Noise control circuit for a switching mode power supply and a method thereof
View Patent ↗A noise control circuit of a switching mode power supply is disclosed. The switching mode power supply has a primary switch, a secondary switch and a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding. The noise control circuit includes a reverse noise generating circuit having a first input terminal coupled to a first pulse terminal or a second pulse terminal of the primary switch, a second input terminal configured to receive an adjusting signal, and an output terminal configured to provide a noise control signal. The secondary winding has a first terminal and a second terminal. The noise control signal is coupled to either terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer.
1. A noise control circuit of a switching mode power supply, wherein the switching mode power supply has a primary switch, a secondary switch and a transformer with a primary winding, and a secondary winding having a first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein the primary switch has a first pulse terminal configured to receive a switching control signal for controlling the primary switch, and a second pulse terminal coupled to the primary winding, the noise control circuit comprising:
a reverse noise generating circuit, having a first input terminal coupled to either the first or the second pulse terminal of the primary switch, a second input terminal configured to receive an adjusting signal, and an output terminal configured to provide a noise control signal in response to the adjusting signal and a signal at the pulse terminal that the reverse noise generating circuit is coupled to;
wherein the noise control signal is coupled to either terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer; and wherein
the reverse noise generating circuit comprises:
a detecting circuit, configured to receive the adjusting signal, and to provide a first voltage regulating signal and a second voltage regulating signal in response to the adjusting signal; and
a logic circuit, having a power source terminal configured to receive the first voltage regulating signal, a ground reference terminal configured to receive the second voltage regulating signal, an input terminal configured to receive the signal at the pulse terminal that the reverse noise generating circuit is coupled to, and an output terminal configured to provide the noise control signal in response to the first voltage regulating signal, the second voltage regulating signal and the signal at the pulse terminal that the reverse noise generating circuit is coupled to.
2. The noise control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coupling circuit including a capacitor, wherein the capacitor has a first terminal coupled to the output terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit, and a second terminal coupled to either terminal of the secondary winding of the switching mode power supply.
3. The noise control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adjusting circuit, having a first terminal coupled to the second input terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit, and a second terminal connected to a primary side ground reference of the switching mode power supply.
4. The noise control circuit of claim 3 , wherein the adjusting circuit comprises a resistor.
5. The noise control circuit of claim 3 , wherein the adjusting circuit comprises a capacitor.
6. A noise control circuit of a switching mode power supply, wherein the switching mode power supply has a primary switch, a secondary switch and a transformer with a primary winding, and a secondary winding having a first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein the primary switch has a first pulse terminal configured to receive a switching control signal for controlling the primary switch, and a second pulse terminal coupled to the primary winding, the noise control circuit comprising:
a reverse noise generating circuit, having a first input terminal coupled to either the first or the second pulse terminal of the primary switch, a second input terminal configured to receive an adjusting signal, and an output terminal configured to provide a noise control signal in response to the adjusting signal and a signal at the pulse terminal that the reverse noise generating circuit is coupled to;
a feedback circuit, having a first input terminal connected to a secondary side ground reference, a second input terminal connected to a primary side ground reference, and an output terminal configured to provide the adjusting signal to the second input terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit; and
wherein the noise control signal is coupled to either terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer.
7. The noise control circuit of claim 6 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises:
a noise detecting capacitor;
a noise detecting resistor, coupled in series with noise detecting capacitor between the primary side ground reference and the secondary side ground reference; and
an amplifier, configured to receive a voltage across the noise detecting resistor, and to provide the adjusting signal in response to the voltage across the noise detecting resistor.
8. The noise control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coupling circuit including an auxiliary winding, wherein the auxiliary winding has a first terminal coupled to the output terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit, and a second terminal left floating.
9. A noise control circuit of a switching mode power supply, wherein the switching mode power supply has a primary switch with a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal, a secondary switch and a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding having a first terminal and a second terminal, the noise control circuit comprising:
a reverse noise generating circuit, having an input terminal coupled to a connection node of the secondary switch and the secondary winding to receive a noise signal, a control terminal configured to receive an adjusting signal, and an output terminal configured to provide a noise control signal in response to the noise signal and the adjusting signal, wherein the noise control signal is coupled to one of the first terminal and the second terminal of the primary winding, the first terminal, the second terminal, the third terminal of the primary switch, and a primary side ground reference; and
wherein the reverse noise generating circuit comprises:
a variable capacitor, having a first terminal coupled to the connection node of the secondary switch and the secondary winding, a second terminal coupled to one of the first terminal and the second terminal of the primary winding, the first terminal, the second terminal, the third terminal of the primary switch, and the primary side ground reference.
10. The noise control circuit of claim 9 , wherein the reverse noise generating circuit comprises:
a detecting circuit, configured to receive the adjusting signal, and to provide a capacitance regulating signal in response to the adjusting signal;
and the variable capacitor further has an regulating terminal configured to receive the capacitance regulating signal.
11. The noise control circuit of claim 10 , further comprising:
an adjusting circuit, having a first terminal coupled to the control terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit, and a second terminal coupled to the primary side ground reference of the switching mode power supply.
12. The noise control circuit of claim 11 , wherein the adjusting circuit comprises a resistor.
13. The noise control circuit of claim 11 , wherein the adjusting circuit comprises a capacitor.
14. The noise control circuit of claim 9 , further comprising:
a feedback circuit, having a first input terminal connected to a secondary side ground reference of the switching mode power supply, a second input terminal connected to the primary side ground reference of the switching mode power supply, and an output terminal configured to provide the adjusting signal to the control terminal of the reverse noise generating circuit.
15. The noise control circuit of claim 14 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises:
a noise detecting capacitor;
a noise detecting resistor, coupled in series with the noise detecting capacitor between the primary side ground reference and the secondary side ground reference; and
an amplifier, configured to receive a voltage across the noise detecting resistor, and to provide the adjusting signal in response to the voltage across the noise detecting resistor.