# US 12,191,773 B2 · Control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,773 B2 - Document ID: US12191773B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/867,846 - Filed: 2022-07-19 - Published: 2023-02-02 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-29 - Assignees: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD - Applicants: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD - Inventors: Jian Deng; Xiahe Zhang; Qiukai Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191773B2 ## CPC - H02M 3/33571: {Half-bridge at primary side of an isolation transformer} - H02M 1/0009: {Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter} - H02M 3/01: {Resonant DC/DC converters} - H02M 3/33561: {having more than one ouput with independent control} - H02M 1/38: Means for preventing simultaneous conduction of switches - Y02B 70/10: Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes - H02M: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract A control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals, the control circuit including: a charge feedback circuit configured to generate a charge feedback signal representing a resonant current of a resonant circuit in the resonant converter; and a switching control signal generating circuit configured to generate switching control signals according to the charge feedback signal and feedback signals representing error information of each of the at least two output signals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals, the control circuit comprising: a) a charge feedback circuit configured to generate a charge feedback signal representing a resonant current of a resonant circuit in the resonant converter; b) a switching control signal generating circuit configured to generate switching control signals according to the charge feedback signal and feedback signals representing error information of each of the at least two output signals; c) wherein the resonant converter comprises a switch circuit for generating a periodic square wave voltage to drive the resonant circuit; d) wherein when a first switch unit in the switch circuit is turned on, energy on a primary side of a transformer is transmitted to a first output terminal through a first secondary winding; e) wherein when a second switch unit in the switch circuit is turned on, energy on the primary side of the transformer is transmitted to a second output terminal through a second secondary winding; f) wherein the first output terminal generates a first output signal, and the second output terminal generates a second output signal; and g) wherein the first output terminal is coupled to a dotted terminal of the first secondary winding, and the second output terminal is coupled to a non-dotted terminal of the second secondary winding. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein the switching control signal generating circuit is configured to: a) determine a turn-off moment of the second switch unit based on the charge feedback signal and a first feedback signal representing error information of the first output signal; and b) determine a turn-off moment of the first switch unit based on the charge feedback signal and a second feedback signal representing the error information of the second output signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein a DC component of the charge feedback signal is controlled to be equal to a bias voltage. ### Claim 4 A control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals, the control circuit comprising: a) a charge feedback circuit configured to generate a charge feedback signal representing a resonant current of a resonant circuit in the resonant converter; b) a switching control signal generating circuit configured to generate switching control signals according to the charge feedback signal and feedback signals representing error information of each of the at least two output signals; c) wherein a DC component of the charge feedback signal is controlled to be equal to a bias voltage; d) wherein the switching control signal generating circuit deactivates a first control signal to turn off the first switch unit when the charge feedback signal rises to a sum of the bias voltage and the second feedback signal; and e) wherein the periodic square wave voltage generated by the switch circuit is switched from a high voltage corresponding to an input voltage to a low voltage corresponding to a reference ground. ### Claim 5 A control circuit for a resonant converter having at least two output signals, the control circuit comprising: a) a charge feedback circuit configured to generate a charge feedback signal representing a resonant current of a resonant circuit in the resonant converter; b) a switching control signal generating circuit configured to generate switching control signals according to the charge feedback signal and feedback signals representing error information of each of the at least two output signals; c) wherein a DC component of the charge feedback signal is controlled to be equal to a bias voltage; d) wherein the switching control signal generating circuit deactivates a second control signal to turn off the second switch unit when the charge feedback signal drops to a difference between the bias voltage and the first feedback signal; and e) wherein the periodic square wave voltage generated by the switch circuit is switched from a low voltage corresponding to a reference ground to a high voltage corresponding to an input voltage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein conduction periods of the first switch unit and the second switch unit do not overlap with each other and are a dead time therebetween. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein: a) the charge feedback circuit is configured to obtain an AC component of the charge feedback signal based on a divided voltage sensed at a voltage across a resonant capacitor in the resonant circuit; and b) the charge feedback signal is obtained by superimposing the AC component on a bias voltage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The control circuit of claim 7, wherein: a) the charge feedback circuit is connected in parallel at both terminals of the resonant capacitor, and comprises a first voltage dividing capacitor and a second voltage dividing capacitor connected in series, and b) the divided voltage that characterizes the AC component of the charge feedback signal is generated at a common node of the first voltage dividing capacitor and the second voltage dividing capacitor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein: a) the charge feedback circuit is configured to generate an integration current that changes in a same trend as the resonant current; b) the integration current charges and discharges a capacitor to generate an AC component of the charge feedback signal; and c) the charge feedback signal is obtained by superimposing the AC component on a bias voltage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The control circuit of claim 6, wherein the charge feedback circuit clamps the charge feedback signal to a bias voltage during the dead time. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The control circuit of claim 2, wherein the charge feedback circuit is configured to divide a voltage of a resonant capacitor in the resonant circuit, and to clamp a divided voltage to a bias voltage at the turn-off moment of the first switch unit and the turn-off moment of the second switch unit, in order to obtain a DC component of the charge feedback signal equal to the bias voltage. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein the switch circuit comprises at least one half bridge. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The control circuit of claim 3, wherein a value of the bias voltage is configured to avoid negative values for parameters of the control circuit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The resonant converter, comprising the control circuit of claim 1, and further comprising: a) a switch circuit comprising at least one half bridge; b) a transformer comprising a primary winding and at least two secondary winding; and c) a resonant capacitor coupled in series with the primary winding, in order to form a resonant circuit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to adjust a switching cycle of the switching control signal when a corresponding one of the output signals changes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The control circuit of claim 1, wherein when one of the output signals increases the switching cycle of a corresponding one of the switching control signals is increased, and one of the output signals decreases the switching cycle of a corresponding one of the switching control signals is decreased. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The control circuit of claim 5, wherein the switch circuit comprises at least one half bridge. ### Claim 18 (depends on 5) The control circuit of claim 5, wherein a value of the bias voltage is configured to avoid negative values for parameters of the control circuit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 5) The resonant converter, comprising the control circuit of claim 5, and further comprising: a) a switch circuit comprising at least one half bridge; b) a transformer comprising a primary winding and at least two secondary winding; and c) a resonant capacitor coupled in series with the primary winding, in order to form a resonant circuit. ### Claim 20 (depends on 5) The control circuit of claim 5, wherein the control circuit is configured to adjust a switching cycle of the switching control signal when a corresponding one of the output signals changes.