IP Library Granted Patent US 9,036,374
Granted Patent B2
US 9,036,374 · App. 13/829,700 · Granted May 19, 2015

Switching mode power supply and control method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,036,374
App. No.
13/829,700
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a switching mode power supply having primary and secondary induction coils inductively coupled to each other and converting a voltage applied to the primary induction coil to supply the converted voltage to the secondary induction coil, the switching mode power supply including a power switching unit switching the voltage applied to the primary induction coil, a load information obtaining unit obtaining load information relating to a load connected to the secondary induction coil, a bias current controlling unit controlling a switching driving current based on the load information; and a driving unit driving the power switching unit based on the load information and the switching driving current.

Claims (46)

1. A switching mode power supply having primary and secondary induction coils inductively coupled to each other and converting a voltage applied to the primary induction coil to supply the converted voltage to the secondary induction coil, the switching mode power supply comprising:

a power switching unit switching the voltage applied to the primary induction coil;

a load information obtaining unit obtaining load information relating to a load connected to the secondary induction coil;

a bias current controlling unit controlling a switching driving current based on the load information; and

a driving unit driving the power switching unit based on the load information and the switching driving current;

wherein the load information obtaining unit outputs a load voltage;

wherein the bias current controlling unit includes:

an amplifier outputting a control current or a control voltage based on the load voltage; and

a current source controlling the switching driving current based on the control current or the control voltage.

2. The switching mode power supply of claim 1 , wherein the bias current controlling unit controls a first switching driving current, a charging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information, and controls a second switching driving current, a discharging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information.

3. The switching mode power supply of claim 1 , wherein the bias current controlling unit includes a voltage-current converter.

4. A switching mode power supply having primary and secondary induction coils inductively coupled to each other and converting a voltage applied to the primary induction coil to supply the converted voltage to the secondary induction coil, the switching mode power supply comprising:

a power switching unit switching the voltage applied to the primary induction coil;

a load information obtaining unit obtaining load information relating to a load connected to the secondary induction coil;

a bias current controlling unit controlling a switching driving current based on the load information; and

a driving unit driving the power switching unit based on the load information and the switching driving current;

wherein the load information obtaining unit outputs a load voltage;

wherein the bias current controlling unit includes:

a first amplifier outputting a first control current or a first control voltage based on the load voltage; and

a first bias current source controlling a first switching driving current, a charging current for the power switching unit, based on the first control current or the first control voltage.

5. The switching mode power supply of claim 4 , wherein the bias current controlling unit controls a first switching driving current, a charging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information, and controls a second switching driving current, a discharging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information.

6. The switching mode power supply of claim 4 , wherein the bias current controlling unit includes a voltage-current converter.

7. A switching mode power supply having primary and secondary induction coils inductively coupled to each other and converting a voltage applied to the primary induction coil to supply the converted voltage to the secondary induction coil, the switching mode power supply comprising:

a power switching unit switching the voltage applied to the primary induction coil;

a load information obtaining unit obtaining load information relating to a load connected to the secondary induction coil;

a bias current controlling unit controlling a switching driving current based on the load information; and

a driving unit driving the power switching unit based on the load information and the switching driving current

wherein the load information obtaining unit outputs a load voltage;

wherein the bias current controlling unit includes:

a second amplifier outputting a second control current or a second control voltage based on the load voltage; and

a second bias current source controlling a second switching driving current, a discharging current for the power switching unit, based on the second control current or the second control voltage.

8. The switching mode power supply of claim 7 , wherein the driving unit includes:

a pulse information generator generating first pulse information and second pulse information based on the load voltage;

an upper switch driven by the first switching driving current and the first pulse information; and

a lower switch driven by the second switching driving current and the second pulse information.

9. The switching mode power supply of claim 7 , wherein the bias current controlling unit controls a first switching driving current, a charging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information, and controls a second switching driving current, a discharging current for the power switching unit, based on the load information.

10. The switching mode power supply of claim 7 , wherein the bias current controlling unit includes a voltage-current converter.

11. A switching mode power supply having primary and secondary induction coils inductively coupled to each other and converting a voltage applied to the primary induction coil to supply the converted voltage to the secondary induction coil, the secondary induction coil for driving a load, the switching mode power supply comprising:

a power switching unit switching the voltage applied to the primary induction coil;

a load information obtaining unit coupled to the secondary induction coil for determining a load voltage relating to the load;

a bias current controlling unit including a current source configured for controlling a switching driving current based on the load voltage; and

a driving unit driving the power switching unit based on the load voltage and the switching driving current.

12. The switching mode power supply of claim 10 , wherein the driving unit includes:

a pulse information generator generating first pulse information and second pulse information based on the load voltage;

an upper switch driven by the first switching driving current and the first pulse information; and

a lower switch driven by the second switching driving current and the second pulse information.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: SOLUM CO., LTD.
To: SKAICHIPS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062434/0791 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: SOLUM (HEFEI) SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: SOLUM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055599/0423 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2018
From: SOLUM (HEFEI) SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: SOLUM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047989/0117 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2018
From: SOLUM CO., LTD.
To: SOLUM (HEFEI) SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047989/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
To: SOLUM CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 047703/0913 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2013
From: KIM, JUNG HYUN; CHO, HWAN; KIM, BYUNG HOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030005/0637 →