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US 9,531,278 · App. 14/726,295 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Systems and methods for current control of power conversion systems

Inventors: Yunchao Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Lieyi Fang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
H02M3/33507H02M2001/0009
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Patent No.
US 9,531,278
App. No.
14/726,295
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

System and method for regulating an output current of a power conversion system. An example system controller for regulating an output current of a power conversion system includes a driving component, a demagnetization detector, a current-regulation component, and a signal processing component. The driving component is configured to output a drive signal to a switch in order to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The demagnetization detector is configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an output voltage of the power conversion system and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the feedback signal. The current-regulation component is configured to receive the drive signal, the detection signal and a current-sensing signal and output a current-regulation signal based on at least information associated with the drive signal, the detection signal, and the current sensing signal.

Claims (19)

1. A system controller for regulating an output current of a power conversion system, the system controller comprising:

a driving component configured to output a drive signal to a switch in order to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system, the drive signal being associated with at least a switching period, the switching period including an on-time period and an off-time period, the off-time period including a demagnetization period;

a demagnetization detector configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an output voltage of the power conversion system and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the feedback signal, the detection signal indicating the demagnetization period, the switch being closed during the on-time period, the switch being open during the demagnetization period, the detection signal being different from the drive signal;

a current-regulation component configured to:

receive the drive signal;

receive the detection signal, the detection signal indicating the demagnetization period and being different from the drive signal;

receive a current-sensing signal, the current-sensing signal representing the primary current flowing through a primary winding in magnitude; and

output a current-regulation signal based on at least information associated with the drive signal, the detection signal, and the current sensing signal; and

a signal processing component configured to receive the current-regulation signal and output a processed signal to the driving component in order to generate the drive signal.

2. The system controller of claim 1 wherein the detection signal represents whether the demagnetization period has started and whether the demagnetization period has ended.

3. The system controller of claim 1 wherein the demagnetization detector is further configured to:

if the power conversion system operates in the demagnetization period, generate the detection signal at a first logic level; and

if the power conversion system does not operate in the demagnetization period, generate the detection signal at a second logic level, the first logic level being different from the second logic level.

4. The system controller of claim 1 wherein:

a starting time of the demagnetization period is the same as a starting time of the off-time period; and

an ending time of the demagnetization period is the same as an ending time of the off-time period.

5. The system controller of claim 1 wherein:

a starting time of the demagnetization period is the same as a starting time of the off-time period; and

an ending time of the demagnetization period is earlier than an ending time of the off-time period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: ZHANG, YUNCHAO; FANG, LIEYI
To: ON-BRIGHT ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036138/0110 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0258359 · Jul 24, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13572480 · Aug 10, 2012
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