Regulation circuit associated with synchronous rectifier providing cable compensation for the power converter and method thereof
View Patent ↗A regulation circuit of a power converter for cable compensation according to the present invention comprises a signal generator generating a compensation signal in accordance with a synchronous rectifying signal. An error amplifier has a reference signal for generating a feedback signal in accordance with an output voltage of the power converter. The compensation signal is coupled to program the reference signal. The feedback signal is coupled to generate a switching signal for regulating an output of the power converter. The regulation circuit of the present invention compensates the output voltage without a shunt resistor to sense the output current of the power converter for reducing power loss.
1. A regulation circuit of a power converter, comprising:
a signal generator generating a compensation signal in accordance with a synchronous rectifying signal; and
an error amplifier having a reference signal for generating a feedback signal in accordance with an output voltage of the power converter;
wherein the compensation signal is coupled to program the reference signal; the feedback signal is coupled to generate a switching signal for regulating an output of the power converter.
2. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a resistor coupled to the signal generator for programming the level of the compensation signal in accordance with the synchronous rectifying signal.
3. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a filter coupled to the reference signal for filtering the reference signal.
4. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the filter comprises:
a capacitor for filtering the reference signal.
5. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synchronous rectifying signal is utilized to control a power transistor coupled to the power converter; wherein the power transistor is used for a synchronous rectifier.
6. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synchronous rectifying signal is correlated to an output current of the power converter.
7. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
A buffer amplifier having a reference voltage and coupled to the compensation signal for generating the reference signal.
8. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the signal generator comprises:
a capacitor providing a voltage for generating the compensation signal; and
a charge circuit charging the capacitor in response to the synchronous rectifying signal for providing the voltage;
wherein the voltage is correlated to the synchronous rectifying signal.
9. The regulation circuit as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the signal generator further comprises:
a voltage to current converter converting the voltage to a current for generating the compensation signal; and
a resistor coupled to the voltage to current converter to program the current in accordance with the synchronous rectifying signal for programming the level of the compensation signal.
10. A method for a regulation circuit of a power converter, comprising:
receiving a synchronous rectifying signal for generating a compensation signal;
compensating a reference signal of an error amplifier of the regulation circuit in accordance with the compensation signal; and
generating a feedback signal in accordance with the reference signal and an output voltage of the power converter;
wherein the feedback signal is coupled to generate a switching signal for regulating an output of the power converter.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
programming the level of the compensation signal in accordance with the synchronous rectifying signal.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the synchronous rectifying signal is utilized to control a power transistor coupled to the power converter; wherein the power transistor is used for a synchronous rectifier.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the synchronous rectifying signal is correlated to an output current of the power converter.
14. The method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
charging a capacitor in response to the synchronous rectifying signal to provide a voltage for generating the compensation signal;
wherein the voltage is correlated to the synchronous rectifying signal.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising:
converting the voltage to a current for generating the compensation signal; and
programming the current in accordance with the synchronous rectifying signal for programming the level of the compensation signal.