Control circuit of power converter
A control circuit of a power converter includes a sensing circuit, a ramp signal generator, an error amplifier, a comparator and a PWM circuit. The sensing circuit, coupled to a first output circuit, provides a current sensing signal. The ramp signal generator, coupled to the sensing circuit, receives the current sensing signal to provide a ramp signal. The error amplifier receives a reference voltage and an output feedback voltage of the power converter to provide an error amplification signal. The comparator, coupled to the ramp signal generator and the error amplifier, provides a control signal according to the ramp signal and the error amplification signal. The PWM circuit, coupled between the comparator and the first output circuit, receives the control signal and provides a PWM signal to control the first output circuit. The ramp signal generator adjusts a slope of the ramp signal according to the current sensing signal.
1. A control circuit of a power converter, coupled to a first output circuit, the control circuit comprising:
a sensing circuit, coupled to the first output circuit and configured to provide a current sensing signal;
a ramp signal generator, coupled to the sensing circuit and configured to receive the current sensing signal to provide a ramp signal;
an error amplifier, configured to receive a reference voltage and an output feedback voltage of the power converter to provide an error amplification signal;
a comparator, coupled to the ramp signal generator and the error amplifier respectively and configured to provide a control signal according to the ramp signal and the error amplification signal; and
a pulse width modulation circuit, coupled between the comparator and the first output circuit and configured to receive the control signal and provide a pulse width modulation signal to control the first output circuit,
wherein the ramp signal generator adjusts a slope of the ramp signal according to the current sensing signal, the ramp signal generator further comprises a switch and a voltage source; one terminal of the switch is coupled between the sensing circuit and the comparator, and the other terminal of the switch is coupled to the voltage source; the voltage source is coupled between the switch and a ground terminal, and the switch is controlled by the control signal to be selectively turned on.
2. The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the ramp signal generator generates a falling part of the ramp signal according to a default current and the current sensing signal.
3. The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises a current mirror, and the current mirror is configured to generate the current sensing signal according to an inductor current in the first output circuit, and there is a proportional relationship between the current sensing signal and the inductor current.
4. The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the ramp signal generator comprises a capacitor and a current source; the capacitor is coupled between the switch and the ground terminal; the current source is coupled between the switch and the ground terminal.
5. The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein when the current sensing signal is larger, the adjusted slope of the ramp signal is gentler.
6. The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further coupled to a second output circuit, the sensing circuit comprises a current mirror, and the current mirror is configured to generate the current sensing signal according to a first inductor current in the first output circuit and a second inductor current in the second output circuit, and there is a proportional relationship between the current sensing signal and the first inductor current and the second inductor current.
7. A control circuit of a power converter, coupled to a first output circuit, the control circuit comprising:
a sensing circuit, coupled to the first output circuit and configured to provide a current sensing signal;
a ramp signal generator, coupled to the sensing circuit and configured to receive the current sensing signal to provide a ramp signal;
an error amplifier, configured to receive a reference voltage and an output feedback voltage of the power converter to provide an error amplification signal;
a comparator, coupled to the ramp signal generator and the error amplifier respectively and configured to provide a control signal according to the ramp signal and the error amplification signal; and
a pulse width modulation circuit, coupled between the comparator and the first output circuit and configured to receive the control signal and provide a pulse width modulation signal to control the first output circuit,
wherein the ramp signal generator adjusts a slope of the ramp signal according to the current sensing signal, the control circuit is further coupled to a second output circuit, the sensing circuit comprises a current mirror, and the current mirror is configured to generate the current sensing signal according to a first inductor current in the first output circuit and a second inductor current in the second output circuit, and there is a proportional relationship between the current sensing signal and the first inductor current and the second inductor current.