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US 12,549,094 · App. 18/335,058 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Switching power supply device with noise reduction filter

Inventors: Tatsuya Hosotani (Nagaokakyo, JP); Hiroyuki Takatsuji (Nagaokakyo, JP); Yuki Ishikura (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H02M1/44H02M1/143
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Patent No.
US 12,549,094
App. No.
18/335,058
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switching power supply device includes power supply input lines, DC output lines, a DC-DC converter circuit, and a noise reduction circuit. The noise reduction circuit includes a first half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the power supply input lines, a second half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC output lines, a first common mode choke coil, and an electrical path. The electrical path electrically connects a midpoint of the first half-bridge capacitor circuit to a midpoint of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit.

Claims (99)

1 . A switching power supply device comprising:

DC input lines;

DC output lines;

a DC-DC converter circuit; and

a noise reduction circuit,

wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit includes

an inductor,

a switching circuit configured to cause a switching current to flow to the inductor,

a first input capacitor configured as an input power supply connected in parallel to the DC input lines,

a first output capacitor that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines,

an output voltage detection circuit that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines, and

a feedback control circuit configured to control the switching circuit such that an output voltage from the DC output lines is a predetermined voltage,

the noise reduction circuit includes

a first half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC input lines,

a second half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC output lines,

a first common mode choke coil that is connected between the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the switching circuit, and

an electrical path that electrically connects a midpoint of the first half-bridge capacitor circuit to a midpoint of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit to configure a noise balancing circuit that balances common mode noise having a potential different from a ground,

the feedback control circuit receives an input from the output voltage detection circuit and provides an output to control a switch in the switching circuit,

the noise balancing circuit is configured by the first half-bridge capacitor circuit, the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the electrical path,

the electrical path is electrically connected to the feedback control circuit, to which the output voltage detection circuit is connected, through the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the first common mode choke coil, and

a common mode noise component on the input side of the DC-DC converter circuit and a common mode noise component on the output side of the DC-DC converter circuit flow to the electrical path, and the common mode noise components cancel each other out, thereby reducing the common-mode current flowing to the output voltage detection circuit.

2 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the noise balancing circuit is configured to suppress influence of the common mode noise on the feedback control circuit.

3 . The switching power supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second output capacitor that is connected between the DC output lines at a position that is closer to a load than is the first common mode choke coil.

4 . The switching power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the output voltage detection circuit is connected in parallel to both ends of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit.

5 . The switching power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit is a non-insulating converter of any one of a step-down type, a step-up type, and a step-up/down type.

6 . The switching power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit is an insulating converter in which a primary side and a secondary side are electrically insulated from each other by a transformer.

7 . The switching power supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an impedance element that is connected in series to the electrical path and has an inductance component or a resistance component.

8 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second output capacitor that is connected between the DC output lines at a position that is closer to a load than is the first common mode choke coil.

9 . The switching power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein

the output voltage detection circuit is connected in parallel to both ends of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit.

10 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the output voltage detection circuit is connected in parallel to both ends of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit.

11 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit is a non-insulating converter of any one of a step-down type, a step-up type, and a step-up/down type.

12 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit is an insulating converter in which a primary side and a secondary side are electrically insulated from each other by a transformer.

13 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an impedance element that is connected in series to the electrical path and has an inductance component or a resistance component.

14 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an impedance element that is connected between the electrical path and the ground and has a capacitance component, an inductance component, or a resistance component.

15 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrical path includes a metal plate.

16 . The switching power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

a negative pole of the DC output lines has a same potential as a potential of a frame ground of a casing into which the DC output lines are incorporated.

17 . A switching power supply device comprising:

DC input lines;

DC output lines;

a DC-DC converter circuit; and

a noise reduction circuit,

wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit includes

an inductor,

a switching circuit configured to cause a switching current to flow to the inductor,

a first output capacitor that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines,

an output voltage detection circuit that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines, and

a feedback control circuit configured to control the switching circuit such that an output voltage from the DC output lines is a predetermined voltage,

the noise reduction circuit includes

a first half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC input lines,

a second half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC output lines,

a second common mode choke coil that is connected between the switching circuit and the first half-bridge capacitor circuit, and

an electrical path that electrically connects a midpoint of the first half-bridge capacitor circuit to a midpoint of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit to configure a noise balancing circuit that balances common mode noise having a potential different from a ground,

the feedback control circuit receives an input from the output voltage detection circuit and provides an output to control a switch in the switching circuit,

the noise balancing circuit is configured by the first half-bridge capacitor circuit, the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the electrical path,

the electrical path is electrically connected to the feedback control circuit, to which the output voltage detection circuit is connected, through the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the first common mode choke coil, and

a common mode noise component on the input side of the DC-DC converter circuit and a common mode noise component on the output side of the DC-DC converter circuit flow to the electrical path, and the common mode noise components cancel each other out, thereby reducing the common-mode current flowing to the output voltage detection circuit.

18 . The switching power supply device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a second input capacitor that is connected between the DC input lines at a position that is closer to the DC-DC converter circuit than is the second common mode choke coil.

19 . A switching power supply device comprising:

DC input lines;

DC output lines;

a DC-DC converter circuit; and

a noise reduction circuit,

wherein

the DC-DC converter circuit includes

an inductor,

a switching circuit configured to cause a switching current to flow to the inductor,

a first output capacitor that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines,

an output voltage detection circuit that is connected in parallel to the DC output lines, and

a feedback control circuit configured to control the switching circuit such that an output voltage from the DC output lines is a predetermined voltage,

the noise reduction circuit includes

a first half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC input lines,

a second half-bridge capacitor circuit that is connected between the DC output lines,

a second common mode choke coil that is connected between the switching circuit and the first half-bridge capacitor circuit, and

an electrical path that electrically connects a midpoint of the first half-bridge capacitor circuit to a midpoint of the second half-bridge capacitor circuit to configure a noise balancing circuit that balances common mode noise having a potential different from a ground,

the noise balancing circuit is configured to suppress influence of the common mode noise on the feedback control circuit,

the feedback control circuit receives an input from the output voltage detection circuit and provides an output to control a switch in the switching circuit,

the noise balancing circuit is configured by the first half-bridge capacitor circuit, the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the electrical path,

the electrical path is electrically connected to the feedback control circuit, to which the output voltage detection circuit is connected, through the second half-bridge capacitor circuit and the first common mode choke coil, and

a common mode noise component on the input side of the DC-DC converter circuit and a common mode noise component on the output side of the DC-DC converter circuit flow to the electrical path, and the common mode noise components cancel each other out, thereby reducing the common-mode current flowing to the output voltage detection circuit.

20 . The switching power supply device according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a second input capacitor that is connected between the DC input lines at a position that is closer to the DC-DC converter circuit than is the second common mode choke coil.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2023
From: HOSOTANI, TATSUYA; TAKATSUJI, HIROYUKI; ISHIKURA, YUKI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063953/0749 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-210980 · Dec 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021045425 · Dec 10, 2021
Related Publication 20230327546A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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