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Switching regulator controlling system having a light load mode of operation based on a voltage feedback signal
Assignee: Toyota Industries Corp
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Filing: 1998-05-08
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Granted: 2000-10-10
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Expires: 2018-05-08
Abstract
Abstract A comparator compares a control voltage obtained by amplifying the difference between an output voltage of a DC voltage outputting circuit and a reference voltage, with the voltage between both ends of a sense resistor. The result of this comparison is input to the reset terminal "R" of a flip-flop circuit as a reset signal. For example, if a light load is connected to the DC voltage outputting circuit, the control voltage to be output to the comparators via an amplifier will drop and the output voltage of the DC outputting circuit will rise. Therefore, a threshold voltage is provided to another comparator to which the control voltage is input, and a set pulse signal is not output to the set terminal "S" of the flip-flop circuit if the control voltage is not equal to or higher than the threshold voltage. As a result, the average value of the control voltage can be raised by the value of the threshold voltage, and the voltage rising of the DC voltage outputting circuit can be suppressed in comparison with the conventional system, thereby improving a load regulation.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Aoyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:02
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/02; H02M3/04; H02M3/10; H02M3/145; H02M3/155; H02M3/156; H02M1/00; H02M1/0003; H02M1/0032; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B70/00; Y02B70/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A switching regulator controlling system for suppling a regulated DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions, comprising: a switching circuit for switching between ON and OFF; an output circuit for obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of said switching circuit, for generating an ON signal and an OFF signal, and for changing a rate of the ON signal time and the OFF signal time; a control voltage generating circuit, to which said DC output voltage is input, for generating a control voltage according to the regulated DC output voltage; an ON signal outputting circuit comprising an ON signal generating circuit, and a circuit for preventing the outputting of said ON signal to the switching circuit under light load conditions based on a comparison between the control voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage indicative of the light load condition in said switching regulator; and an OFF signal outputting circuit for outputting said OFF signal to said switch circuit based on the control voltage; wherein the regulated DC output voltage is maintained substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A switching regulator controlling system for suppling a regulated DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions, comprising: a switching circuit for switching between ON and OFF; an output circuit for obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of said switching circuit, for generating an ON signal and an OFF signal, and for changing a rate of the ON signal time and the OFF signal time; a control voltage generating circuit, to which said DC output voltage is input, for generating a control voltage according to the regulated DC output voltage; an ON signal outputting circuit comprising an ON signal generating circuit, and a circuit for preventing the outputting of said ON signal to the switching circuit under light load conditions based on a comparison between the control voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage indicative of the light load condition in said switching regulator; and an OFF signal outputting circuit for outputting said OFF signal to said switch circuit based on the control voltage; wherein the regulated DC output voltage is maintained substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The switching regulator controlling system according to claim 1, wherein said ON signal outputting circuit makes the comparison between the control voltage and the predetermined threshold voltage, and does not output the ON signal until entering a state indicating that the output voltage is lower than the predetermined voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The switching regulator controlling system according to claim 1, wherein: said switching circuit includes a flip-flop circuit having a set terminal and a reset terminal; and said ON signal outputting circuit is a set pulse signal outputting circuit for outputting a set pulse to said flip-flop circuit; and said OFF signal outputting circuit is a reset pulse signal outputting circuit for outputting a reset pulse to said flip-flop circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The switching regulator controlling system according to claim 3, wherein said set pulse signal outputting circuit includes: a set pulse signal generating circuit for generating a set pulse signal of a predetermined cycle; and a gate circuit for not outputting the set pulse signal until entering the state indicating that the output voltage is lower than the predetermined voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
The switching regulator controlling system according to claim 3, wherein: said set pulse signal outputting circuit includes a comparing circuit for making the comparison between the control voltage and the threshold voltage, and an AND gate; and said comparing circuit outputs a signal to said AND gate when the control voltage exceeds the threshold voltage, so that said set pulse signal outputting means allows the set pulse signal to be output to the set terminal of said flip-flop circuit via said AND gate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
188 words
A switching regulator controlling system for suppling a regular DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions, comprising: switching means for switching between ON and OFF; output means for obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of said switching means, for generating an ON signal and an OFF signal, and for changing a rate of the ON signal time and the OFF signal time; control voltage generating means, to which said regulated DC output voltage is input, for generating a control voltage according to the regulated DC output voltage; ON signal outputting means comprising an ON signal generating means, and means for preventing the outputting of said ON signal to the switching circuit under the light load conditions based on a comparison between the control voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage indicative of the light load condition in said switching regulator; and an OFF signal outputting means for outputting said OFF signal to said switching circuit based on the control voltage, wherein the regulated DC output voltage is maintained substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
188 words
A switching regulator controlling system for suppling a regular DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions, comprising: switching means for switching between ON and OFF; output means for obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of said switching means, for generating an ON signal and an OFF signal, and for changing a rate of the ON signal time and the OFF signal time; control voltage generating means, to which said regulated DC output voltage is input, for generating a control voltage according to the regulated DC output voltage; ON signal outputting means comprising an ON signal generating means, and means for preventing the outputting of said ON signal to the switching circuit under the light load conditions based on a comparison between the control voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage indicative of the light load condition in said switching regulator; and an OFF signal outputting means for outputting said OFF signal to said switching circuit based on the control voltage, wherein the regulated DC output voltage is maintained substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
137 words
A switching regulator controlling method for suppling a regulated DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions and for maintaining the regulated DC output voltage substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of a switching circuit for switching between ON and OFF; inputting the output voltage, and generating a control signal based on the output voltage; and making a comparison between the control signal and a predetermined threshold indicative of the light load condition, and not switching to ON in order to control a duty cycle of the switching circuit under the light load conditions until the output voltage becomes lower than the predetermined value based on a result of the comparison.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
A switching regulator controlling method for suppling a regulated DC output voltage to a load under heavy load and light load conditions and for maintaining the regulated DC output voltage substantially constant under both light load conditions and heavy load conditions, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a regulated DC output voltage by varying a duty of a switching circuit for switching between ON and OFF; inputting the output voltage, and generating a control signal based on the output voltage; and making a comparison between the control signal and a predetermined threshold indicative of the light load condition, and not switching to ON in order to control a duty cycle of the switching circuit under the light load conditions until the output voltage becomes lower than the predetermined value based on a result of the comparison.
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