Abstract: Examples of a signal calculator include a voltage multiplier and a time divider. The voltage multiplier copies time information corresponding to a first voltage and generates a third voltage using a second current corresponding to a second voltage during a first period corresponding to the copied time information. The time divider generates an output according to a result of comparing a voltage generated by a first current on the basis of a voltage corresponding to a first time with a second voltage corresponding to a second time.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus and a driving method thereof are disclosed The power supply apparatus includes: a dimmer controlling externally input power; a converter including a switch, and converting an output of the dimmer according to a duty of the switch and supplying a first current to a load; a dimming feedback unit receiving a first voltage corresponding to the first current, and having a finite gain in a DC state; and a controller controlling the duty of the switch according to an output of the dimming feedback unit. A duty of the switch is controlled according to an output of such a dimming feedback unit so that a dimming operation is performed.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a power switch, a power delivering means configured to convert an input in accordance with switching operation of the power switch and output a result, and a switch control circuit configured to linearly control switching frequency of the power switch in accordance with an output detection voltage corresponding to an output voltage according to the output.

Abstract: A power factor correction circuit includes an overcurrent protection circuit, and the overcurrent protection circuit detects at least one of a line input voltage, a switch current of a power factor correction circuit, and a line period peak and performs overcurrent protection operations using a detection result.

Abstract: A planar magnetic element includes a pair of cores, a first winding layer disposed between the pair of cores and including a first winding coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, and a plurality of second winding layers disposed between the pair of cores and including second windings coupled between a third terminal and a fourth terminal, wherein the first winding layer may be disposed between the plurality of second winding layers.

Abstract: A load detecting method relates to detecting connection or detachment between a power supply device and a load, and the load detecting method includes steps of determining whether a load detection operation is necessary or not, based on a detection voltage corresponding to an output voltage from the power supply device, when determining the load detection operation to be necessary, estimating a specific time point in a first period during which the output voltage of the power supply device decreases from a first level to a second level, and applying a test signal to the output voltage for a predetermined detection period with reference to the specific time point. The switching operation of a power switch of the power supply device does not occur in the first period.

Abstract: A switch control circuit that controls a switching operation of a power switch includes: an input current calculator generating an input sense voltage by integrating a sense voltage that indicates a switching current flowing to the power switch for a switching period unit of the power switch; and an input current comparator generating a gate-off signal according to a result of comparison between the input sense voltage and a predetermined input reference voltage, wherein the power switch is turned off according to the gate-off signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dimmer and an input current regulator provided in a power supply. The input current regulator includes: a bleeding circuit generating a bleeding current from an input current passed through the dimmer; a sensing circuit sensing the input current, and controlling the bleeding circuit according to a sense voltage corresponding to the input current; and a biasing circuit generating a power voltage for operation of the input current regulator during operation of the power supply. The input current includes a bleeding current and a power current supplied to the power supply.

Abstract: Embodiment relates to a switch control circuit, a switch control method, and a power supply using the switch control circuit. The power supply supplies power to a load using an input voltage. The switch control circuit controls a switching operation of the power switch that controls the power supply. The switch control circuit detects a duty of the power switch using a signal for controlling the switching operation of the power switch, detects the load using the feedback voltage, and determines a short-circuit of the sense resistor according to the detected duty and the detected load.

Abstract: A power factor correction circuit corrects a filter current flowing through a filter capacitor asymmetrically based on a peak of an input voltage by controlling a switching operation of a power switch, thereby correcting distortion of an input current.

Abstract: A primary side regulator according to an embodiment includes a power switch connected to a primary winding, a secondary winding configured to be insulated and coupled to the primary winding, a diode connected between the secondary winding and an output terminal, and an auxiliary winding coupled to the primary winding, and insulated and coupled to the secondary winding. The primary side regulator controls a switching operation of the power switch using a voltage obtained by filtering at least one of an estimation voltage signal corresponding to an output voltage of the output terminal and an estimation current signal corresponding to an output current flowing through the diode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a piezoelectric circuit, a piezoelectric driving circuit driving the piezoelectric circuit, and a method for driving the piezoelectric circuit. The piezoelectric circuit includes a sub-piezoelectric circuit and an external inductor coupled in parallel with the sub-piezoelectric circuit. The external inductor discharges the sub-piezoelectric circuit when a polarity of a piezoelectric voltage, that is, a both-end voltage of the piezoelectric circuit is inverted. The piezoelectric driving circuit includes first and third switches connected to a first node of the piezoelectric circuit and second and fourth switches connected to a second node of the piezoelectric circuit.

Abstract: The present invention related to a switch control circuit, a coupled inductor boost converter including the same, and a driving method thereof. The coupled inductor boost converter includes a first inductor connected between an input voltage and a first node, a second inductor connected between the first node and a second node, and a power switch connected between the first node and a ground, and a switch control circuit. The switch control circuit receives a voltage of the second node and turn on the power switch by using the voltage of the second node at a time when a voltage of the first node becomes a zero voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a switching mode power supply and a driving method thereof. In the present invention, a supply voltage is generated by using a start voltage that corresponds to input power, and a switching operation frequency of a power switch is changed according to an increase/decrease of the supply voltage.

Abstract: A resonant converter includes a first switch on the primary side and a second switch coupled to the first switch, a synchronization rectification switch on a secondary side configured to conduct during a conduction period in response to a switching operation of the first switch, and a switch control circuit configured to determine an operating region of the resonant converter to be below resonance based on a result of a comparison between the conduction period and an on period of the first switch.

Abstract: A modulation mode control circuit includes a modulation mode controller configured to select modulation mode based on the result of a comparison between a control voltage and a predetermined PWM threshold voltage and to generate a PWM reference voltage using the PWM threshold voltage and the control voltage and a control signal generation unit configured to generate a first control signal based on the result of a comparison between an oscillation control signal for controlling a switching frequency and the control voltage and the result of a comparison between the oscillation control signal and the PWM threshold voltage and to generate a second control signal based on the result of a comparison between the oscillation control signal and the PWM reference voltage.

Abstract: A protection mode control circuit includes an auto-restart counter configured to count the cycle of a first signal in a protection condition and to generate an auto-restart signal when a result of the count reaches a protection reference value and a latch mode unit configured to generate a latch mode signal for changing protection mode to latch mode when the auto-restart signal is consecutively generated by a predetermined threshold number.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a switch controller, a power supply including the same, and a method for driving the same. An AC input of the power supply is connected to a rectification circuit. The power supply includes a power switch to which an input current passed through the rectification circuit flows during an on-period and a switch controller, the switch controller detects a half-on time point that is the intermediate time point of the on-period, detects a sense voltage that is determined by a current flowing to the power switch during the on-period at the half-on time point, generates a modulation wave by controlling a reference wave according to the detected voltage, and controls switching operation of the power switch according to the modulation wave.

Abstract: A circuit configured to detect the conduction of a first body diode and a second body diode of the first and second synchronous rectification transistors is provided. The circuit includes a low-pass filter configured to generate a filtered voltage by receiving a detection voltage based on a drain voltage of the first synchronous rectification transistor and low-pass filtering the received drain voltage, a first comparator configured to compare whether the filtered voltage is higher than the detection voltage, and a second comparator configured to compare whether the detection voltage is higher than the filtered voltage. A time point of ending a first synchronous rectification conduction interval of the first body diode and a time point of a second synchronous rectification conduction interval of the second body diode are determined, according to outputs from the first and second comparators.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The power supply apparatus includes a first converter and a second converter. The first converter is operated to acquire a first gain when an input voltage is included in a first range or a second range that is lower than a first range and outputs a first output voltage and a second output voltage by converting the input voltage. In addition, the second converter is operated when the input voltage is included in the first range and outputs a third output voltage by converting the second output voltage.