Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the present application provides a buck-boost charge pump, in which an input end voltage feed-in unit and an output end voltage feedback unit connected to two ends of a charge pump unit are used to form different combinations of input and output end voltages by changing the switching amount control of the input and output end voltages, so that different buck-boost conversion ratios can be reconstructed by feeding in different circuit stages, and thus, more voltage conversion ratios can be adapted to a wide range of input voltages, the output voltage is kept relatively constant, and the conversion resolution and the conversion efficiency are improved.
The application provides a buck-boost charge pump, include:
the charge pump units comprise an input end voltage feed-in unit and an output end voltage feedback unit;
the plurality of charge pump cells are connected in series-parallel;
the input end voltage feed-in unit is connected with the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units;
the output end voltage feedback unit is connected with the output ends of the plurality of charge pump units;
the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a first clock signal;
and the output ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a second clock signal.
Preferably, the input terminal voltage feeding unit includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch; the first switch is connected in series with the second switch; the first switch is connected in parallel with the third switch; the third switch and the fourth switch are connected in series.
Preferably, the input terminal voltage feed-in unit comprises a first flying capacitor, and the first flying capacitor and the fourth switch are connected in series.
Preferably, the output terminal voltage feedback unit includes a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a seventh switch and an eighth switch; the fifth switch is connected in series with the sixth switch; the fifth switch is connected in parallel with the seventh switch; the seventh switch and the eighth switch are connected in series.
Preferably, the output end voltage feedback unit comprises a second flying capacitor, and the second flying capacitor is connected in series with the eighth switch.
Preferably, the charge pump unit includes two sets of switches, each set of switch includes two switches connected in series, the two sets of switches are connected in parallel with a flying capacitor, and one end of each set of switch is connected to the input clock signal and the other end is connected to the output clock signal.
Preferably, the charge pump cell comprises four mos switches with dynamic biasing.
Preferably, the input terminal voltage feed-in unit comprises four mos switches with dynamic bias.
Preferably, the output voltage feedback unit comprises four mos switches with dynamic bias.
Preferably, the mos switch includes a clk terminal for receiving the first clock signal or the second clock signal.
To sum up, the present application provides a buck-boost charge pump, including: the charge pump units comprise an input end voltage feed-in unit and an output end voltage feedback unit; the plurality of charge pump cells are connected in series-parallel; the input end voltage feed-in unit is connected with the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units; the output end voltage feedback unit is connected with the output end of the first charge pump unit; the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a first clock signal; and the output ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a second clock signal.
The application provides a step-up and step-down charge pump, through input end voltage feed-in unit and output end voltage feedback unit that the both ends at the charge pump unit are connected, through changing switching value control between them, the combination forms the input and output terminal voltage of different combinations, make and can reconstruct different step-up and step-down conversion rates at different circuit level feedins, and then adapt to the input voltage of wide range with more voltage conversion rates, keep output voltage's relatively invariable, promote conversion resolution ratio and conversion efficiency.
Detailed Description
The application provides a step-up and step-down charge pump, through input end voltage feed-in unit and output end voltage feedback unit that the both ends at the charge pump unit are connected, through changing switching value control between them, the combination forms the input and output terminal voltage of different combinations, make and can reconstruct different step-up and step-down conversion rates at different circuit level feedins, and then adapt to the input voltage of wide range with more voltage conversion rates, keep output voltage's relatively invariable, promote conversion resolution ratio and conversion efficiency.
Referring to fig. 1, which is a topological schematic diagram of a classical Dickson charge pump, a voltage conversion rate of the charge pump is constant to be 1: N +1, and boosting conversion rates of different integer multiples can be obtained by changing the number of stages of charge pump units: on the basis of the series-parallel reconfigurable charge pumps, each stage is added with a feed-in of input end voltage, and then a non-overlapping clock signal with two phases is used for controlling the switches of the adjacent two stages of circuit modules in a staggered mode, so that the charging voltage of each stage of charge pump unit is accumulated to the output end. That is, when the clock phase is clk1, each stage charges the capacitor, and when the steady state is reached, the stored charge of each stage of the charge pump unit is Vin, and when the clock phase is clk2, the fully charged capacitor is connected in series with the input voltage during clk1, and the voltage difference between the capacitor plates of each stage and the input voltage are added, and the result is the output voltage when the circuit reaches the steady state. Referring to the circuit diagram, the steady-state output voltage conversion rate of the N-stage charge pump unit is 1: n + 1.
The circuit diagram of the basic charge pump unit used in the present application is shown in fig. 2:
quantity of electric charge q ═ CU
Current I ═ d (q)/d (t)
Therefore, the current I ═ C × d (u)/d (t)
That is, the current is equal to the capacitance multiplied by the derivative of the voltage over time. Then, the faster the voltage change, the greater the current. If the voltage difference on the capacitor generates sudden change, the current flowing through the capacitor is infinite, but the current in the actual circuit cannot be infinite, so the voltage difference on the capacitor does not change suddenly. Because the voltage difference across the capacitor does not jump, the stored voltage difference across flying capacitor C at clock clk1 (Vin-So) is equal to the voltage difference across flying capacitor at clock clk2 (Vout-Si):
Vin-So=Vout-Si
can be obtained by finishing
So=Si+Vin-Vout (1)
As can be seen from the above equation (1), Vin in the basic charge pump unit is a natural positive feedback input terminal, and Vout is a natural negative feedback input terminal, So that the effect of changing the output voltage So of the basic charge pump unit can be achieved by changing the feeding voltage of the basic charge pump unit, and therefore, in a circuit with many charge pump units, the final output voltage can be changed by changing the feeding voltage of the basic charge pump unit. Namely the inventive concept of the technical solution of the present application.
The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the embodiments in the present application.
In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.
Referring to fig. 1-6, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a classical Dickson charge pump topology; fig. 2 is a circuit diagram of a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of a charge pump unit of a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 4 is a circuit diagram when the number N of charge pump units of a buck-boost charge pump is 3 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 5 is a timing diagram illustrating two non-overlapping signals of a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 6(a) is a circuit diagram of a pmos switch of a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 6(b) is a circuit diagram of an nmos switch of a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 7 is a diagram of a transient simulation output waveform when N is 3 and VCR is 5/3 for a buck-boost charge pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The embodiment of the application provides a step-up and step-down charge pump, include:
the charge pump units comprise an input end voltage feed-in unit and an output end voltage feedback unit;
a plurality of charge pump units are connected in series and parallel;
the input end voltage feed-in unit is connected with the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units;
the output end voltage feedback unit is connected with the output ends of the plurality of charge pump units;
the input ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a first clock signal;
and the output ends of the plurality of charge pump units, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit are all used for inputting a second clock signal.
It should be noted that, before the input terminal voltage feeding unit and the output terminal voltage feedback unit are not connected in series, the feeding of the charge pump circuit is V
inThe feedback is V
ssThat is, the voltage is 0, and the combination is only V
in+V
ss. Referring to the circuit diagram in fig. 2, it can be seen that the input terminal voltage feed-in unit and the output terminal voltage feedback unit are connected in series in each of the N stages of charge pump units, and the output voltage of the i-th stage of charge pump (i < N) is the same
With input and output voltages a of different combinations
i+1V
in-b
i+1V
outActing together on the basic charge pump cell of the (i +1) th stage. Similarly, the output voltage of the N-1 th stage is
Then with a voltage a
NV
in-b
NV
outActing on the basic charge pump cell of the Nth stage and then outputting the required voltage V
out. Namely, it is
The voltage conversion ratio of the reconfigurable charge pump is obtained by sorting:
it can be seen from the formula (2) that P is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 2N +2, and Q is more than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 2N +1, so that the reconfigurable charge pump of the invention can realize more rational number voltage conversion rates, can perform both step-up conversion (Q < P) and step-down conversion (Q > P), and has a maximum VCR up to 2N +2 and a minimum VCR of 1/(2N +1), a higher voltage conversion resolution, can adapt to a wider range of input voltages, keep the output voltage relatively constant, and improve the conversion efficiency of energy. In addition, the parameters in the formula (2) are not limited to each other, the implementation is simple and convenient, and a person skilled in the art can easily implement the required voltage conversion rate through the embodiment of the present application without creative labor.
The input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit in different combination forms are embodied in aiAnd biIs variable and is any one of 0, 1 and 2, and the combination is ai*Vin+bi*VoutThere may be a combination of 3 x 3 ═ 9.
Further, the input end voltage feed-in unit comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch; the first switch is connected in series with the second switch; the first switch is connected with the third switch in parallel; the third switch and the fourth switch are connected in series.
It should be noted that, as can be seen from fig. 4, the input terminal voltage feeding unit is represented by S1、S2、S3And S4Four switches make up, S1And S2In parallel with S3Are connected in series; s2And S3In series with S4Are connected in series; s4And S3Connected in parallel and grounded.
Further, the input end voltage feed-in unit comprises a first flying capacitor, and the first flying capacitor is connected with the fourth switch in series.
It should be noted that the input terminal voltage feed-in unit is further provided with a flying capacitor CflyAnd S1、S4In series with S2And (4) connecting in parallel. Based on the connection relationship, the input end voltage feed-in unit and the output end voltage feedback unit in different combination forms are embodied in aiAnd biIs variable and is any one of 0, 1 and 2, and the combination is ai*Vin+bi*VoutThere may be a combination of 3 x 3 ═ 9. For example, with respect to aiWhen S is1And S4Is turned on and S2And S3When the power is turned off, the voltage of the input end voltage feed-in unit is VinWhen i is 0; when S is2And S3Is turned on and S1And S4When the power is turned off, the voltage of the input end voltage feed-in unit is 2VinWhen i is 2; when S is1And S4Turn on access clock signal clk1, S2And S3When the access clock signal clk2 is turned on, the voltage of the input-end voltage feed-in unit is Vss-VinIs equal to VinIn this case, i is 1.
Further, the output end voltage feedback unit comprises a fifth switch, a sixth switch, a seventh switch and an eighth switch; the fifth switch is connected in series with the sixth switch; the fifth switch is connected with the seventh switch in parallel; the seventh switch and the eighth switch are connected in series.
It should be noted that, as can be seen from fig. 4, the output terminal voltage feedback unit is represented by S1、S2、S3And S4Four switches make up, S1And S2In parallel with S3Are connected in series; s2And S3In series with S4Are connected in series; s4And S3Connected in parallel and grounded.
Further, the output end voltage feedback unit comprises a second flying capacitor, and the second flying capacitor is connected with the eighth switch in series.
It should be noted that the output end voltage feedback unit is further provided with a flying capacitor CflyAnd S1、S4In series with S2And (4) connecting in parallel. Based on the connection relation, the output end voltage unit and the output end voltage feedback unit with different combination forms are embodied in aiAnd biIs variable and is any one of 0, 1 and 2, and the combination is ai*Vin+bi*VoutThere may be a combination of 3 x 3 ═ 9. For example, as to biWhen S is1And S4Is turned on and S2And S3When the power is turned off, the voltage of the voltage feedback unit at the output end is VinWhen i is 0; when S is2And S3Is turned on and S1And S4When the power is turned off, the voltage of the voltage feedback unit at the output end is 2VinWhen i is 2; when S is1And S4Turn on access clock signal clk1, S2And S3When the access clock signal clk2 is turned on, the voltage of the output end voltage feedback unit is Vss-VinIs equal to VinIn this case, i is 1.
Furthermore, the charge pump unit comprises two groups of switches, each group of switches comprises two switches connected in series, the two groups of switches are connected with the flying capacitor in parallel, one end of each group of switches is connected with the input clock signal, and the other end of each group of switches is connected with the output clock signal.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 3, in a circuit diagram of a charge pump unit of a buck-boost charge pump provided in an embodiment of the present application, each charge pump unit has the same structural composition and is composed of four switches, each two switches are connected in series, and two groups of switches are connected in parallel and are both connected in series with a flying capacitor. In the switches, one switch in each group of switches is used for switching in a clk1 clock signal, and the other switch is used for switching in a clk2 clock signal.
Further, the charge pump cell includes four mos switches with dynamic biasing.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 6(a) and fig. 6(b), the four switches of the charge pump unit may be all pmos switches, or nmos switches, or any combination of the two types of switches, which is not limited herein.
Further, the input terminal voltage feed-in unit comprises four mos switches with dynamic bias.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 6(a) and fig. 6(b), the four switches of the input terminal voltage feeding unit may be all pmos switches, or nmos switches, or any combination of the two types of switches, which is not limited herein. The two switches are only two optimized switches, because the body potential of the PMOS switch tube needs to be connected with a high potential, the body potential of the NMOS switch tube needs to be connected with a low potential, and the upper source-drain ends and the lower source-drain ends of the tubes are not clear which potential is higher and which potential is lower, two more tubes are added as body voltage automatic bias, namely, the body potential is biased to a state capable of working normally.
Further, the output terminal voltage feedback unit includes four mos switches with dynamic bias.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 6(a) and fig. 6(b), the four switches of the output-end voltage feedback unit may be all pmos switches, or nmos switches, or any combination of the two types of switches, which is not limited herein.
Further, the mos switch includes a clk terminal for receiving the first clock signal or the second clock signal.
It should be noted that, referring to fig. 6(a) and fig. 6(b), both the pmos switch and the nmos switch are provided with a clk terminal for accessing a clock signal.
The following describes embodiments of the present application in further detail with reference to fig. 4 and 7, where N ═ 3 is used as an embodiment:
when N is 3, the structure shown in fig. 2 can be implemented by the circuit in fig. 4, and the circuit includes 3 basic charge pump units, a Feed in Negator unit corresponding to the input voltage Feed-in unit, a Feed back Negator unit corresponding to the output voltage feedback unit, and a load capacitor C
LEach basic charge pump unit consists of four switches and a flying capacitor C
flyThe Feed in Negator unit and the Feed back Negator unit are also composed of four switches and a flying capacitor C
flyComposed, but their interconnections are different. The clock signals clk1, clk2 in FIG. 5 are two non-overlapping signals, the timing diagrams of which are shown in FIG. 5; according to the formula (1), whenWhen N is 3, the present invention can realize 39 voltage conversion rates (21 steps-down, 1 step-1: 1, and 17 steps-up), and specific voltage conversion rates are shown in table 1. To further understand how the circuit of FIG. 4 achieves the desired voltage conversion ratio, a voltage conversion ratio is achieved
To describe the examples of the present invention. Because of the voltage conversion rate
Then a is taken from the formula (1)
0~2=1,a
3=2、b
1~2=1,
b 30. Therefore, the combined voltage generated by the Feed in Negator module and the Feed back Negator module at one input end of the first, second and third stages respectively is as follows: v
in-V
out、V
in-V
out、2V
in. Therefore, when the circuit reaches a steady state, the output voltages of the first and second stages are 2V respectively according to the formula (1)
in-V
out、3V
in-2V
outThen the output voltage of the third stage is 5V
in-2V
out=V
outTherefore, it is
Figure 7 shows an embodiment of the present invention where N is 3,
corresponding to the input voltage V
inAt 3V, it can be seen that the output is exactly the expected 5V.
TABLE 1 VCR achievable with N3
The college buck-boost charge pump with the multiple conversion rates is reconstructed by changing the size of the feed-in voltage of each stage of the charge pump unit and the voltage of the input end and the voltage of the output end of different combinations. The maximum boost conversion rate can be improved on the basis of the prior art through the feedback of the input ends and the output ends of different combinations to the intermediate-stage charge pump unit, the buck conversion rate can be further realized, the conversion resolution is improved, the converter can better adapt to the input voltage in a wide range, the constancy of the output voltage is kept, and the conversion efficiency of energy is improved. The buck-boost charge pump device can be widely applied to circuit systems with requirements for buck-boost.
The above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same;
although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.