Step-Down Rectifier Circuit, Wireless Charging Receiver Chip, and Wireless Charging Receiver
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a buck and rectifier circuit, a wireless charging receiver chip, and a wireless charging receiver. The buck and rectifier circuit includes a rectifier module, a charge pump module, a filter unit, and a control unit. The rectifier module includes a first bridge arm unit and a second bridge arm unit, wherein the first bridge arm unit is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an alternating current signal, and the second bridge arm unit is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal. The charge pump module includes a first voltage converter unit and a second voltage converter unit, wherein the first voltage converter unit is connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit. The control unit is configured to output a first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the rectifier module, and output a second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the charge pump module, such that an operating frequency of the charge pump module is a positive integer multiple of the frequency of the alternating current signal. According to the above method, power conversion efficiency during wireless charging may be improved.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of wireless charging, and in particular, relates to a buck and rectifier circuit, a wireless charging receiver chip, and a wireless charging receiver.
BACKGROUNDAt present, it is common to wirelessly rechargeable batteries in smart phones. Since a wireless charging transmitter transmits energy in the form of a magnetic field, the energy of the magnetic field needs to be converted to electric energy using a wireless charging receiver. For high efficiency, coils of the wireless charging receiver are capable of operating at an operating voltage reaching 20 V to reduce power consumption of resistors in the coils. However, a maximum operating voltage of a single battery is less than 5 V. For a minimum power loss during charging of the battery, a high-efficient DC/DC conversion is needed to lower the output voltage of the wireless charging receiver to 5 V or even lower. A charge pump-based DC/DC converter is a main topological structure for achieving such voltage conversion. Under a 2:1 voltage drop ratio, the efficiency may reach 98%.
For a single-battery power supply system, two charge pump-based DC/DC converters need to be cascaded (first 4:2 and then 2:1), to lower the output voltage (reaching 20 V) of the wireless charging receiver to the voltage (5 V) of the single battery. Therefore, three integrated circuit chips are used in front of the battery.
In practice, the wireless charging receiver and the high-voltage 4:2 charge pump are generally placed together to be proximal to the coils of the wireless charging receiver, and the low-voltage 2:1 charge pump is placed to be proximal to a battery connector. This is because an output current of the 2:1 charge pump is four times an output current of the wireless charging receiver. A device with such high output current needs to be placed to be proximal to the load thereof, to reduce power consumption of the resistors in a PCB as much as possible. In a smart phone system, configuration of such components allows the wireless charging receiver and the high-voltage charge pump to be integrated in a single device.
A conventional buck and rectification scheme in a wireless charging receiver is generally as illustrated in
However, in some applications that impose a stricter requirement on output ripples, capacitances of filter capacitors CRECT, CPMID and COUT (including the input capacitance of a latter-stage circuit) in the circuit of
Embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a buck and rectifier circuit, a wireless charging receiver chip, and a wireless charging receiver that are capable of improving power conversion efficiency during wireless charging.
In view of the above objects, in one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a buck and rectifier circuit. The buck and rectifier circuit includes:
a rectifier module, including a first bridge arm unit and a second bridge arm unit, wherein the first bridge arm unit is connected in parallel to the second bridge arm unit, the first bridge arm unit is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an externally input alternating current signal, and the second bridge arm unit is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal;
a charge pump module, connected to the rectifier module, wherein the charge pump module includes a first voltage converter unit and a second voltage converter unit, the first voltage converter unit being connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit and the second bridge arm unit;
a filter unit, connected to a voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit and a voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit; and
a control unit, connected to the rectifier module and the charge pump module, wherein the control unit is configured to output, based on the alternating current signal, a first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the rectifier module, and output a second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the charge pump module, such that an operating frequency of the charge pump module is N times a frequency of the alternating current signal, wherein N is a positive integer.
In an optional embodiment, in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an nth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
wherein n=0, 1, . . . N;
in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle,
a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
In an optional embodiment, the first voltage converter unit includes a first capacitor and a first switch assembly, wherein the first capacitor is connected to the first switch assembly, and the first capacitor is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the first switch assembly;
the second voltage converter unit includes a second capacitor and a second switch assembly, wherein the second capacitor is connected to the second switch assembly, and the second capacitor is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the second switch assembly; and
the filter unit includes a filter capacitor, wherein one terminal of the filter capacitor is connected to the voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit and the voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit, and the other terminal of the filter capacitor is connected to ground.
In an optional embodiment, a capacitance of the first capacitor or the second capacitor is less than a capacitance of the filter capacitor; and
in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
a phase angle of the alternating current signal during a kth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
wherein k=0, 1, 2, . . . N; or
in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle,
a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
In an optional embodiment, a capacitance of the first capacitor or the second capacitor is greater than or equal to a capacitance of the filter capacitor; and
in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
in response to N being an even number, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
wherein m=0, 1, 2, . . . , N/2; wherein the phase angle further satisfies:
wherein m=N, N−1, . . . , N/2;
in response to N being an odd number, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
wherein m=0, 1, 2, . . . , (N−1)/2; and the phase angle further satisfies:
wherein m=N, N−1, . . . , (N+1)/2; or
in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle,
a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
In an optional embodiment, the first bridge arm unit includes a first switch transistor and a second switch transistor, wherein the first switch transistor and the second switch transistor are connected in series in the same direction, and a connection node between a source of the first switch transistor and a drain of the second switch transistor is a first connection node, and the non-inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal being connected to the first connection node;
the second bridge arm unit includes a third switch transistor and a fourth switch transistor, wherein the third switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor are connected in series in the same direction, and a connection node between a source of the third switch transistor and a drain of the fourth switch transistor is a second connection node, the inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal being connected to the second connection node;
the first switch assembly includes a fifth switch transistor, a sixth switch transistor, a seventh switch transistor, and an eighth switch transistor that are successively connected in series in the same direction, wherein one terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a source of the fifth switch transistor, and the other terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a source of the seventh switch transistor;
the second switch assembly includes a ninth switch transistor, a tenth switch transistor, an eleventh switch transistor, and a twelfth switch transistor that are successively connected in series in the same direction, wherein one terminal of the second capacitor is connected to a source of the ninth switch transistor, and the other terminal of the second capacitor is connected to a source of the eleventh switch transistor;
wherein a drain of the first switch transistor is connected to a drain of the third switch transistor, a drain of the fifth switch transistor, and a drain of the ninth switch transistor, and a source of the second switch transistor, a source of the fourth switch transistor, a source of the eighth switch transistor, and a source of the twelfth switch transistor are all connected to ground; and
wherein a connection node between the sixth switch transistor and the seventh switch transistor, and a connection node between the tenth switch transistor and the eleventh switch transistor are both connected to one terminal of the filter capacitor at a third connection node.
In an optional embodiment, in response to the first pulse width modulation signal being at a high level, the control unit controls the first switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor and the third switch transistor to be turned off; or
in response to the first pulse width modulation signal being at a low level, the control unit controls the second switch transistor and the third switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor to be turned off; and
in response to the second pulse width modulation signal being at a high level, the control unit controls the fifth switch transistor, the seventh switch transistor, the tenth switch transistor, and the twelfth switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor, the eighth switch transistor, the ninth switch transistor, and the eleventh switch transistor to be turned off; or
in response to the second pulse width modulation signal being at a low level, the control unit controls the sixth switch transistor, the eighth switch transistor, the ninth switch transistor, and the eleventh switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor, the seventh switch transistor, the tenth switch transistor, and the twelfth switch transistor to be turned off;
wherein the first pulse width modulation signal and the second pulse width modulation signal are simultaneously subject to a high-low level transition at a zero-crossing timing of the alternating current signal.
In an optional embodiment, the buck and rectifier circuit further includes a voltage stabilizer circuit, wherein the voltage stabilizer circuit includes a thirteenth switch transistor and a fourth capacitor;
wherein a drain of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to a third connection node, a source of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to one terminal of the fourth capacitor, and the other terminal of the fourth capacitor is connected to ground.
In an optional embodiment, the buck and rectifier circuit further includes a bias power supply circuit, wherein the bias power supply circuit includes a first bias switch transistor, a second bias switch transistor, a low-dropout linear regulator, and a second filter capacitor;
wherein a voltage input terminal of the low-dropout linear regulator is connected to a drain of the first bias switch transistor, a drain of the second bias switch transistor, and one terminal of the second filter capacitor, a source of the first bias switch transistor is connected to a first connection node, a source of the second bias switch transistor is connected to a second connection node, and the other terminal of the second filter capacitor is connected to ground.
In an optional embodiment, the buck and rectifier circuit further includes a bias power supply circuit, wherein the bias power supply circuit includes a first diode, a second diode, a low-dropout linear regulator, and a second filter capacitor;
wherein a voltage input terminal of the low-dropout linear regulator is connected to a cathode of the first diode, a cathode of the second diode, and one terminal of the second filter capacitor, an anode of the first diode is connected to a first connection node, an anode of the second diode is connected to a second connection node, and the other terminal of the second filter capacitor is connected to ground.
In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a wireless charging receiver chip. The wireless charging receiver chip includes the buck and rectifier circuit as described above.
In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a wireless charging receiver. The wireless charging receiver includes a wireless charging receiver coil and the wireless charging receiver chip as described above, wherein the wireless charging receiver coil is configured to generate the alternating current signal.
The embodiments of the present disclosure may achieve the following beneficial effects: A buck and rectifier circuit, a wireless charging receiver chip, and a wireless charging receiver are provided in the present disclosure. The buck and rectifier circuit includes a rectifier module, a charge pump module, a filter unit, and a control unit. The rectifier module includes a first bridge arm unit and a second bridge arm unit, wherein the first bridge arm unit is connected in parallel to the second bridge arm unit, the first bridge arm unit is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an externally input alternating current signal, and the second bridge arm unit is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal. The charge pump module is connected to the rectifier module, and the charge pump module includes a first voltage converter unit and a second voltage converter unit, wherein the first voltage converter unit is connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit and the second bridge arm unit. The filter unit is connected to a voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit and a voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit. The control unit is connected to the rectifier module and the charge pump module, and the control unit is configured to output, based on the alternating current signal, a first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the rectifier module, and output a second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the charge pump module, such that an operating frequency of the charge pump module is N times a frequency of the alternating current signal, wherein N is a positive integer. Under such configuration, the two parts of circuits of the rectifier module and the charge pump module operate together to achieve a higher power conversion efficiency, that is, power conversion efficiency during wireless charging may be improved.
For clearer descriptions of the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art without any creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Referring to
Specifically, the first bridge arm unit 11 is connected in parallel to the second bridge arm unit 12, the first bridge arm unit It is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an externally input alternating current signal 200, and the second bridge arm unit 12 is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal 200. The first voltage converter unit 21 is connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit 22 and the second bridge arm unit 12. The filter unit 30 is connected to a voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit 21 and a voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit 22. The control unit 40 is connected to the rectifier module 10 and the charge pump module 20.
Further, the control unit 40 is connected to gates of switch transistors in the rectifier module 10, and gates of switch transistors in the charge pump module 20. The control unit 40 is configured to output, based on the alternating current signal 200, a first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the rectifier module 10, and output a second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the charge pump module 20, such that an operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is a positive integer multiple of the frequency of the alternating current signal 200, and thus the two parts of circuits of the rectifier module and the charge pump module operate together to achieve a higher power conversion efficiency.
In some embodiments, as illustrated in
The first capacitor 211 is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the first switch assembly 212, and the second capacitor 221 is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the second switch assembly 222. In this embodiment, in the case that the first capacitor 211 is in a charging state, the second capacitor 221 is in a discharging state; on the contrary, in the case that the second capacitor 221 is in a charging state, the first capacitor 211 is in a discharging state.
In another embodiment, referring to
The first switch transistor Q1 and the second switch transistor Q2 are connected in series in the same direction, that is, a source of the first switch transistor Q1 is connected to a drain of the second switch transistor Q2, and a connection node between the source of the first switch transistor Q1 and the drain of the second switch transistor Q2 is a first connection node 1, and the non-inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal 200 is connected to the first connection node 1. The third switch transistor Q3 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 are connected in series in the same direction, that is, a source of the third switch transistor Q3 is connected to a drain of the fourth switch transistor Q4, and a connection node between the source of the third switch transistor Q3 and the drain of the fourth switch transistor Q4 is a second connection node 2, and the inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal 200 is connected to the second connection node 2.
One terminal of the first capacitor C1 is connected to a source of the fifth switch transistor Q5 and a drain of the sixth switch transistor Q6, and the other terminal of the first capacitor C1 is connected to a source of the seventh switch transistor Q7 and a drain of the eighth switch transistor Q8. A source of the sixth switch transistor Q6 is connected to a drain of the seventh switch transistor Q7. One terminal of the second capacitor C2 is connected to a source of the ninth switch transistor Q9 and a drain of the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the other terminal of the second capacitor C2 is connected to a source of the eleventh switch transistor Q11 and a drain of the twelfth switch transistor Q12. A source of the tenth switch transistor Q10 is connected to a drain of the eleventh switch transistor Q11.
In addition, a drain of the first switch transistor Q1 is connected to a drain of the third switch transistor Q3, a drain of the fifth switch transistor Q5, and a drain of the ninth switch transistor Q9, and a source of the second switch transistor Q2, a source of the fourth switch transistor Q4, a source of the eighth switch transistor Q8, and a source of the twelfth switch transistor Q12 are all connected to ground. A connection node between the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and a connection node between the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 are both connected to one terminal of a filter capacitor C3 at a third connection node 3, wherein the other terminal of the filter capacitor C3 is connected to ground.
In summary, as compared with the charge pump buck circuit cascaded in the wireless charging receiver circuit in the related art as illustrated in
Optionally, as illustrated in
Optionally, as illustrated in
The voltage stabilizer circuit 50 is configured to further stabilize the voltage for a follow-up circuit and achieve functions including current and voltage measurement, and the like.
Optionally, the buck and rectifier circuit further includes a bias power supply circuit 60a, wherein the bias power supply circuit 60a includes a first bias switch transistor Q14, a second bias switch transistor Q15, a low-dropout linear regulator U1, and a second filter capacitor C5. A voltage input terminal of the low-dropout linear regulator U1 is connected to a drain of the first bias switch transistor Q14, a drain of the second bias switch transistor Q15, and one terminal of the second filter capacitor C5, a source of the first bias switch transistor Q14 is connected to a first connection node 1, a source of the second bias switch transistor Q15 is connected to a second connection node 2, and the other terminal of the second filter capacitor C5 is connected to ground.
The bias power supply circuit 60a is initially intended to act as a startup bias power supply. In the case that the alternating current signal 200 is just input to the buck and rectifier circuit, the low-dropout linear regulator U1 acquires a bias power supply by the first bias switch transistor Q14, the second bias switch transistor Q15, the second switch transistor Q2, and the fourth switch transistor Q4, and by filtering by the second filter capacitor C5. The bias power supply acts as a startup power supply of the control unit 40. In this way, in the case that the wireless charging receiver circuit according to the present disclosure is equipped on a wireless charging transmitter, the wireless charging receiver circuit may be automatically started up with no need of an external bias power supply. In another aspect, the bias power supply circuit 60a is further intended to apply a voltage from the bias power supply to monitoring a voltage of a receiver coil, and in turn to regulate an output power of the wireless charging power transmitter such that a desired output voltage is acquired at a wireless receiver end.
In another embodiment, as illustrated in
Further, in order to improve the power conversion efficiency, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides two types of control schemes. The first control scheme is that the control signal output by the control unit 40 for controlling the switch transistors in the charge pump module 20 uses a duty cycle of 50%, that is, the second pulse width modulation signal uses the duty cycle of 50%. The second control scheme is that the control signal output by the control unit 40 for controlling the switch transistors in the charge pump module 20 uses a duty cycle of non-50%, that is, the second pulse width modulation signal uses the duty cycle of non-50%. It may be understood that in the above two control schemes, an operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is a positive integer multiple of the frequency of the alternating current signal 200
It should be noted that no matter whether the first control scheme or the second control scheme is adopted, the control mode of the rectifier module 10 is the same. This is because the frequency of the rectifier module 10 is the same as the frequency of the alternating current signal 200. Therefore, the control scheme of the rectifier module 10 is always as follows: in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal; and in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, and the first pulse width modulation signal performs high-low level transition only at the zero-crossing point of the alternating current signal 200 each time. In addition, the first pulse width modulation signal and the second pulse width modulation signal are simultaneously subject to a high-low level transition at a zero-crossing timing of the alternating current signal 200.
Both the first control scheme and the second control scheme are applicable to the circuit as illustrated in
In the case that the first control scheme is adopted, the second pulse width modulation signal uses the duty cycle of 50%. Specifically, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, a phase angle θ1n of the alternating current signal 200 during an nth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
wherein n=0, 2, . . . , N.
An operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is N times a frequency of the alternating current signal 200, wherein N is a positive integer. Alternatively, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 in a positive half cycle. That is, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, a difference between a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal and a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 in a positive half cycle during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is 180 degrees. For example, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is 60 degrees, and thus in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current. signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is 240 degrees.
For example, in another embodiment, the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is equal to the frequency of the alternating current signal 200. That is, N is set to 1, and since n is less than or equal to N, n may only be 1, it may be known that the phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition is 180 degrees. Therefore, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is 360 degrees.
In practice, the implementation process of adopting the first control scheme is described in combination with the circuit as illustrated in
In combination with
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, and the control unit 40 controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned off. The second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L1 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L2 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off.
The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12. The follow-up load refers to a load connected to the third connection node 3. That is, the buck and rectifier circuit according to the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an operating voltage for the follow-up load through the third connection node 3. Due to the current source characteristics of the current I2, a charging current waveform of the current IC1 is a sine wave the same as that of the I2, such that a pulse current does not occur, and loss of charge transfer may be significantly reduced. In the process that the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and the load, it may be seen from the curve L8 that a slight voltage difference V1 is present between the voltage at the two ends of the second capacitor C2 and the voltage VC3 at the two ends of the filter capacitor C3. Therefore, the discharging current IC2 may generate a pulse current.
Similarly, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, and the control unit 40 controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned off. The second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L1 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L2 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off.
The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8. Due to the current source characteristics of the current I2, a charging current waveform of the current IC2 is a sine wave the same as that of the I2, such that a pulse current does not occur, and loss of charge transfer may be significantly reduced. In the process that the second capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and the load, it may be seen from the curve L9 that a slight voltage difference V2 is present between the voltage at the two ends of the first capacitor C1 and the voltage VC3 at the two ends of the filter capacitor C3. Therefore, the discharging current may generate a pulse current.
Therefore, the alternating current signal 200 continuously and alternately operates between the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle. It may be seen from the curve L7 that the voltage VC3 at the third connection node 3 is converted to half of the voltage at the fourth connection node 4, the voltage at the fourth connection node 4 is a rectified input voltage, and the voltage VC3 is an output voltage, that is, the input voltage is twice the output voltage.
Further, in the case that the capacitance of the filter capacitor C3 is far greater than that of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2, the equivalent impedance Re of the charge pump module in the buck and rectifier circuit as illustrated in
R1, R2, R3, and R4 respectively represent on-resistances of the fifth switch transistor Q5, the sixth switch transistor Q6, the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the eighth switch transistor Q8, and the on-resistance, of the fifth switch transistor Q5 is equal to that of the ninth switch transistor Q9, the on-resistance of the sixth switch transistor Q6 is equal to that of the tenth switch transistor Q10, the on-resistance of the seventh switch transistor Q7 is equal to that of the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the on-resistance of the eight switch transistor Q8 is equal to that of the twelfth switch transistor Q12. RFLY represents an equivalent resistance of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 at the switching frequency. It is assumed that the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 have the same capacitance. The expression of an equivalent resistance Re is constituted by two parts, wherein a first half Rec represents the contribution of an uneven current waveform to system loss during a charging cycle of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2, and a second half Red represents the contribution of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 to the system losses during a discharging cycle. f1 represents is a frequency of an alternating current I1.
In the related art corresponding to
In the circuit structure as illustrated in
Using a scenario where the frequency of the alternating current I1 and the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 are both 150 KHz as an example, as illustrated in
It is apparent that, similarly, at the operating frequency of the charge pump of 150 KHz, the loss corresponding to the curve S1 is much greater than that of the curve S2, and the loss of the wireless charging receiver circuit where the charge pump buck circuit is cascaded during the operation in the related art is constantly greater than that of the buck and rectifier circuit during the operation according to the present disclosure. In addition, as the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 increases, the loss of the two circuit structures decreases until the switching loss in the circuit becomes dominant loss at high frequencies. Therefore, the efficiency of the buck and rectifier circuit according to the present disclosure is constantly higher than the efficiency of the wireless charging receiver circuit where the charge pump buck circuit is cascaded in the related art. It may also be seen from
In another embodiment, the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is twice the frequency of the alternating current signal 200. That is, in the case that N is set to 2, n may be 1 or 2, it may be known that the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition are respectively 90 degrees and 180 degrees. Therefore, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal are respectively 270 degrees and 360 degrees.
Similarly, the implementation process of adopting the first control scheme is described combination with the circuit as illustrated in
In combination with
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L10 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L11 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a first half of the positive half cycle, that is, before the alternating current signal 200 reaches a peak value, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L12 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L13 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the, filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a second half of the positive half cycle, that is, before the alternating current signal 200 drops from the peak value to 0, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L12 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L13 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L10 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L11 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a first half of the negative half cycle, that is, before the alternating current signal 200 reaches a reverse peak value from 0, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L12 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L13 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a second half of the negative half cycle, that is, before the alternating current signal 200 drops from the reverse peak value to 0, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L1 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L2 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
The alternating current signal 200 continuously and alternately operates between the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle. It may be seen from the curve L18 that the voltage VC3 at the third connection node 3 is converted to half of the voltage at the fourth connection node 4, the voltage at the fourth connection node 4 is a rectified input voltage, and the voltage VC3 is an output voltage, that is, the input voltage is twice the output voltage.
In summary, on periods of the first switch transistor Q1, the second switch transistor Q2, the third switch transistor Q3, and the fourth switch transistor Q4 in the rectifier module 10 are T1, and on periods of the fifth switch transistor Q5, the sixth switch transistor Q6, and seventh switch transistor Q7, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, the tenth switch transistor Q10, the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 are T2, wherein T2=½T1, that is, the duty cycle of the control signal of the switch transistors in the charge pump module 20 is 50%. Since the current I2 charges the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 for the same timing T2, an equal total number of charges supplemented for the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are present in each cycle. This results in an equal voltage difference between the voltage at two ends of the first capacitor C1 and the voltage at the third connection node 3, and the voltage difference between the voltage at two ends of the two capacitors C2 and the voltage at the third connection node 3. At the instant when the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 discharge power to the load and the filter capacitor C3, the generated pulse current also has an equal amplitude, the description of equivalent impedance and loss in the previous formula may still be maintained, and the efficiency advantage relative to the rectifier circuit and the charge pump circuit operating at the same operating frequency is maintained.
In another embodiment, the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is three times the frequency of the alternating current signal 200. That is, in the case that N is set to 3, n may be 1, 2, or 3, it may be known that the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition are respectively 60 degrees, 120 degrees, and 180 degrees. Therefore, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal are respectively 240 degrees, 300 degrees, and 360 degrees.
Similarly, the implementation process of adopting the first control scheme is described in combination with the circuit as illustrated in
In combination with
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L21 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L22 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a first ⅓ of a positive half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a second ⅓ of a positive half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a third ⅓ of a positive half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L21 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L22 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a first ⅓ of a second half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a second ⅓ of a second half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a third ⅓ of a second half cycle, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L23 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L24 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 10 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
The alternating current signal 200 continuously and alternately operates between the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle. It may be seen from the curve L29 that the voltage VC3 at the third connection node 3 is converted to half of the voltage at the fourth connection node 4, the voltage at the fourth connection node 4 is a rectified input voltage, and the voltage VC3 is an output voltage, that is, the input voltage is twice the output voltage.
In summary, on periods of the first switch transistor Q1, the second switch transistor Q2, the third switch transistor Q3, and the fourth switch transistor Q4 in the rectifier module 10 are T21, and on periods of the fifth switch transistor Q5, the sixth switch transistor Q6, and seventh switch transistor Q7, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, the tenth switch transistor Q10, the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 in the charge pump module 20 are T22, wherein T22=⅓T21, that is, the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is three times the frequency of the alternating current signal 200.
However, although the current I2 charges the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 for the same timing T22, since the input current I2 has a sinusoidal wave characteristic, an unequal total number of charges are supplemented for the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 in each cycle. It may be seen from the curve L25 and the curve L33 in
Further, the second control scheme needs to be adopted, the second pulse width modulation signal uses the duty cycle of non-50%. The implementation process of adopting the second control scheme is described in combination with the circuit as illustrated in
Specifically, in the case that a capacitance of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 is less than a capacitance of the filter capacitor C3. In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, a phase angle θ2k of the alternating current signal 200 during a kth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
θ2k, wherein k=0, 1, 2, . . . , N; or
An operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is N times the frequency of the alternating current signal 200, wherein N is a positive integer. In response to the alternative current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal 200 is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 in a positive half cycle.
According to the formula of the phase angle, using N selected from 1 to 10 as an example, the phase angles are calculated by introducing N into the formula, as listed in Table 1.
It may be seen from Table 1 that when N is equal to 1, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal are 180 degrees and 360 degrees; when N is equal to 2, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal are respectively 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees and 360 degrees; when N is equal to 3, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal are 70.5 degrees, 109.5 degrees, 180 degrees, 250.5 degrees, 289.5 degrees, and 360 degrees. Analogously, when N takes different values, the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal may be obtained. The phase angles exceeding 180 degrees in the above phase angles are phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 during high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, and are symmetrical to the phase angles of the alternating current signal 200 in the negative half cycle. The angles corresponding to the positive and negative half cycles differ by 180 degrees, for example, angles of 70.5 degrees and 250.5 degrees.
In combination with.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L40 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L41 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 0 degrees to 70.5 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 70.5 degrees to 109.5 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 109.5 degrees to 180 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, the first pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the second switch transistor Q2 and the third switch transistor Q3 to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor Q1 and the fourth switch transistor Q4 to be turned off.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 180 degrees to 250.5 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 250.5 degrees to 289.5 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a high level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a high level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a low level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the fifth switch transistor QS, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the first capacitor C1 through the fifth switch transistor Q5 and the seventh switch transistor Q7, and the second capacitor C2 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the tenth switch transistor Q10 and the twelfth switch transistor Q12.
In response to the alternating current signal 200 being in an interval from 289.5 degrees to 360 degrees, the second pulse width modulation signal is a low level signal, the corresponding curve L42 illustrates a low level signal, and the curve L43 illustrates a high level signal. In this case, the control unit 40 controls the sixth switch transistor Q6, the eighth switch transistor Q8, the ninth switch transistor Q9, and the eleventh switch transistor Q11 to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor Q5, the seventh switch transistor Q7, the tenth switch transistor Q10, and the twelfth switch transistor Q12 to be turned off. The current I2 flowing through the rectifier module 20 charges the second capacitor C2 through the ninth switch transistor Q9 and the eleventh switch transistor Q11, and the first capacitor C1 discharges power to the filter capacitor C3 and a follow-up load through the sixth switch transistor Q6 and the eighth switch transistor Q8.
The alternating current signal 200 continuously and alternately operates between the positive half cycle and the negative half cycle. It may be seen from the curve L29 that the voltage VC3 at the third connection node 3 is converted to half of the voltage at the fourth connection node 4, the voltage at the fourth connection node 4 is a rectified input voltage, and the voltage VC3 is an output voltage, that is, the input voltage is twice the output voltage.
In addition, a total timing of the positive half cycle of the alternating current signal 200 is T41. In this scheme, by extending a timing T42 of the second pulse width modulation signal in a first section of the positive half cycle of the alternating current signal 200 and a timing T44 in a third section of the positive half cycle of the alternating current signal 200, and shortening a timing T43 in a second section of the positive half cycle, an equal total number of charges are supplied to the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 within each of the three sections of the positive half cycle. The second pulse width modulation signal divides the positive half cycle and negative half cycle of the alternating current signal 200 into three sections respectively. The on phase angles of the first section and the third section correspond to 70.5 degrees at the frequency of the alternating current signal 200, and the on phase angle of the second section is 39 degrees, such that an equal total number of changes are received by the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 during each charging process. In combination with the curve L49 and the curve L50, it may be seen that, in this method, an equal voltage difference between the voltage at the two ends of the second capacitor C2 and the voltage at the third connection node 3 that is, the output voltage) is acquired at the end of each charging cycle. In combination with the curve L46 and the curve L47, it may be seen that amplitudes of the pulse currents of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are equal at the beginning of the discharging cycle in which the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 discharge power to the load and the filter capacitor C3. In this case, total loss during the discharging process of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 may be reduced to the minimum, thereby maintaining the advantage of the efficiency in inputting the voltage source into the circuit structure at the same operating frequency, and achieving higher power conversion efficiency.
In the case that a capacitance of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 is greater than or equal to a capacitance of the filter capacitor C3, an optimal configuration of the second pulse width modulation signal corresponding to a maximum power conversion efficiency is between the first control scheme (that is, the duty cycle of 50%) and the second control scheme. That is, in response to the alternating current signal 200 being in a positive half cycle, where N is an even number, a phase angle θ3m of the alternating current signal 200 during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
wherein m=0, 1, 2, . . . , N/2; wherein the phase angle further satisfies:
wherein m =N, N−1, . . . , N/2; in response to N being an odd number, a phase angle θ3m of the alternating current signal during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
wherein m=0, 1, 2, . . . , (N−1)/2; and the phase angle further satisfies:
wherein m=N, N−1, . . . , (N+1)/2.
An operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is N times the frequency of the alternating current signal 200, wherein N is a positive integer. In response to the alternative current signal 200 being in a negative half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal 200 in a positive half cycle.
In the case that the second control scheme is adopted, a process of controlling the capacitance of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 to be greater than or equal to the capacitance of the filter capacitor C3 is similar to the process of controlling the capacitance of the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 to be less than the capacitance of the filter capacitor C3, which is easily understood by a person skilled in the art within the scope of the present disclosure, and is not detailed herein any further.
In the case that the second control scheme is adopted, in both the above two control processes, the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is made to a positive integer multiple of the frequency of the alternating current signal 200, and the two parts of circuits of the rectifier module 10 and the charge pump module operate together to achieve a higher power conversion efficiency. In addition, the charges obtained by the first capacitor C1 or the second capacitor C2 during each charging cycle are the same, thereby achieving an optimal operating efficiency of the system.
The present disclosure further provides a wireless charging receiver chip. The wireless charging receiver chip includes the buck and rectifier circuit as described above.
The present disclosure further provides a wireless charging receiver. The wireless charging receiver includes a wireless charging receiver coil and the wireless charging receiver chip as described above, wherein the wireless charging receiver coil is configured to generate the alternating current signal 200.
The buck and rectifier circuit in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes the rectifier module 10, the charge pump module 20, the filter unit 30, and the control unit 40. The rectifier module 10 includes the first bridge arm unit 11 and the second bridge arm unit 12, wherein the first bridge arm unit 11 is connected in parallel to the second bridge arm unit 12, the first bridge arm unit 11 is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an externally input alternating current signal 200, and the second bridge arm unit 12 is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal 200. The charge pump module 20 is connected to the rectifier module 10, and the charge pump module 20 includes the first voltage converter unit 21 and the second voltage converter unit 22, wherein the first voltage converter unit 21 is connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit 22 and the second bridge arm unit 12. The filter unit 30 is connected to a voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit 21 and a voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit 22. The control unit 40 is connected to the rectifier module 10 and the charge pump module 20, and the control unit 40 is configured to output the first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of the switch transistor in the rectifier module 10 and output the second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of the switch transistor in the charge pump module 20, such that the operating frequency of the charge pump module 20 is a positive integer multiple of the frequency of the alternating current signal 200. Under such configurations, the two parts of circuits of the rectifier module 10 and the charge pump module 20 operate together to achieve a higher power conversion efficiency, that is, power conversion efficiency during wireless charging may be improved.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure rather than limiting the technical solutions of the present disclosure. Under the concept of the present disclosure, the technical features of the above embodiments or other different embodiments may be combined, the steps therein may be performed in any sequence, and various variations may be derived in different aspects of the present disclosure, which are not detailed herein for brevity of description. Although the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they may still make modifications to the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or make equivalent replacements to some of the technical features; however, such modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Claims
1. A buck and rectifier circuit, comprising:
- a rectifier module, comprising a first bridge arm unit and a second bridge arm unit, wherein the first bridge arm unit is connected in parallel to the second bridge arm unit, the first bridge arm unit is connected to a non-inverting output terminal of an externally input alternating current signal, and the second bridge arm unit is connected to an inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal;
- a charge pump module, connected to the rectifier module, wherein the charge pump module comprises a first voltage converter unit and a second voltage converter unit, the first voltage converter unit being connected in parallel to the second voltage converter unit and the second bridge arm unit;
- a filter unit, connected to a voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit and a voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit; and
- a control unit, connected to the rectifier module and the charge pump module, wherein the control unit is configured to output, based on the alternating current signal, a first pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the rectifier module, and output a second pulse width modulation signal to control on or off of a switch transistor in the charge pump module, such that an operating frequency of the charge pump module is N times a frequency of the alternating current signal, wherein N is a positive integer.
2. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein θ 1 n = n π N,
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
- a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an nth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
- wherein n=0, 1, 2,..., N; or
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
3. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein
- the first voltage converter unit comprises a first capacitor and a first switch assembly, wherein the first capacitor is connected to the first switch assembly, and the first capacitor is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the first switch assembly;
- the second voltage converter unit comprises a second capacitor and a second switch assembly, wherein the second capacitor is connected to the second switch assembly, and the second capacitor is configured to be charged or discharged based on an on or off state of the second switch assembly; and
- the filter unit comprises a filter capacitor, wherein one terminal of the filter capacitor is connected to the voltage output terminal of the first voltage converter unit and the voltage output terminal of the second voltage converter unit, and the other terminal of the filter capacitor is connected to ground.
4. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 3, wherein θ2 k = arccos ( 1 - 2 k N ),
- a capacitance of the first capacitor or the second capacitor is less than a capacitance of the filter capacitor; and
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
- a phase angle of the alternating current signal during a kth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is:
- wherein k=0, 1, 2,..., N; or
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle,
- a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
5. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 3, wherein m π N ≤ θ 3 m ≤ arccos ( 1 - 2 m N ), wherein m=0, 1, 2,..., N/2; and the phase angle further satisfies: m π N ≥ θ 3 m ≥ arccos ( 1 - 2 m N ), m π N ≤ θ 3 m ≤ arccos ( 1 - 2 m N ), m π N ≥ θ 3 m ≥ arccos ( 1 - 2 m N ),
- a capacitance of the first capacitor or the second capacitor is greater than or equal to a capacitance of the filter capacitor; and
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a positive half cycle,
- in response to N being an even number, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
- wherein m=N, N−1,..., N/2; or
- in response to N being an odd number, a phase angle of the alternating current signal during an mth high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal satisfies:
- wherein m=0, 1, 2,..., (N−1)/2; and the phase angle further satisfies:
- wherein m=N, N−1,..., (N+1)/2; or
- in response to the alternating current signal being in a negative half cycle,
- a phase angle of the alternating current signal during each high-low level transition of the second pulse width modulation signal is symmetrical to a phase angle of the alternating current signal in a positive half cycle.
6. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 3, wherein
- wherein the first bridge arm unit comprises a first switch transistor and a second switch transistor, wherein the first switch transistor and the second switch transistor are connected in series in the same direction, and a connection node between a source of the first switch transistor and a drain of the second switch transistor is a first connection node, and the non-inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal being connected to the first connection node;
- the second bridge arm unit comprises a third switch transistor and a fourth switch transistor, wherein the third switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor are connected in series in the same direction, and a connection node between a source of the third switch transistor and a drain of the fourth switch transistor is a second connection node, the inverting output terminal of the alternating current signal being connected to the second connection node;
- the first switch assembly comprises a fifth switch transistor, a sixth switch transistor, a seventh switch transistor, and an eighth switch transistor that are successively connected in series in the same direction, wherein one terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a source of the fifth switch transistor, and the other terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a source of the seventh switch transistor;
- the second switch assembly comprises a ninth switch transistor, a tenth switch transistor, an eleventh switch transistor, and a twelfth switch transistor that are successively connected in series in the same direction, wherein one terminal of the second capacitor is connected to a source of the ninth switch transistor, and the other terminal of the second capacitor is connected to a source of the eleventh switch transistor;
- wherein a drain of the first switch transistor is connected to a drain of the third switch transistor, a drain of the fifth switch transistor, and a drain of the ninth switch transistor, and a source of the second switch transistor, a source of the fourth switch transistor, a source of the eighth switch transistor, and a source of the twelfth switch transistor are all connected to ground; and
- wherein a connection node between the sixth switch transistor and the seventh switch transistor, and a connection node between the tenth switch transistor and the eleventh switch transistor are both connected to one terminal of the filter capacitor at a third connection node.
7. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 6, wherein
- in response to the first pulse width modulation signal being at a high level, the control unit controls the first switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the second switch transistor and the third switch transistor to be turned off: or
- in response to the first pulse width modulation signal being at a low level, the control unit controls the second switch transistor and the third switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the first switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor to be turned off; and
- in response to the second pulse width modulation signal being at a high level, the control unit controls the fifth switch transistor, the seventh switch transistor, the tenth switch transistor, and the twelfth switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the sixth switch transistor, the eighth switch transistor, the ninth switch transistor, and the eleventh switch transistor to be turned off; or
- in response to the second pulse width modulation signal being at a low level, the control unit controls the sixth switch transistor, the eighth switch transistor, the ninth switch transistor, and the eleventh switch transistor to be turned on, and controls the fifth switch transistor, the seventh switch transistor, the tenth switch transistor, and the twelfth switch transistor to be turned off;
- wherein the first pulse width modulation signal and the second pulse width modulation signal are simultaneously subject to a high-low level transition at a zero-crossing timing of the alternating current signal.
8. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a voltage stabilizer circuit, wherein the voltage stabilizer circuit comprises a thirteenth switch transistor and a fourth capacitor;
- wherein a drain of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to a third connection node, a source of the thirteenth switch transistor is connected to one terminal of the fourth capacitor, and the other terminal of the fourth capacitor is connected to ground.
9. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a bias power supply circuit, wherein the bias power supply circuit comprises a first bias switch transistor, a second bias switch transistor, a low-dropout linear regulator, and a second filter capacitor;
- wherein a voltage input terminal of the low-dropout linear regulator is connected to a drain of the first bias switch transistor, a drain of the second bias switch transistor, and one terminal of the second filter capacitor, a source of the first bias switch transistor is connected to a first connection node, a source of the second bias switch transistor is connected to a second connection node, and the other terminal of the second filter capacitor is connected to ground.
10. The buck and rectifier circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a bias power supply circuit, wherein the bias power supply circuit comprises a first diode, a second diode, a low-dropout linear regulator, and a second filter capacitor;
- wherein a voltage input terminal of the low-dropout linear regulator is connected to a cathode of the first diode, a cathode of the second diode, and one terminal of the second filter capacitor, an anode of the first diode is connected to a first connection node, an anode of the second diode is connected to a second connection node, and the other terminal of the second filter capacitor is connected to ground.
11. A wireless charging receiver chip, comprising the buck and rectifier circuit as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10.
12. A wireless charging receiver, comprising a wireless charging receiver coil and the wireless charging receiver chip as defined in claim 11, wherein the wireless charging receiver coil is configured to generate the alternating current signal.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 4, 2021
Publication Date: Jan 5, 2023
Inventors: Shuang Han (Foshan City), Songnan Yang (Frisco, TX), Rui Liu (Fremont, CA)
Application Number: 17/518,906