Granted Patent B2

US 7,564,705 · App. 12/208,594 · Granted Jul 21, 2009

Abstract

Claims (24)

1. A synchronous rectification circuit for a power converter, comprising:

a power switch, coupled to a magnetic device for rectification; and

a switching-control circuit, generating a control signal in response to a magnetized voltage of the magnetic device and a demagnetized voltage of the magnetic device,

wherein the control signal is coupled to control the power switch to determine a demagnetization period of the magnetic device.

2. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a magnetization period of the magnetic device is utilized to determine an enable period of the control signal.

3. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an enable period of the control signal is increased in response to the increase of the magnetized voltage.

4. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an enable period of the control signal is decreased in response to the decrease of a magnetization period of the magnetic device.

5. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an enable period of the control signal is decreased in response to the increase of the demagnetized voltage.

6. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the switching-control circuit, comprising:

an input circuit, generating a first signal, a second signal, a third signal and a switching signal; and

a signal-generation circuit, coupled to the input circuit to generate the control signal,

wherein the first signal is correlated to a voltage of the magnetic device, the second signal and the third signal are correlated to an output voltage of the power converter, and the switching signal is generated in response to a magnetization period of the magnetic device.

7. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a minimum value of the second signal is clamped to a limit value.

8. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the signal-generation circuit, comprising:

a capacitor;

a first switch, coupled in between the first signal and the capacitor;

a second switch, coupled in between the second signal and the capacitor;

a first comparator, coupled to the capacitor to generate a first-control signal once the voltage of the capacitor is higher than a first reference voltage; and

an output circuit, coupled to generate a first discharge signal in response to the enabling of the first-control signal and the disabling of the switching signal,

wherein the first switch is turned on in response to the enabling of the switching signal, the second switch is turned on in response to the enabling of the first discharge signal, wherein the first signal is used for charging the capacitor, the second signal is utilized to discharge the capacitor, and the third signal is further coupled to the first signal to decrease the value of the first signal.

9. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the signal-generation circuit, further comprising:

a second comparator, coupled to the capacitor to generate a second control signal once the voltage of the capacitor is higher than a second reference voltage, wherein the control signal is generated in accordance with the first discharge signal or a second discharge signal.

10. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power switch is turned off before magnetizing of the magnetic device.

11. The synchronous rectification circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic device is a transformer.

Assignments (8)