Voltage converter having an adjustable output
View Patent ↗A voltage converter includes a voltage converting circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a feedback circuit, an adjusting circuit, and a measuring circuit. The voltage converting circuit converts an input voltage to a low output voltage for a load. The PWM controller includes a comparator and a triangular-wave oscillator. The comparator is connected to the voltage converting circuit and outputs a PWM voltage to the voltage converting circuit. The triangular-wave oscillator is connected to an inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputs a sawtooth-wave voltage to the comparator. The feedback circuit is connected to a non-inverting terminal of the comparator and outputs a feedback voltage to the comparator. The measuring circuit measures current output from the voltage converting circuit and controls the adjusting circuit to provide a pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator when the measured current decreases, thereby increasing the duty ratio of the PWM voltage.
1. A voltage converter, comprising:
a voltage converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a low output voltage for a load;
a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, comprising:
a comparator connected to the voltage converting circuit and outputting a PWM voltage to the voltage converting circuit; and
a triangular-wave oscillator connected to a non-inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a sawtooth-wave voltage to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator;
a feedback circuit connected to an inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a feedback voltage to the inverting terminal of the comparator;
an adjusting circuit; and
a measuring circuit comprising:
a measuring resistor set between the voltage converting circuit and the load; and
a power management unit connected to the measuring circuit; wherein the power management unit measures current flowing through the measuring resistor and controls the adjusting circuit to provide a pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator when the measured current decreases causing a duty ratio of the PWM voltage to increase;
wherein the adjusting circuit comprises a first switch, a second switch and a pull-up voltage, the pull-up voltage is connected to the triangular-wave oscillator by the first switch, the second switch is set between the triangular-wave oscillator and ground; and wherein when the first switch is turned on, the second switch is turned off, and the pull-up voltage is applied to the triangular-wave oscillator.
2. The voltage converter of claim 1 , wherein the power management unit controls states of the first and second switches according to the measured current value.
3. The voltage converter of claim 2 , wherein the power management unit includes a reference current value, the power management unit compares the measured current value with the reference current value; and wherein when the load increases, the power management unit obtains a current value difference and controls the adjusting circuit to provide the pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator.
4. The voltage converter of claim 3 , wherein the power management unit further includes a plurality of current value ranges, and a plurality of control voltages corresponding to the current value range; wherein the adjusting circuit further includes a digital/analog (D/A) converter; and wherein the power management identifies to which current value range the current value difference belongs and sends the corresponding control voltage to the D/A converter, and the D/A converter outputs the pull-up voltage.
5. The voltage converter of claim 1 , wherein the first switch is an N-channel metallic oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a source of the first switch is connected to a cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator, a gate of the first switch is connected to a power supply, and a drain of the first switch is connected to the pull-up voltage.
6. The voltage converter of claim 1 , wherein the second switch is a P-channel MOSFET, a gate of the second switch is connected to the power supply, a source of the second switch is grounded, and a drain of the second switch is connected to the cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator.
7. The voltage converter of claim 1 , wherein one end of the feedback circuit is connected to an output node between the voltage converting circuit and the load, another end of the feedback circuit is connected to the inverting terminal of the comparator, and the feedback circuit converts the output voltage to the feedback voltage.
8. A voltage converter, comprising:
a voltage converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a low output voltage for a load;
a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, comprising:
a comparator connected to the voltage converting circuit and outputting a PWM voltage to the voltage converting circuit; and
a triangular-wave oscillator connected to a non-inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a sawtooth-wave voltage to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator;
a feedback circuit connected to an inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a feedback voltage to the inverting terminal of the comparator;
an adjusting circuit; and
a measuring circuit comprising:
a measuring resistor set between the voltage converting circuit and the load; and
a power management unit connected to the measuring circuit, the power management unit comprising a reference current value; wherein the power management unit measures current flowing through the measuring resistor and compares the measured current value with the reference current value; and wherein when the load increases, the power management unit obtains a current value difference and controls the adjusting circuit to provide a pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator causing a duty ratio of the PWM voltage to increase;
wherein the adjusting circuit includes a first switch, a second switch and a pull-up voltage, the pull-up voltage is connected to the triangular-wave oscillator by the first switch, and the second switch is set between the triangular-wave oscillator and ground; and wherein when the first switch is turned on, the second switch is turned off, and the pull-up voltage is applied to the triangular-wave oscillator.
9. The voltage converter of claim 8 , wherein the power management unit further includes a plurality of current value ranges, and a plurality of control voltages corresponding to the current value range; wherein the adjusting circuit further includes a digital/analog (D/A) converter; and wherein the power management identifies to which current value range the current value difference belongs and sends the corresponding control voltage to the D/A converter, and the D/A converter outputs the pull-up voltage.
10. The voltage converter of claim 8 , wherein the first switch is an N-channel metallic oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a source of the first switch is connected to a cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator, a gate of the first switch is connected to a power supply, and a drain of the first switch is connected to the pull-up voltage.
11. The voltage converter of claim 8 , wherein the second switch is a P-channel MOSFET, a gate of the second switch is connected to the power supply, a source of the second switch is grounded, and a drain of the second switch is connected to the cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator.
12. A voltage converter, comprising:
a voltage converting circuit that converts an input voltage into a low output voltage for a load;
a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, comprising:
a comparator connected to the voltage converting circuit and outputting a PWM voltage to the voltage converting circuit; and
a triangular-wave oscillator connected to a non-inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a sawtooth-wave voltage to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator;
a feedback circuit connected to an inverting terminal of the comparator, and outputting a feedback voltage to the inverting terminal of the comparator;
an adjusting circuit, the adjusting circuit comprising:
a first switch;
a pull-up voltage connected to the triangular-wave oscillator by the first switch; and
a second switch set between the triangular-wave oscillator and ground; and
a measuring circuit measuring current output from the voltage converting circuit and controlling the adjusting circuit to provide a pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator by turning on the first switch and turning off the second switch when the measured current decreases causing a duty ratio of the PWM voltage to increase.
13. The voltage converter of claim 12 , wherein the measuring circuit includes a measuring resistor set between the voltage converting circuit and the load and a power management unit connected to the measuring circuit, and the power management unit measures current flowing through the measuring resistor and controls states of the first and second switches according to the measured current value.
14. The voltage converter of claim 13 , wherein the power management unit includes a reference current value, and the power management unit compares the measured current value with the reference current value; and wherein when the load increases, the power management unit obtains a current value difference and controls the adjusting circuit to provide the pull-up voltage to the triangular-wave oscillator.
15. The voltage converter of claim 14 , wherein the power management unit further includes a plurality of current value ranges, and a plurality of control voltages corresponding to the current value range; wherein the adjusting circuit further includes a digital/analog (D/A) converter; and wherein the power management identifies to which current value range the current value difference belongs and sends the corresponding control voltage to the D/A converter, and the D/A converter outputs the pull-up voltage.
16. The voltage converter of claim 12 , wherein the first switch is an N-channel metallic oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a source of the first switch is connected to a cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator, a gate of the first switch is connected to a power supply, and a drain of the first switch is connected to the pull-up voltage.
17. The voltage converter of claim 12 , wherein the second switch is a P-channel MOSFET, a gate of the second switch is connected to the power supply, a source of the second switch is grounded, and a drain of the second switch is connected to the cathode of the triangular-wave oscillator.
18. The voltage converter of claim 12 , wherein one end of the feedback circuit is connected to an output node between the voltage converting circuit and the load, another end of the feedback circuit is connected to the inverting terminal of the comparator, and the feedback circuit converts the output voltage to the feedback voltage.