High voltage start-up circuit and method therefor

Details High voltage start-up circuit and method therefor High voltage start-up circuit and method therefor

1995-06-15

1997-06-17

Krishnan, Aditya

Electric power conversion systems

Current conversion

With starting arrangement

H02M 3335

Patent

active

056403178

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a switchmode power supply (SMPS) high voltage start-up integrated circuit (IC) with output voltage sensing and output current limiting. The high voltage start-up IC allows low voltage pulse width modulated (PWM) controller ICs to operate directly off rectified AC lines of up to 450 VDC. The high voltage start-up IC allows PWM controller ICs to start-up with a start threshold larger than its operating voltage. The output voltage is monitored internally so that the internal high voltage switch turns off when the output voltage decreases below an internally set trip point voltage (V.sub.off). The internal high voltage switch remains off and an external auxiliary voltage is generated and applied to the output voltage. If the output voltage falls below a lower set trip point voltage (V.sub.reset) the internal high voltage switch turns back on. This allows the start-up circuit to reset itself when the PWM controller IC's auxiliary voltage does not power up properly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5014178 (1991-05-01), Balakrishnan

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