DC-DC converter
Technical Field
The invention relates to electric energy conversion, and belongs to a direct current-direct current converter in an electric energy converter.
Background
With the increasing data processing capacity, IT devices such as supercomputers or servers are also increasingly required. For IT devices such as supercomputers or servers, the power supply of the motherboard in the frame is usually 12V or higher, such as 48V, but the internal processor, the memory, etc. needs 1.8V or lower, such as 0.9V, and how to efficiently implement the voltage conversion, and providing the low-voltage high-current dc-dc converter needed by the processor, the memory, etc. is an ongoing challenge in the industry.
Disclosure of Invention
A dc-dc converter comprising:
A DC input;
a DC output;
a pair of magnetic cores EE or EI magnetic cores 1, said magnetic cores 1 having a central column 11 and two side columns 12, 13, said two side columns 12, 13 having air gaps 16 and 17 of the same size, respectively, said central column being free of air gaps, a first window 14 and a second window 15 being formed between said central column and said two side columns, respectively;
Three windings, namely a first winding 21, a second winding 22 and a third winding 23;
Two rectifying tubes, namely a first rectifying tube S R1 and a second rectifying tube S R2;
The first rectifying tube S R1, the second rectifying tube S R2 and the direct current output positive end are respectively positioned at two sides of the magnetic core 1, the first winding 21 is wound on the middle column 11 of the magnetic core 1, the second winding 22 passes through the first window 14 from the direct current output positive end and is connected to the drain electrode of the first rectifying tube S R1, the third winding 23 passes through the second window 15 from the direct current output positive end and is connected to the drain electrode of the second rectifying tube S R2, and the source electrode of the first rectifying tube S R1 and the source electrode of the second rectifying tube S R2 are connected together at the same side of the magnetic core and are connected to the direct current output negative end through a conductor 4;
a switching circuit 3 connected across the positive and negative dc input terminals, the switching circuit converting an input dc supply voltage to a periodic ac voltage and applying the periodic ac voltage to the first winding;
The periodic alternating voltages on the second winding 22 and the third winding 23 are rectified by a rectifying circuit formed by the first rectifying tube S R1 and the second rectifying tube S R2 to become direct current output;
And the output capacitor Co is connected across the positive end and the negative end of the direct-current output.
Preferably, the switching circuit 3 is a half-bridge circuit, and comprises two switching tubes, namely a first switching tube S1 and a second switching tube S2, two capacitors, a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2, wherein the drain electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected to a direct current input positive terminal, the source electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with the drain electrode of the second switching tube S2 and is also connected to one end of the first winding 21, the source electrode of the second switching tube S2 is connected to a direct current input negative terminal, one end of the first capacitor C1 is connected to the direct current input positive terminal, the other end of the first capacitor C1 is connected with one end of the second capacitor C2 and is also connected to the other end of the first winding 21, and the other end of the second capacitor C2 is connected to the direct current input negative terminal.
Preferably, the switching circuit 3 is a full-bridge circuit, and comprises four switching tubes, namely a first switching tube S1, a second switching tube S2, a third switching tube S3 and a fourth switching tube S4, wherein the drain electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected to a direct current input positive end, the source electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with the drain electrode of the second switching tube S2 and is connected with one end of the first winding 21, the source electrode of the second switching tube S2 is connected with a direct current input negative end, the drain electrode of the third switching tube S3 is connected with the direct current input positive end, the source electrode of the third switching tube S3 is connected with the drain electrode of the fourth switching tube S4 and is connected with the other end of the first winding 21, and the source electrode of the fourth switching tube S4 is connected with the direct current input negative end.
Preferably, the conductor 4 is connected to the sources of the first rectifier S R1 and the second rectifier S R2 and the negative dc output terminal through the lower side of the magnetic core 1.
Preferably, the conductor 4 is divided into two paths 41 and 42, and the sources of the first rectifier S R1 and the second rectifier S R2 and the negative dc output terminal are connected through the outer sides of the two legs 12 and 13 of the magnetic core 1, respectively.
Preferably, the output current flowing through conductor 4 produces a voltage drop, which is amplified by a differential amplification circuit that outputs a current signal representative of the output current, including but not limited to, those used to achieve overcurrent protection, output short-circuit protection, output current sharing, etc.
Preferably, the material of the conductor 4 is copper, and when the PCB is used as a base material, the material may be copper foil on the PCB.
Preferably, the conductor 4 material may be an alloy with a low temperature coefficient, such as constantan or manganese copper, etc.
The invention can greatly reduce the conductivity loss of the low-voltage high-current output loop of the DC-DC converter and improve the conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of example 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the magnetic core and air gap of the present invention, wherein fig. 2 (a) is an EE-type magnetic core and fig. 2 (B) is an EI-type magnetic core.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the source and negative dc output terminals of the first rectifier SR1 and the second rectifier SR2 connected to the conductor 4 through the lower side of the magnetic core.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the switching circuit of the present invention as a full bridge circuit.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the voltage of the first winding 21 and a part of the current waveform between nodes in embodiment 1 shown in fig. 1.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of embodiment 1 of the present invention, referring to fig. 1:
The switching circuit is a half-bridge circuit and comprises two switching tubes, namely a first switching tube S1 and a second switching tube S2, two capacitors, namely a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2, wherein the drain electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with a direct current input positive end (vin+), the source electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with the drain electrode of the second switching tube S2 and is simultaneously connected with one end (node a) of the first winding 21, the source electrode of the second switching tube S2 is connected with a direct current input negative end (Vin-), one end of the first capacitor C1 is connected with the direct current input positive end (vin+), the other end of the first capacitor C1 is connected with one end of the second capacitor C2 and is simultaneously connected with the other end (node b) of the first winding 21, and the other end of the second capacitor C2 is connected with the direct current input negative end (Vin-).
The magnetic core 1 has a center leg 11 and two side legs 12, 13, the two side legs 12, 13 having air gaps 16 and 17, respectively, of the same size, the center leg not having an air gap, see fig. 2 (a) or fig. 2 (B). A first window 14 and a second window 15 are respectively formed between the middle column and the two side columns.
Three windings, namely a first winding 21, a second winding 22 and a third winding 23.
Two rectifiers, namely a first rectifier S R1 and a second rectifier S R2.
The first rectifying tube S R1, the second rectifying tube S R2 and the direct current output positive end (node c) are respectively positioned on two sides of the magnetic core 1, the first winding 21 is wound on the middle column 11 of the magnetic core 1, the second winding 22 passes through the first window 14 from the direct current output positive end and is connected to the drain electrode (node i) of the first rectifying tube S R1, the third winding 23 passes through the second window 15 from the direct current output positive end and is connected to the drain electrode (node j) of the second rectifying tube S R2, and the source electrode of the first rectifying tube S R1 and the source electrode of the second rectifying tube S R2 are connected together on the same side of the magnetic core. It will be readily appreciated that the second winding 22, the third winding 23 may have a common path, node k to the dc output positive (node c), when implemented on a planar transformer.
The source of the first rectifier tube S R1 (node g) and the source of the second rectifier tube S R2 (node h) are connected together on the same side of the core. The impedance between the node g and the node h is very low, and can be regarded as the same node f in practice.
Node f is connected to the negative dc output terminal (node d) via conductor 4. Conductor 4 splits into two paths 41 and 42, passing outside the two legs 12, 13 of the core 1, respectively. It is also easily understood that the actual junction of the conductors 4 (node e) may be some distance from the negative dc output terminal (node d), depending on the design of the product. The impedance between the node e and the node d is very low, and can be regarded as the same node d in practice.
The periodic ac voltages of the second winding 22 and the third winding 23 are rectified by a rectifying circuit constituted by the first rectifying tube SR1 and the second rectifying tube SR2, and are output as dc.
And the output capacitor Co is connected across the positive end and the negative end of the direct-current output.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the voltage of the first winding 21 and a portion of the current waveform between nodes in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. Vab is the voltage across the first winding 21 applied after the DC input passes through the switching circuit. It can be seen that the current Iik flowing through the second winding 22, the current Ijk flowing through the third winding 23, are very pulsed. After rectifying by the rectifying circuits of the first rectifying tube SR1 and the second rectifying tube SR2, the pulsation of the current Idf flowing through the conductor 4 (the sum of the currents flowing through the paths 41 and 42) is very small.
The PCB is used as a base material, the conductor 4 is copper foil on the PCB, and the conductor 4 is used as a current sampling resistor, so that a special current sampling resistor can be omitted, and the efficiency of the DC-DC converter is further improved.
The voltage signal Vdf on the conductor 4 is connected to a differential amplifying circuit 5 composed of devices such as IC01, resistors R01, R02 and R04, and the amplifying circuit outputs a Vcs signal representing output current, and the Vcs signal of the current is used for realizing the functions of overcurrent protection, output short-circuit protection, output current sharing and the like.
It should be noted that copper is a metal with a positive temperature coefficient, and that proper temperature compensation of the voltage signal Vdf or the current Vcs signal is required.
In addition, the conductor 4 may be made of a low temperature coefficient alloy such as constantan or manganese copper. The resistivity of the alloy material such as constantan or manganese copper changes very little with temperature.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the connection of the conductors 4 according to the invention. The conductor 4 is connected to the sources of the first rectifying tube S R1 and the second rectifying tube S R2 and the negative dc output terminal through the lower side of the magnetic core 1, and the other principles and methods are the same as those of embodiment 1.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the switching circuit of the present invention as a full bridge circuit. The full-bridge circuit is provided with four switching tubes, namely a first switching tube S1, a second switching tube S2, a third switching tube S3 and a fourth switching tube S2, wherein the drain electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with the positive end of a direct current input, the source electrode of the first switching tube S1 is connected with the drain electrode of the second switching tube S2 and is simultaneously connected with one end of the first winding 21, the source electrode of the second switching tube S2 is connected with the negative end of the direct current input, the drain electrode of the third switching tube S3 is connected with the positive end of the direct current input, the source electrode of the third switching tube S3 is connected with the drain electrode of the fourth switching tube S4 and is simultaneously connected with the other end of the first winding 21, and the source electrode of the fourth switching tube S4 is connected with the negative end of the direct current input. The remaining principle and method are the same as in example 1.
It can be seen that the path through which the output large pulsating current flows is very short, so that the conduction loss of the low-voltage large-current output loop of the DC-DC converter can be greatly reduced, the conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter is improved, and in addition, the electromagnetic interference can be improved or reduced due to the very short path through which the large pulsating current flows.