Abstract: The proposed solution allows a forward DC-DC converter's isolated transformer to resonant reset and the forward DC-DC converter to operate in ZVS condition regardless of whether the output inductor current is in DCM or CCM. To compare with a regular forward DC-DC converter, the output isolated transformer has an extra reset winding Nt in addition to the regular primary and secondary windings Np and Ns. Based on the rule of the magnetic flux remaining unchanged for the forward output isolated transformer, it is the extra reset winding Nt, a resonant capacitor Cr, an additional MOS Q2 and the related control function block M that allow the forward output isolated transformer to finish resonant reset and the primary main power MOS Q1 to operate in ZVS.

Abstract: The high accuracy pulse duty-cycle calculation hardware implementation scheme is composed of a clock generator block, digital pulse width account block, digital memory block to store pulse width in digital and digital-analog divider block with two digital-analog converters. The digital pulse width account block is used to account the two pulse width of a pulse, e.g. turn-on time TON, turn-off time TOFF, cycle time TS or other time variable in digital method. The digital memory block is used to store digital information from the digital pulse width account block until next cycle.

Abstract: The constant switching frequency discontinuous current mode average output current control scheme is composed of a reference block, reference calculation block, state detecting block, error detector block, zero state detector, power driver block and internal clock.

Abstract: In order to keep the advantage of PWM dimming control scheme and make the LED driver high reliability and the LED lamp long lifetime, it is required that the frequency of PWM dimming control scheme is related with or the same as the output frequency of existed dimmers; and the output PWM dimming pulse is covered by the output pulse from dimmers further. The present invention discloses a novel “LED dimming control” scheme to make that the frequency of PWM dimming control scheme is related with or the same as the output frequency of dimmers; and the output PWM dimming pulse is covered by the output pulse from the dimmers further. In this way, it can guarantee that as PWM dimming pulse comes, the output from the dimmer can offer enough power to the LED driver and the LED driver can output the required LED driving current without flicker.

Abstract: A switching adapter control method for adaptive mobile power systems is composed of reference current generator, current mode error compensator, controllable constant turn-off timer, PWM generator and MOSFET driver. The output of the switching adapter can show constant current and voltage characteristics, that means, as the DC bus voltage is over a preset voltage, the adaptor's output characteristic is converted from a constant current source into a constant voltage source with the preset voltage. For low output capacitance case, the present invention has the ability to smoothly reduce the switching frequency of the switching adaptor and reduce the switching losses and meet Energy Star 2.0 requirements under different load conditions. And the output ripple current and voltage can be in the allowed range.

Abstract: The invention is composed of peak current generator, peak current detector, peak current error amplifier and compensator, peak current controller and MOSFET driver. The advantage of the invention is to control switching converter's inductor peak current in high accuracy. The invention can automatically compensate error due to inductor current rising slope, the delay times Td, Tp of comparator and driver and comparator's offset voltage. The invention can largely decrease performance requirements of comparator and driver circuit and help to down the cost to implement the system.

Abstract: An embodiment of a power-supply controller includes a signal combiner and a control circuit. The signal combiner is operable to generate a combined feedback signal from sense and output feedback signals that are respectively derived from a sense signal and a regulated output signal, and the signal combiner is operable to receive the sense signal from a sense circuit that is operable to generate the sense signal while a current is flowing through an inductor and while a switch that is disposed between the inductor and an input voltage has a first state. The sense signal generated by the sense circuit is related to the current, and the switch and the inductor are operable to generate the regulated output signal. The control circuit is coupled to the signal combiner and is operable to cause the switch to have a second state for a predetermined time in response to the combined feedback signal having a predetermined relationship to a reference signal.

Abstract: In order to keep the advantage of PWM dimming control scheme and make the LED driver high reliability and the LED lamp long lifetime, it is required that the frequency of PWM dimming control scheme is related with or the same as the output frequency of existed dimmers; and the output PWM dimming pulse is covered by the output pulse from dimmers further. The present invention discloses a novel “LED dimming control” scheme to make that the frequency of PWM dimming control scheme is related with or the same as the output frequency of dimmers; and the output PWM dimming pulse is covered by the output pulse from the dimmers further. In this way, it can guarantee that as PWM dimming pulse comes, the output from the dimmer can offer enough power to the LED driver and the LED driver can output the required LED driving current without flicker.

Abstract: The invention is composed of peak current generator, peak current detector, peak current error amplifier and compensator, peak current controller and MOSFET driver. The advantage of the invention is to control switching converter's inductor peak current in high accuracy. The invention can automatically compensate error due to inductor current rising slope, the delay times Td, Tp of comparator and driver and comparator's offset voltage. The invention can largely decrease performance requirements of comparator and driver circuit and help to down the cost to implement the system.

Abstract: A switching adapter control method for adaptive mobile power systems is composed of reference current generator, current mode error compensator, controllable constant turn-off timer, PWM generator and MOSFET driver. The output of the switching adapter can show constant current and voltage characteristics, that means, as the DC bus voltage is over a preset voltage, the adaptor's output characteristic is converted from a constant current source into a constant voltage source with the preset voltage. For low output capacitance case, the present invention has the ability to smoothly reduce the switching frequency of the switching adaptor and reduce the switching losses and meet Energy Star 2.0 requirements under different load conditions. And the output ripple current and voltage can be in the allowed range.

Abstract: The isolated current regulated DC-DC converter is composed of the step down switch SA, free wheel diode DA, step down inductor L, switches S1 and S2, capacitor Cc to absorb the leakage energy of the switching transformer, output diodes D3 and D4, output filter capacitor C and the switching transformer T; one terminal of the step down inductor L is connected with the step down switch SA and free wheel diode DA, and other terminal of the step down inductor L is connected with one of primary windings of the switching transformer and switch S1 or S2; two primary windings of the switching transformer are respectively connected with switches S1 and S2 in series; two primary winding and switch S1 or S2 branches are paralleled and respectively connected with the free wheel diode DA and the step down inductor L; the free wheel diode DA is series with the step down switch SA and they connect with the input voltage Vin; the capacitor Cc to absorb the leakage energy of the switching transformer is respectively connected

Abstract: An embodiment of a power-supply controller includes a signal combiner and a control circuit. The signal combiner is operable to generate a combined feedback signal from sense and output feedback signals that are respectively derived from a sense signal and a regulated output signal, and the signal combiner is operable to receive the sense signal from a sense circuit that is operable to generate the sense signal while a current is flowing through an inductor and while a switch that is disposed between the inductor and an input voltage has a first state. The sense signal generated by the sense circuit is related to the current, and the switch and the inductor are operable to generate the regulated output signal. The control circuit is coupled to the signal combiner and is operable to cause the switch to have a second state for a predetermined time in response to the combined feedback signal having a predetermined relationship to a reference signal.

Abstract: The invention presents a simple and high accuracy output current detect and control scheme to control the output current of the step up-down (Buck-Boost) and step up (Boost) switching converter, It makes step up-down (Buck-Boost) and step up (Boost) switching power converter operate in wide input voltage range and low in total BOM cost and the switching converter can be used as a controllable current source for several applications

Abstract: A constant-on-time power-supply controller includes an adder and a control circuit. The adder generates a sum of a sense voltage and a regulated output voltage generated by a filter inductor. The sense voltage is generated by a sense circuit that sources a current to the filter inductor while the inductor is uncoupled from an input voltage, and the sense voltage is related to the current. The control circuit couples the filter inductor to the input voltage for a predetermined time in response to the sum having a predetermined relationship to a reference voltage. Such a power-supply controller may yield a relatively tight regulation of the output voltage even with a power supply having with a low-ESR filter capacitor, and may do so with little or no additional compensation circuitry as compared to prior controllers and with no additional pin on the power-supply-controller chip.

Abstract: A constant-on-time power-supply controller includes an adder and a control circuit. The adder generates a sum of a sense voltage and a regulated output voltage generated by a filter inductor. The sense voltage is generated by a sense circuit that sources a current to the filter inductor while the inductor is uncoupled from an input voltage, and the sense voltage is related to the current. The control circuit couples the filter inductor to the input voltage for a predetermined time in response to the sum having a predetermined relationship to a reference voltage. Such a power-supply controller may yield a relatively tight regulation of the output voltage even with a power supply having with a low-ESR filter capacitor, and may do so with little or no additional compensation circuitry as compared to prior controllers and with no additional pin on the power-supply-controller chip.

Abstract: An invention of switching capacitor network auxiliary voltage source for IC chip solution and additional function circuits is provided. The solution can convert the high DC bus voltage into the low DC voltage in low cost and in high efficiency. The auxiliary voltage is independent of the power converter system duty-cycle.

Abstract: A quasi average current mode control scheme is provided. The control scheme allows only detecting one part of the inductor current of the switching converter to control the inductor current and make the average current of the inductor follow the reference current. The control scheme is noise insensitive and makes the whole controlled system cost effective.

Abstract: A switching power supply AC-DC-DC or AC-DC-AC with power factor corrector function is provided. The switching power supply circuit includes a quasi active shaping function that shapes an input current of a power line. In the whole system, the active switch or switches are only used to control the output power and no more current stress on the active switch or switches. It is possible to minimize the whole system size.

Abstract: A switching power supply AC-DC-DC or AC-DC-AC with power factor corrector function is provided. The switching power supply circuit includes a quasi active shaping function that shapes an input current of a power line. In the whole system, the active switch or switches are only used to control the output power and no more current stress on the active switch or switches. It is possible to minimize the whole system size.

Abstract: A circuit to start an HID lamp in a high-frequency start mode and, after starting, to operate the lamp in a low-frequency operating mode is controlled, during the high-frequency start mode, to drive the lamps with a voltage that includes a high-frequency component to ignite the lamp and a unipolar or bipolar offset component to keep the lamp ignited during a transition from the high-frequency start mode to the low-frequency operating mode.