Abstract: Provided are a transformer, capable of simplifying a manufacturing process and enhancing heat dissipation characteristics and insulating characteristics by adopting a dual-bobbin structure and configuring a secondary winding as a metallic plate extending to the outside, and an electronic device including the same. Heat dissipation from a primary winding is facilitated by forming a primary winding at the outer side. Furthermore, a secondary metallic plate, although formed inside, includes extension portions to thereby facilitate heat dissipation from the secondary metallic plate. Also, by adopting a dual bobbin structure for outer and inner bobbins, a sufficient distance for insulation between the primary winding and the secondary metallic plate is ensured to thereby enhance an insulating function. Further, a manufacturing process can be simplified by forming a secondary winding as a metallic plate manufactured in advance.

Abstract: There is provided a transformer improved in leakage inductance including: a core having first, second and third legs electromagnetically coupled to one another; a primary winding formed of a conductor having one end and another end receiving power from the outside and dividedly wound around the first, second and third legs; and a secondary winding wound around at least one of the first, second and third legs and receiving induced power by electromagnetic induction with the primary winding.

Abstract: Provided is a choke coil including: a first primary winding portion formed by winding a primary coil by n turns; a second primary winding portion formed by winding the primary coil by N turns; a first secondary winding portion formed by winding a secondary coil by N turns; and a second secondary winding portion formed by winding the secondary coil by n turns, wherein the n and N satisfy the condition: n?N.

Abstract: There is provided a soft start circuit including: a resonator generating a resonant voltage; a voltage detector detecting an output voltage of a power converter; a reference voltage selector selecting one of a voltage detected by the voltage detector and the resonant voltage as a reference voltage, based on a driving signal for turning the power converter on or off; and an error amplifier generating a control signal for controlling the output voltage of the power converter from the reference voltage selected by the reference voltage selector and the voltage detected by the voltage detector. The soft start circuit is capable of preventing semiconductor devices of the power converter from being burned out and preventing overshooting of the output voltage.

Abstract: There are provided an integrated transformer in which a power conversion transformer and an inductor for stabilizing output power by the transformer are integrated into one transformer structure, and a power supply using the same. An integrated transformer according to an aspect of the invention includes: a core part including: first and second supports; and first and second outer legs and a center leg provided between the first and second supports, and magnetically connecting the first and second supports to each other, wherein a cross-section of the first and second outer legs and a cross-section of the center leg have a width of the first support and a width of the second support in a longitudinal direction, respectively, and a width of each of the first and second outer legs exceeds 0.5 times a width of the center leg but does not exceed 2 times the width of the center leg.

Abstract: There are provided a method and an apparatus for generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of a solar energy generating system. The apparatus includes: a voltage detector detecting a voltage input into the flyback power converter; a first calculator calculating an output power from the detected input voltage; a second calculator calculating a power variation based on the calculated output power and a voltage variation of the input voltage; and a current command value generator generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of the solar cell module from the calculated voltage variation and the calculated power variation. Accordingly, a current command value after calculating an output power may be generated with only a voltage detector, without a current detector, thereby reducing the costs of a solar energy generating system by decreasing the costs for a high-priced current detector, and simplifying circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a switching device and a method for preventing malfunction of the same. The switching device includes: a controller for outputting a plurality of digital control signals; a protecting unit connected to the controller for protecting all signals when the plurality of digital control signals outputted from the controller are simultaneously received at a state of ON; a gate driver connected to the protecting unit for generating a switch control signal by converting the control signal passed through the protecting unit; and a plurality of switches connected to the gate driver for individually performing ON•OFF operations according to each of the switching control signals.

Abstract: There is provided a power supply unit supplying a standby power by sharing a switch of a main converter. The power supply unit includes: a main converter, and a standby converter. The main converter controls a current flowing in a primary side winding of a main transformer and supplies a main power through a secondary side winding of the main transformer. The standby converter controls a current flowing in a primary side winding of a standby transformer and supplies a standby power through a secondary side winding of the standby transformer, and a portion of a plurality of switches of the main converter is included in switches of the standby converter.

Abstract: There is provided a power converter integrated with an auxiliary converter. The power converter includes: a flyback converter converting an input power of a power supply input terminal into a standby power through a primary side circuit connected to the power supply input terminal and a secondary side circuit magnetically coupled to the primary side circuit to supply the standby power; and a main converter converting the input power of the power supply input terminal into a main power to supply the main power, and converting the input power of the power supply input terminal into the standby power through the secondary side circuit of the flyback converter to supply the standby power, whereby the efficiency of the power converter may be improved.

Abstract: The power supply includes: an electromagnetic interference filter including a first filter which has a pair of electromagnetically coupled cores having at least two leg parts, first and second bobbins each having a tube-shaped body part having a penetration hole into which each of the leg parts is inserted and having a winding region defined as the circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the body part, and first and second coils respectively wound around the first and second bobbins to remove common mode electromagnetic interference included in power transmitted from a power line, the electromagnetic interference filter removing differential mode electromagnetic interference due to leakage inductance formed due to the leakage of magnetic flux flowing through the cores; a power factor corrector correcting a power factor of the power where the electromagnetic interference is removed; and a power converter switching the power-factor-corrected power into a driving power having a predetermined voltage lev

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated electromagnetic interference filter capable of providing a leakage inductance sufficient to filter the differential mode electromagnetic interference by integrating four inductors for interference filtering in one core structure and controlling the coupling degree between the four inductors for interference filter.

Abstract: A power supply having improved system efficiency includes: a standby stage converting a DC voltage into an operating voltage and a first standby voltage, which have a preset magnitude, and supplying the first standby voltage to a standby output terminal; a DC/DC stage supplied with the operating voltage from the standby stage, converting the DC voltage into a main voltage having a preset magnitude, and supplying the main voltage to a main output terminal; and a main/standby stage converting the main voltage from the DC/DC stage into a second standby voltage having a preset magnitude, and supplying the second standby voltage to the standby output terminal.

Abstract: A load sharing device for load balancing among a plurality of power supply modules connected in parallel to a single load includes a common voltage control signal output unit and output voltage control units corresponding to the power supply modules, respectively. The common voltage control signal output unit generates a common voltage control signal from output voltages of the power supply modules and outputs the common voltage control signal to the power supply modules. The output voltage control units detect output currents of the power supply modules and control the output voltages of the power supply modules to be in a predetermined voltage range according to the common voltage control signal and the detected output currents.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and method for controlling a switch of a flyback converter for a solar generating system. The apparatus for controlling a switch of a flyback converter for a solar generating system includes: an MPPT controller generating a current command value for a maximum power point tracker of a solar cell module, based on input voltage, input current, and output voltage of the flyback converter; a current controller generating a current control signal for tracking the current command value; an output current command value generator generating the phase and magnitude command value of the output current, based on the phase of the output voltage and the current control signal; and a switch controller controlling the main switch of the flyback converter, based on the phase and magnitude command value of the output current, thereby simplifying a circuit while solving disadvantages of a discontinuous conduction mode and a boundary conduction mode.

Abstract: There is provided a variable switching frequency type power supply that can achieve high efficiency by fixing a switching duty cycle to 50% and varying switching frequency. A variable switching frequency type power supply according to an aspect of the invention may include: a switching unit switching input power; a transformation unit converting a voltage level of the power switched by the switching unit into a predetermined voltage level; a rectification unit rectifying the power converted by the transformation unit; and a control unit fixing a switching duty cycle of the switching unit to a predetermined switching duty cycle, and varying switching frequency of the switching unit according to a voltage level of output power.

Abstract: A phase shift full bridge converter with a reduced current stress includes: a switching unit that switches an input voltage; a transformer that includes a first capacitor serially connected to, and having a primary side and a secondary side; an auxiliary circuit unit that includes a first switch, a second switch, and a second capacitor, which are connected in parallel to the secondary side of the transformer; and a rectification unit that is connected to the auxiliary circuit unit, with an output inductor being removed.

Abstract: There is provided a bridgeless power factor correction circuit that corrects a power factor by complementarily switching two switches according to phase of input power without using rectifier bridge diodes. A bridgeless power factor correction circuit according to an aspect of the invention may include: a switching unit having a plurality of switches and alternately switching input AC power; a stabilizing unit rectifying and smoothing the power switched by the switching unit; and a control unit controlling an alternate switching operation between the plurality of switches according to phases of the input power.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, the SMPS circuit for PDP includes first and second transformers inducing voltages supplied to primary sides to secondary sides; a plurality of DC/DC converters connected to secondary sides of the first and second transformers and supplying voltages of different sizes; a clamp circuit connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and outputting an address voltage of a predetermined size by receiving a voltage supplied from the first transformer; and a linear regulator unit connected to the DC/DC converter for supplying a low voltage among the DC/DC converters connected to the secondary side of the first transformer and outputting a gate voltage of a predetermined size by receiving the low voltage supplied from the DC/DC converter.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system. The apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system according to the present invention is applied to a power conditioning system including a DC/DC converter and a DC/AC inverter in order to transfer power from a solar cell array to a grid. The apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system may include an injection signal generator generating an injection signal, an adder generating a final fundamental wave command value, a main controller performing the power control according to the final fundamental wave command value and stopping the operation of the power conditioning system when the level of the detected injection signal has reached the predetermined reference level or more, and an injection signal detector detecting the injection signal included in voltage and providing them to the main controller.

Abstract: There is provided a light emitting driver. A light emitting driver according to an aspect of the invention may include: an LED driving section driving a light emitting part according to a detection value of the light emitting part including a plurality of light emitting devices; and a detection section transmitting the detection value to the LED driving section according to a detection voltage corresponding to a magnitude of a driving current flowing through the light emitting part when an output voltage, being applied to the light emitting part, has a value smaller than a predetermined output voltage reference value, and transmitting the detection value to the LED driving section according to a magnitude of the output voltage.