Load-adaptive power generator for driving a load device
The present invention includes a load-adaptive power generator including a feedback detecting module, a load determining module, a load driving module, and a control module. The feedback detecting module detects a load voltage of a load device, and converts the load voltage into a feedback voltage. The load determining module determines whether the feedback voltage is within a preset range for generating a periodical load driving signal. The load driving module has a plurality of driving units and at least one switch. The driving units drive the load device according to the load driving signal, and at least one driving unit receives the load driving signal through the switch. The control module turns on the switch when the frequency of the load driving signal is less than a frequency threshold. Accordingly, the load-adaptive power generator of the present invention can save energy.
1. A load-adaptive power generator for driving a load device, comprising:
a feedback detecting module, coupled to the load device, for detecting a load voltage of the load device and converting the load voltage into a feedback voltage;
a load determining module, coupled to the feedback detecting module, for determining whether or not the feedback voltage is within a preset range for generating a periodical load driving signal;
a load driving module, coupled to the load determining module, having a plurality of driving units and at least one switch, and the driving units respectively and selectively driving the load device according to the load driving signal, wherein at least one of the driving units receives the load driving signal through the at least one switch; and
a control module, respectively coupled to the load determining module and the load driving module, for receiving the load driving signal and determining the frequency of the load driving signal;
wherein if the frequency of the load driving signal is less than a frequency threshold, the control module turns on the switch.
2. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 1 , wherein each driving unit is a gate driver and the load driving signal drives a n-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) and a p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) respectively.
3. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 2 , wherein the gate drivers at least comprise two different scales of the n-channel metal oxide semiconductor and the p-channel metal oxide semiconductor, respectively.
4. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 1 , wherein the control module comprises at least one frequency comparator for receiving a predetermined clock and the load driving signal, and determining whether or not the frequency of the load driving signal is less than the frequency of the predetermined clock,
wherein if the frequency of the load driving signal is less than the frequency of the predetermined clock, the control module turns on the switch and the control module generates the frequency threshold according to the predetermined clock.
5. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 1 , wherein the load determining module comprises a first comparator and a second comparator outputting a first comparison result and a second comparison result respectively,
wherein the feedback voltage is respectively received by the positive input end of the first comparator and the positive input end of the second comparator, and a predetermined first voltage threshold and a predetermined second voltage threshold are respectively received by the negative input end of the first comparator and the negative input end of the second comparator.
6. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 5 , wherein the load determining module further comprises a trigger for outputting the load driving signal according to the received first comparison result and the received inverted second comparison result.
7. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 6 , wherein the load driving module further comprises at least one level shifter for regulating the voltage level of the load driving signal and outputting the load driving signal to the driving units.
8. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 7 , wherein the load driving module comprises (N+1) driving units and N switches, and the first driving unit of the (N+1) driving units is directly coupled to the level shifter, and the (i+1) th driving unit of the (N+1) driving units, coupled to the level shifter through the i th switch of the N switches, receives the shifted load driving signal,
wherein N and i are both positive integers, and i isn't bigger than N.
9. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 8 , wherein the N switches are coupled in series.
10. The load-adaptive power generator according to claim 9 , wherein the control module comprises N frequency comparators for one-to-one controlling the corresponding N switches, and the i th frequency comparator of the N comparators receives the i th predetermined clock of the N predetermined clocks and the load driving signal, and determines whether or not the frequency of the load driving signal is less than the frequency of the i th predetermined clock,
wherein if the frequency of the load driving signal is less than the frequency of the i th predetermined clock, the control module turns on the i th switch of the N switches.