Protective shut-down system for switch-mode power supply
US5499154A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S323/901
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For overcurrent protection of a switch-mode power supply in a high power audio amplifier, an active feedback overload shut-down circuit acts though a control input of a PWM (pulse-width modulator) in the switch-mode power supply. In a multi-output switch-mode power supply, e.g. a dual-rectifier supply providing .+-.53 volts and .+-.100 volts suitable for a class H amplifier, instantaneous currents in each of the two rectifier circuits are monitored by primary windings of a current-sensing transformer, providing from its secondary winding a signal that is rectified and monitored by a comparator-timer for current overload at a predetermined threshold. The primary windings are made to have a particular turns ratio so as to proportion the protection sensitivity for each dc output voltage. Upon sensing overload from either rectifier circuit, the comparator-timer applies a shut-down signal to the PWM, shutting down the power supply safely for a predetermined time period, e.g. 17 seconds. Then a "soft" start-up is initiated; if the overload has been removed, normal operation resumes, otherwise another 17 second shut-down cycle is initiated and will repeat until the overload is remedied. T…
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