Switched-mode power supply for providing a stable output voltage

1. A switched-mode power supply for providing a stable output voltage, the switched-mode power supply comprising:

a transformer having:

a primary side having an excitation winding and a vice-output winding of Na turns, wherein a first terminal of the excitation winding is connected to an input power and an input capacitor, the vice-output winding is connected to a primary-side-phase-compensation circuit via a vice-output diode, and a cathode of the vice-output diode is connected to a power-saving capacitor that is grounded; and

a secondary side having a main-output winding of Ns turns;

a ratio of turns of the transformer meeting

(

Vs

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Na

Ns

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<

Va

,

wherein Vs is a voltage of the main-output winding, and Va is a voltage of the vice-output winding;

a primary-side switch connected between the excitation winding of the transformer and a ground in series;

an active snubber circuit having a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a snubber capacitor, an energy-storing inductor and a snubber switch, wherein

the second diode, the energy-storing inductor and the third diode are sequentially connected in series and connected to the input power;

the snubber capacitor has a first terminal connected to a node between the third diode and the energy-storing inductor, and a second terminal connected to a node between the primary-side switch and the excitation winding via the first diode;

the snubber switch has a first terminal connected to a node between the snubber capacitor and the first diode, and a second terminal connected to the ground;

a primary-side pulse width modulation (PWM) controller connected to the snubber switch and the primary-side switch to respectively provide a first driving signal and a second driving signal to the snubber switch and the primary-side switch;

a secondary-side switch connected between the main-output winding and an output terminal;

a secondary-side-phase-compensation circuit receiving an output voltage from the output terminal and a setting command from outside, and comparing the output voltage with the setting command;

a secondary-side PWM controller receiving a comparison result from the secondary-side-phase-compensation circuit and providing a secondary-side-switch-driving signal to control the secondary-side switch; and

a synchronization circuit connected to the main-output winding to detect a voltage variation from the main-output winding and providing a synchronization signal to the secondary-side PWM controller according to the voltage variation.

2. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a first current transformer connected to the energy-storing inductor to sense a current flowing through the energy-storing inductor and to send a sensed result to the primary-side PWM controller; and

a second current transformer connected between the primary-side switch and the excitation winding in series to sense an excitation current flowing through the excitation winding and to send another sensed result to the primary-side PWM controller.

3. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the primary-side PWM controller compares a feedback result received from the primary-side-phase-compensation circuit with a preset value to determine a load status on the output terminal.

4. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the setting command received by the secondary-side-phase-compensation circuit is for setting the output voltage.

5. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 4 , wherein during a same switching cycle, the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are synchronously turned on; and the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are sequentially turned off.

6. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a voltage detection circuit detecting a voltage drop across the snubber capacitor and sending the detected voltage drop to the primary-side PWM controller; and

a second current transformer connected between the primary-side switch and the excitation winding in series to sense an excitation current flowing through the excitation winding and to send a sensed result to the primary-side PWM controller.

7. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the primary-side PWM controller compares a feedback result received from the primary-side-phase-compensation circuit with a preset value to determine a load status on the output terminal.

8. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the setting command received by the secondary-side-phase-compensation circuit is for setting the output voltage.

9. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 8 , wherein during a same switching cycle, the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are synchronously turned on; and the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are sequentially turned off.

10. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the primary-side PWM controller compares a feedback result received from the primary-side-phase-compensation circuit with a preset value to determine a load status on the output terminal.

11. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the setting command received by the secondary-side-phase-compensation circuit is for setting the output voltage.

12. The switched-mode power supply as claimed in claim 11 , wherein during a same switching cycle, the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are synchronously turned on; and the snubber switch, the primary-side switch and the secondary-side switch are sequentially turned off.