Multiple-sampling circuit for measuring reflected voltage and discharge time of a transformer
AssigneeSystem General Corp.
InventorsTa-yung Yang, Guo-Kiang Hung, Jenn-yu Lin
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AssigneeSystem General Corp.
InventorsTa-yung Yang, Guo-Kiang Hung, Jenn-yu Lin
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A multiple-sampling circuit is proposed for measuring a voltage signal and a discharge time of a transformer. Sampling signals are used for generating hold voltages by alternately sampling the reflected voltage from the transformer. A buffer amplifier generates a buffer voltage from the higher voltage of hold voltages. A sampling switch periodically conducts the buffer voltage to produce a voltage-feedback signal. The voltage-feedback signal is proportional to an output voltage of the switching circuit. A threshold signal added to the reflected voltage signal produces a level-shift reflected signal. A discharge-time signal is generated as the switching signal is disabled. The discharge-time signal is disabled once the level-shift signal is lower than the voltage-feedback signal. The pulse width of the discharge-time signal is therefore correlated to the discharge time of the transformer. The sampling signals are enabled to generate hold voltages only when the discharge-time signal is enabled.
A multiple-sarmpling circuit applied in a switching controller for power supplies, connected to an auxiliary winding of a transformer, a PWM (pulse width modulation)-and-blanking unit, and an oscillating unit;
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