Step-down circuit, electronic device, and step-down method
A step-down circuit, an electronic device, and a step-down method are disclosed. The step-down circuit includes a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal for receiving an input voltage; and a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal for outputting a target voltage. The negative input terminal and the negative output terminal are grounded together. The step-down circuit also includes a switch circuit, a rectifier circuit, an isolation circuit, and a control unit for outputting control signals to control for turning on or off a switch in the switch circuit and for turning on or off a switch in the rectifier circuit, allowing the input voltage to sequentially pass through the switch in the switch circuit, a capacitor in the isolation circuit, and the switch in the rectifier circuit to obtain a target voltage.
1. A step-down circuit, comprising:
a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal for receiving an input voltage;
a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal for outputting a target voltage, wherein the negative input terminal and the negative output terminal are grounded together;
a switch circuit comprising at least one switch connected between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, wherein the switch circuit comprises a first switch (Q1), a second switch (Q2), and a third switch (Q3) connected in series between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal;
a rectifier circuit comprising at least one switch connected between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, wherein the rectifier circuit is a full-bridge rectifier circuit comprising a fourth switch (Q4), a fifth switch (Q5), a sixth switch (Q6), and a seventh switch (Q7), the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, and the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal;
an isolation circuit comprising at least one capacitor connected to the at least one switch in the switch circuit and the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit, wherein the isolation circuit comprises a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2), one end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the first switch (Q1) and the second switch (Q2), the other end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5), one end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the second switch (Q2) and the third switch (Q3), and the other end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7); and
a control unit configured to output control signals to control the at least one switch in the switch circuit to be turned on or off, and to control the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit to be turned on or off, to cause that the input voltage sequentially passes through the at least one switch in the switch circuit, the at least one capacitor in the isolation circuit, and the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit to obtain the target voltage, wherein a voltage value of the target voltage is lower than a voltage value of the input voltage.
2. The step-down circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the isolation circuit further comprises at least one inductor, that is connected to the at least one capacitor in series, for limiting a peak current of the at least one capacitor connected to the at least one inductor in series.
3. The step-down circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the voltage value of the input voltage is twice the voltage value of the target voltage.
4. The step-down circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to generate the control signals to control the second switch (Q2), the fifth switch (Q5), and the sixth switch (Q6) to be turned off in response to the first switch (Q1), the third switch (Q3), the fourth switch (Q4), and the seventh switch (Q7) being controlled to be turned on, and to control the first switch (Q1), the third switch (Q3), the fourth switch (Q4), and the seventh switch (Q7) to be turned off in response to the second switch (Q2), the fifth switch (Q5), and the sixth switch (Q6) being controlled to be turned on.
5. The step-down circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control signals are pulse width modulation (PWM) signals; and
the control unit is configured to delay a predetermined duration before outputting the PWM signals each time.
6. An electronic device, comprising a step-down circuit comprising:
a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal for receiving an input voltage;
a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal for outputting a target voltage, wherein the negative input terminal and the negative output terminal are grounded together;
a switch circuit comprising at least one switch connected between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, wherein the switch circuit comprises a first switch (Q1), a second switch (Q2), and a third switch (Q3) connected in series between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal;
a rectifier circuit comprising at least one switch connected between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, wherein the rectifier circuit is a full-bridge rectifier circuit comprising a fourth switch (Q4), a fifth switch (Q5), a sixth switch (Q6), and a seventh switch (Q7), the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, and the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal;
an isolation circuit comprising at least one capacitor connected to the at least one switch in the switch circuit and the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit, wherein the isolation circuit comprises a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2), one end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the first switch (Q1) and the second switch (Q2), the other end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5), one end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the second switch (Q2) and the third switch (Q3), and the other end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7); and
a control unit configured to output control signals to control the at least one switch in the switch circuit to be turned on or off, and to control the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit to be turned on or off, to cause that the input voltage sequentially passes through the at least one switch in the switch circuit, the at least one capacitor in the isolation circuit, and the at least one switch in the rectifier circuit to obtain the target voltage, wherein a voltage value of the target voltage is lower than a voltage value of the input voltage.
7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:
a charging interface connected to the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal of the step-down circuit for receiving the input voltage from an external power supply device; and
a load connected to the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal of the step-down circuit.
8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the load is a battery cell;
the electronic device comprises a first charging path, and the step-down circuit is provided in the first charging path;
the electronic device further comprises a second charging path and/or a third charging path, wherein the second charging path is at least provided with a switch module, and the third charging path is at least provided with a charging management circuit; and
the control unit is configured to determine a charging path for charging the battery cell among the first charging path, the second charging path, and the third charging path.
9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine a charging path for charging the battery cell according to the voltage value of the voltage received by the charging interface.
10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine a charging path for charging the battery cell to be the first charging path in response to the voltage value received by the charging interface being higher than a first threshold.
11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the voltage value of the input voltage of the step-down circuit is twice the voltage value of the target voltage; and
in response to the charging path for charging the battery cell adopting the first charging path being determined, the control unit is further configured to obtain charging information of the battery cell and to feed the charging information back to the external power supply device, for the external power supply device to adjust a supply voltage and/or a supply current provided to the electronic device, such that the target voltage meets the charging demand voltage of the battery cell.
12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine a charging path for charging the battery cell to be the second charging path in response to the voltage value received by the charging interface matching a charging demand voltage of the battery cell.
13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 wherein in response to the charging path for charging the battery cell adopting the second charging path being determined, the control unit is further configured to obtain charging information of the battery cell, and to feed the charging information back to the external power supply device, for the external power supply device to adjust a supply voltage and/or a supply current provided to the electronic device.
14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine a charging path for charging the battery cell to be the third charging path in response to the voltage value received by the charging interface being a predetermined value.
15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to communicate with the external power supply device to determine the charging path for charging the battery cell;
a charging mode supported by the external power supply device comprises one of: a first charging mode, a second charging mode, and a third charging module, wherein the charging voltage that the external power supply device can provide is higher than a first threshold in the first charging mode, the charging voltage that the external power supply device can provide matches the charging demand voltage of the battery cell in the second charging mode, and the charging voltage that the external power supply device can provide is a predetermined value in the third charging mode;
the charging path for charging the battery cell being the first charging path is determined in response to the external power supply device supporting the first charging mode being determined, the charging path for charging the battery cell being the second charging path is determined in response to the external power supply device supporting the second charging mode being determined, and the charging path for charging the battery cell being the third charging path is determined in response to the external power supply device supporting the third charging mode being determined.
16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the load comprises at least two battery cells connected in series.
17. A step-down method, comprising:
receiving an input voltage via a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal;
outputting control signals to control one or more switches in a switch circuit to be turned on or off and to control one or more switches in a rectifier circuit to be turned on or off, to cause that the input voltage sequentially passes through the one or more switches in the switch circuit, one or more capacitors in an isolation circuit, and the one or more switches in the rectifier circuit to obtain a target voltage, wherein a voltage value of the target voltage is lower than a voltage value of the input voltage;
outputting the target voltage via a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal;
wherein the negative input terminal and the negative output terminal are grounded together; the switch circuit comprises at least one switch connected between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal, wherein the switch circuit comprises a first switch (Q1), a second switch (Q2), and a third switch (Q3) connected in series between the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal; the rectifier circuit comprises at least one switch connected between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, wherein the rectifier circuit is a full-bridge rectifier circuit comprising a fourth switch (Q4), a fifth switch (Q5), a sixth switch (Q6), and a seventh switch (Q7), the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal, and the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7) are connected in series between the positive output terminal and the negative output terminal; and the isolation circuit comprises at least one capacitor connected to the one or more switches in the switch circuit and the one or more switches in the rectifier circuit, wherein the isolation circuit comprises a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2), one end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the first switch (Q1) and the second switch (Q2), the other end of the first capacitor (C1) is connected to a common connection node between the fourth switch (Q4) and the fifth switch (Q5), one end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the second switch (Q2) and the third switch (Q3), and the other end of the second capacitor (C2) is connected to a common connection node between the sixth switch (Q6) and the seventh switch (Q7).