IP Library Granted Patent US 12,407,267
Granted Patent B2
US 12,407,267 · App. 18/406,391 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Switching power supply system with both analog and digital feedback

Inventor: Wanle Liu (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: MIX-DESIGN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
H02M3/33592H02M1/0003H02M1/092H02M3/33515H02M3/33523H02M3/33576H02M1/0025
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Patent No.
US 12,407,267
App. No.
18/406,391
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a switching power supply system with both analog and digital feedback, the steps for regulating an output voltage of the switching power supply system are as follows: indirectly obtaining the system output voltage on a primary side of the switch power supply, and regulating the output voltage for a first time by controlling a primary switch tuber; directly obtaining an actual output voltage of the system on a secondary side of the switching power supply, obtaining a voltage difference between the actual output voltage of the system and a load demand voltage, and regulating the output voltage secondary according to the voltage difference.

Claims (43)

1. A switching power supply system with both analog and digital feedback, wherein the switching power supply system is configured to regulate an output voltage V out , comprising: a first primary analog feedback signal sampling and processing module, a first pulse-frequency modulation/pulse-width modulation (PFM/PWM) control signal generating and driving module, a first secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module, a first isolation transmission module, and a first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module;

the first primary analog feedback signal sampling and processing module is configured to sample a feedback voltage of an auxiliary winding on a primary side, generate a corresponding feedback signal after processing a current feedback voltage, and output the corresponding feedback signal to the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module;

the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module is configured to control an on/off time of a primary switch tube according to the corresponding feedback signal, and regulate the output voltage V out , so that a value of the output voltage V out approaches a demand voltage V req value of a load;

the first secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module is configured to directly obtain an actual output voltage of the switching power supply system on a secondary side, generate a secondary digital feedback signal after processing the actual output voltage, and transmit the secondary digital feedback signal to the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module through the first isolation transmission module;

the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module is configured to generate a corresponding voltage reference signal according to the secondary digital feedback signal, and output the corresponding voltage reference signal to the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module;

the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module is further configured to control the on/off time of the primary switch tube according to the corresponding voltage reference signal, and further regulate the output voltage V out ;

the first secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module comprises a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit, a first digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit, a first digital feedback signal generating circuit, and a first digital feedback signal driving circuit;

the first ADC circuit is configured to directly obtain the actual output voltage of the switching power supply system on the secondary side, and convert the actual output voltage into a corresponding digital signal and output the corresponding digital signal to the first digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit;

the first digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit is configured to obtain the actual output voltage according to the corresponding digital signal, comparing the actual output voltage with the demand voltage V req value of the load, and obtain a voltage difference ΔV after processing, the voltage difference ΔV is output to the first digital feedback signal generating circuit;

the first digital feedback signal generating circuit is configured to generate a digital feedback signal according to the voltage difference ΔV, and output the digital feedback signal to the first digital feedback signal driving circuit; and

the first digital feedback signal driving circuit is configured to drive the first isolation transmission module according to the digital feedback signal, and transmit the secondary digital feedback signal to the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module.

2. The switching power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first primary analog feedback signal sampling and processing module comprises a first primary feedback signal sampling circuit and a first sampling signal processing circuit;

the first primary feedback signal sampling circuit configured for sampling the feedback voltage of the auxiliary winding on the primary side, and outputting the feedback voltage to the first sampling signal processing circuit; and

the first sampling signal processing circuit configured for generating the corresponding feedback signal after processing the current feedback voltage, and outputting the corresponding feedback signal to the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module.

3. The switching power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module is configured to amplify and process an error between the corresponding feedback signal output by the first primary analog feedback signal sampling and processing module and a preset reference voltage to obtain a feedback error signal, and according to the feedback error signal, generate a PFM/PWM control signal to control the on/off time of the primary switch tube and regulate the output voltage V out , so that the value of the output voltage V out approaches the demand voltage V req value of the load; and

the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module is configured to update the preset reference voltage according to the corresponding voltage reference signal output by the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module, generate a second PFM/PWM control signal according to an updated reference voltage to control the on/off time of the primary switch tube, and further regulate the output voltage V out .

4. The switching power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module comprises a first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and logic controlling circuit, a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit, and a first reference generating circuit;

the first secondary digital feedback signal decoding and logic controlling circuit is configured to receive the secondary digital feedback signal transmitted by the first isolation transmission module, decode the secondary digital feedback signal to yield a decoded digital feedback signal, and output the decoded digital feedback signal to the first DAC circuit;

the first DAC circuit is configured to convert the decoded digital feedback signal into a corresponding analog signal, and output the corresponding analog signal to the first reference generating circuit; and

the first reference generating circuit is configured to generate the corresponding voltage reference signal according to the corresponding analog signal and output the corresponding voltage reference signal to the first PFM/PWM control signal generating and driving module.

5. The switching power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first isolation transmission module is one of optocouplers or magnetic couplers.

6. A switching power supply system with both analog and digital feedback, the switching power supply system is configured to regulate an output current I out , wherein the switching power supply system comprises: a second analog collecting and regulating module, a second secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module, a second isolation transmission module, and a second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module;

the second analog collecting and regulating module is configured to collect a peak current on a primary side, determine the output current I out of the switching power supply system according to the peak current, control an on/off time of a primary switch tube according to the output current I out , regulate the output current I out and make a value of the output current I out approach a preset maximum current I max value;

the second secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module is configured to directly obtain a system output current signal on a secondary side, and generate a secondary digital feedback signal after processing according to the system output current signal and the preset maximum current I max value, the secondary digital feedback signal is transmitted to the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module through the second isolation transmission module;

the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module is configured to generate a corresponding current reference signal according to the secondary digital feedback signal, and output the corresponding current reference signal to the second analog collecting and regulating module;

the second analog collecting and regulating module is further configured to update a preset reference current according to the corresponding current reference signal to yield an updated reference current, control the on/off time of the primary switch tube according to the updated reference current, and further regulate the output current I out ;

a value of the preset reference current is equal to the preset maximum current I max value,

the second secondary digital feedback signal sampling and driving module comprises a second current collecting and processing circuit, a second analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit, a second digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit, a second digital feedback signal generating circuit, and a second digital feedback signal driving circuit;

the second current collecting and processing circuit is configured to directly obtain the system output current signal on the secondary side, and output the system output current signal to the second ADC circuit;

the second ADC circuit is configured to convert the system output current signal into a corresponding digital signal, and output the corresponding digital signal to the second digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit;

the second digital processing and reference controlling logic circuit is configured to obtain the system output current signal according to the corresponding digital signal, compare the system output current signal with the preset maximum current I max value, and obtain a current difference ΔI after processing, and output the current difference ΔI to the second digital feedback signal generating circuit;

the second digital feedback signal generating circuit is configured to generate the secondary digital feedback signal according to the current difference ΔI, and output the secondary digital feedback signal to the second digital feedback signal driving circuit; and

the second digital feedback signal driving circuit is configured to drive the second isolation transmission module according to the secondary digital feedback signal, and transmit the secondary digital feedback signal to the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module.

7. The switching power supply system according to claim 6 , wherein the second analog collecting and regulating module comprises a second voltage controlled source (VCS) controlling and error processing circuit and a second pulse-frequency modulation/pulse-width modulation (PFM/PWM) control signal and driving circuit;

the second VCS controlling and error processing circuit is configured to collect the peak current on the primary side, determine the output current I out of the switching power supply system according to the peak current, compare the output current I out with the preset reference current to generate a control signal, and output the control signal to the second PFM/PWM control signal and driving circuit;

the second PFM/PWM control signal and driving circuit is configured to control the on/off time of the primary switch tube according to the control signal to regulate the output current I out , so that the value of the output current I out approaches the preset maximum current I max value; and

the second VCS controlling and error processing circuit is further configured to receive the corresponding current reference signal output by the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module, update the preset reference current according to the corresponding current reference signal, generate the control signal according to the updated reference current, and output the control signal to the second PFM/PWM control signal and driving circuit.

8. The switching power supply system according to claim 6 , wherein the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and reference generating module comprises a second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and logic controlling circuit, a second digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit, and a second reference generating circuit;

the second secondary digital feedback signal decoding and logic controlling circuit is configured to receive the secondary digital feedback signal transmitted by the second isolation transmission module to yield a decoded digital feedback signal, decode the secondary digital feedback signal, and output the decoded digital feedback signal to the second DAC circuit;

the second DAC circuit is configured to convert the decoded digital feedback signal into a corresponding analog signal, and output the corresponding analog signal to the second reference generating circuit; and

the second reference generating circuit is configured to generate the corresponding current reference signal according to the corresponding analog signal, and output the corresponding current reference signal to the second analog collecting and regulating module.

9. The switching power supply system according to claim 6 , wherein the second isolation transmission module is one of optocouplers or magnetic couplers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: LIU, WANLE
To: MIX-DESIGN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310338982.4 · Apr 1, 2023 · national
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