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US 9,312,762 B2Granted
Control circuit for step-up DC/DC converter
AssigneeRohm Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Arai, Noriaki Hiraga
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Abstract
A switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance RON is switchable between at least two values RON1 and RON2. When the switching transistor is switched from off to on, a control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to the first value RON1 for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor. Subsequently, for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to the second value RON2 that is smaller than the first value RON1.
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A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off, wherein, with a series resistance component of a loop comprising the output capacitor, the rectifier diode, the switching transistor, and a ground line as R, with a capacitance component of this loop as C, and with a series inductance component of this loop as L, the first value is determined such that the relation R/(2√(L/C))>1 is satisfied.
A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off, wherein the control circuit is configured to be capable of adjusting the first value according to the capacitance value of the rectifier diode.
A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off,
- wherein the switching transistor comprises a plurality of transistor elements connected in parallel such that their control terminals are provided independently,
- and wherein the on-state transistor element is switched according to switching between the first period and the second period, thereby switching the on resistance of the switching transistor corresponding to a combined resistance of the plurality of switching elements, and wherein the control circuit comprises:
- a pulse modulator configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty ratio adjusted such that a feedback voltage that corresponds to an output voltage of the step-up DC/DC converter approaches a predetermined target voltage;
- a first driver configured to drive a first transistor element configured as a transistor element which is to be turned on for at least the first period, on the basis of the pulse signal;
- a second driver configured to drive a second transistor element configured as a transistor element which is to be turned on only for the second period, on the basis of the pulse signal;
- and
- further comprising a driving adjustment circuit configured to adjust the on resistance of the first transistor element according to the capacitance of the rectifier diode that is actually employed.
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A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off, wherein the control circuit further comprises a register configured to store data which represents at least one from among a reverse recovery time and the capacitance of the rectifier diode that is actually employed, or otherwise an external setting terminal configured to allow settings to be made for at least one from among the reverse recovery time and the capacitance of the rectifier diode that is actually employed.
A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off,
- further comprising a capacitance detection circuit configured to detect the capacitance COJ of the rectifier diode by integrating a current that flows when the switching transistor is turned on after the rectifier diode is charged using a predetermined voltage.
A control circuit for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises an inductor, a rectifier diode, an output capacitor, and a switching transistor,
- and wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control circuit is configured such that, when the switching transistor is switched from off to on, the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value for a first period immediately after the switching of the switching transistor, following which the control circuit sets the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off, further comprising a time measurement circuit configured to detect a reverse recovery time of the rectifier diode based on a waveform of a current that flows when the switching transistor is turned on after the rectifier diode is charged using a predetermined voltage.
A control method for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises:
- an inductor;
- a rectifier diode;
- an output capacitor;
- and
- a switching transistor,
- wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control method comprises:
- setting an on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value in a first period immediately after the switching transistor is switched from off to on;
- setting the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off after the first period;
- and
- setting the first value such that the relation R/(2√(L/C))>1 is satisfied, with a series resistance component of a loop comprising the output capacitor, the rectifier diode, the switching transistor, and a ground line as R, with a capacitance component of this loop as C, and with a series inductance component of this loop as L.
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A control method for a step-up DC/DC converter, wherein the step-up DC/DC converter comprises:
- an inductor;
- a rectifier diode;
- an output capacitor;
- and
- a switching transistor,
- wherein the switching transistor is configured such that its on resistance is switchable between at least two values,
- and wherein the control method comprises:
- setting an on resistance of the switching transistor to a first value in a first period immediately after the switching transistor is switched from off to on;
- setting the on resistance of the switching transistor to a second value that is smaller than the first value for a second period until the switching transistor is turned off after the first period;
- and
- setting the first value such that the relation R/(π×fc×C) is satisfied, with a series resistance component of a loop comprising the output capacitor, the rectifier diode, the switching transistor, and a ground line as R, and with a capacitance component of this loop as C.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.