助整流器和辅助电感的辅助电路，辅助电感器 电路耦合到同步整流器，输入侧的开关元件和输出侧的电感之间的连接。

公开(公告)号：US20060209579A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-21

申请号：US10568903

申请日：2004-08-05

申请人： Thomas Duerbaum ,  Elferich Reinhold ,  Tobias Tolle

发明人： Thomas Duerbaum ,  Elferich Reinhold ,  Tobias Tolle

IPC分类号： H02J1/10

CPC分类号： H02J1/102 ,  H02M3/1584 ,  Y10T307/707

摘要： An increasing number of phases in multiphase converters causes an increase in requirements with respect to the control IC. According to the present invention, instead of deriving a new PWM signal for every single phase of the DC-DC converter, the single phases are clustered into groups (22, 24, 26). Within each group, the converters are operated on the basis of one PWM signal (PW M1, PW M2 . . . PW MN). Advantageously, this may allow to reduce the requirements with respect to the control IC and thus may allow the application of cheaper and smaller control ICs.

摘要翻译： 多相转换器中增加的相数导致相对于控制IC的需求增加。 根据本发明，代替为DC-DC转换器的每个单相导出新的PWM信号，单相被聚集成组（22,24,26）。 在每个组内，转换器基于一个PWM信号（PW M 1，PW M 2 ... PW MN）操作。 有利地，这可以允许减少对于控制IC的要求，并且因此可以允许应用更便宜和更小的控制IC。