The present invention relates to the driving technologies, and in particular, to a load driving method, a load driving circuit, and application devices thereof.
At present, network communication technologies and multimedia technologies have created a colorful virtual world of rich visual and audile experience, which bring great joy to people while transmitting information. With high-speed development of the network towards bandwidth, transmission and rendering of haptic information has become a next target in the virtual reality technology, and is drawing attention of the science and technology field, industry field, and commerce field in the world. The haptic rendering technology, as a next generation virtual reality technology, has become a hotspot which is being researched and developed worldwide. The haptic rendering technology refers to: by controlling a physical effect prompt of a haptic display, generating a corresponding touch feeling when a finger touches the display, thereby implementing human-machine interaction with respect to haptic information.
As touch screens gradually replace mechanical keys in handheld consumer devices, due to lack of haptic responses, consumers are imposing requirements on timely responses. Adding the haptic response in the consumer devices may improve user experience. In addition, a haptic function may be designed and provided on the user interface, which is a new mainstream user interface for smartphones and other handheld consumer devices.
In an electronic haptic response system, a motor driving circuit is an essential component. A corresponding motor driving circuit needs to be designed according to the working voltage of the motor. When a single-terminal input motor driving circuit is employed, due to defects of an amplifier component in a voltage differential generation circuit for generating a driving voltage in the motor driving circuit, the generated driving voltage may be subjected to linear distortion. As a result, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit fails to be regulated to a desired voltage by regulating a duty cycle of an input signal. To be specific, a voltage applied on the motor fails to be effectively regulated to the working voltage of the motor.
To solve the technical problem in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a load driving method, a load driving circuit, and application devices thereof.
The technical solutions of the present invention are implemented as follows:
An embodiment of the present invention provides a load driving circuit, comprising a voltage differential generation circuit and a common mode voltage generation circuit; wherein:
the voltage differential generation circuit is configured to generate a driving voltage for driving a load; and
the common mode voltage generation circuit is configured to: when the voltage differential generation circuit generates the driving voltage for driving the load, regulate voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a load driving method. The load driving method comprises:
when a voltage differential generation circuit generates a driving voltage for driving a load, regulating voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch apparatus, comprising a touch screen and a load driving circuit, wherein the load driving circuit comprises a voltage differential generation circuit and a common mode voltage generation circuit; wherein:
the voltage differential generation circuit is configured to generate a driving voltage for driving a load; and
the common mode voltage generation circuit is configured to: when the voltage differential generation circuit generates the driving voltage for driving the load, regulate voltages at a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value.
An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, comprising: a main board, a housing, and a touch apparatus, the touch apparatus comprising a touch screen and a load driving circuit, wherein the load driving circuit comprises a voltage differential generation circuit and a common mode voltage generation circuit; wherein:
the voltage differential generation circuit is configured to generate a driving voltage for driving a load; and
the common mode voltage generation circuit is configured to: when the voltage differential generation circuit generates the driving voltage for driving the load, regulate voltages at a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value.
According to the load driving method, the load driving circuit, and application devices thereof provided in the embodiments of the present invention, when the voltage differential generation circuit generates a driving voltage for driving a load, the common mode voltage generation circuit regulates voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value, such that a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit is effectively regulated. In this way, when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit is in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
In addition, the implementation solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention are simple, convenient, and easy to implement.
At present, in the single-terminal input motor driving circuit designed according to the working voltage of the motor specified on the motor before delivery from factory, since two amplifier components in the voltage differential generation circuit for generating the driving voltage in the motor driving circuit are subjected to defects, that is, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) as an output stage of the amplifier is in a deep linear region, the generated driving voltage may be subjected to linear distortion. As a result, when the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit is regulated by regulating the duty cycle of the input signal, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit fails to be regulated to a desired voltage. To be specific, the voltage applied on the motor fails to be effectively regulated to the working voltage of the motor. For example,
The single-terminal input herein refers to that an input voltage in the voltage differential generation circuit is only connected relatively from an input terminal.
Based on this, in the embodiments of the present invention, when the voltage differential generation circuit generates a driving voltage for driving a load, the common mode voltage generation circuit regulates voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value, such that a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit is regulated. In this way, when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit is in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
The present invention is described hereinafter in detail with reference to the attached drawings and specific embodiments.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a load driving circuit. As illustrated in
When the voltage differential generation circuit 32 generates a driving voltage for driving a load, the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 regulates voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the same voltage value, such that a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated by a first voltage. In this way, when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal. The first voltage may be set according to the actual requirements, for example, 50 mV, 100 mV, 150 mV, 200 mV, or the like. Herein, assume that the voltage output by the first output terminal is Vout1 and the voltage output by the second output terminal is Vout2, then the central value is specifically calculates as:
Regulating a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by a first voltage refers to: using a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the first voltage, that is, using the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the same voltage.
In this embodiment, the load driving circuit is a single-terminal input driving circuit. The single-terminal input driving circuit herein refers to that: an input voltage in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is only connected relatively from an input terminal; simply speaking, the voltage differential generation circuit 32 has only one input voltage.
The load may be a motor, wherein the motor may be a haptic motor, for example, an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) motor, or the like.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to a first input voltage, the other terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to one terminal of the second resistor R2, one terminal of the third resistor R3 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the second resistor R2 is connected to a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the third resistor R3 is grounded, a resistance ratio of the first resistor R1 to the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3 is R1:R2:R3=2:1:2.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to the first input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor R4 is 1:1, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The value of the first input voltage may be determined according to related working parameters of the load. For example, assume that the load is a motor, the value of the first input voltage may be determined according to the working voltage of the motor. For example, if the working voltage of the motor is 3 V, the first input voltage is 3 V. Herein, the working voltage of the motor may be determined according to the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory. For example, if the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory is 3 V, it is determined that the working voltage of the motor is 3 V. After the value of the first input voltage is determined, the first input voltage may be provided by a power supply capable of generating a constant alternate current voltage, for example, a voltage regulator or the like, for use by corresponding components in the load driving circuit, such that the load driving circuit generates a corresponding driving voltage. The regulator may be specifically a low dropout (LDO) regulator or the like. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier may be both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, a current Ibp is applied to the second resistor R2, and a flow direction of the current Ibp is from the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3. Assume that the resistance of the first resistor R1 is 2R, then the resistance of the second resistor R2 is R, and the resistance of the third resistor R3 is 2R. In this case, a reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and correspondingly, a reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 is
Under such circumstances, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is conducted and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is Vreg. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1=Vreg+2R×Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=2R×Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is turned off and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is conducted, such that the voltage of the input signal is 0. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1=R×2Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=Vreg+R×2Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=Vreg.
In conclusion, the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are regulated such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by Ibp×2R , that is, the first voltage is Ibp×2R.
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%. The current Ibp applied on the second resistor R2 may be generated by an additional circuit.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
Based on
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to one terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, one terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to one terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and the other terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 are both grounded, a resistance ratio of the eleventh resistor R11 to the thirteenth resistor R13 is N:1, and a resistance ratio of the twelfth resistor R12 to the fourteenth resistor R14 is 1:1.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to a fourth input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor R4 is 1:1, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7. The fourth input voltage is 1/N of the first input voltage.
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
and the fourth voltage satisfies equation
In this way, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated by the first voltage. In the equations, V3 denotes the third voltage, Vreg denotes a first input voltage, V1 denotes a voltage, i.e., the first voltage, by which voltages output by the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated; the first voltage or the second voltage is half of the first input voltage of the voltage differential generation circuit 32; and the first input voltage is a maximum value of the driving voltage that needs to be generated. In this embodiment, the third voltage corresponds to Vcmi in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, a gate of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an output terminal of the first buffer BUF1, a drain of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to a drain of the first NMOSFET MN1 and one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, an input terminal of the first buffer BUF1 is connected to a drain of the second PMOSFET MP2 and one terminal of the eighth resistor R8, a gate of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a gate of the third PMOSFET MP3, a drain of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a drain of the third NMOSFET MN3, a source of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a source of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a power supply, a gate of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an output terminal of the second buffer BUF2, an input terminal of the second buffer BUF2 is connected to a drain of the second NMOSFET MN2 and one terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a gate of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to an output terminal of a third operational amplifier A3, a source of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to one terminal of the tenth resistor R10 and grounded, a positive pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to the other terminal of the eighth resistor R8 and the other terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to a second input voltage, the other terminal of the tenth resistor R10 is connected to a source of the third NMOSFET MN3 and a negative pole of a fourth operational amplifier A4, a positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a third input voltage, an output terminal of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a gate of the third NMOSFET MN3, and a resistance of the eighth resistance R8 is equal to that of the ninth resistor R9.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap is connected to a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 are both connected to a second input voltage, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a PWM signal. The value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 and a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2, such that the value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. The power supply is directed to supply power for the load driving circuit. The value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the reference voltage generation circuit and the positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4, such that the value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. The reference voltage generation circuit is directed to providing a bias voltage for the load driving circuit, such that various components in the entire load driving circuit are in a working state anytime. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier are both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the first PMOSFET MP1 is conducted and the first NMOSFET MN1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is
In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2, i.e., the voltages connected to the positive poles of the first and second operational amplifiers, are both
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the first NMOSFET MN1 is conducted and the first PMOSFET MP1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is
In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are both
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=Vreg.
In conclusion, a voltage range of the input signal is regulated from a range of 0 to Vreg to a range of
such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
to
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by
that is, the first voltage is
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%.
In the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Since Vbg is a fixed value, in practice, when Vreg is determined, a ratio of R1 to R2 may be obtained according to equation (3), and thus specific values of R1 and R2 may be determined.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
V6 corresponds to
and V7 corresponds to
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
Based on the above load driving circuit, an embodiment of the present invention provides a load driving method. The load driving method comprises: when the voltage differential generation circuit generates a driving voltage for driving a load, up-regulating voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage value, such that a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit is regulated by a first voltage. In this way, when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit is in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal. The first voltage may be set according to the actual requirements, for example, 50 mV, 100 mV, 150 mV, 200 mV, or the like. Herein, assume that the voltage output by the first output terminal is Vout1 and the voltage output by the second output terminal is Vout2, then the central value is specifically calculates as:
Regulating a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by a first voltage refers to: using a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the first voltage, that is, using the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit by the same voltage.
To be specific, in an embodiment, the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated from a second voltage to a third voltage, and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated from the second voltage to a fourth voltage, wherein the third voltage satisfies equation
and the fourth voltage satisfies equation
In this way, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated by the first voltage. In the equations, V3 denotes the third voltage, Vreg denotes a first input voltage, V1 denotes a voltage, i.e., the first voltage, by which voltages output by the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated; the first voltage or the second voltage is half of the first input voltage of the voltage differential generation circuit; and the first input voltage is a maximum value of the driving voltage that needs to be generated.
Specifically, in another embodiment, upon determining a range of the driving voltage to be generated, a voltage range of an input signal is regulated based on the range of the driving voltage by a fifth voltage, and reference voltages of a first operational amplifier and a second operational amplifier are regulated from a sixth voltage to a seventh voltage, wherein: the fifth voltage, the sixth voltage, the seventh voltage satisfy equation V5=V7−V6, where V5 denotes the sixth voltage, V6 denotes the sixth voltage, V7 denotes the seventh voltage, the sixth voltage is half of a maximum value of the driving voltage that needs to be generated, and the fifth voltage is equal to the first voltage.
In this embodiment, the load driving circuit is a single-terminal input driving circuit. The single-terminal input driving circuit herein refers to that: an input voltage in the voltage differential generation circuit is only connected relatively from an input terminal; simply speaking, the voltage differential generation circuit has only one input voltage.
The load may be a motor, wherein the motor may be specifically a haptic motor, for example, an ERM motor, or the like.
Based on the above load driving circuit, an embodiment of the present invention provides a touch apparatus, wherein the touch apparatus comprises a touch screen and a load driving circuit. When an operator touches the touch screen, a touch signal is generated and the touch signal generates a touch feedback via the load driving circuit, for example, a touch vibration feedback.
As illustrated in
Regulating a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by a first voltage refers to: using a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the first voltage, that is, using the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the same voltage.
In this embodiment, the load driving circuit is a single-terminal input driving circuit. The single-terminal input driving circuit herein refers to that: an input voltage in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is only connected relatively from an input terminal; simply speaking, the voltage differential generation circuit 32 has only one input voltage.
The load may be a motor, wherein the motor may be specifically a haptic motor, for example, an ERM motor, or the like.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to a first input voltage, the other terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to one terminal of the second resistor R2, one terminal of the third resistor R3 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the second resistor R2 is connected to a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the third resistor R3 is grounded, a resistance ratio of the first resistor R1 to the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3 is R1:R2:R3=2:1:2.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to the first input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor is 1:1, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a PWM signal. The value of the first input voltage may be determined according to related working parameters of the load. For example, assume that the load is a motor, the value of the first input voltage may be determined according to the working voltage of the motor. For example, if the working voltage of the motor is 3 V, the first input voltage is 3 V. Herein, the working voltage of the motor may be determined according to the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory. For example, if the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory is 3 V, it is determined that the working voltage of the motor is 3 V. After the value of the first input voltage is determined, the first input voltage may be provided by a power supply capable of generating a constant alternate current voltage, for example, a voltage regulator or the like, for use by corresponding components in the load driving circuit, such that the load driving circuit generates a corresponding driving voltage. The regulator may be specifically an LDO regulator or the like. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier may be both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, a current Ibp is applied to the second resistor R2, and a flow direction of the current Ibp is from the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3. Assume that the resistance of the first resistor R1 is 2R, then the resistance of the second resistor R2 is R, and the resistance of the third resistor R3 is 2R. In this case, a reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and correspondingly, a reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 is
Under such circumstances, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is conducted and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is Vreg. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1=Vreg+2R×Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=2R×Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is turned off and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is conducted, such that the voltage of the input signal is 0. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1=R×2Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=Vreg+R×2Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=Vreg.
In conclusion, the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are regulated such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by Ibp×2R, that is, the first voltage is Ibp×2R.
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%. The current Ibp applied on the second resistor R2 may be generated by an additional circuit.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
Based on
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to one terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, one terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to one terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and the other terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 are both grounded, a resistance ratio of the eleventh resistor R11 to the thirteenth resistor R13 is N:1, and a resistance ratio of the twelfth resistor R13 to the fourteenth resistor R14 is 1:1.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to a fourth input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor R4 is 1:1, a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7, and the fourth input voltage is 1/N of the first input voltage.
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
and the fourth voltage satisfies equation
In this way, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated by the first voltage. In the equations, V3 denotes the third voltage, Vreg denotes a first input voltage, V1 denotes a voltage, i.e., the first voltage, by which voltages output by the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated; the first voltage or the second voltage is half of the first input voltage of the voltage differential generation circuit; and the first input voltage is a maximum value of the driving voltage that needs to be generated. In this embodiment, the third voltage corresponds to Vcmi in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, a gate of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an output terminal of the first buffer BUF1, a drain of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to a drain of the first NMOSFET MN1 and one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, an input terminal of the first buffer BUF1 is connected to a drain of the second PMOSFET MP2 and one terminal of the eighth resistor R8, a gate of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a gate of the third PMOSFET MP3, a drain of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a drain of the third NMOSFET MN3, a source of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a source of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a power supply, a gate of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an output terminal of the second buffer BUF2, an input terminal of the second buffer BUF2 is connected to a drain of the second NMOSFET MN2 and one terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a gate of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to an output terminal of a third operational amplifier A3, a source of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to one terminal of the tenth resistor R10 and grounded, a positive pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to the other terminal of the eighth resistor R8 and the other terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to a second input voltage, the other terminal of the tenth resistor R10 is connected to a source of the third NMOSFET MN3 and a negative pole of a fourth operational amplifier A4, a positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a third input voltage, an output terminal of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a gate of the third NMOSFET MN3, and a resistance of the eighth resistance R8 is equal to that of the ninth resistor R9.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap is connected to a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 are both connected to a second input voltage, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a PWM signal. The value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 and a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2, such that the value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. The power supply is directed to supply power for the load driving circuit. The value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the reference voltage generation circuit and the positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4, such that the value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. The reference voltage generation circuit is directed to providing a bias voltage for the load driving circuit, such that various components in the entire load driving circuit are in a working state anytime. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier are both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the first PMOSFET MP1 is conducted and the first NMOSFET MN1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is
In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2, i.e., the voltages connected to the positive poles of the first and second operational amplifiers, are both
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the first NMOSFET MN1 is conducted and the first PMOSFET MP1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is
In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are both
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg.
In conclusion, a voltage range of the input signal is regulated from a range of 0 to Vreg to a range of
such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
to
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by
that is, the first voltage is
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%.
In the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Since Vbg is a fixed value, in practice, when Vreg is determined, a ratio of R1 to R2 may be obtained according to equation (3), and thus specific values of R1 and R2 may be determined.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
V6 corresponds to
and V7 corresponds to
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
Based on the above touch apparatus, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises: a main board, a housing, and a touch apparatus. The touch apparatus comprises a touch screen and a load driving circuit. Under control of a controller on the main board, when an operator touches the touch screen, a touch signal is generated and the touch signal generates a touch feedback via the load driving circuit, for example, a touch vibration feedback. The controller may be a central processing unit (CPU).
As illustrated in
When the voltage differential generation circuit 32 generates a driving voltage for driving a load, the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 regulates voltages output by a first output terminal and a second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the same voltage value, such that a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated by a first voltage. In this way, when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal. The first voltage may be set according to the actual requirements, for example, 50 mV, 100 mV, 150 mV, 200 mV, or the like. Herein, assume that the voltage output by the first output terminal is Vout1 and the voltage output by the second output terminal is Vout2, then the central value is specifically calculates as:
Regulating a central value of a voltage output by the first output terminal and a voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by a first voltage refers to: using a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the first voltage, that is, using the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal when the load driving circuit does not comprise the common mode voltage generation circuit 31 as a reference, up-regulating or down-regulating the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 by the same voltage.
In this embodiment, the load driving circuit is a single-terminal input driving circuit. The single-terminal input driving circuit herein refers to that: an input voltage in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is only connected relatively from an input terminal; simply speaking, the voltage differential generation circuit 32 has only one input voltage.
The load may be a motor, wherein the motor may be specifically a haptic motor, for example, an ERM motor, or the like.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to a first input voltage, the other terminal of the first resistor R1 is connected to one terminal of the second resistor R2, one terminal of the third resistor R3 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the second resistor R2 is connected to a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the third resistor R3 is grounded, a resistance ratio of the first resistor R1 to the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3 is R1:R2:R3=2:1:2.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to the first input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor is 1:1, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a PWM signal. The value of the first input voltage may be determined according to related working parameters of the load. For example, assume that the load is a motor, the value of the first input voltage may be determined according to the working voltage of the motor. For example, if the working voltage of the motor is 3 V, the first input voltage is 3 V. Herein, the working voltage of the motor may be determined according to the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory. For example, if the working voltage set for the motor before delivery from factory is 3 V, it is determined that the working voltage of the motor is 3 V. After the value of the first input voltage is determined, the first input voltage may be provided by a power supply capable of generating a constant alternate current voltage, for example, a voltage regulator or the like, for use by corresponding components in the load driving circuit, such that the load driving circuit generates a corresponding driving voltage. The regulator may be specifically an LDO regulator or the like. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier may be both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, a current Ibp is applied to the second resistor R2, and a flow direction of the current Ibp is from the second resistor R2 to the third resistor R3. Assume that the resistance of the first resistor R1 is 2R, then the resistance of the second resistor R2 is R, and the resistance of the third resistor R3 is 2R. In this case, a reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and correspondingly, a reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2, that is, the voltage connected to the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 is
Under such circumstances, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is conducted and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is Vreg. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1=Vreg+2R×Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=2R×Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is turned off and the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is conducted, such that the voltage of the input signal is 0. Since the reference voltage of the first operational amplifier A1 is
and the reference voltage of the second operational amplifier A2 is
the
voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout1→R×2Ibp and correspondingly the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vout2=Vreg+R×2Ibp, such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg.
In conclusion, the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are regulated such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by Ibp×2R, that is, the first voltage is Ibp×2R.
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%. The current Ibp applied on the second resistor R2 may be generated by an additional circuit.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
Based on
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, one terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the eleventh resistor R11 is connected to one terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, one terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to the first input voltage and the other terminal of the twelfth resistor R12 is connected to one terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the thirteenth resistor R13 and the other terminal of the fourteenth resistor R14 are both grounded, a resistance ratio of the eleventh resistor R11 to the thirteenth resistor R13 is N:1, and a resistance ratio of the twelfth resistor R12 to the fourteenth resistor R14 is 1:1; and
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, a gate of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to an input signal and a gate of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to a fourth input voltage, a drain of the fourth PMOSFET MP4 is connected to one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 and a drain of the fourth NMOSFET MN4, a source of the fourth NMOSFET MN4 is grounded, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap and a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, the output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, a resistance ratio of the fifth resistor R5 to the fourth resistor R4 is 1:1, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7. The fourth input voltage is 1/N of the first input voltage.
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
and the fourth voltage satisfies equation
In this way, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated by the first voltage. In the equations, V3 denotes the third voltage, Vreg denotes a first input voltage, V1 denotes a voltage, i.e., the first voltage, by which voltages output by the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are regulated; the first voltage or the second voltage is half of the first input voltage of the voltage differential generation circuit; and the first input voltage is a maximum value of the driving voltage that needs to be generated. In this embodiment, the third voltage corresponds to Vcmi in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
In this embodiment, as illustrated in
The connection relations among various components of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
In the common mode voltage generation circuit 31, a gate of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to an output terminal of the first buffer BUF1, a drain of the first PMOSFET MP1 is connected to a drain of the first NMOSFET MN1 and one terminal of the fourth resistor R4 in the voltage differential generation circuit 32, an input terminal of the first buffer BUF1 is connected to a drain of the second PMOSFET MP2 and one terminal of the eighth resistor R8, a gate of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a gate of the third PMOSFET MP3, a drain of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a drain of the third NMOSFET MN3, a source of the second PMOSFET MP2 is connected to a source of the third PMOSFET MP3 and a power supply, a gate of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an input signal, a source of the first NMOSFET MN1 is connected to an input terminal of the second buffer BUF2, an output terminal of the second buffer BUF2 is connected to a drain of the second NMOSFET MN2 and one terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a gate of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to an output terminal of a third operational amplifier A3, a source of the second NMOSFET MN2 is connected to one terminal of the tenth resistor R10 and grounded, a positive pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to the other terminal of the eighth resistor R8 and the other terminal of the ninth resistor R9, a negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 is connected to a second input voltage, the other terminal of the tenth resistor R10 is connected to a source of the third NMOSFET MN3 and a negative pole of a fourth operational amplifier A4, a positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a third input voltage, an output terminal of the fourth operational amplifier A4 is connected to a gate of the third NMOSFET MN3, and a resistance of the eighth resistance R8 is equal to that of the ninth resistor R9.
In the voltage differential generation circuit 32, the other terminal of the fourth resistor R4 is connected to one terminal of the fifth resistor R5, one terminal of the capacitor Cap is connected to a negative pole of the first operational amplifier A1, the other terminal of the fifth resistor R5 is connected to the other terminal of the capacitor Cap, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and one terminal of the sixth resistor R6, the other terminal of the sixth resistor R6 is connected to a negative pole of the second operational amplifier A2 and one terminal of the seventh resistor R7, the other terminal of the seventh resistor R7 is connected to an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2, a positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and a positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2 are both connected to a second input voltage, an output terminal of the first operational amplifier A1 and an output terminal of the second operational amplifier A2 are respectively connected to two terminals of the load, and a resistance of the sixth resistor R6 is equal to that of the seventh resistor R7.
The input signal herein may be a pulse signal, for example, a PWM signal. The value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the negative pole of the third operational amplifier A3 and a resistor may be serially connected between the power supply and the positive pole of the first operational amplifier A1 and the positive pole of the second operational amplifier A2, such that the value of the second input voltage is half of the voltage provided by the power supply. The power supply is directed to supply power for the load driving circuit. The value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. To be specific, a resistor may be serially connected between the reference voltage generation circuit and the positive pole of the fourth operational amplifier A4, such that the value of the third input voltage is half of a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generation circuit. The reference voltage generation circuit is directed to providing a bias voltage for the load driving circuit, such that various components in the entire load driving circuit are in a working state anytime. The first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier are both class-AB amplifiers. In this way, when the amplifier works, a great current may be output such that requirements of the circuit are accommodated.
For ease of description, in the description of the working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in
The working principles of the load driving circuit as illustrated in the
When the load driving circuit works, when the input signal is a low-level signal, the first PMOSFET MP1 is conducted and the first NMOSFET MN1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is VDD+Vreg/2. In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2, i.e., the voltages connected to the positive poles of the first and second operational amplifiers, are both VDD/2, the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg. Analogously, when the input signal is a high-level signal, the first NMOSFET MN1 is conducted and the first PMOSFET MP1 is turned off, such that the voltage of the input signal is
In this case, since the reference voltages of the first operational amplifier A1 and the second operational amplifier A2 are both
the voltage output by the first output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is
such that the driving voltage generated by the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is Vdriver=Vout2−Vout1=−Vreg.
In conclusion, a voltage range of the input signal is regulated from a range of 0 to Vreg to a range of
such that a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated, that is, up-regulated from
to
To be specific, the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is up-regulated by
that is, the first voltage is
When the input signal is a low-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 0; and when the input signal is a high-level signal, the duty cycle of the input signal is 100%.
In the load driving circuit as illustrated in
Therefore,
Since Vbg is a fixed value, in practice, when Vreg is determined, a ratio of R1 to R2 may be obtained according to equation (3), and thus specific values of R1 and R2 may be determined.
The principles of down-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 are the same as those of up-regulating the central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal in the voltage differential generation circuit 32.
As seen from the above description, in the load driving circuit as illustrated in
V6 corresponds to
and V7 , corresponds to
Herein, a central value of the voltage output by the first output terminal and the voltage output by the second output terminal of the voltage differential generation circuit 32 is regulated, such that when a duty cycle of an input signal is within a range of 0 to 100%, the first operational amplifier and the second operational amplifier in the voltage differential generation circuit 32 both work in a linear region, thereby ensuring fidelity of an output signal.
The electronic device herein may be a mobile phone, an iPad, a laptop, or the like.
In the mean time, for better illustration of the technical solutions according to the embodiment of the present invention, the generated driving voltage is completely in a linear relation with the duty cycle of the input signal, an integrated circuit (IC) is fabricated with the technical solution according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and the generated driving voltage is tested, wherein the test temperature is 25° C.; the test conditions are as follows: the resistance of the load is 15 ohms and the working voltage of the load is 3 V, the range of the driving voltage that needs to be generated is 0 to 3 V. Then, the test result is as illustrated in
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The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.
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201310455850.6 | Sep 2013 | CN | national |