IP Library Granted Patent US 12,088,209
Granted Patent B2
US 12,088,209 · App. 17/690,840 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter and power supply system

Inventors: Lei Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Liang Wu (Dongguan, CN); Zuwei He (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02M3/33592H02M1/14
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Patent No.
US 12,088,209
App. No.
17/690,840
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose an asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter and a power supply system, to reduce a loss of the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter, and improve efficiency of the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter, including: a first power transistor, a second power transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, and a secondary-side resonant capacitor, where the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; and a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor.

Claims (49)

1. An asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter, comprising a first power transistor, a second power transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, a secondary-side resonant capacitor and a filter;

the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor; and

the filter is connected in parallel to the secondary-side resonant capacitor, wherein the filter comprises a first inductor and a first capacitor;

the first inductor is configured to reduce ripples of the first capacitor; and

the secondary-side resonant capacitor is further configured to reduce the ripples of the first capacitor, to reduce a loss caused by an equivalent series resistance of the first capacitor.

2. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer comprises an excitation inductor and a transformer leakage inductor; and

when the first power transistor is turned on, the primary-side resonant capacitor, the secondary-side resonant capacitor, and the transformer leakage inductor all participate in resonance, and the resonance is hybrid resonance.

3. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 1 , wherein the transformer comprises an excitation inductor and a transformer leakage inductor; and

when the first power transistor is turned on, the secondary-side resonant capacitor and the transformer leakage inductor participate in resonance, the primary-side capacitor of the transformer does not participate in the resonance, the resonance is secondary-side resonance, and the primary-side capacitor is a capacitor coupled to the primary side of the transformer.

4. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises a single-stage LC filter and a multi-stage LC filter.

5. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 2 , wherein a parameter of the hybrid resonance is adjusted, to reduce a root mean square value of a current flowing through the third power transistor.

6. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustment of the parameter of the hybrid resonance comprises at least one of the following:

adjusting the primary-side resonant capacitor, adjusting the secondary-side resonant capacitor, or adjusting a ratio of a capacitance value of the primary-side resonant capacitor to an equivalent capacitance value of the secondary-side resonant capacitor on the primary side; and

the ratio of the capacitance value of the primary-side resonant capacitor to the equivalent capacitance value of the secondary-side resonant capacitor on the primary side is represented as (“C”_rp [N_p] ∧2)/(“C”_rs [N_s] ∧2), wherein

C_rp represents the capacitance value of the primary-side resonant capacitor, (“C”_rs [N_s] ∧2)/[N_p] ∧2 represents the equivalent capacitance value of the secondary-side resonant capacitor on the primary side, C_rs represents a capacitance value of the secondary-side resonant capacitor, “Np” represents a quantity of turns of a primary-side winding of the transformer, and “Ns” represents a quantity of turns of a secondary-side winding of the transformer.

7. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustment of the parameter of the hybrid resonance comprises: adjusting initial state values of the hybrid resonance;

the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter further comprises a second capacitor, and the second capacitor is connected in parallel to the third power transistor; and

the second capacitor is configured to adjust the initial state values of the hybrid resonance.

8. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 7 , further comprising a first resistor;

wherein the first resistor and the second capacitor are connected in series; and

the first resistor is configured to reduce a current surge on the third power transistor and reduce current oscillation when the third power transistor is turned on.

9. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 3 , wherein a parameter of the secondary-side resonance is adjusted, to reduce a root mean square value of a current flowing through the third power transistor.

10. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 9 , wherein the adjustment of the parameter of the secondary-side resonance comprises: adjusting the secondary-side resonant capacitor.

11. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 9 , wherein the adjustment of the parameter of the secondary-side resonance comprises: adjusting resonant element initial state values of the secondary-side resonance;

the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter further comprises a second capacitor, and the second capacitor is connected in parallel to the third power transistor; and

the second capacitor is configured to adjust the initial state values of the secondary-side resonance.

12. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 1 , wherein the first power transistor is an upper transistor, and the second power transistor is a lower transistor; or

the first power transistor is a lower transistor, and the second power transistor is an upper transistor.

13. The asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter according to claim 1 , wherein the third power transistor comprises at least one of the following: a synchronous rectifier or a diode.

14. An asymmetrical half-bridge converter, comprising an asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter or an asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter;

wherein the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter comprises a first power transistor, a second power transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, a secondary-side resonant capacitor and a filter;

the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; and

a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor; and

the filter is connected in parallel to the secondary-side resonant capacitor, wherein the filter comprises a first inductor and a first capacitor;

the first inductor is configured to reduce ripples of the first capacitor; and

the secondary-side resonant capacitor is further configured to reduce the ripples of the first capacitor, to reduce a loss caused by an equivalent series resistance of the first capacitor; or

wherein a connection manner of dotted terminals of a transformer in the asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter is contrary to a connection manner of dotted terminals of the transformer in the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter; the asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, and a secondary-side resonant capacitor;

the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; and

a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor.

15. A power supply system, wherein the power supply system comprises a direct current power supply and an asymmetrical half-bridge converter, an input terminal of the asymmetrical half-bridge converter is coupled to the direct current power supply, wherein the asymmetrical half-bridge converter comprises an asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter or an asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter;

wherein the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter comprises a first power transistor, a second power transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, a secondary-side resonant capacitor and a filter;

the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; and

a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor;

wherein a connection manner of dotted terminals of a transformer in the asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter is contrary to a connection manner of dotted terminals of the transformer in the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter; the asymmetrical half-bridge forward converter comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, a primary-side resonant capacitor, a transformer, a third power transistor, and a secondary-side resonant capacitor;

the first power transistor and the second power transistor are coupled to two terminals of a direct current power supply after being connected in series; and

a primary side of the transformer is connected in parallel to two terminals of the first power transistor through the primary-side resonant capacitor, and a secondary side of the transformer is coupled to the third power transistor and the secondary-side resonant capacitor; and

the filter is connected in parallel to the secondary-side resonant capacitor wherein the filter comprises a first inductor and a first capacitor;

the first inductor is configured to reduce ripples of the first capacitor; and

the secondary-side resonant capacitor is further configured to reduce the ripples of the first capacitor, to reduce a loss caused by an equivalent series resistance of the first capacitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: WANG, LEI; WU, LIANG; HE, ZUWEI
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059654/0914 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110255669.5 · Mar 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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