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- the present invention relates to the field of electronic circuits, and more particularly, to resonant converters.
- Resonant converters usually take an unstable DC current as an input and convert it to a stable DC voltage.
- the voltage level and current level vary depending on the application requirements.
- Resonant converters are usually used as a constant voltage source for power integrated circuits.
- PWM pulse width modulation
- LLC half-bridge resonant converter has higher efficiency, narrower operating voltage range and slower dynamic response.
- the forward/flyback converter controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation has lower efficiency, wider operating voltage range and faster dynamic response, and is widely used in industry.
- the forward/flyback converter controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation is also used in DC/DC power modules.
- the resonant converter has higher efficiency, very small resonant capacitor volume, narrower operating voltage range and slower dynamic response.
- the traditional converter is controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation.
- the control frequency of the primary-side frequency controller remains unchanged, and when the LLC half-bridge resonant converter is in the dead time of the upper and lower switches, the energy of the resonant inductor can only be stored in the primary side. This leads to large switching losses on the primary side, and the control frequency of the switch cannot be increased, and the higher the control frequency of the switch, the larger the power loss, resulting in the power density of the resonant converter also cannot be increased.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a resonant converter, aiming to solve the problem in the conventional technical solution that the switching loss on the primary side is large and the control frequency of the switch cannot be increased, which leads to the power density of the resonant converter also cannot be increased.
- the present invention provides a resonant converter including an input terminal, an output terminal, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a frequency controller, a resonant capacitor, a first transformer, a second transformer and a feedback circuit.
- the input terminal is connected to an external power supply and the output terminal is connected to an external load.
- the first switch and the second switch are connected in series between the input terminal and a ground.
- a control terminal of the first switch and a control terminal of the second switch are both connected to the frequency controller; and a common terminal connected to the first switch and the second switch is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor.
- a second terminal of the primary side of the first transformer is connected to a first terminal of the primary side of the second transformer, and a first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor.
- a second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground.
- a second terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer, and a first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer is connected to the ground through the third switch.
- a second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground through the fourth switch.
- a common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and the secondary side of the second transformer is connected to the output terminal.
- the feedback circuit is connected between the output terminal and the frequency controller.
- the frequency controller is located on the same side as the secondary side of the first transformer and the second transformer.
- the frequency controller is configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch for operation, according to a feedback signal output from the feedback circuit, so that the first transformer and the second transformer alternately output currents to the secondary side.
- the frequency controller is also configured to output a third control signal to control the third switch for operation and a fourth control signal to control the fourth switch for operation, according to a signal output from the feedback circuit.
- the resonant converter further includes an isolation driver circuit.
- the frequency controller outputs the first control signal and the second control signal through the isolation driver circuit.
- the first transformer and the second transformer are identical transformers.
- the third control signal controls the third switch to conduct or the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch to conduct.
- the third control signal controls the third switch to disconnect; when the second control signal controls the second switch to conduct, the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch to disconnect.
- the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase
- the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase
- the third switch and the fourth switch are MOS transistor or wide bandgap semiconductor power field-effect transistor.
- the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch are MOS transistor.
- the resonant converter further includes a fifth switch and a sixth switch.
- the fifth switch and the sixth switch are connected in series between the input terminal and the ground.
- the second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground through the fifth switch.
- the first switch and the fifth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the second switch and the sixth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- the resonant converter further includes a third transformer, a fourth transformer, a seventh switch, and an eighth switch.
- a second terminal of the primary side of the third transformer is connected to a first terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer.
- a first terminal of the primary side of the third transformer is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor.
- a second terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer is connected to the ground.
- the secondary side of the third transformer and the secondary side of the fourth transformer are connected in series.
- a first terminal of the secondary side of the third transformer is connected to the ground through the seventh switch; and a second terminal of the secondary side of the fourth transformer is connected to the ground through the eighth switch.
- a common terminal connected to the secondary side of the third transformer and the secondary side of the fourth transformer is connected the output terminal.
- the first transformer, the second transformer, the third transformer and the fourth transformer are identical transformers.
- the third switch and the seventh switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the fourth switch and the eighth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- the primary side of one transformer is equivalent to a resonant inductor in a conventional circuit.
- a frequency controller is used to control each switching device on the primary side and the secondary side.
- the third switch and the fourth switch can be flexibly controlled as needed, so that the energy in the resonant tank can be output to the secondary side to form a continuous output current.
- the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the input voltage range, and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter, effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to work at variable high frequency.
- the frequency controller is located on the same side as the secondary side of the transformer, the feedback circuit is simplified, and the synchronous rectification control circuit is not needed, which has good dynamic response and facilitates the connection with the digital interface circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit structure of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit structure of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a working sequence diagram of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- this embodiment provides a resonant converter including an input terminal M 1 , an output terminal M 2 , a first switch Q 1 , a second switch Q 2 , a frequency controller 10 , a resonant capacitor C 1 , a first transformer TX 1 , a second transformer TX 2 , a feedback circuit, a third switch Q 3 , and a fourth switch Q 4 .
- the input terminal M 1 is connected to an external power supply V 1 and the output terminal M 2 is connected to an external load R 1 .
- the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 are connected in series between the input terminal M 1 and ground, the control terminal of the first switch Q 1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q 2 are both connected to the frequency controller 10 .
- the common terminal connected to the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor C 1 .
- the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 .
- the first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C 1 .
- the second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the ground.
- the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 , and the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected to the ground through the third switch Q 3 .
- the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the ground through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the output terminal M 2 .
- the feedback circuit is connected between the output terminal M 2 and the frequency controller 10 .
- the frequency controller 10 is configured to output a first control signal to control the operation of the first switch Q 1 and a second control signal to control the operation of the second switch Q 2 based on the signal output from the feedback circuit.
- the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 are identical transformers.
- the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 have the same excitation inductance and the same turn ratio of the coils on the primary and secondary sides, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure.
- the resonant capacitor C 1 can form an LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 , respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter.
- the first switch Q 1 , the second switch Q 2 , the third switch Q 3 and the fourth switch Q 4 are MOS transistors. In other embodiments, they can also be electronic switching devices.
- the frequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal with variable frequency, and the first control signal and the second control signal are used to control the conduction and disconnection of the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 , respectively.
- the frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 , and is also configured to output a third control signal to control the operation of the third switch Q 3 and a fourth control signal to control the operation of the fourth switch Q 4 , based on a signal output from the feedback circuit.
- the frequency controller 10 is directly connected to the control terminal of the third switch Q 3 and the control terminal the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the third switch Q 3 and the fourth switch Q 4 may also be wide bandgap semiconductor power field effect transistors, for example, they may be GaN-based transistors.
- the third switch Q 3 when the first switch Q 1 is on, the third switch Q 3 is off; when the second switch Q 2 is on, the fourth switch Q 4 is off. That is, when the first control signal controls the first switch Q 1 to conduct, the third control signal controls the third switch Q 3 to disconnect; when the second control signal controls the second switch Q 2 to conduct, the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch Q 4 to disconnect.
- the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase
- the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase
- the third switch Q 3 is on or the fourth switch Q 4 is on. That is, when the first control signal controls the first switch Q 1 to disconnect and the second control signal controls the second switch Q 2 to disconnect, the third control signal controls the third switch Q 3 to conduct or the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch Q 4 to conduct.
- the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in FIG. 4 .
- the first transformer TX 1 works in flyback mode
- the second transformer TX 2 works in forward mode.
- the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is open, and the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C 1 .
- the energy output from the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is output to the load R 1 through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- a control cycle is from T 0 to T 4 .
- Q 1 is the voltage waveform of the first control signal of the first switch Q 1
- Q 2 is the voltage waveform of the second control signal of the second switch Q 2
- IP is the current waveform at IP in FIG. 1
- IQ 3 is the current waveform at the third switch Q 3
- IQ 4 is the current waveform at the fourth switch Q 4 .
- TX 2 when acting as an inductor, first stores energy and then transfers energy when being at dead time before transforming into a transformer and then into an inductor.
- TX 2 is a flyback converter when it acts as an inductor, and a forward converter when it acts as a transformer.
- both the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 are in the OFF-state, or it can be that the third switch Q 3 is in the OFF-state, and the fourth switch Q 4 is in the ON-state.
- TX 2 From T 1 to T 2 is the turn-on time zone of Q 1 .
- TX 2 works in the forward transformer mode.
- the first switch Q 1 is on
- the second switch Q 2 is off
- the third switch Q 3 is off
- the fourth switch Q 4 is on.
- the energy is output to the load R 1 through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 rise from zero to a maximum value.
- Q 1 is disconnected at T 2 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 start to drop from the peak value, and fall to zero during the dead time zone Td from T 2 to T 3 , crossing the zero point at moment T 3 .
- both the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 are in the OFF-state, or it can be that the third switch Q 3 is in the ON-state and the fourth switch Q 4 is in the OFF-state.
- the first transformer TX 1 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q 1 is off, the second switch Q 2 is on, the third switch Q 3 is on, the fourth switch Q 4 is off, and the energy is output to the load R 1 through the third switch Q 3 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 drop from zero to a minimum value.
- the second switch Q 2 is off at T 4 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 return to zero from the peak value, and return to zero during the dead time Td from T 4 to T 5 , crossing the zero point at T 5 .
- the resonant converter includes an isolation driver circuit 20 .
- the output of the frequency controller 10 is connected to the isolation driver circuit 20 .
- the frequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal.
- the isolation driver circuit 20 is used to isolate the first control signal and the second control signal.
- the feedback circuit includes a first voltage divider resistor R 3 and a second voltage divider resistor R 4 .
- the first voltage divider resistor R 3 and the second voltage divider resistor R 4 are connected in series between the output terminal M 2 of the resonant converter and the ground.
- the common connection terminal of the first voltage divider resistor R 3 and the second voltage divider resistor R 4 is connected to the frequency controller 10 , directly feedback the collected voltage signal to the frequency controller 10 .
- the resonant converter includes a first transformer and a second transformer, and the primary side of the first transformer is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer.
- the primary side of one transformer is equivalent to a resonant inductor in a conventional circuit, at the same time, a frequency controller is used to control each switching device on the primary side and the secondary side.
- the third switch and the fourth switch can be flexibly controlled as needed, i.e., when the first switch is off and the second switch is off, the frequency controller controls the third switch to be on or the fourth switch to be on, or, alternatively, controls both the third switch and the fourth switch to be on, so that the energy in the resonant tank can be output to the secondary side to form a continuous output current.
- the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the range of input voltage and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter.
- the energy stored in the primary side of the transformer can be transferred from the primary side of the transformer to the secondary side of the transformer during the dead time state, thus effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to operate at a variable high frequency.
- the present embodiment uses the frequency controller to control the on/off of the third switch and the fourth switch to realize the rectification, which not only avoids the problem of large losses caused by using the diode for rectification, but also further reduces the power consumption of the resonant converter, improves the efficiency of the resonant converter, and achieves the purpose of saving power. Moreover, due to the smaller switching delay, higher frequencies can be achieved, which can be applied in higher frequency scenarios. And compared with the method of using diodes for rectification, this embodiment uses the third switch and the fourth switch to achieve rectification, which can better meet the needs of high current and low voltage output.
- the frequency controller 10 when the frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the secondary side of the transformer, the feedback circuit is simplified, and the synchronous rectification control circuit is not needed, which provides good dynamic response and facilitates the connection with digital interface circuit, such as USB-PD, PMBUS.
- this embodiment provides a resonant converter including an input terminal M 1 , an output terminal M 2 , a first switch Q 1 , a second switch Q 2 , a frequency controller 10 , a resonant capacitor C 1 , a first transformer TX 1 , a second transformer TX 2 , a feedback circuit 30 , a third switch Q 3 , and a fourth switch Q 4 .
- the input terminal M 1 is connected to an external power supply V 1 and the output terminal M 2 is connected to an external load R 1 .
- the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 are connected in series between the input terminal M 1 and ground.
- the control terminal of the first switch Q 1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q 2 are both connected to the frequency controller 10 .
- the common terminal connected to the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor C 1 .
- the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 .
- the first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C 1 .
- the second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the ground.
- the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 .
- the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is connected to the ground through the third switch Q 3 .
- the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the ground through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the output terminal M 2 .
- the feedback circuit 30 is connected between the output terminal M 2 and the frequency controller 10 .
- the frequency controller 10 is configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch Q 1 for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch Q 2 for operation, based on a feedback signal output from the feedback circuit 30 .
- the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 are identical transformers.
- the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 have the same excitation inductance, and the same turn ratio of the coils on the primary and secondary sides, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure.
- the resonant capacitor C 1 can form an LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 , respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter.
- the first switch Q 1 , the second switch Q 2 , the third switch Q 3 and the fourth switch Q 4 are MOS transistors. In other embodiments, they can also be electronic switching devices.
- the frequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal with variable frequency, and the first control signal and the second control signal are used to control the conduction and disconnection of the first switch Q 1 and the second switch Q 2 , respectively.
- the frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 , and is also configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch Q 1 for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch Q 2 for operation, based on a signal output from the feedback circuit 30 .
- the frequency controller 10 is directly connected to the control terminal of the first switch Q 1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q 2 .
- the resonant converter also includes a first NOT gate U 1 , a second NOT gate U 2 , a first isolation driver module U 4 and a second isolation driver module U 5 .
- the first control signal of the first switch Q 1 passes through the first NOT gate U 1 and the first isolation driver module U 4 to obtain the third control signal of the third switch Q 3 .
- the second control signal of the second switch Q 2 passes through the second NOT gate U 2 and the second isolation driver module U 5 to obtain the fourth control signal of the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the input of the first NOT gate U 1 is connected to the frequency controller 10 and the control terminal of the first switch Q 1
- the input of the second NOT gate U 2 is connected to the frequency controller 10 and the control terminal of the second switch Q 2 .
- the first control signal is reversed by the NOT gate to generate a third control signal with opposite phase
- the second control signal is reversed by the NOT gate to generate a fourth control signal with opposite phase
- the third control signal and the fourth control signal are driven in isolation by the isolation driver module.
- the feedback circuit 30 includes: a sampling module, a comparison amplifier module, and an optocoupler U 3 .
- the sampling module is used to obtain the voltage value of the output terminal M 2 .
- the comparison amplifier module is connected to the sampling module for comparing and amplifying the obtained voltage value of the output terminal M 2 to obtain the feedback signal of the frequency controller 10 .
- the transmitting terminal of the optocoupler U 3 is connected to the comparison amplifier module, and the receiving terminal thereof is connected to the frequency controller 10 for isolating and feeding back the feedback signal of the frequency controller 10 to the frequency controller 10 .
- the sampling module includes a first voltage divider resistor R 3 and a second voltage divider resistor R 4 .
- the first voltage divider resistor R 3 and the second voltage divider resistor R 4 are connected in series between the output terminal M 2 of the resonant converter and the ground, and the common terminal connected to the first voltage divider resistor R 3 and the second voltage divider resistor R 4 is connected to the comparison and amplifier module.
- the comparison amplifier module includes an amplifier X 1 , a voltage source V 2 and a compensation circuit Z.
- the inv-input terminal of the amplifier X 1 is connected to the sampling module, and the non-inv-input terminal of the amplifier X 1 is connected to the voltage source V 2 .
- the output terminal of the amplifier X 1 is connected to the transmitting terminal of the optocoupler U 3 .
- the compensation circuit Z is connected between the inverting input terminal of the amplifier X 1 and the output terminal of the amplifier X 1 .
- the voltage source V 2 is used to output a preset voltage value
- the compensation circuit Z is an impedance circuit composed of a resistor and/or a capacitor.
- the third switch Q 3 is off; when the second switch Q 2 is on, the fourth switch Q 4 is off.
- the third switch Q 3 is on or the fourth switch Q 4 is on.
- the first switch Q 1 When the first switch Q 1 is on and the second switch Q 2 is off, the third switch Q 3 is off and the fourth switch Q 4 is on, and the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in FIG. 4 .
- the first transformer TX 1 works in flyback mode
- the second transformer TX 2 works in forward mode.
- the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 is an open circuit.
- the primary side of the first transformer TX 1 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C 1 , and the energy output from the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 is output to the load R 1 through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the feedback circuit 30 feeds back the changes in the current at the output terminal M 2 of the resonant converter to the frequency controller 10 . That is, when the current of the load R 1 increases, the frequency of the control signal output by the frequency controller 10 decreases, and when the current of the load R 1 decreases, the frequency of the control signal output by the frequency controller 10 increases, that is, the frequency changes inversely proportional to the current of load R 1 , thus regulating the voltage at the output terminal M 2 of resonant converter to stabilize the voltage at the output terminal M 2 of resonant converter.
- T 0 to T 4 is a control cycle.
- Q 1 is the voltage waveform of the first control signal of the first switch Q 1 .
- Q 2 is the voltage waveform of the second control signal of the second switch Q 2 .
- IP is the current waveform at IP in FIG. 2 .
- IQ 3 is the current waveform at the third switch Q 3 , and
- IQ 4 is the current waveform at the fourth switch Q 4 .
- TX 2 when acting as an inductor, first stores energy and then transfers energy when being at dead time before transforming into a transformer and then into an inductor.
- TX 2 is a flyback converter when it acts as an inductor, and a forward converter when it acts as a transformer.
- TX 2 From T 1 to T 2 is turn-on time of Q 1 .
- TX 2 works in the forward transformer mode.
- the first switch Q 1 is on
- the second switch Q 2 is off
- the third switch Q 3 is off
- the fourth switch Q 4 is on
- the energy is output to the load R 1 through the fourth switch Q 4 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 rise from zero to a maximum value.
- Q 1 is off at time T 2 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 start to decrease from the peak value, and drop to zero during the dead time Td from T 2 to T 3 , crossing the zero point at time T 3 .
- the first transformer TX 1 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q 1 is off, the second switch Q 2 is on, the third switch Q 3 is on, the fourth switch Q 4 is off, and the energy is output to the load R 1 through the third switch Q 3 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 drop from zero to a minimum value.
- the second switch Q 2 is disconnected at T 4 .
- the primary current of the first transformer TX 1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX 2 return to zero from the peak value, and return to zero during the dead time Td from T 4 to T 5 , crossing the zero point at T 5 .
- the resonant inductor is an inductor coupled to the secondary side. During each dead time, the energy in the resonant tank is output to the secondary side to create a continuous output current. Whether in the first half cycle or the second half cycle, the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the range of input voltage and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter. Moreover, the resonant converter provided by this embodiment uses the primary side of the transformer instead of the resonant inductor.
- the energy stored in the primary side of the transformer can be transferred from the primary side of the transformer to the secondary side of the transformer during the dead time state, thus effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to work at a frequency band higher than the resonant frequency.
- the difference between the structure of this embodiment and the second embodiment is that: on the secondary side of the transformer, the sources of the control signals of the third switch and the fourth switch are different.
- the synchronous rectification controller 40 is used to output the third control signal of the third switch and the fourth control signal of the fourth switch, instead of using the two NOT gates and the two isolation driver modules in FIG. 2 .
- the first input terminal of the synchronous rectification controller 40 is connected to the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1
- the second input terminal of the synchronous rectification controller 40 is connected to the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2
- the synchronous rectification controller 40 is used to output the fourth control signal of the fourth switch Q 4 according to the voltage of the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 , and output the third control signal of the three switch Q 3 according to the voltage of the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 .
- the synchronous rectification controller 40 provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be a commonly used controller.
- the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase
- the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase.
- the feedback circuit 30 has the same structure as the feedback circuit in the second embodiment, and is omitted and not shown in FIG. 3 .
- the working principle of the resonant converter in this embodiment is basically the same as that in the second embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
- the resonant converter in this embodiment omits the NOT gates and the isolation drivers, and uses the secondary side of the transformer working in the inductance mode as the isolation driver or the drive signal source, i.e., the secondary side of the first transformer TX 1 drives the fourth switch Q 4 the secondary side of the second transformer TX 2 drives the third switch Q 3 .
- FIG. 7 shows a circuit structure of a resonant converter of the fourth embodiment provided on the basis of the structure of the second embodiment.
- the resonant converter further includes a fifth switch Q 5 and a sixth switch Q 6 ; the fifth switch Q 5 and the sixth switch Q 6 are connected in series between the input terminal M 1 and the ground; the second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX 2 is connected to the ground through the fifth switch Q 5 , and the sixth switch Q 6 is connected to the input terminal M 1 .
- the first switch Q 1 , the second switch Q 2 , the fifth switch Q 5 , and the sixth switch Q 6 form a full-bridge circuit to form a full-bridge resonant converter, so that the external power supply V 1 can be more fully utilized.
- the first switch Q 1 and the fifth switch Q 5 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the second switch Q 2 and the sixth switch Q 6 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- the control terminal of the fifth switch Q 5 is connected to the frequency controller 10
- the control terminal of the sixth switch Q 6 is connected to the frequency controller 10
- the first control signal is input to the control terminal of the fifth switch Q 5
- the second control signal is input to the control terminal of the sixth switch Q 6 .
- the working principle is the same as that of the resonant converter in the second embodiment, and will not be described herein.
- switch structure of the full-bridge can also be used in the first or the third embodiments. No further examples will be given herein. It should be understood that the description of this embodiment should not limit the protection scope of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows a circuit structure of a resonant converter of the fifth embodiment provided on the basis of the structure of the third embodiment.
- the resonant converter further includes a third transformer TX 3 , a fourth transformer TX 4 , a seventh switch Q 7 , and an eighth switch Q 8 ;
- the primary side of the third transformer TX 3 is connected in series with the primary side of the fourth transformer TX 4 , and a first terminal of the primary side of the third transformer TX 3 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C 1 , a second terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer TX 4 is connected to the ground;
- the secondary side of the third transformer TX 3 and the secondary side of the fourth transformer TX 4 are connected in series, and a first terminal of the secondary side of the third transformer TX 3 is connected to the ground through the seventh switch Q 7 ;
- a second terminal of the secondary side of the fourth transformer TX 4 is connected to the ground through the eighth switch Q 8 ;
- the resonant converter adopts a parallel topology structure, and the circuit module added is the same as the circuit structure of the corresponding part in the third embodiment.
- this circuit module can be used as a basic module unit, so that product designs for various power levels of resonant converters can be realized by adding multiple identical circuit modules.
- the third transformer TX 3 and the fourth transformer TX 4 are the same as the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 , with the same excitation inductance as the first transformer TX 1 and the second transformer TX 2 , and the same turn ratio of the coils in the primary and secondary sides of the transformer, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure.
- the resonant capacitor C 1 can form the same LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of third transformer TX 3 and the primary side of the fourth transformer TX 4 , respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter.
- the seventh switch Q 7 and the third switch Q 3 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off
- the eighth switch Q 8 and the fourth switch Q 4 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- the parallel topology structure can also be used in the first, the second and the fourth embodiments. No further examples will be given herein. It should be understood that the description of this embodiment should not limit the protection scope of the present invention.
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- The present invention relates to the field of electronic circuits, and more particularly, to resonant converters.
- Resonant converters usually take an unstable DC current as an input and convert it to a stable DC voltage. The voltage level and current level vary depending on the application requirements. Resonant converters are usually used as a constant voltage source for power integrated circuits. In the past decades, many circuit topologies have been applied to various converters. The main types can be classified as fixed frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) converters and variable frequency resonant converters.
- LLC half-bridge resonant converter has higher efficiency, narrower operating voltage range and slower dynamic response. The forward/flyback converter controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation has lower efficiency, wider operating voltage range and faster dynamic response, and is widely used in industry. The forward/flyback converter controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation is also used in DC/DC power modules. The resonant converter has higher efficiency, very small resonant capacitor volume, narrower operating voltage range and slower dynamic response. The traditional converter is controlled by fixed frequency pulse width modulation. The control frequency of the primary-side frequency controller remains unchanged, and when the LLC half-bridge resonant converter is in the dead time of the upper and lower switches, the energy of the resonant inductor can only be stored in the primary side. This leads to large switching losses on the primary side, and the control frequency of the switch cannot be increased, and the higher the control frequency of the switch, the larger the power loss, resulting in the power density of the resonant converter also cannot be increased.
- Based on the above situation, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a resonant converter, aiming to solve the problem in the conventional technical solution that the switching loss on the primary side is large and the control frequency of the switch cannot be increased, which leads to the power density of the resonant converter also cannot be increased.
- To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a resonant converter including an input terminal, an output terminal, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a frequency controller, a resonant capacitor, a first transformer, a second transformer and a feedback circuit. The input terminal is connected to an external power supply and the output terminal is connected to an external load. The first switch and the second switch are connected in series between the input terminal and a ground. A control terminal of the first switch and a control terminal of the second switch are both connected to the frequency controller; and a common terminal connected to the first switch and the second switch is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor. A second terminal of the primary side of the first transformer is connected to a first terminal of the primary side of the second transformer, and a first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor. A second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground. A second terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer, and a first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer is connected to the ground through the third switch. A second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground through the fourth switch. A common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and the secondary side of the second transformer is connected to the output terminal. The feedback circuit is connected between the output terminal and the frequency controller. The frequency controller is located on the same side as the secondary side of the first transformer and the second transformer. The frequency controller is configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch for operation, according to a feedback signal output from the feedback circuit, so that the first transformer and the second transformer alternately output currents to the secondary side. The frequency controller is also configured to output a third control signal to control the third switch for operation and a fourth control signal to control the fourth switch for operation, according to a signal output from the feedback circuit.
- Optionally, the resonant converter further includes an isolation driver circuit. The frequency controller outputs the first control signal and the second control signal through the isolation driver circuit.
- Optionally, the first transformer and the second transformer are identical transformers.
- Optionally, when the first control signal controls the first switch to disconnect and the second control signal controls the second switch to disconnect, the third control signal controls the third switch to conduct or the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch to conduct.
- Optionally, when the first control signal controls the first switch to conduct, the third control signal controls the third switch to disconnect; when the second control signal controls the second switch to conduct, the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch to disconnect.
- Optionally, the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase, and the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase.
- Optionally, the third switch and the fourth switch are MOS transistor or wide bandgap semiconductor power field-effect transistor.
- Optionally, the first switch, the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch are MOS transistor.
- Optionally, the resonant converter further includes a fifth switch and a sixth switch. The fifth switch and the sixth switch are connected in series between the input terminal and the ground. The second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer is connected to the ground through the fifth switch.
- Optionally, the first switch and the fifth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the second switch and the sixth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- Optionally, the resonant converter further includes a third transformer, a fourth transformer, a seventh switch, and an eighth switch. A second terminal of the primary side of the third transformer is connected to a first terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer. A first terminal of the primary side of the third transformer is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor. A second terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer is connected to the ground. The secondary side of the third transformer and the secondary side of the fourth transformer are connected in series. A first terminal of the secondary side of the third transformer is connected to the ground through the seventh switch; and a second terminal of the secondary side of the fourth transformer is connected to the ground through the eighth switch. A common terminal connected to the secondary side of the third transformer and the secondary side of the fourth transformer is connected the output terminal.
- Optionally, the first transformer, the second transformer, the third transformer and the fourth transformer are identical transformers.
- Optionally, the third switch and the seventh switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the fourth switch and the eighth switch are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- In the above resonant converter, the primary side of one transformer is equivalent to a resonant inductor in a conventional circuit. At the same time, a frequency controller is used to control each switching device on the primary side and the secondary side. During the dead time of the first switch and the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch can be flexibly controlled as needed, so that the energy in the resonant tank can be output to the secondary side to form a continuous output current. Whether in the first half cycle or the second half cycle, the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the input voltage range, and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter, effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to work at variable high frequency. Moreover, when the frequency controller is located on the same side as the secondary side of the transformer, the feedback circuit is simplified, and the synchronous rectification control circuit is not needed, which has good dynamic response and facilitates the connection with the digital interface circuit.
- The following further describes the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. In the accompanying drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the third embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit structure of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit structure of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a working sequence diagram of the resonant converter according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of the resonant converter according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention; - With reference to accompanying drawing, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in detail. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention but not used to limit the present invention.
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FIG. 1 , this embodiment provides a resonant converter including an input terminal M1, an output terminal M2, a first switch Q1, a second switch Q2, afrequency controller 10, a resonant capacitor C1, a first transformer TX1, a second transformer TX2, a feedback circuit, a third switch Q3, and a fourth switch Q4. The input terminal M1 is connected to an external power supply V1 and the output terminal M2 is connected to an external load R1. The first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are connected in series between the input terminal M1 and ground, the control terminal of the first switch Q1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q2 are both connected to thefrequency controller 10. The common terminal connected to the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor C1. The primary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer TX2. The first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C1. The second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the ground. The secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer TX2, and the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected to the ground through the third switch Q3. The second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the ground through the fourth switch Q4. The common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 and the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the output terminal M2. The feedback circuit is connected between the output terminal M2 and thefrequency controller 10. Thefrequency controller 10 is configured to output a first control signal to control the operation of the first switch Q1 and a second control signal to control the operation of the second switch Q2 based on the signal output from the feedback circuit. - In particular, the first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2 are identical transformers. The first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2 have the same excitation inductance and the same turn ratio of the coils on the primary and secondary sides, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure. The resonant capacitor C1 can form an LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of the first transformer TX1 and the primary side of the second transformer TX2, respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter. In this embodiment, the first switch Q1, the second switch Q2, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are MOS transistors. In other embodiments, they can also be electronic switching devices. The
frequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal with variable frequency, and the first control signal and the second control signal are used to control the conduction and disconnection of the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2, respectively. - In this embodiment, the
frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2, and is also configured to output a third control signal to control the operation of the third switch Q3 and a fourth control signal to control the operation of the fourth switch Q4, based on a signal output from the feedback circuit. Thefrequency controller 10 is directly connected to the control terminal of the third switch Q3 and the control terminal the fourth switch Q4. - In addition, in this embodiment, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 may also be wide bandgap semiconductor power field effect transistors, for example, they may be GaN-based transistors.
- Preferably, when the first switch Q1 is on, the third switch Q3 is off; when the second switch Q2 is on, the fourth switch Q4 is off. That is, when the first control signal controls the first switch Q1 to conduct, the third control signal controls the third switch Q3 to disconnect; when the second control signal controls the second switch Q2 to conduct, the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch Q4 to disconnect.
- For example, the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase, and the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase.
- Preferably, when the first switch Q1 is off and the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is on or the fourth switch Q4 is on. That is, when the first control signal controls the first switch Q1 to disconnect and the second control signal controls the second switch Q2 to disconnect, the third control signal controls the third switch Q3 to conduct or the fourth control signal controls the fourth switch Q4 to conduct.
- The operating principle of the resonant converter will be described in detail below.
- (1) When the first switch Q1 is on and the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is off and the fourth switch Q4 is on, the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in
FIG. 4 . At this time, the first transformer TX1 works in flyback mode, the second transformer TX2 works in forward mode. The secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is open, and the primary side of the first transformer TX1 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C1. The energy output from the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. - (2) When the first switch Q1 is off and the second switch Q2 is on, the third switch Q3 is on and the fourth switch Q4 is off, the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in
FIG. 5 . At this time, the second transformer TX2 works in the flyback mode, the first transformer TX1 works in the forward mode. The secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is open, and the primary side of the second transformer TX2 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C1. The energy output from the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is output to the load R1 through the third switch Q3. - As an example, referring to
FIG. 6 , a control cycle is from T0 to T4. “Q1” is the voltage waveform of the first control signal of the first switch Q1, “Q2” is the voltage waveform of the second control signal of the second switch Q2, “IP” is the current waveform at IP inFIG. 1 , “IQ3” is the current waveform at the third switch Q3, and “IQ4” is the current waveform at the fourth switch Q4. - (1) From T0 to T1 is the dead time state. At this time, both the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the OFF-state, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are on. Before the moment T0, the second transformer TX2 works in inductive mode. During the time interval between T0 and T1, the stored energy in the second transformer TX2 is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. The voltage at point A rises from zero at T0 and rises to V1 before the moment T1. The first switch Q1 is in the zero voltage state. The first switch Q1 is on at the moment T1. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 (that is, the current at IP) turn from negative to positive and cross the zero point before the moment T1.
- TX2, when acting as an inductor, first stores energy and then transfers energy when being at dead time before transforming into a transformer and then into an inductor. TX2 is a flyback converter when it acts as an inductor, and a forward converter when it acts as a transformer.
- In addition, in other embodiments, at this time, both the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the OFF-state, or it can be that the third switch Q3 is in the OFF-state, and the fourth switch Q4 is in the ON-state.
- (2) From T1 to T2 is the turn-on time zone of Q1. TX2 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q1 is on, the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is off and the fourth switch Q4 is on. The energy is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 rise from zero to a maximum value. Q1 is disconnected at T2. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 start to drop from the peak value, and fall to zero during the dead time zone Td from T2 to T3, crossing the zero point at moment T3.
- (3) From T2 to T4 is the lower half cycle, and from T2 to T3 is the dead state. Both the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the OFF-state, and the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are in the ON-state. Before the moment T2, the first transformer TX1 works in the inductive mode. During the time interval between T2 and T3, the stored energy in the first transformer TX1 is output to the load R1 through Q3. The voltage at point A starts to drop from V1 and drops to zero before the moment T3. The second switch Q2 is in the zero voltage state. The second switch Q2 is on at the moment T3. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 turn from positive to negative and cross the zero point before the moment T3.
- In addition, in other embodiments, at this time, both the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the OFF-state, or it can be that the third switch Q3 is in the ON-state and the fourth switch Q4 is in the OFF-state.
- (4) From T3 to T4 is the conduction time of the second switch Q2. The first transformer TX1 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q1 is off, the second switch Q2 is on, the third switch Q3 is on, the fourth switch Q4 is off, and the energy is output to the load R1 through the third switch Q3. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 drop from zero to a minimum value. The second switch Q2 is off at T4. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 return to zero from the peak value, and return to zero during the dead time Td from T4 to T5, crossing the zero point at T5.
- Further, the resonant converter includes an
isolation driver circuit 20. The output of thefrequency controller 10 is connected to theisolation driver circuit 20. Thefrequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal. Theisolation driver circuit 20 is used to isolate the first control signal and the second control signal. - The feedback circuit includes a first voltage divider resistor R3 and a second voltage divider resistor R4. The first voltage divider resistor R3 and the second voltage divider resistor R4 are connected in series between the output terminal M2 of the resonant converter and the ground. The common connection terminal of the first voltage divider resistor R3 and the second voltage divider resistor R4 is connected to the
frequency controller 10, directly feedback the collected voltage signal to thefrequency controller 10. - In this this embodiment, the resonant converter includes a first transformer and a second transformer, and the primary side of the first transformer is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer. The primary side of one transformer is equivalent to a resonant inductor in a conventional circuit, at the same time, a frequency controller is used to control each switching device on the primary side and the secondary side. In the dead time of the first switch and the second switch, the third switch and the fourth switch can be flexibly controlled as needed, i.e., when the first switch is off and the second switch is off, the frequency controller controls the third switch to be on or the fourth switch to be on, or, alternatively, controls both the third switch and the fourth switch to be on, so that the energy in the resonant tank can be output to the secondary side to form a continuous output current. Whether in the first half cycle or the second half cycle, the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the range of input voltage and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter. Moreover, by using the primary side of the transformer instead of the resonant inductor, the energy stored in the primary side of the transformer can be transferred from the primary side of the transformer to the secondary side of the transformer during the dead time state, thus effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to operate at a variable high frequency.
- In addition, compared with the case of using diodes for rectification, because diodes have the characteristics such as large power consumption and large switching time delay, and because diodes are passive switching elements that cannot be actively controlled by a frequency controller, the present embodiment uses the frequency controller to control the on/off of the third switch and the fourth switch to realize the rectification, which not only avoids the problem of large losses caused by using the diode for rectification, but also further reduces the power consumption of the resonant converter, improves the efficiency of the resonant converter, and achieves the purpose of saving power. Moreover, due to the smaller switching delay, higher frequencies can be achieved, which can be applied in higher frequency scenarios. And compared with the method of using diodes for rectification, this embodiment uses the third switch and the fourth switch to achieve rectification, which can better meet the needs of high current and low voltage output.
- Moreover, when the
frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the secondary side of the transformer, the feedback circuit is simplified, and the synchronous rectification control circuit is not needed, which provides good dynamic response and facilitates the connection with digital interface circuit, such as USB-PD, PMBUS. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , this embodiment provides a resonant converter including an input terminal M1, an output terminal M2, a first switch Q1, a second switch Q2, afrequency controller 10, a resonant capacitor C1, a first transformer TX1, a second transformer TX2, afeedback circuit 30, a third switch Q3, and a fourth switch Q4. The input terminal M1 is connected to an external power supply V1 and the output terminal M2 is connected to an external load R1. The first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are connected in series between the input terminal M1 and ground. The control terminal of the first switch Q1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q2 are both connected to thefrequency controller 10. The common terminal connected to the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 is connected to one terminal of resonant capacitor C1. The primary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected in series with the primary side of the second transformer TX2. The first terminal of the primary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C1. The second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the ground. The secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected in series with the secondary side of the second transformer TX2. The first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is connected to the ground through the third switch Q3. The second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the ground through the fourth switch Q4. The common terminal connected to the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 and the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the output terminal M2. Thefeedback circuit 30 is connected between the output terminal M2 and thefrequency controller 10. Thefrequency controller 10 is configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch Q1 for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch Q2 for operation, based on a feedback signal output from thefeedback circuit 30. - The first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2 are identical transformers. The first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2 have the same excitation inductance, and the same turn ratio of the coils on the primary and secondary sides, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure. The resonant capacitor C1 can form an LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of the first transformer TX1 and the primary side of the second transformer TX2, respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter. In this embodiment, the first switch Q1, the second switch Q2, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are MOS transistors. In other embodiments, they can also be electronic switching devices. The
frequency controller 10 outputs the first control signal and the second control signal with variable frequency, and the first control signal and the second control signal are used to control the conduction and disconnection of the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2, respectively. - In this embodiment, the
frequency controller 10 is located on the same side as the primary side of the first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2, and is also configured to output a first control signal to control the first switch Q1 for operation and a second control signal to control the second switch Q2 for operation, based on a signal output from thefeedback circuit 30. Thefrequency controller 10 is directly connected to the control terminal of the first switch Q1 and the control terminal of the second switch Q2. - Further, the resonant converter also includes a first NOT gate U1, a second NOT gate U2, a first isolation driver module U4 and a second isolation driver module U5. The first control signal of the first switch Q1 passes through the first NOT gate U1 and the first isolation driver module U4 to obtain the third control signal of the third switch Q3. The second control signal of the second switch Q2 passes through the second NOT gate U2 and the second isolation driver module U5 to obtain the fourth control signal of the fourth switch Q4.
- The input of the first NOT gate U1 is connected to the
frequency controller 10 and the control terminal of the first switch Q1, and the input of the second NOT gate U2 is connected to thefrequency controller 10 and the control terminal of the second switch Q2. The first control signal is reversed by the NOT gate to generate a third control signal with opposite phase, and the second control signal is reversed by the NOT gate to generate a fourth control signal with opposite phase, and the third control signal and the fourth control signal are driven in isolation by the isolation driver module. - The
feedback circuit 30 includes: a sampling module, a comparison amplifier module, and an optocoupler U3. The sampling module is used to obtain the voltage value of the output terminal M2. The comparison amplifier module is connected to the sampling module for comparing and amplifying the obtained voltage value of the output terminal M2 to obtain the feedback signal of thefrequency controller 10. The transmitting terminal of the optocoupler U3 is connected to the comparison amplifier module, and the receiving terminal thereof is connected to thefrequency controller 10 for isolating and feeding back the feedback signal of thefrequency controller 10 to thefrequency controller 10. - Further, the sampling module includes a first voltage divider resistor R3 and a second voltage divider resistor R4. The first voltage divider resistor R3 and the second voltage divider resistor R4 are connected in series between the output terminal M2 of the resonant converter and the ground, and the common terminal connected to the first voltage divider resistor R3 and the second voltage divider resistor R4 is connected to the comparison and amplifier module.
- The comparison amplifier module includes an amplifier X1, a voltage source V2 and a compensation circuit Z. The inv-input terminal of the amplifier X1 is connected to the sampling module, and the non-inv-input terminal of the amplifier X1 is connected to the voltage source V2. The output terminal of the amplifier X1 is connected to the transmitting terminal of the optocoupler U3. The compensation circuit Z is connected between the inverting input terminal of the amplifier X1 and the output terminal of the amplifier X1. The voltage source V2 is used to output a preset voltage value, and the compensation circuit Z is an impedance circuit composed of a resistor and/or a capacitor.
- Preferably, when the first switch Q1 is on, the third switch Q3 is off; when the second switch Q2 is on, the fourth switch Q4 is off.
- Preferably, when the first switch Q1 is off and the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is on or the fourth switch Q4 is on.
- The operating principle of the resonant converter is described in detail below.
- (1) When the first switch Q1 is on and the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is off and the fourth switch Q4 is on, and the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in
FIG. 4 . At this time, the first transformer TX1 works in flyback mode, the second transformer TX2 works in forward mode. The secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is an open circuit. The primary side of the first transformer TX1 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C1, and the energy output from the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. - (2) When the first switch Q1 is off and the second switch Q2 is on, the third switch Q3 is on and the fourth switch Q4 is off, the equivalent circuit of the resonant converter is shown in
FIG. 5 . At this time, the second transformer TX2 works in the flyback mode, the first transformer TX1 works in the forward mode. The secondary side of the second transformer TX2 is open. The primary side of the second transformer TX2 acts as a resonant inductor to form an LC resonant circuit with the resonant capacitor C1, and the energy output from the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 is output to the load R1 through the third switch Q3. - When the load R1 changes, it will cause changes in the current at the output terminal M2 of the resonant converter. The
feedback circuit 30 feeds back the changes in the current at the output terminal M2 of the resonant converter to thefrequency controller 10. That is, when the current of the load R1 increases, the frequency of the control signal output by thefrequency controller 10 decreases, and when the current of the load R1 decreases, the frequency of the control signal output by thefrequency controller 10 increases, that is, the frequency changes inversely proportional to the current of load R1, thus regulating the voltage at the output terminal M2 of resonant converter to stabilize the voltage at the output terminal M2 of resonant converter. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , from T0 to T4 is a control cycle. “Q1” is the voltage waveform of the first control signal of the first switch Q1. “Q2” is the voltage waveform of the second control signal of the second switch Q2. “IP” is the current waveform at IP inFIG. 2 . “IQ3” is the current waveform at the third switch Q3, and “IQ4” is the current waveform at the fourth switch Q4. - (1) From T0 to T1 is the dead time state. At this time, both the first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the OFF-state, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are in the ON-state. Before the moment T0, the second transformer TX2 works in the inductive mode. During the time interval between T0 and T1, the stored energy in the second transformer TX2 is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. The voltage at point A rises from zero at T0 and rises to V1 before the moment T1. The first switch Q1 is in the zero voltage state. The first switch Q1 is on at the moment T1. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 (that is, the current at IP) turn from negative to positive and cross the zero point before the moment T1.
- TX2, when acting as an inductor, first stores energy and then transfers energy when being at dead time before transforming into a transformer and then into an inductor. TX2 is a flyback converter when it acts as an inductor, and a forward converter when it acts as a transformer.
- (2) From T1 to T2 is turn-on time of Q1. TX2 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q1 is on, the second switch Q2 is off, the third switch Q3 is off and the fourth switch Q4 is on, the energy is output to the load R1 through the fourth switch Q4. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 rise from zero to a maximum value. Q1 is off at time T2. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 start to decrease from the peak value, and drop to zero during the dead time Td from T2 to T3, crossing the zero point at time T3.
- (3) From T2 to T4 is the lower half cycle, and from T2 to T3 is the dead time state. The first switch Q1 and the second switch Q2 are in the off-state, the third switch Q3 and the fourth switch Q4 are in the on-state. Before the moment T2, the first transformer TX1 works in the inductive mode. During the time interval between T2 and T3, the stored energy in the first transformer TX1 is output to the load R1 through Q3. The voltage at point A starts to decrease from V1 and drops to zero before the moment T3. The second switch Q2 is in the zero voltage state and the second switch Q2 is on at the moment T3. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 turn from positive to negative and cross the zero point before the moment T3.
- (4) From T3 to T4 is the conduction time of the second switch Q2. The first transformer TX1 works in the forward transformer mode. At this time, the first switch Q1 is off, the second switch Q2 is on, the third switch Q3 is on, the fourth switch Q4 is off, and the energy is output to the load R1 through the third switch Q3. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 drop from zero to a minimum value. The second switch Q2 is disconnected at T4. The primary current of the first transformer TX1 and the primary current of the second transformer TX2 return to zero from the peak value, and return to zero during the dead time Td from T4 to T5, crossing the zero point at T5.
- In the resonant converter provided by this embodiment, the resonant inductor is an inductor coupled to the secondary side. During each dead time, the energy in the resonant tank is output to the secondary side to create a continuous output current. Whether in the first half cycle or the second half cycle, the first transformer or the second transformer alternately outputs current to the secondary side, expanding the range of input voltage and improving the dynamic response and power density of the resonant converter. Moreover, the resonant converter provided by this embodiment uses the primary side of the transformer instead of the resonant inductor. The energy stored in the primary side of the transformer can be transferred from the primary side of the transformer to the secondary side of the transformer during the dead time state, thus effectively reducing the switching loss of the primary side and allowing the resonant converter to work at a frequency band higher than the resonant frequency.
- As shown in
FIG. 3 , the difference between the structure of this embodiment and the second embodiment is that: on the secondary side of the transformer, the sources of the control signals of the third switch and the fourth switch are different. In this embodiment, thesynchronous rectification controller 40 is used to output the third control signal of the third switch and the fourth control signal of the fourth switch, instead of using the two NOT gates and the two isolation driver modules inFIG. 2 . - The first input terminal of the
synchronous rectification controller 40 is connected to the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX1, and the second input terminal of thesynchronous rectification controller 40 is connected to the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX2. Thesynchronous rectification controller 40 is used to output the fourth control signal of the fourth switch Q4 according to the voltage of the first terminal of the secondary side of the first transformer TX1, and output the third control signal of the three switch Q3 according to the voltage of the second terminal of the secondary side of the second transformer TX2. Thesynchronous rectification controller 40 provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be a commonly used controller. Preferably, the third control signal and the first control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase, and the fourth control signal and the second control signal are signals with the same frequency and opposite phase. - In this embodiment, the
feedback circuit 30 has the same structure as the feedback circuit in the second embodiment, and is omitted and not shown inFIG. 3 . - The working principle of the resonant converter in this embodiment is basically the same as that in the second embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
- Compared with the second embodiment, the resonant converter in this embodiment omits the NOT gates and the isolation drivers, and uses the secondary side of the transformer working in the inductance mode as the isolation driver or the drive signal source, i.e., the secondary side of the first transformer TX1 drives the fourth switch Q4 the secondary side of the second transformer TX2 drives the third switch Q3.
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FIG. 7 , shows a circuit structure of a resonant converter of the fourth embodiment provided on the basis of the structure of the second embodiment. The difference from the second embodiment is that: the resonant converter further includes a fifth switch Q5 and a sixth switch Q6; the fifth switch Q5 and the sixth switch Q6 are connected in series between the input terminal M1 and the ground; the second terminal of the primary side of the second transformer TX2 is connected to the ground through the fifth switch Q5, and the sixth switch Q6 is connected to the input terminal M1. - In this case, the first switch Q1, the second switch Q2, the fifth switch Q5, and the sixth switch Q6 form a full-bridge circuit to form a full-bridge resonant converter, so that the external power supply V1 can be more fully utilized.
- In this case, the first switch Q1 and the fifth switch Q5 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the second switch Q2 and the sixth switch Q6 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off. The control terminal of the fifth switch Q5 is connected to the
frequency controller 10, the control terminal of the sixth switch Q6 is connected to thefrequency controller 10, and the first control signal is input to the control terminal of the fifth switch Q5, the second control signal is input to the control terminal of the sixth switch Q6. The working principle is the same as that of the resonant converter in the second embodiment, and will not be described herein. - In addition, the switch structure of the full-bridge can also be used in the first or the third embodiments. No further examples will be given herein. It should be understood that the description of this embodiment should not limit the protection scope of the present invention.
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FIG. 8 shows a circuit structure of a resonant converter of the fifth embodiment provided on the basis of the structure of the third embodiment. The difference from the third embodiment is that: the resonant converter further includes a third transformer TX3, a fourth transformer TX4, a seventh switch Q7, and an eighth switch Q8; the primary side of the third transformer TX3 is connected in series with the primary side of the fourth transformer TX4, and a first terminal of the primary side of the third transformer TX3 is connected to the other terminal of the resonant capacitor C1, a second terminal of the primary side of the fourth transformer TX4 is connected to the ground; the secondary side of the third transformer TX3 and the secondary side of the fourth transformer TX4 are connected in series, and a first terminal of the secondary side of the third transformer TX3 is connected to the ground through the seventh switch Q7; a second terminal of the secondary side of the fourth transformer TX4 is connected to the ground through the eighth switch Q8; a common terminal connected to the secondary side of the third transformer TX3 and the secondary side of the fourth transformer TX4 is connected the output terminal M2. - The resonant converter adopts a parallel topology structure, and the circuit module added is the same as the circuit structure of the corresponding part in the third embodiment. In practical applications, this circuit module can be used as a basic module unit, so that product designs for various power levels of resonant converters can be realized by adding multiple identical circuit modules.
- The third transformer TX3 and the fourth transformer TX4 are the same as the first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2, with the same excitation inductance as the first transformer TX1 and the second transformer TX2, and the same turn ratio of the coils in the primary and secondary sides of the transformer, forming a symmetrical double-transformer structure. The resonant capacitor C1 can form the same LLC resonant circuit with the primary side of third transformer TX3 and the primary side of the fourth transformer TX4, respectively, during the operation cycle of the resonant converter. In this case, the seventh switch Q7 and the third switch Q3 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off, and the eighth switch Q8 and the fourth switch Q4 are simultaneously on or simultaneously off.
- In addition, the parallel topology structure can also be used in the first, the second and the fourth embodiments. No further examples will be given herein. It should be understood that the description of this embodiment should not limit the protection scope of the present invention.
- It should be understood that the embodiments above are merely illustrative and not restrictive and that, without departing from the basic principles of the present invention, various obvious or equivalent modifications or substitutions that may be made by a person skilled in the art, shall fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.
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