Control circuit of synchronous rectification type power supply unit, synchronous rectification type power supply unit and control method thereof
View Patent ↗The control circuit comprises: a detecting portion COMP 1 for detecting a status transition of a first signal FR at the connecting point P which changes at a constant cycle corresponding to current flowing through the antiparallel diode D when the main switch device FET is turned OFF; and a phase difference adjusting portion 30, 40 for adjusting the phase difference by adjusting the output timing of the second signal FP corresponding to a phase difference between the phase of the first signal FR detected by the detecting portion COMP 1 and the phase of the second signal FP generated based on the first signal of one cycle before and the rectification switch device FET 2 is turned ON corresponding to the second signal FP whose output timing is adjusted by the phase difference adjusting portion 30, 40.
1. A control circuit of a synchronous rectification type power supply unit, the control circuit comprising:
a detecting portion detecting a status transition of a first signal at a connecting point, the status transition changing in each of constant cycles corresponding to current flowing through an antiparallel diode when a main switch device is turned OFF, the connecting point coupling to a coil and being between the main switch device and a rectification switch device having the antiparallel diode wherein the main switch device and the rectification switch device are turned ON and OFF alternately in the constant cycles; and
a phase difference adjusting portion adjusting a phase difference by adjusting output timing of a second signal which is a delayed signal of the first signal outputted one cycle before, corresponding to the phase difference between a phase of the first signal detected by the detecting portion and a phase of the second signal,
wherein the rectification switch device is turned ON corresponding to the second signal whose output timing is adjusted by the phase difference adjusting portion.
2. The control circuit of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 1 wherein the phase difference adjusting portion comprises a phase difference detecting portion detecting a phase difference between the phase of the first signal and the phase of the second signal repeatedly and a delaying portion which outputs the second signal by changing a delay time that delays the first signal of one cycle before corresponding to a detection result of the phase difference detecting portion.
3. The control circuit of the synchronous rectification type power supply according to claim 2 wherein
the phase difference detecting portion comprises:
a signal generating portion generating a phase delay detection signal changing from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of delay in which a quantity of phase delay of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay in which the quantity of the phase delay is reduced, under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is delayed with respect to the phase of the first signal, and which generates a phase advancement detection signal which changes from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of advancement in which a quantity of phase advancement of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of advancement in which the quantity of the phase advancement is reduced under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is advanced with respect to the phase of the first signal;
a control voltage supplying portion generating a control voltage corresponding to the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement and supplies the control voltage to the delaying portion; and
a control voltage adjusting portion instructing the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement selectively to the control voltage supply portion and changing the control voltage.
4. The control circuit of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 3 wherein the phase difference detecting portion comprises a second signal output portion outputting a phase confirmation signal determining that the phase of the first signal agrees with the phase of the second signal when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement and outputs the second signal to the rectification switch device under a condition that the phase confirmation signal is inputted.
5. The control circuit of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 3 wherein the delaying portion comprises a capacitor, a current supplying portion supplying current to the capacitor corresponding to the control voltage and changing output voltage of the capacitor and a voltage comparing portion comparing the output voltage with a reference voltage and outputs the second signal.
6. The control circuit of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 4 wherein the phase difference detecting portion includes a D flip-flop having an input terminal in which a logical AND signal of the phase delay detection signal and the phase advancement detection signal is inputted when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement, and a clock input terminal in which the second signal is inputted,
wherein the D flip-flop outputs the phase confirmation signal synchronously with the second signal.
7. A synchronous rectification type power supply unit, comprising:
a coil being coupled to a connecting point between a main switch device and a rectification switch device having an antiparallel diode wherein the main switch device and the rectification switch device are turned ON and OFF alternately in constant cycles;
a detecting portion detecting a status transition of a first signal at the connecting point, the status transition changing in each of the constant cycles corresponding to current flowing through the antiparallel diode when the main switch device is turned OFF; and
a phase difference adjusting portion adjusting a phase difference by adjusting output timing of a second signal which is a delayed signal of the first signal outputted one cycle before, corresponding to the phase difference between a phase of the first signal detected by the detecting portion and a phase of the second signal,
wherein the rectification switch device is turned ON corresponding to the second signal whose output timing is adjusted by the phase difference adjusting portion.
8. The synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 7 wherein the phase difference adjusting portion comprises a phase difference detecting portion detecting a phase difference between the phase of the first signal and the phase of the second signal repeatedly and a delaying portion outputting the second signal by changing a delay time that delays the first signal of one cycle before corresponding to a detection result of the phase difference detecting portion.
9. The synchronous rectification type power supply according to claim 8 ,
the phase difference detecting portion further comprising:
a signal generating portion generating a phase delay detection signal changing from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of delay in which a quantity of phase delay of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay in which the quantity of the phase delay is reduced, under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is delayed with respect to the phase of the first signal, and generating a phase advancement detection signal changing from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of advancement in which a quantity of phase advancement of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of advancement in which the quantity of the phase advancement is reduced under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is advanced with respect to the phase of the first signal;
a control voltage supplying portion generating a control voltage corresponding to the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement and supplies the control voltage to the delaying portion; and
a control voltage adjusting portion instructing the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement selectively to the control voltage supply portion, and changing the control voltage.
10. The synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 9 , the phase difference detecting portion further comprising a second signal output portion outputting a phase confirmation signal determining that the phase of the first signal agrees with the phase of the second signal when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement and outputs the second signal to the rectification switch device under a condition that the phase confirmation signal is inputted.
11. The synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 9 , the delaying portion further comprising a capacitor, a current supplying portion supplying current to the capacitor corresponding to the control voltage and changing output voltage of the capacitor and a voltage comparing portion comparing the output voltage with a reference voltage and outputs the second signal.
12. The synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 10 wherein the phase difference detecting portion includes a D flip-flop having an input terminal in which a logical AND signal of the phase delay detection signal and the phase advancement detection signal is inputted when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement, and a clock input terminal in which the second signal is inputted,
wherein the D flip-flop outputs the phase confirmation signal synchronously with the second signal.
13. A control method of a synchronous rectification type power supply unit, comprising:
turning ON and OFF a main switch device and a rectification switch device alternately in constant cycles;
detecting a status transition of a first signal at a connecting point, the status transition changing in each of the constant cycles corresponding to current flowing through an antiparallel diode when the main switch device is turned OFF; and
adjusting a phase difference by adjusting output timing of a second signal which is a delayed signal of the first signal outputted one cycle before, corresponding to the phase difference between a phase of the first signal detected and a phase of the second signal,
wherein the rectification switch device is turned ON corresponding to the second signal whose output timing is adjusted by the adjusting the phase difference.
14. The control method of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 13 wherein the adjusting the phase difference comprises detecting a phase difference between the phase of the first signal and the phase of the second signal repeatedly and outputting the second signal by changing a delay time that delays the first signal of one cycle before corresponding to a detection result of the detecting the phase difference.
15. The control method of the synchronous rectification type power supply according to claim 14 wherein
the detecting the phase difference comprises:
generating a phase delay detection signal changing from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of delay in which a quantity of phase delay of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay in which the quantity of the phase delay is reduced, under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is delayed with respect to the phase of the first signal;
generating a phase advancement detection signal changing from a non-adjustment condition of a quantity of advancement in which a quantity of phase advancement of the second signal is not adjusted to an adjustment condition of the quantity of advancement in which the quantity of the phase advancement is reduced under a condition of detecting that the phase of the second signal is advanced with respect to the phase of the first signal;
generating a control voltage corresponding to the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement; and
instructing the adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay or the adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement selectively to change the control voltage generated by the generating the voltage.
16. The control method of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 15 wherein the detecting phase difference comprises outputting a phase confirmation signal determining that the phase of the first signal agrees with the phase of the second signal when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement, and outputting the second signal to the rectification switch device under a condition that the phase confirmation signal is inputted.
17. The control method of the synchronous rectification type power supply unit according to claim 16 wherein the detecting the phase difference includes outputting the phase confirmation signal synchronously with the second signal when the phase delay detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the delay and the phase advancement detection signal is in the non-adjustment condition of the quantity of the advancement.