# US 12,224,670 B2 · Frequency regulating circuit, frequency regulating method and switching circuit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,224,670 B2 - Document ID: US12224670B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/951,930 - Filed: 2022-09-23 - Published: 2023-03-30 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-23 - Assignees: Joulwatt Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Joulwatt Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yang Yang; Mengyi Huang; Xiangyong Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12224670B2 ## CPC - H02M 1/0032: {Control circuits allowing low power mode operation, e.g. in standby mode} - H02M 3/33569: {having several active switching elements (H02M3/3353 takes precedence)} - H02M 1/0054: {Transistor switching losses (periodically suspending operation of switching converter in low power mode H02M1/0035)} - H02M 1/0019: {the disturbance parameters being load current fluctuations} - H02M 1/0022: {the disturbance parameters being input voltage fluctuations} - H02M 3/33523: {with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop} - 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) ## Abstract A frequency regulating circuit for a switching circuit, a frequency regulating method, and the switching circuit are provided. The frequency regulating circuit includes a charging current generating module configured to receive a first signal characterizing an output power and a second signal characterizing an input voltage to generate a charging current and a signal generating module configured to output a third signal according to the charging current. The third signal is used to adjust the maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit so that the maximum operating frequency decreases with the increase of the input voltage. Therefore, the frequency regulating circuit increases the maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit under the condition of low voltage input, which decreases the maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit under the condition of high voltage input to reduce the switching loss of the switching circuit with wide input voltage and improve efficiency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A frequency regulating circuit for a switching circuit, wherein the switching circuit is configured to receive an input voltage and generate an output voltage, wherein the frequency regulating circuit receives a first signal characterizing an output power and a second signal characterizing an input voltage to generate a third signal; wherein the third signal is used to adjust a maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit so that the maximum operating frequency decreases with an increase of the input voltage, wherein the frequency regulating circuit comprises: a charging current generating module, wherein the charging current generating module is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal to generate a charging current; and a signal generating module, wherein the signal generating module is configured to output the third signal according to the charging current, wherein the charging current generating module adjusts an amount of the charging current according to the second signal characterizing the input voltage, and the charging current decreases with the increase of the input voltage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 1, wherein the charging current generating module comprises: a first current configured to be controlled by the first signal, wherein the first signal is a feedback voltage, and as the feedback voltage increases, the first current increases; a second current configured to be controlled by the second signal, wherein as the second signal increases, the second current increases; and a third current configured to be a difference between the first current and the second current; wherein the charging current is configured to be directly proportional to the third current. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 2, wherein the charging current generating module comprises: a variable resistor, wherein a first terminal of the variable resistor receives a voltage, a resistance value of the variable resistor is inversely proportional to the first signal, wherein a current flowing through the variable resistor is the third current; a maximum frequency setting resistor, wherein a first terminal of the maximum frequency setting resistor is connected to the variable resistor, and a second terminal of the maximum frequency setting resistor is connected to a reference ground, wherein a current flowing through the maximum frequency setting resistor is the first current; a second current generating module, wherein the second current generating module is configured to be controlled by the second signal to generate the second current increasing with an increase of the second signal; and a first current-controlled current source, wherein the first current-controlled current source is configured to be controlled by the third current flowing through the variable resistor to generate the charging current to be directly proportional to the third current. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 3, wherein when the first signal is less than a first threshold, the resistance value of the variable resistor is infinite; when the first signal is greater than the first threshold and less than a second threshold, the resistance value of the variable resistor is inversely proportional to the first signal; and when the first signal is greater than the second threshold, the resistance value of the variable resistor is zero. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 3, wherein the second current generating module comprises: a second current-controlled current source, wherein the second current-controlled current source is connected to both terminals of the variable resistor, and the second current-controlled current source is controlled by the second signal to generate the second current to be directly proportional to the second signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 3, wherein the charging current generating module comprises: a compensation resistor, wherein the compensation resistor receives the second signal, and the compensation resistor is connected between the maximum frequency setting resistor and the variable resistor, wherein a current flowing through the compensation resistor is the second current. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 1, wherein the third signal is a monopulse signal, and the maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit is adjusted according to a frequency of the third signal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The frequency regulating circuit according to claim 7, wherein the signal generating module comprises: a timing capacitor, wherein the timing capacitor is configured to receive the charging current to generate a capacitor voltage; a first switch transistor, wherein the first switch transistor is configured to reset a voltage of the timing capacitor; and a first comparator, wherein a first input terminal of the first comparator is connected to a first terminal of the timing capacitor, a second input terminal of the first comparator is connected to a reference voltage, an output terminal of the first comparator is connected to a control terminal of the first switch transistor, and the first comparator compares the capacitor voltage with a magnitude of the reference voltage to generate the third signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A switching circuit, comprising the frequency regulating circuit of claim 1 and further comprising: a turn-on signal control circuit, wherein the turn-on signal control circuit is configured to output a first turn-on signal; a turn-off signal control circuit, wherein the turn-off signal control circuit is configured to output a switch transistor turn-off signal; a logic circuit, wherein the logic circuit receives the first turn-on signal and the third signal, outputs the first turn-on signal when a frequency of the first turn-on signal is lower than a frequency of the third signal, and outputs the third signal when the frequency of the first turn-on signal is higher than the frequency of the third signal; and a trigger, wherein a set terminal of the trigger receives an output signal of the logic circuit, a reset terminal of the trigger receives the switch transistor turn-off signal, and the trigger outputs a switch transistor drive signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The switching circuit according to claim 9, wherein the frequency regulating circuit further comprises: a bias current generating circuit, wherein the bias current generating circuit is configured to generate a bias current for limiting a minimum value of the charging current, wherein a sum of the charging current and the bias current is used as a second charging current; wherein the second charging current is used as an output signal of the charging current generating module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The switching circuit according to claim 9, wherein the frequency regulating circuit comprises: a first current configured to be controlled by the first signal, wherein the first signal is a feedback voltage, and as the feedback voltage increases, the first current increases; a second current configured to be controlled by the second signal, wherein as the second signal increases, the second current increases; and a third current configured to be a difference between the first current and the second current; wherein the charging current is configured to be directly proportional to the third current. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The switching circuit according to claim 9, wherein the third signal is a monopulse signal, and a maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit is adjusted according to a frequency of the third signal. ### Claim 13 A frequency regulating circuit for a switching circuit, wherein the switching circuit is configured to receive an input voltage and generate an output voltage wherein the frequency regulating circuit receives a first signal characterizing an output power and a second signal characterizing an input voltage to generate a third signal; wherein the third signal is used to adjust a maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit so that the maximum operating frequency decreases with an increase of the input voltage, wherein the frequency regulating circuit comprises: a charging current generating module, wherein the charging current generating module is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal to generate a charging current; and a signal generating module, wherein the signal generating module is configured to output the third signal according to the charging current, wherein the charging current generating module further comprises: a bias current generating circuit, wherein the bias current generating circuit is configured to generate a bias current for limiting a minimum value of the charging current, wherein a sum of the charging current and the bias current is used as a second charging current, and the second charging current is used as an output signal of the charging current generating module. ### Claim 14 A frequency regulating method, comprising: generating a charging current according to a first signal characterizing an output power and a second signal characterizing an input voltage; and outputting a third signal according to the charging current; wherein the third signal is used to adjust a maximum operating frequency of a switching circuit, so that the maximum operating frequency decreases with an increase of the input voltage, wherein the charging current is a first charging current and wherein the step of generating the charging current further comprises: generating a bias current for limiting a minimum value of the charging current, wherein a sum of the charging current and the bias current is used as a second charging current; wherein the second charging current is used as an output signal of the charging current generating module. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The frequency regulating method according to claim 14, wherein the step of generating the charging current comprises: controlling by the first signal to generate a first current, wherein the first signal is a feedback voltage, and as the feedback voltage increases, the first current increases; controlling by the second signal to generate a second current, wherein as the second signal increases, the second current increases; and obtaining a third current by performing a difference operation between the first current and the second current; wherein the first charging current is configured to be directly proportional to the third current. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The frequency regulating method according to claim 14, wherein the third signal is a monopulse signal, and the maximum operating frequency of the switching circuit is adjusted according to a frequency of the third signal.