IP Library Granted Patent US 12,463,546
Granted Patent B2
US 12,463,546 · App. 18/052,365 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

High response time synchronous rectification circuit and control method thereof

Inventors: Yuan-Kai Cheng (Jhubei, TW); Chung-Chih Hung (Jhubei, TW); Jen-Hao Lo (Jhubei, TW)
Assignee: Infsitronix Technology Corporation
H02M3/33592H02M1/0009H02M1/0032
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Patent No.
US 12,463,546
App. No.
18/052,365
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a synchronous rectification circuit and a control method thereof. A switching element of the synchronous rectification circuit is controlled to turn on or turn off by detecting the occurrence of a positive or negative transition of the inductive voltage of the secondary winding. The synchronous rectification circuit comprises a transition detector for coupling to the secondary winding, a transition controller for coupling to the transition detector, and a switching element comprising a control terminal for coupling to the transition controller.

Claims (20)

1 . A synchronous rectification circuit, applied for a switching power supply including a primary winding and a secondary winding, said synchronous rectification circuit comprising:

a state transition detector, coupled to said secondary winding;

a state transition controller, coupled to said state transition detector, wherein said transition controller includes a first current detection circuit and a second current detection circuit; and

a switch, including a control terminal coupled to said state transition controller;

wherein said state transition detector performs a measurement of the transient variation signal for an induction voltage of said secondary winding; said state transition controller receives the signal output by said state transition detector for detecting if a positive state transition or a negative state transition occurs in said induction voltage by said first current detection circuit or said second current detection circuit; when said state transition controller detects said positive state transition occurring in said induction voltage by said second current detection circuit, said switch is controlled to turn off; and when said state transition controller detects said negative state transition occurring in said induction voltage by said first current detection circuit, said switch is controlled to turn on.

2 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein said negative state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage induced in said second winding while a primary switch signal correspondingly coupled to said primary winding is falling.

3 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein said positive state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage induced in said second winding in the process while a primary switch signal correspondingly coupled to said primary winding is rising.

4 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein said positive state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage when said secondary winding completes discharging.

5 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein said positive state transition occurs before a primary side switch coupled to said primary winding is turned on.

6 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein said state transition detector includes a high-pass filter.

7 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 6 , wherein said high-pass filter includes a detection capacitor.

8 . The synchronous rectification circuit of claim 1 , wherein an input terminal of said state transition controller is coupled to said state transition detector and a multiplexer, respectively; said multiplexer is coupled to said first current detection circuit and said second current detection circuit, respectively; said first current detection circuit is coupled a set terminal of a flip-flop circuit; said second current detection circuit is coupled to a reset terminal of said flip-flop circuit; and an output terminal of said flip-flop circuit is coupled to said switch for outputting a control signal to said switch.

9 . A control method for synchronous rectification circuit, applied to control a synchronous rectification circuit for a switching power supply including a primary winding and a secondary winding, and comprising:

detecting a transient variation signal of an induction voltage of the secondary winding using a state transition detector; and

receiving the signal output by said state transition detector using a state transition controller for detecting if a positive state transition or a negative state transition occurs in said induction voltage by a first current detection circuit or a second current detection circuit;

wherein when said state transition controller detects said positive state transition occurred in said induction voltage by said second current detection circuit, a switch is controlled to turn off; when said state transition controller detects said negative state transition occurred in said induction voltage by said first current detection circuit, said switch is controlled to turn on.

10 . The control method for synchronous rectification circuit of claim 9 , wherein said negative state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage induced in said second winding while a primary switch signal correspondingly coupled to said primary winding is falling.

11 . The control method for synchronous rectification circuit of claim 9 , wherein said positive state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage induced in said second winding while a primary switch signal correspondingly coupled to said primary winding is rising.

12 . The control method for synchronous rectification circuit of claim 9 , wherein said positive state transition is a voltage-slope transition occurred in said induction voltage when said secondary winding completes discharging.

13 . The control method for synchronous rectification circuit of claim 9 , wherein said positive state transition occurs before a switch coupled to said primary winding is turned on.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: CHENG, YUAN-KAI; HUNG, CHUNG-CHIH; LO, JEN-HAO
To: INFSITRONIX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63275073 · Nov 3, 2021
Related Publication 20230275522A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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