阅读说明：本技术 驱动控制器、功率因数校正电路的控制系统及方法 (Drive controller, control system and method of power factor correction circuit ) 是由 任杰 于 2021-07-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供了一种驱动控制器、功率因数校正电路的控制系统及方法,该驱动控制器适用于功率因数校正电路的控制系统,控制系统还包括PFC电路,PFC电路中包括第一桥臂、第二桥臂、第一开关管和第二开关管,驱动控制器包括采样电路和驱动电路；采样电路用于获取第一开关管和第二开关管之间的目标电流值；驱动电路用于在目标电流值大于电流阈值时关断第一开关管和第二开关管的栅极输入,可以控制第一开关管和第二开关管关断,并保护控制系统。采用本申请,可使得驱动控制器在检测到PFC电路内部电流较大时断开PFC电路,从而保护PFC电路中的器件,同时简化检测电路中的元件数量,降低设计成本与能量损耗。(The application provides a drive controller, a control system and a method of a power factor correction circuit, wherein the drive controller is suitable for the control system of the power factor correction circuit, the control system also comprises a PFC circuit, the PFC circuit comprises a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first switch tube and a second switch tube, and the drive controller comprises a sampling circuit and a drive circuit; the sampling circuit is used for acquiring a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube; the driving circuit is used for turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the target current value is larger than the current threshold value, can control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to be turned off, and protects the control system. By adopting the method and the device, the driving controller can cut off the PFC circuit when the current in the PFC circuit is detected to be large, so that devices in the PFC circuit are protected, the number of elements in the detection circuit is simplified, and the design cost and the energy loss are reduced.)

1. A drive controller is characterized in that the drive controller is suitable for a control system of a power factor correction circuit, the control system further comprises a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit, the PFC circuit comprises a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first switching tube and a second switching tube, and the drive controller comprises a sampling circuit and a drive circuit;

the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm are connected in parallel and then connected with a load, the midpoint of the first bridge arm is connected with a power supply and the drain electrode of the first switching tube, the drain electrode of the second switching tube is connected with the midpoint of the second bridge arm, the source of the first switching tube is connected with the source of the second switching tube and the sampling circuit, the grid of the first switching tube and the grid of the second switching tube are connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and the sampling circuit is connected with the driving circuit;

the sampling circuit is used for acquiring a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for turning off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the target current value is larger than a current threshold value.

2. The drive controller according to claim 1, wherein the sampling circuit is configured to obtain a first target current value flowing from the first switching tube to the second switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the first target current value is larger than a first current threshold value.

3. The drive controller according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sampling circuit is configured to obtain a second target current value flowing from the second switching tube to the first switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the second target current value is larger than a second current threshold value.

4. The driving controller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a first connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the drain of the first switching tube, a second connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube, and a third connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the drain of the second switching tube;

the sampling circuit is used for acquiring a first target voltage between a drain of the first switching tube and a source of the first switching tube and acquiring a second target voltage between a drain of the second switching tube and a source of the second switching tube so as to acquire a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is greater than a current threshold value and turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the first target voltage is greater than a first voltage threshold value or the second target voltage is greater than a second voltage threshold value.

5. The drive controller according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control system further comprises a first detection resistor, the source stage of the first switching tube is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube through the first detection resistor, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the first switching tube, and the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube;

the sampling circuit is used for acquiring voltage between a source stage of the first switching tube and a source stage of the second switching tube so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is larger than a current threshold value and turning off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube when the voltage between the source electrode of the first switching tube and the source electrode of the second switching tube is larger than a third voltage threshold value.

6. The drive controller according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control system further comprises a second detection resistor and a third detection resistor, the source stage of the first switching tube is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube through the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor which are connected in series, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the first switching tube, the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the series connection point of the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor, and the third connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube;

the sampling circuit is used for acquiring a third target voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the series connection point and acquiring a fourth target voltage between the source stage of the second switching tube and the series connection point so as to acquire a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

the driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is greater than a current threshold value and turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the third target voltage is greater than a fourth voltage threshold value or the fourth target voltage is greater than a fifth voltage threshold value.

7. The drive controller of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first and second switching tubes comprise Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), gallium nitride transistors (GaNHEMTs) or Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs).

8. A switching driver controller of a power factor correction, PFC, circuit, the switching driver controller comprising a PFC controller and a driver controller according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the PFC controller connecting the PFC circuit and the driver controller;

the PFC controller is used for providing a driving signal for the driving controller.

9. A control system for a power factor correction circuit, the control system comprising a power factor correction, PFC, circuit and a drive controller according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

the PFC circuit comprises a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first switching tube and a second switching tube, the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm are connected in parallel and then are connected with a load, the midpoint of the first bridge arm is connected with a power supply and the drain electrode of the first switching tube, the drain electrode of the second switching tube is connected with the midpoint of the second bridge arm, the source electrode of the first switching tube is connected with the source electrode of the second switching tube and the sampling circuit, and the grid electrode of the first switching tube and the grid electrode of the second switching tube are connected in parallel with the driving circuit;

the PFC controller is connected with the PFC circuit and the driving controller and used for providing driving signals for the driving controller.

10. The control system of claim 9, further comprising an inductor, a capacitor;

the middle point of the first bridge arm is connected with a first connecting end of a power supply through the inductor, a second connecting end of the power supply is connected with the middle point of the second bridge arm, and the second bridge arm is connected with the capacitor in parallel and then is connected with a load.

11. A control method of a power factor correction circuit, the control method being applied to a drive controller according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the method comprising:

the driving controller obtains a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

when the target current is larger than a current threshold, the driving controller turns off the grid electrode input of the first switch tube and the second switch tube.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

the driving controller obtains a first target current value flowing to the second switching tube from the first switching tube;

when the first target current value is larger than a first current threshold value, the driving controller turns off the grid electrode input of the first switch tube and the grid electrode input of the second switch tube.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the method further comprises:

the driving controller obtains a second target current value flowing to the first switching tube from the second switching tube;

when the second target current value is larger than a second current threshold value, the driving controller turns off the grid electrode input of the first switch tube and the second switch tube.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11-13, further comprising:

the driving controller collects a first target voltage between a drain of the first switching tube and a source of the first switching tube and collects a second target voltage between a drain of the second switching tube and a source of the second switching tube so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

when the first target voltage is larger than a first voltage threshold value or the second target voltage is larger than a second voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than a current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

15. The method of any of claims 11-14, wherein when the control system further comprises a first sense resistor, the method further comprises:

the driving controller collects voltage between a source stage of the first switching tube and a source stage of the second switching tube to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

when the voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the source stage of the second switching tube is larger than a third voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than a current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube.

16. The method of any of claims 11-14, wherein when the control system further comprises a second sense resistor and a third sense resistor, the method further comprises:

the driving controller collects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the series connection point and collects a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switching tube and the series connection point so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube;

when the third target voltage is greater than a fourth voltage threshold, or the fourth target voltage is greater than a fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller determines that the target current value is greater than a current threshold and turns off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of power electronics technologies, and in particular, to a control system and method for a drive controller and a power factor correction circuit.

Background

In the field of Power electronics, in order to reduce the loss caused by a rectifier bridge in a conventional Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit, a bridgeless PFC circuit is generally used for Power Factor Correction. In a common bridgeless PFC circuit, as shown in fig. 1, the bridgeless PFC circuit with a bidirectional switch circuit only needs one power inductor, and two switch tubes are switched simultaneously, so that the control principle is simple and the bridge-free PFC circuit is widely applied. In general, in order to protect a power device in a circuit, it is generally required to sample a peak current of a switching circuit in a PFC circuit to perform overcurrent protection on the PFC circuit.

During research and practice, the inventor of the present application finds that, for a bridgeless PFC circuit with a bidirectional switch, the prior art detects the peak current of the switch circuit through a transformer or a current detection chip (such as a hall current detection chip). However, the size of the transformer is large, and a reset circuit and a current shaping circuit need to be added in a matching manner, which is not favorable for miniaturization design. The current detection chip has a slow response speed, needs an additional power supply circuit, and increases the static loss of the circuit and the circuit complexity and the design cost.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a control system and a control method of a driving controller and a power factor correction circuit, which can enable the driving controller to cut off a PFC circuit when the driving controller detects that the current in the PFC circuit is large, thereby protecting devices in the PFC circuit, simplifying the number of elements in the detection circuit, and reducing the design cost and energy loss.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a driving controller, where the driving controller is applicable to a control system of a PFC circuit, the control system further includes a PFC circuit, the PFC circuit includes a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first switching tube and a second switching tube, and the driving controller includes a sampling circuit and a driving circuit. The first bridge arm and the second bridge arm are connected in parallel and then connected with a load, the midpoint of the first bridge arm is connected with a power supply and the drain electrode of a first switching tube, the drain electrode of the second switching tube is connected with the midpoint of the second bridge arm, the source electrode of the first switching tube is connected with the source electrode of the second switching tube and a sampling circuit, the grid electrode of the first switching tube and the grid electrode of the second switching tube are connected in parallel with a driving circuit, and the sampling circuit is connected with the driving circuit. The sampling circuit is used for acquiring a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The driving circuit is used for turning off the grid inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the target current value is larger than the current threshold value so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to be turned off and protect the control system.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube through the sampling circuit. When the current is too large, the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube can be turned off through the driving circuit (for example, the gate voltage is reduced or the gate current is cut off) so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to be turned off, and therefore elements in the control system are protected when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the sampling circuit is configured to obtain a first target current value flowing from the first switch tube to the second switch tube. The driving circuit is used for turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the first target current value is larger than the first current threshold value. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain the first target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube through the sampling circuit, that is, may detect the first target current value during a period in which a current flows from the first switching tube to the second switching tube. When the first target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the first target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes through the driving circuit (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect elements in the control system when the first target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets the first current threshold value for the detected first target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the sampling circuit is configured to obtain a second target current value flowing to the first switching tube from the second switching tube. The driving circuit is used for turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the second target current value is larger than the second current threshold value. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain the second target current value between the second switch tube and the first switch tube through the sampling circuit, that is, the second target current value may be detected during a half cycle of the current flowing from the second switch tube to the first switch tube. When the second target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the second target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes through the driving circuit (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the second target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets a second current threshold value for the detected second target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

With reference to the first aspect, the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, or the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, a first connection end of the sampling circuit is connected to the drain of the first switch tube, a second connection end of the sampling circuit is connected to the source of the first switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, and a third connection end of the sampling circuit is connected to the drain of the second switch tube. The sampling circuit is used for acquiring a first target voltage between a drain of the first switching tube and a source of the first switching tube and acquiring a second target voltage between a drain of the second switching tube and a source of the second switching tube so as to acquire a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the first target voltage is larger than the first voltage threshold value or the second target voltage is larger than the second voltage threshold value.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller may obtain, through the sampling circuit, a first target voltage between the drain of the first switching tube and the source of the first switching tube, and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switching tube and the source of the second switching tube, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of a first target voltage between the drain of the first switching tube and the source of the first switching tube to an internal resistance value of the first switching tube, and a ratio of a second target voltage between the drain of the second switching tube and the source of the second switching tube to an internal resistance value of the second switching tube). When the first target voltage is greater than the first voltage threshold, or the second target voltage is greater than the second voltage threshold, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube through the driving circuit (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current), so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, thereby enriching the detection capability of the driving controller and improving the applicability of the driving controller.

With reference to the first aspect or any one of the first to third possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the control system further includes a first detection resistor, a source of the first switching tube is connected to a source of the second switching tube through the first detection resistor, a first connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source of the first switching tube, and a second connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source of the second switching tube. The sampling circuit is used for acquiring voltage between a source stage of the first switching tube and a source stage of the second switching tube so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turning off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube when the voltage between the source electrode of the first switching tube and the source electrode of the second switching tube is larger than the third voltage threshold value.

In the embodiment provided by the application, the driving controller may obtain, through the sampling circuit, a voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube, and further obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of a voltage value between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube to the first detection resistance value). When the voltage is too large (i.e. greater than the third voltage threshold), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes through the driving circuit (e.g. reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current), so as to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting the voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the source level of the second switching tube, so that the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

With reference to the first aspect or any one of the first possible implementation manner to the third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the control system further includes a second detection resistor and a third detection resistor, the source stage of the first switching tube is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube through the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor which are connected in series, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the first switching tube, the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the series connection point of the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor, and the third connection terminal of the sampling circuit is connected to the source stage of the second switching tube. The sampling circuit is used for acquiring a third target voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the series connection point and acquiring a fourth target voltage between the source stage of the second switching tube and the series connection point so as to acquire a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The driving circuit is used for determining that the target current value is greater than the current threshold value and turning off the grid input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube when the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold value or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold value.

In the embodiment provided by the application, the driving controller may obtain, through the sampling circuit, a third target voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the series connection point, and a fourth target voltage between the source stage of the second switching tube and the series connection point, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of the third target voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the series connection point to the second detection resistance value, and a ratio of the fourth target voltage between the source stage of the second switching tube and the series connection point to the third detection resistance value). When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold, or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube through the driving circuit (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current), so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller detects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switch tube and the series connection point and a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switch tube and the series connection point, so that a target current value is obtained, the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

With reference to the first aspect or any one of the first possible implementation manner to the fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first switching tube and the second switching tube include a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor MOSFET, a gallium nitride transistor GaNHEMT, or an insulated gate bipolar transistor IGBT, which enriches element selection and application scenarios of the driving controller.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a switch driving controller of a PFC circuit, where the switch driving controller includes a PFC controller and a driving controller provided in any one of the first to fifth possible implementation manners of the first aspect, and the PFC controller connects the PFC circuit and the driving controller. The PFC controller is used for providing a driving signal for the driving controller so as to control the driving controller to work. In the embodiment provided by the application, because the PFC circuit works, the driving voltage required by the driving controller is floating with respect to the ground, the switch driving controller can provide a driving signal for the driving controller through the PFC controller to control the driving controller, so that the normal work of the driving controller is ensured, meanwhile, because the PFC controller is connected with the PFC circuit, the dynamic driving voltage can be provided for the driving controller in real time through the PFC controller, the number of elements for detecting the driving voltage and providing the driving signal is simplified, and the design cost and the energy loss are reduced.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a control system of a power factor correction circuit, the control system including a power factor correction PFC circuit, a PFC controller, and a driving controller as provided in any one of the first to fifth possible implementation manners of the first aspect. The PFC circuit comprises a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a first switching tube and a second switching tube, wherein the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm are connected in parallel and then are connected with a load, the midpoint of the first bridge arm is connected with a power supply and the drain electrode of the first switching tube, the drain electrode of the second switching tube is connected with the midpoint of the second bridge arm, the source electrode of the first switching tube is connected with the source electrode of the second switching tube and a sampling circuit, and the grid electrode of the first switching tube and the grid electrode of the second switching tube are connected in parallel with a driving circuit. Here, the PFC controller is connected to the PFC circuit and the driving controller, and is configured to provide a driving signal to the driving controller to control the driving controller to operate.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, when the current between the first switching tube and the second switching tube is too large, the control system may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) by driving the controller to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, when a PFC circuit in the control system works, the driving voltage required by the driving controller is floating relative to the ground, and the control system can provide a driving signal for the driving controller through the PFC controller so as to control the driving controller and further ensure the normal work of the driving controller. It can be appreciated that the control system integrates both the sampling function and the drive function into the drive controller, simplifying the number of components used to detect the target current and control the switching on and off of the switching tube. It will be further appreciated that the control system integrates both the sampling function and the drive function into the drive controller, which simplifies the number of components used to detect the target current and control the switching on and off of the switching tube. The design cost and the energy loss of the control system can be reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the control system further includes an inductor and a capacitor. The middle point of the first bridge arm is connected with a first connecting end of a power supply through an inductor, a second connecting end of the power supply is connected with the middle point of the second bridge arm, and the second bridge arm is connected with a load after being connected with a capacitor in parallel. Here, the inductor and the capacitor are used for rectifying and filtering the current in the control system, so that the reactive loss of the electric energy in the control system can be reduced, and the energy utilization rate is improved.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a control method for a power factor correction circuit, where the control method is applied to a drive controller as provided in any one of the first to fifth possible implementations of the first aspect, and the method includes:

the driving controller obtains a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. When the target current is larger than the current threshold, the driving controller turns off the grid inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to be turned off so as to protect the control system.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube can be turned off (for example, the gate voltage is reduced or the gate current is cut off) when the current is too large, so that the first switching tube and the second switching tube are controlled to be turned off, and elements in the control system are protected when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

the driving controller obtains a first target current value of the first switching tube flowing to the second switching tube. When the first target current value is larger than the first current threshold value, the driving controller turns off the grid electrode input of the first switch tube and the grid electrode input of the second switch tube. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain a first target current value between the first switch tube and the second switch tube, that is, the first target current value may be detected during a half cycle of the current flowing from the first switch tube to the second switch tube. When the first target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the first target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the first target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets the first current threshold value for the detected first target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

With reference to the fourth aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

the driving controller obtains a second target current value flowing to the first switching tube from the second switching tube. When the second target current value is larger than the second current threshold value, the driving controller turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the second switching tube. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain a second target current value between the currents flowing from the second switch tube to the first switch tube, that is, the second target current value may be detected during a half cycle of the current flowing from the second switch tube to the first switch tube. When the second target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the second target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the second target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets a second current threshold value for the detected second target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

With reference to the fourth aspect, or the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, or the second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

the driving controller collects a first target voltage between a drain of the first switch tube and a source of the first switch tube and collects a second target voltage between a drain of the second switch tube and a source of the second switch tube to obtain a target current value between the first switch tube and the second switch tube. When the first target voltage is larger than the first voltage threshold value or the second target voltage is larger than the second voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller may obtain a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube, and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube to an internal resistance value of the first switch tube, and a ratio of a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube to an internal resistance value of the second switch tube). When the first target voltage is greater than the first voltage threshold, or the second target voltage is greater than the second voltage threshold, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current), so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, thereby enriching the detection capability of the driving controller and improving the applicability of the driving controller.

With reference to the fourth aspect or any one of the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect to the third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, when the control system further includes the first detection resistor, the method further includes:

the driving controller collects voltage between a source stage of the first switching tube and a source stage of the second switching tube to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. When the voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the source stage of the second switching tube is larger than a third voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller may obtain a voltage between a source of the first switching tube and a source of the second switching tube, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of a voltage value between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube to the first detection resistance value). When the voltage is too large (i.e., greater than the third voltage threshold), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting the voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the source level of the second switching tube, so that the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

With reference to the fourth aspect or any one of the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect to the third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, when the control system further includes the second detection resistance and the third detection resistance, the method further includes:

the driving controller collects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the series connection point and collects a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switching tube and the series connection point so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller determines that the target current value is greater than the current threshold and turns off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

In the embodiments provided in this application, the driving controller may obtain a third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point, and a fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of the third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point to the second detection resistance value, and a ratio of the fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point to the third detection resistance value). When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold, or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller detects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switch tube and the series connection point and a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switch tube and the series connection point, so that a target current value is obtained, the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a bidirectional switch bridgeless PFC circuit provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5a is another schematic structural diagram of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5b is a schematic structural diagram of another control system provided in the embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6a is a schematic structural diagram of another control system provided in the embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6b is a schematic structural diagram of another control system provided in the embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is another schematic flow chart diagram of a control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is another schematic flow chart diagram of a control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is another schematic flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The control system and method for the driving controller and the power factor correction circuit are applicable to different types of electric equipment (such as power grids, household equipment or industrial and commercial electric equipment), can be applied to the field of user terminals (such as mobile phones, smart devices, televisions and the like), the field of electric equipment such as the field of automobiles, and can be adapted to different application scenarios such as power supply scenarios of large-scale electric equipment (such as power grids, industrial equipment and the like), power supply scenarios of medium-small distributed electric equipment (such as vehicle-mounted electric equipment, household electric equipment and the like), and power supply scenarios of mobile electric equipment (such as mobile phones, smart devices and the like).

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic view of an application scenario of a control system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 2, a power source 1 is connected to a load 3 (i.e., a consumer) through a control system 2, and the control system 2 can convert an ac voltage provided by the power source 1 into a dc voltage to be provided to the load 3. The control system 2 includes a PFC circuit 10 and a switch driving controller 20, and the control system 2 may convert an ac voltage provided by the power supply 1 into a voltage matched with the load 3 (e.g., a rated voltage of the load 3) through the PFC circuit 10, so that the load 3 may operate normally. The switch driving controller 20 includes a driving controller 201 and a PFC controller 202, and the PFC controller 202 may provide a driving signal to the driving controller 201 according to an output voltage of the PFC circuit 10, so that the driving controller 201 operates normally, and a switching tube in the PFC circuit 10 is turned on by the driving controller 201. When the current in the PFC circuit 10 is too large, the driving controller 201 may turn off the switching tube in the PFC circuit 10, thereby protecting the elements in the PFC circuit 10.

The driving controller provided by the application can be suitable for a control system, and the control system can further comprise a PFC circuit and a PFC controller. The PFC circuit provided by the application can be a scene that when the current in the PFC circuit is too large, a switching tube in the PFC circuit needs to be controlled so as to protect the PFC circuit, such as a topological structure of a bidirectional switch PFC circuit, other PFC circuits and topological structures of other PFC circuits. For convenience of description, the present application will describe the driving controller and the control system to which the driving controller is applied, by taking a scenario of controlling a bidirectional switch PFC circuit (hereinafter, abbreviated as PFC circuit) as an example. The drive controller shown in fig. 2 and a control system to which the drive controller is applied will be exemplified with reference to fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a control system provided in an embodiment of the present application. The present application provides a drive controller suitable for use in a control system such as that shown in figure 2. The PFC circuit in the control system can convert the alternating voltage of the power supply into voltage matched with the load and output the voltage, and when the current in the PFC circuit is overlarge, the driving controller can turn off a switching tube in the PFC circuit so as to protect elements in the PFC circuit.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the PFC circuit 10 in the control system includes a first leg 101, a second leg 102, a first switching tube Q1 and a second switching tube Q2, and the driving controller 201 includes a driving circuit 2011 and a sampling circuit 2012. The first bridge arm 101 and the second bridge arm 102 are connected in parallel and then connected with a load, the midpoint of the first bridge arm 101 is connected with a power supply and the drain of a first switching tube Q1, the drain of a second switching tube Q2 is connected with the midpoint of the second bridge arm 102, the source of a first switching tube Q1 is connected with the source of a second switching tube Q2 and a sampling circuit 2012, the gate of the first switching tube Q1 and the gate of the second switching tube Q2 are connected in parallel with a driving circuit 2011, and the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected with the driving circuit 2011.

Here, the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2, and the drive circuit 2011 in the drive controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to be turned off when the target current value is greater than a current threshold value, so as to protect the control system. In some possible embodiments, when the target current value obtained by the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 is greater than the current threshold, the drive circuit 2011 in the drive controller 201 may control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off by decreasing the gate voltages of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2, or turning off the gate currents of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2, so as to protect the elements in the PFC circuit 10.

In some possible embodiments, the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 may obtain a first target current value flowing from the first switch tube Q1 to the second switch tube Q2. The driving circuit 2011 in the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes Q1 and Q2 when the first target current value is greater than the first current threshold (i.e., IF). It is understood that the driving controller 201 may obtain the first target current value between the first switch Q1 flowing to the second switch Q2 through the sampling circuit 2012, that is, the first target current value may be detected during the half period when the current flows from the first switch Q1 to the second switch Q2. When the first target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the first target current value), the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) through the driving circuit 2011 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the PFC circuit 10 when the first target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the drive controller 201 sets the first current threshold to the detected first target current, which may improve the control accuracy and applicability of the drive controller 201.

In some possible embodiments, the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 may obtain a second target current value flowing from the second switching tube Q2 to the first switching tube Q1. The driving circuit 2011 in the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 when the second target current value is greater than the second current threshold (i.e., IR). It is understood that the driving controller 201 may obtain the second target current value flowing between the second switch Q2 and the first switch Q1 through the sampling circuit 2012, that is, the second target current value may be detected during the half period when the current flows from the second switch Q2 to the first switch Q1. When the second target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the second target current value), the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) through the driving circuit 2011 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the second target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller 201 sets the second current threshold to the detected second target current, which may improve the control accuracy and applicability of the driving controller 201.

It is understood that, in the embodiment provided in the present application, the driving circuit 2011 and the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 are only one embodiment provided in the present application. It is further understood that the driving circuit 2011 and the sampling circuit 2012 may be two functional modules having a driving function and a sampling function in the driving controller 201, or may also be two functions of the same functional module integrated in the driving controller 201, and are not necessarily two independent circuits, or may also be other circuits having the same or similar functions, which may be determined according to an actual application scenario, and no specific limitation is made herein.

In some possible embodiments, the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 include a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor MOSFET, a gallium nitride transistor GaNHEMT or an insulated gate bipolar transistor IGBT, which enriches element selection and application scenarios of the driving controller.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller 201 may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 through the sampling circuit 2012. When the current is too large, the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 through the driving circuit 2011 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the PFC circuit 10 when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller 201, the number of elements for detecting the target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be turned off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 by detecting a voltage between a source and a drain of the first switching tube Q1 and a voltage between a source and a drain of the second switching tube Q2. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of a control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection manner of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 4 is the same as that of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 4 can implement the function of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, which is not described herein again. As shown in fig. 4, a first connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected to the drain of the first switch Q1, a second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected to the source of the first switch Q1 and the source of the second switch Q2, and a third connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected to the drain of the second switch Q2.

Here, the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 may collect a first target voltage between the drain of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the first switching tube Q1, and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switching tube Q2 and the source of the second switching tube Q2, so as to obtain target current values (i.e., a ratio of the first target voltage between the drain of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the first switching tube Q1 to the internal resistance value of the first switching tube, and a ratio of the second target voltage between the drain of the second switching tube Q2 and the source of the second switching tube Q2 to the internal resistance value of the second switching tube). When the first target voltage is greater than the first voltage threshold or the second target voltage is greater than the second voltage threshold, the driving controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) through the driving circuit 2011 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Here, a first voltage threshold corresponding to a first target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the drain of the first switching tube and the source of the first switching tube) may be represented as Vcs1, and a second voltage threshold corresponding to a second target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the drain of the second switching tube and the source of the second switching tube) may be represented as Vcs 2. It can be understood that when current flows from the first switching tube to the second switching tube, Vcs1 is equal to IF r1, Vcs2 is equal to IF r2, where r1 is the internal resistance value of the first switching tube, r2 is the internal resistance value of the second switching tube, when current flows from the second switching tube to the first switching tube, Vcs1 is equal to IR r3, Vcs2 is equal to IR r4, where r3 is the internal resistance value of the first switching tube, and r4 is the internal resistance value of the second switching tube.

In some possible embodiments, the control system further includes a first detection resistor, and the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 by detecting a voltage across the first detection resistor. Referring to fig. 5a, fig. 5a is another schematic structural diagram of a control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection manner of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 5a is the same as that of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 5a can implement the function of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, which is not described herein again. As shown in fig. 5a, the control system further includes a first detection resistor (here, the resistance value of the first detection resistor is R1), the source of the first switch Q1 is connected to the source of the second switch Q2 through the first detection resistor, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected to the source of the first switch Q1, and the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 is connected to the source of the second switch Q2.

Here, the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 may sample a voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2 to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2. The driving circuit 2011 in the driving controller 201 may determine that the target current value is greater than the current threshold and turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes Q1 and Q2 when the voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2 is greater than the third voltage threshold. Here, the third voltage threshold between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2 may be represented as Vcs 3. It can be understood that when current flows from the first switching tube Q1 to the second switching tube Q2, Vcs3 is IF R1. When current flows from the second switching tube Q2 to the first switching tube Q1, Vcs3 is IR R1.

In some possible embodiments, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be an S pin, and the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be a CS pin. Here, the S pin is a reference pin, the CS pin is a detection pin, and the reference pin may provide a reference voltage for the detection pin, so that the detection pin may detect a voltage between the reference pin (i.e., the S pin) and the detection pin (i.e., the CS pin).

In some possible embodiments, please specifically refer to fig. 5b in combination, and fig. 5b is another schematic structural diagram of the control system provided in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5b, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be the CS pin, and the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be the S pin. Here, the S pin is a reference pin, the CS pin is a detection pin, and the reference pin may provide a reference voltage for the detection pin, so that the detection pin may detect a voltage between the reference pin (i.e., the S pin) and the detection pin (i.e., the CS pin).

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 5a and 5b, the control system may further include an inductor L and a capacitor C. Here, the first bridge arm midpoint of the first bridge arm 101 is connected to the first connection end of the power supply through the inductor L, the second connection end of the power supply is connected to the second bridge arm midpoint of the second bridge arm 102, and the second bridge arm 102 is connected to the load after being connected in parallel to the capacitor C. Here, the inductor L and the capacitor C can rectify and filter the current in the control system, thereby reducing the reactive loss of the electric energy in the control system to improve the energy utilization rate.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller 201 may obtain, through the sampling circuit 2012, a voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2, so as to obtain a target current value (i.e., a ratio of a voltage value between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2 to the first detection resistance value). When the voltage is too large (i.e., greater than the third voltage threshold (e.g., the third voltage threshold may be Vcs3 — IF R1 or Vcs3 — IR R1)), the drive controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) through the drive circuit 2011 to control the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller 201, the number of elements for detecting the target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be turned off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller 201 obtains a target current value by detecting the voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the source of the second switching tube Q2, so that the detection capability of the driving controller 201 is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller 201 is improved.

Referring to fig. 6a, fig. 6a is another schematic structural diagram of a control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection manner of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 6a is the same as that of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 5a, and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 6a can implement the function of the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 5a, which is not described herein again. As shown in fig. 6a, the control system further includes a second detection resistor and a third detection resistor (here, the resistance of the second detection resistor is R2, and the resistance of the third detection resistor is R3), the source of the first switch tube Q1 is connected to the source of the second switch tube Q2 through the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor connected in series, the first connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 is connected to the source of the first switch tube Q1, the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 is connected to the series connection point of the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor, and the third connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 is connected to the source of the second switch tube Q2.

Here, the sampling circuit 2012 in the driving controller 201 may collect a third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the series connection point, and collect a fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube Q2 and the series connection point, to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2. The driving circuit 2011 in the driving controller 201 may determine that the target current value is greater than the current threshold and turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube Q1 and the second switching tube Q2 when the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold, or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold. Here, a fourth voltage threshold corresponding to the third target voltage (i.e., the voltage between the source of the first switching transistor Q1 and the series connection point) may be denoted as Vcs4, and a fifth voltage threshold corresponding to the fourth target voltage (i.e., the voltage between the source of the second switching transistor Q2 and the series connection point) may be denoted as Vcs 3. It can be understood that when current flows from the first switching tube Q1 to the second switching tube Q2, Vcs4 is IF R2, and Vcs3 is IF R3. When current flows from the second switching tube Q2 to the first switching tube Q1, Vcs4 is IR R2, and Vcs3 is IR R3.

In some possible embodiments, the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be an S pin, and the first connection terminal and the third connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be CS pins (i.e., a CS1 pin and a CS2 pin). Here, the S pin is a reference pin, the CS pins (i.e., the CS1 pin and the CS2 pin) are sense pins, and the reference pin may provide a reference voltage to the sense pins so that the sense pins may sense voltages between the reference pin (i.e., the S pin) and the sense pins (i.e., the CS1 pin and the CS2 pin), respectively.

In some possible embodiments, please refer to fig. 6b in combination, and fig. 6b is another schematic structural diagram of the control system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6b, the second connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be a CS pin, and the first connection terminal and the third connection terminal of the sampling circuit 2012 in the drive controller 201 may be S pins (i.e., a S1 pin and a S2 pin). Here, the S pins (i.e., the S1 pin and the S2 pin) are reference pins, the CS pin is a sense pin, and the reference pin may provide a reference voltage to the sense pin, so that the sense pin may sense a voltage between the reference pin (i.e., the S1 pin and the S2 pin) and the sense pin (i.e., the CS pin), respectively.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 6a and 6b, the control system may further include an inductor L and a capacitor C. Here, the first bridge arm midpoint of the first bridge arm 101 is connected to the first connection end of the power supply through the inductor L, the second connection end of the power supply is connected to the second bridge arm midpoint of the second bridge arm 102, and the second bridge arm 102 is connected to the load after being connected in parallel to the capacitor C. Here, the inductor L and the capacitor C can rectify and filter the current in the control system, thereby reducing the reactive loss of the electric energy in the control system to improve the energy utilization rate.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller 201 may obtain, through the sampling circuit 2012, a third target voltage between the source and the series connection point of the first switching tube Q1 and a fourth target voltage between the source and the series connection point of the second switching tube Q2, so as to obtain a target current value (i.e., a ratio of the third target voltage between the source and the series connection point of the first switching tube Q1 and the second detection resistance value, and a ratio of the fourth target voltage between the source and the series connection point of the second switching tube Q2 and the third detection resistance value). When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold (e.g., the fourth voltage threshold may be Vcs 4-IF R2 or Vcs 4-IR R2), or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold (e.g., the fifth voltage threshold may be Vcs 3-IF R3 or Vcs 3-IR R3), the drive controller 201 may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes Q1 and Q2 through the drive circuit 2011 (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or turn off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes Q1 and Q2 to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller 201, the number of elements for detecting the target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be turned off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller 201 obtains a target current value by detecting a third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube Q1 and the series connection point and a fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube Q2 and the series connection point, so that the detection capability of the driving controller 201 is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller 201 is improved.

In some possible embodiments, a PFC controller may be further included in the control system. Here, the driving controller may be integrated with the PFC controller as a switching driving controller. Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of a control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The connection manner of the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 7 is the same as that of the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, and the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 7 can implement the functions of the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10 in fig. 3, which are not described herein again. As shown in fig. 7, the switch driver controller 20 includes a PFC controller 202 and a driver controller 201. The PFC controller 202 connects the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10. Here, as shown in fig. 7, the PFC controller 202 may also be connected to the PFC circuit 10 through a resistor R.

Here, the PFC controller 202 may provide a driving signal to the driving controller 201 to control the driving controller 201 to operate. It can be understood that, because the driving voltage required by the driving controller 201 is floating with respect to the ground when the PFC circuit operates, the switch driving controller 20 may provide the driving signal to the driving controller 201 through the PFC controller 202 to control the driving controller 201, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the driving controller 201, and meanwhile, because the PFC controller 202 is connected to the PFC circuit 10, the driving controller 201 may be provided with the dynamic driving voltage in real time through the PFC controller 202, which simplifies the number of elements for detecting the driving voltage and providing the driving signal, and reduces the design cost and energy loss. It is further understood that the PFC controller 202 included in the control system of fig. 7 may also be applied to the control system of any one of the embodiments of fig. 3-6 b. The connection between the PFC controller 202 and the driving controller 201 and the PFC circuit 10 and the function of the PFC controller 202 are similar to those in fig. 7, and are not repeated herein.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 8, the control method is applied to the drive controller in the control system as shown in any one of fig. 2 to 7, and includes the following steps:

and S701, the driving controller acquires a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

S702: when the target current is larger than the current threshold, the driving controller turns off the grid inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to be turned off.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may obtain a first target current value flowing from the first switching tube to the second switching tube. When the first target current value is larger than the first current threshold value, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain a first target current value between the first switch tube and the second switch tube, that is, the first target current value may be detected during a half cycle of the current flowing from the first switch tube to the second switch tube. When the first target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the first target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the first target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets the first current threshold value for the detected first target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may obtain a second target current value flowing from the second switching tube to the first switching tube. When the second target current value is larger than the second current threshold value, the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube. It is understood that the driving controller may obtain a second target current value between the currents flowing from the second switch tube to the first switch tube, that is, the second target current value may be detected during a half cycle of the current flowing from the second switch tube to the first switch tube. When the second target current value is too large (i.e., exceeds the second target current value), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, so as to protect the elements in the control system when the second target current value is too large. Meanwhile, the driving controller sets a second current threshold value for the detected second target current, so that the control precision and the applicability of the driving controller can be improved.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. The gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube can be turned off (for example, the gate voltage is reduced or the gate current is cut off) when the current is too large, so that the first switching tube and the second switching tube are controlled to be turned off, and elements in the control system are protected when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the driving controller may obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube by detecting a voltage between a source and a drain of the first switching tube and a voltage between a source and a drain of the second switching tube, please refer to fig. 9 together, and fig. 9 is another flowchart of the control method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 9, the control method includes the steps of:

s801, the driving controller collects a first target voltage between a drain of the first switch tube and a source of the first switch tube and collects a second target voltage between a drain of the second switch tube and a source of the second switch tube to obtain a target current value between the first switch tube and the second switch tube.

S802: when the first target voltage is larger than the first voltage threshold value or the second target voltage is larger than the second voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may collect a first target voltage between a drain of the first switching tube and a source of the first switching tube, and collect a second target voltage between a drain of the second switching tube and a source of the second switching tube, so as to calculate a ratio of the first target voltage to an internal resistance of the first switching tube, and a ratio of the second target voltage to an internal resistance of the second switching tube, so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. When the first target voltage is greater than the first voltage threshold, or the second target voltage is greater than the second voltage threshold, the driving controller may determine that the target current value is greater than the current threshold, and control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off by reducing gate voltages of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, or turning off gate currents of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, so as to protect elements in the PFC circuit. Here, a first voltage threshold corresponding to a first target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the drain of the first switching tube and the source of the first switching tube) may be represented as Vcs1, and a second voltage threshold corresponding to a second target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the drain of the second switching tube and the source of the second switching tube) may be represented as Vcs 2. It can be understood that when current flows from the first switching tube to the second switching tube, Vcs1 is equal to IF r1, Vcs2 is equal to IF r2, where r1 is the internal resistance value of the first switching tube, r2 is the internal resistance value of the second switching tube, when current flows from the second switching tube to the first switching tube, Vcs1 is equal to IR r3, Vcs2 is equal to IR r4, where r3 is the internal resistance value of the first switching tube, and r4 is the internal resistance value of the second switching tube.

In the embodiment provided by the present application, the driving controller may obtain a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube, and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube to an internal resistance value of the first switch tube, and a ratio of a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube to an internal resistance value of the second switch tube). When the first target voltage is greater than the first voltage threshold (e.g., the first voltage threshold may be Vcs 1-IF r1 or Vcs 1-IR r3), or the second target voltage is greater than the second voltage threshold (e.g., the second voltage threshold may be Vcs 2-IF r2 or Vcs 2-IR r4), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or turn off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting a first target voltage between the drain of the first switch tube and the source of the first switch tube and a second target voltage between the drain of the second switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, thereby enriching the detection capability of the driving controller and improving the applicability of the driving controller.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 5a and 5b, when the control system includes the first detection resistor, the driving controller may further obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube by detecting a voltage across the first detection resistor, please refer to fig. 10 together, and fig. 10 is another schematic flow chart of the control method provided in this embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 10, the control method includes the steps of:

and S901, acquiring voltage between a source stage of the first switching tube and a source stage of the second switching tube by the driving controller to acquire a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

S902: when the voltage between the source stage of the first switching tube and the source stage of the second switching tube is larger than a third voltage threshold value, the driving controller determines that the target current value is larger than the current threshold value and turns off the grid electrode input of the first switching tube and the grid electrode input of the second switching tube.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may collect a voltage between a source of the first switching tube and a source of the second switching tube, and then calculate a ratio of a voltage value between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube to the first detection resistance value, so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. When the voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube is greater than the third voltage threshold, the driving controller may determine that the target current value is greater than the current threshold, and control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off by reducing the gate voltages of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, or turning off the gate currents of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, so as to protect elements in the PFC circuit. Here, the third voltage threshold between the source of the first switching tube and the source of the second switching tube may be represented as Vcs 3. It can be understood that when current flows from the first switching tube Q1 to the second switching tube Q2, Vcs3 is IF R1. When current flows from the second switching tube Q2 to the first switching tube Q1, Vcs3 is IR R1.

In the embodiments provided in this application, the driving controller may obtain a voltage between the source of the first switch tube and the source of the second switch tube, so as to obtain a target current value (i.e., a ratio of the voltage between the source of the first switch tube Q1 and the source of the second switch tube Q2 to the first detection resistance value). When the voltage is too large (i.e., greater than the third voltage threshold (e.g., the third voltage threshold may be Vcs3 ═ IF × R1 or Vcs3 ═ IR × R1)), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or cut off the gate current), so as to control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller obtains a target current value by detecting the voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the source level of the second switching tube, so that the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 6a and 6b, when the control system includes a second detection resistor and a third detection resistor, the driving controller may further obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube by detecting voltages across the second detection resistor and the third detection resistor, please refer to fig. 11 together, and fig. 11 is another flowchart of the control method provided in this embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 11, the control method includes the steps of:

s1001, the driving controller collects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switching tube and the series connection point and collects a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switching tube and the series connection point so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

S1002: when the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller determines that the target current value is greater than the current threshold and turns off the gate inputs of the first switching tube and the second switching tube.

In some possible embodiments, the driving controller may collect a third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point, and collect a fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point, so as to calculate a ratio of the third target voltage to the second detection resistance value, and a ratio of the fourth target voltage to the third detection resistance value, so as to obtain a target current value between the first switching tube and the second switching tube. When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold, or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold, the driving controller may determine that the target current value is greater than the current threshold, and control the first switching tube and the second switching tube to turn off by reducing gate voltages of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, or turning off gate currents of the first switching tube and the second switching tube, so as to protect elements in the PFC circuit. Here, a fourth voltage threshold corresponding to the third target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point) may be represented as Vcs4, and a fifth voltage threshold corresponding to the fourth target voltage (i.e., a voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point) may be represented as Vcs 3. It is understood that when current flows from the first switching tube to the second switching tube, Vcs4 is IF R2, and Vcs3 is IF R3. When current flows from the second switching tube to the first switching tube, Vcs4 is IR R2, and Vcs3 is IR R3.

In the embodiments provided in this application, the driving controller may obtain a third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point, and a fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point, so as to obtain a target current value (that is, a ratio of the third target voltage between the source of the first switching tube and the series connection point to the second detection resistance value, and a ratio of the fourth target voltage between the source of the second switching tube and the series connection point to the third detection resistance value). When the third target voltage is greater than the fourth voltage threshold (e.g., the fourth voltage threshold may be Vcs 4-IF R2 or Vcs 4-IR R2), or the fourth target voltage is greater than the fifth voltage threshold (e.g., the fifth voltage threshold may be Vcs 3-IF R3 or Vcs 3-IR R3), the driving controller may turn off the gate inputs of the first and second switching tubes (e.g., reduce the gate voltage or turn off the gate current) to control the first and second switching tubes to turn off, thereby protecting the elements in the control system when the current is too large. Meanwhile, the sampling function and the driving function are integrated in the driving controller at the same time, the number of elements for detecting target current and controlling the on-off of the switching tube is simplified, the response time when the switching tube is controlled to be switched off is shortened, the design cost and the energy loss are reduced, and the service life of circuit elements is prolonged. In addition, the driving controller detects a third target voltage between the source level of the first switch tube and the series connection point and a fourth target voltage between the source level of the second switch tube and the series connection point, so that a target current value is obtained, the detection capability of the driving controller is enriched, and the applicability of the driving controller is improved.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.