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Granted Patent B2
US 11,606,026 · App. 16/997,475 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Display apparatus and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Duhee Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Sangkyoo Han (Seoul, KR); Jeongil Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Kasan Ha (Suwon-si, KR); Sanghoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; Kookmin University Industry Academy Corporation Foundation
H02M1/4258H02M1/08H02M1/4225H02M3/01H02M3/33571H02M3/33573H04N5/63H02M1/44
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Patent No.
US 11,606,026
App. No.
16/997,475
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a display apparatus and an electronic apparatus, the display apparatus including: a main body including a display and a connector; and an adapter connectable to the main body and configured to supply power to the connected main body, the adapter including: a transformer configured to boost an input first alternating current (AC) voltage, a switch including a switching device configured to switch a current flowing in the transformer, a controller configured to control the switching device to output a second AC voltage boosted by the transformer, and the main body including a power factor correction (PFC) converter configured to correct a power factor of the second AC voltage output from the adapter and output a direct current (DC) voltage.

Claims (46)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a main body including a display and a connector; and

an adapter connectable to the main body and configured to supply power to the main body while the main body is connected to the adapter via the connector, the adapter comprising:

a transformer configured to boost a first alternating current (AC) voltage that is input,

a switch comprising a switching device configured to switch a current flowing in the transformer,

a controller configured to control the switching device to output a second AC voltage boosted by the transformer,

a first rectifier configured to rectify the input first AC voltage,

a second rectifier configured to rectify the boosted second AC voltage, and

wherein the controller detects the rectified second AC voltage, and controls the second AC voltage to be constant based on a result of the rectified second AC voltage detected.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer is among a plurality of transformers, and

the plurality of transformers comprise primary sides to which the first AC voltage is input in parallel and secondary sides connected in series to each other.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the switch is among a plurality of switches corresponding to the plurality of transformers, and

the controller outputs one driving signal to the plurality of switches.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller detects an average voltage or a peak voltage of the second AC voltage, and controls the average voltage or the peak voltage of the second AC voltage to be constant based on a result of the average voltage or the peak voltage of the second AC voltage detected.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls a frequency or duty of a driving signal applied to the switch based on the result of the rectified second AC voltage detected.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer comprises an LLC resonant converter.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the switch comprises a first switching device, a second switching device, a third switching device and a fourth switching device, and is switched over between a full-bridge mode or a half-bridge mode as the first switching device, the second switching device, the third switching device and the fourth switching device are selectively turned on or off.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the controller controls the second switching device to be turned on, the fourth switching device to be turned off, and the first switching device and the third switching device to be complementarily switched, based on the input first AC voltage higher than or equal to a reference voltage.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the controller controls a driving signal applied to the first switching device and the third switching device to be varied in frequency.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the controller controls the first switching device and the second switching device to be complementarily switched, and the third switching device and the fourth switching device to be complementarily switched, based on the input first AC voltage lower than a reference voltage.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the reference voltage is a first reference voltage, and

the controller controls a driving signal applied to the first switching device, the second switching device, the third switching device and the fourth switching device to be varied in duty, based on the input first AC voltage higher than or equal to a second reference voltage.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the reference voltage is a first reference voltage, and

the controller controls a driving signal applied to the first switching device, the second switching device, the third switching device and the fourth switching device to be varied in phase, based on the input first AC voltage higher than or equal to a second reference voltage.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the controller controls a driving signal applied to the first switching device, the second switching device, the third switching device and the fourth switching device that is varied in frequency, based on the input first AC voltage lower than a reference voltage.

14. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a connector connectable to a main body including a display; and

an adapter configured to supply power to the main body while the main body is connected to the adapter via the connector and the adapter comprising:

a transformer configured to boost a first alternating current (AC) voltage that is input,

a switch comprising a switching device configured to switch a current flowing in the transformer,

a controller configured to control the switching device to output a second AC voltage boosted by the transformer, and

a first rectifier configured to rectify the input first AC voltage,

a second rectifier configured to rectify the boosted second AC voltage,

wherein the second AC voltage output from the adapter is subjected to power factor correction (PFC) and converted into a direct current (DC) voltage in the main body, and

the controller detects the rectified second AC voltage, and controls the second AC voltage to be constant based on a result of the rectified second AC voltage detected.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein

the transformer is among a plurality of transformers, and

the plurality of transformers comprise primary sides to which the first AC voltage is input in parallel and secondary sides connected in series to each other.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein

the switch is among a plurality of switches corresponding to the plurality of transformers, and

the controller outputs one driving signal to the plurality of switches.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the controller detects an average voltage or a peak voltage of the second AC voltage, and controls the average voltage or the peak voltage of the second AC voltage to be constant based on a result of the average voltage or the peak voltage of the second AC voltage detected.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the controller controls a frequency or duty of a driving signal applied to the switch based on the result of the rectified second AC voltage detected.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2020
From: JANG, DUHEE; HAN, SANGKYOO; KANG, JEONGIL; HA, KASAN; LEE, SANGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0102001 · Aug 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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