Control method and control circuit of switched-mode power supply, and switched-mode power supply

1. A control circuit of a switched-mode power supply, wherein the switched-mode power supply comprises a main switch transistor and an auxiliary switch transistor, wherein the main switch transistor and the auxiliary switch transistor form a half-bridge, and the control circuit comprises:

an error amplifier circuit, configured to receive an output feedback signal of the switched-mode power supply to obtain an error compensation signal; and

a switch control circuit, configured to receive the error compensation signal to set a current curve and a frequency curve based on the error compensation signal, wherein the switch control circuit receives an inductor current sampling signal of the switched-mode power supply and an operating frequency signal of the switched-mode power supply, and the switch control circuit controls an on-off state of the main switch transistor and an on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor according to a comparison between the inductor current sampling signal and the current curve and a comparison between the operating frequency signal and the frequency curve, wherein the auxiliary switch transistor and an inductor, a capacitor, and a primary winding in a transformer form a resonant loop, wherein the capacitor and the inductor are directly connected to each other via the primary winding.

2. The control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the current curve is a variation curve of a preset inductor current signal with the error compensation signal; and

the frequency curve is a variation curve of a preset system operating frequency with the error compensation signal.

3. The control circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the switch control circuit comprises a current curve setting circuit and a frequency curve setting circuit,

an operating mode of the switched-mode power supply is set according to the error compensation signal, and

the current curve setting circuit sets the current curve according to the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply;

the frequency curve setting circuit sets the frequency curve according to the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply; and

the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply comprises a first mode and a second mode, one operating period of the first mode comprises a switch period of a boundary conduction mode (BCM), and one operating period of the second mode comprises N switch periods of BCMs and a switch period of a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM).

4. The control circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the switch control circuit comprises a first comparison circuit and a second comparison circuit, and

when the switched-mode power supply operates in the first mode or the second mode, the first comparison circuit compares the inductor current sampling signal of the switched-mode power supply with the current curve to control the on-off state of the main switch transistor; and the second comparison circuit compares the operating frequency signal of the switched-mode power supply with the frequency curve to control the on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor.

5. The control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switched-mode power supply comprises a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding,

the control circuit further comprises an input terminal configured to receive a voltage across one of the primary winding, the secondary winding, and the auxiliary winding, and

the control circuit determines a zero cross time of a drain-source voltage of the main switch transistor according to the voltage received at the input terminal to control the on-off state of the main switch transistor and the on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor.

6. The control circuit according to claim 4 , further comprising a logic circuit, a first driver, and a second driver, wherein

the logic circuit generates a switch control signal of the main switch transistor and a switch control signal of the auxiliary switch transistor according to a comparison result of the first comparison circuit and a comparison result of the second comparison circuit and a zero cross time of a drain-source voltage of the main switch transistor;

the first driver receives the switch control signal of the main switch transistor to drive an on-off action of the main switch transistor; and

the second driver receives the switch control signal of the auxiliary switch transistor to drive an on-off action of the auxiliary switch transistor.

7. The control circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply further comprises a third mode, and

one operating period of the third mode comprises M operating periods of second mode with periodic time limitation plus a period of stop time.

8. A control method of a switched-mode power supply, wherein the switched-mode power supply comprises a main switch transistor and an auxiliary switch transistor, the main switch transistor and the auxiliary switch transistor form a half-bridge, and the control method comprises:

controlling an operating mode of the switched-mode power supply in a first mode and a second mode according to an output feedback signal of the switched-mode power supply, wherein one operating period of the first mode comprises a switch period of a BCM, and one operating period of the second mode comprises N switch periods of BCMs and a switch period of a DCM, and

turning on the auxiliary switch transistor once to discharge a parasitic capacitor of the main switch transistor when the switched-mode power supply enters a next operating period from one operating period of a current second mode before the next operating period starts or when the switched-mode power supply enters the first mode from the current second mode before the first mode starts, to realize a zero voltage conduction of the main switch transistor, wherein the auxiliary switch transistor and an inductor, a capacitor, and a primary winding in a transformer form a resonant loop, and wherein the capacitor and the inductor are directly connected to each other via the primary winding.

9. The control method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

setting the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply according to the output feedback signal of the switched-mode power supply, and

setting a current curve and a frequency curve according to the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply; and

when the switched-mode power supply operates in the first mode or the second mode, controlling an on-off state of the main switch transistor and/or an on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor according to a comparison result between an inductor current sampling signal of the switched-mode power supply and the current curve and a comparison result between an operating frequency signal of the switched-mode power supply and the frequency curve.

10. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein a process of turning on the auxiliary switch transistor when the switched-mode power supply enters a next operating period from one operating period of a current second mode before the next operating period starts or when the switched-mode power supply enters the first mode from the current second mode before the first mode starts, comprises the following steps: comparing the operating frequency signal of the switched-mode power supply with the frequency curve to control a turn-on of the auxiliary switch transistor according to a comparison result.

11. The control method according to claim 9 , wherein the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply is controlled in the first mode, the second mode, and a third mode according to the output feedback signal of the switched-mode power supply, and

one operating period of the third mode comprises M operating periods of second mode with periodic time limitation plus a period of stop time.

12. A switched-mode power supply, comprising a main switch transistor and an auxiliary switch transistor, the main switch transistor and the auxiliary switch transistor form a half-bridge, wherein the auxiliary switch transistor and an inductor, a capacitor, and a primary winding in a transformer of the switched-mode power supply form a resonant loop, and the switched-mode power supply further comprises the control circuit according to claim 1 .

13. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 12 , wherein the control circuit, wherein the current curve is a variation curve of a preset inductor current signal with the error compensation signal; and

the frequency curve is a variation curve of a preset system operating frequency with the error compensation signal.

14. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 13 , wherein the control circuit, wherein the switch control circuit comprises a current curve setting circuit and a frequency curve setting circuit,

an operating mode of the switched-mode power supply is set according to the error compensation signal, and

the current curve setting circuit sets the current curve according to the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply;

the frequency curve setting circuit sets the frequency curve according to the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply; and

the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply comprises a first mode and a second mode, one operating period of the first mode comprises a switch period of a boundary conduction mode (BCM), and one operating period of the second mode comprises N switch periods of BCMs and a switch period of a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM).

15. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 14 , wherein the control circuit, wherein the switch control circuit comprises a first comparison circuit and a second comparison circuit, and

when the switched-mode power supply operates in the first mode or the second mode, the first comparison circuit compares the inductor current sampling signal of the switched-mode power supply with the current curve to control the on-off state of the main switch transistor; and the second comparison circuit compares the operating frequency signal of the switched-mode power supply with the frequency curve to control the on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor.

16. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 12 , wherein the control circuit, wherein the switched-mode power supply comprises a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding,

the control circuit further comprises an input terminal configured to receive a voltage across one of the primary winding, the secondary winding, and the auxiliary winding, and

the control circuit determines a zero cross time of a drain-source voltage of the main switch transistor according to the voltage received at the input terminal to control the on-off state of the main switch transistor and the on-off state of the auxiliary switch transistor.

17. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 15 , wherein the control circuit further comprises a logic circuit, a first driver, and a second driver, wherein

the logic circuit generates a switch control signal of the main switch transistor and a switch control signal of the auxiliary switch transistor according to a comparison result of the first comparison circuit and a comparison result of the second comparison circuit and a zero cross time of a drain-source voltage of the main switch transistor;

the first driver receives the switch control signal of the main switch transistor to drive an on-off action of the main switch transistor; and

the second driver receives the switch control signal of the auxiliary switch transistor to drive an on-off action of the auxiliary switch transistor.

18. The switched-mode power supply according to claim 14 , wherein the control circuit, wherein the operating mode of the switched-mode power supply further comprises a third mode, and

one operating period of the third mode comprises M operating periods of second mode with periodic time limitation plus a period of stop time.