IP Library Granted Patent US 12,640,659
Granted Patent B2
US 12,640,659 · App. 18/836,255 · Granted May 26, 2026

Switching power supply device

Inventor: Akiteru Chiba (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
H02M3/33592H02M1/0067H02M3/01H02M3/33571
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Patent No.
US 12,640,659
App. No.
18/836,255
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plurality of half-bridge LLC converters including a resonance circuit including resonant capacitors Cr 1 to Crn are included as a circuit element 10 , and a resonant capacitor Crk (k is a natural number of 1 to n) of each of the circuit element 10 has one end connected in series to a resonant reactor Lr and a primary winding N of a transformer T, and another end connected to the resonant capacitor Crk of another one of the circuit elements 10 so as to construct a k-dimensional multiphase LLC converter having a phase difference of 360°/Pk by Pk (Pk is any natural number of two or more) of the circuit elements 10 , secondary windings S of a transformer of the circuit element 10 operating in the same phase are connected in series and the secondary windings are star-connected.

Claims (18)

1 . A switching power supply device comprising:

a plurality of half-bridge LLC converters each configured as a circuit element, each of the plurality of half-bridge LLC converters including:

a first switch element and a second switch element connected in series to both ends of a DC power supply; and

a resonant circuit including a resonant reactor having one end connected to a connection point between the first switch element and the second switch element, a primary winding of a transformer, and n resonant capacitors comprising a first order resonant capacitor to an n th order resonant capacitor, wherein n is a natural number equal to or greater than two,

wherein a k th order resonant capacitor of the n resonant capacitors of each circuit element has one end connected in series to the resonant reactor and the primary winding of the transformer, and another end connected to a k th order resonant capacitor of one or more other circuit elements so that a k dimensional multiphase LLC converter having a phase difference of 360°/Pk is constructed by Pk circuit elements, wherein k is a natural number between one and n, and Pk is any natural number equal to or greater than two, and

wherein secondary windings of the transformer of the circuit element operating in a same phase are connected in series, and the secondary windings are star-connected.

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

a dimension selection circuit that selects operation and stop of the circuit element in units of dimension; and

a selection signal generation circuit that generates a dimension selection signal for controlling the dimension selection circuit.

3 . A switching power supply device comprising:

a plurality of half-bridge LLC converters each configured as a circuit element, each of the plurality of half-bridge LLC converters including:

a first switch element and a second switch element connected in series to both ends of a DC power supply; and

a resonant circuit including a resonant reactor having one end connected to a connection point between the first switch element and the second switch element, a primary winding of a transformer, and n−1 resonant capacitors comprising a first order resonant capacitor to an n−1 th order resonant capacitor, wherein n is a natural number equal to two or greater,

wherein a k th order resonant capacitor of the n−1 resonant capacitors of each circuit element has one end connected in series to the resonant reactor and the primary winding of the transformer, and another end connected to a k th order resonant capacitor of one or more other circuit elements so that a k dimensional multiphase LLC converter having a phase difference of 360°/Pk is constructed by Pk circuit elements, wherein k is a natural number between one and n−1, and Pk is any natural number equal to or greater than two, the switching power supply device further comprising

n−1 dimensional multiphase multi-plex LLC converter, in which secondary windings of the transformer of the circuit element operating in a same phase are connected in series and the secondary windings are star-connected.

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

a dimension selection circuit that selects operation and stop of the circuit element in units of dimension; and

a selection signal generation circuit that generates a dimension selection signal for controlling the dimension selection circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2024
From: CHIBA, AKITERU
To: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 068545/0701 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2022-017820 · Feb 8, 2022 · national
JP 2022-079370 · May 13, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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