This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119 (a) to patent application No. 112140293 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Oct. 20, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
This solution relates to the field of circuit related technologies, and in particular, to a self-protection circuitry, a cascade circuit, an operational amplifier circuit, and a current mirror circuit.
To avoid the impact of spikes on elements in a circuit, generally a parasitic capacitor is used to guide spikes to a ground terminal, or a diode are used to guide reverse spikes to the ground terminal.
However, although the adverse impact caused by spikes can be avoided in the foregoing manner, when the circuit operates normally, because the parasitic capacitor or the diode is still electrically connected to the circuit, the parasitic capacitor or the diode affect the overall operation of the circuit, and protection can only be implemented against only one-way spikes.
In view of the foregoing, a self-protection circuitry is provided. In some embodiments, the self-protection circuitry is configured to receive a first power source. The self-protection circuitry includes a first transistor circuit, a first switch circuit, and a control circuit. The first transistor circuit includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a first control terminal. The first input terminal is configured to receive the first power source, and the first output terminal is electrically connected to a ground terminal. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the first input terminal and the ground terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the first switch circuit, and is configured to: before the first power source supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned on, and after the first power source continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned off.
In some embodiments, the control circuit controls, before the first power source stops supplying power to the first transistor circuit, the first switch circuit to be turned on.
In some embodiments, the self-protection circuitry further includes a second switch circuit and a third switch circuit. The second switch circuit is electrically connected between the first control terminal and the ground terminal. The third switch circuit is electrically connected between the first power source and the first input terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the second switch circuit and the third switch circuit, to control the second switch circuit and the third switch circuit to be separately turned on or turned off.
In some embodiments, the control circuit controls, before the first power source stops supplying power to the first transistor circuit, the first switch circuit to be turned on.
In some embodiments, the control circuit controls the second switch circuit and the third switch circuit to be both turned on, to enable the first power source to supply power to the first transistor circuit, and controls the second switch circuit and the third switch circuit to be both turned off, to prevent the first power source from supplying power to the first transistor circuit.
In some embodiments, the control circuit first controls, before controlling the third switch circuit to be turned on, the first switch circuit to be turned on.
A cascade circuit is further provided, and is configured to receive a first power source. The cascade circuit includes a first transistor circuit, a second transistor circuit, a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a control circuit. The first transistor circuit includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a first control terminal. The first input terminal is configured to receive the first power source. The second transistor circuit includes a second input terminal, a second output terminal, and a second control terminal. The first output terminal is electrically connected to the second input terminal, and the second output terminal is electrically connected to a ground terminal. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the first input terminal and the ground terminal. The second switch circuit is electrically connected to the second input terminal and the ground terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit, and is configured to: before the first power source supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to be turned on, and after the first power source continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to be turned off.
An operational amplifier circuit is further provided, and is configured to receive a first power source. The operational amplifier circuit includes a current mirror circuit, a first transistor circuit, a first switch circuit, and a control circuit. The first transistor circuit includes a first input terminal, a first output terminal, and a first control terminal. The first output terminal and the first control terminal are electrically connected to the current mirror circuit. The first input terminal is configured to receive the first power source, and the first output terminal is electrically connected to a ground terminal. The first switch circuit is electrically connected to the first input terminal and the ground terminal. The control circuit is electrically connected to the first switch circuit, and is configured to: before the first power source supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned on, and after the first power source continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit, control the first switch circuit to be turned off.
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In some embodiments, through the control of the control circuit 30, at least the first switch circuit 20 needs to form conduction before the third switch circuit 22 forms conduction, regardless of whether the second switch circuit 21 has formed conduction before the first switch circuit 20 forms conduction. That is, a turn-on sequence of the first switch circuit 20, the second switch circuit 21, and the third switch circuit 22 may be the first switch circuit 20, the third switch circuit 22, and the second switch circuit 21, or the first switch circuit 20, the second switch circuit 21, and the third switch circuit 22. Alternatively, after the first switch circuit 20 is turned on, the second switch circuit 21 and the third switch circuit 22 simultaneously form conduction.
In some embodiments, the second switch circuit 21 and the third switch circuit 22 may be bipolar junction transistors, or field-effect transistors.
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Before the first power source Vout20 starts to supply power to the first transistor circuit 40, the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 need to be turned on first. After the first power source Vout20 continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit 40, the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 form cutoff. Therefore, the first power source Vout20 first flows through the first switch circuit 50 and then flows into the ground terminal G20. In this way, it is avoided that the first power source Vout20 causes damage to the first transistor circuit 40 and the second transistor circuit 41 when starting to supply power. In addition, when the first power source Vout20 continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit 40 and the second transistor circuit 41, the control circuit 31 then controls the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 to be turned off. It is avoided that the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 affect the operation of the cascade circuit.
In some embodiments, the control circuit 31 is configured to: before the first power source Vout20 stops supplying power to the first transistor circuit 40, control the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 to be turned on. In this way, it is avoided that spikes generated when the first power source Vout20 stops supplying power affect the cascade circuit.
In some embodiments, the cascade circuit includes a third switch circuit 52 and a fourth switch circuit 53. The third switch circuit 52 is electrically connected between the first control terminal 403 and the ground terminal G20. The fourth switch circuit 53 is electrically connected between the second control terminal 413 and the ground terminal G20. The control circuit 31 is electrically connected to the third switch circuit 52 and the fourth switch circuit 53. The control circuit 31 is configured to control the third switch circuit 52 and the fourth switch circuit 53 to be separately turned on or turned off.
In some embodiments, through the control of the control circuit 31, at least the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 need to need to form conduction before the third switch circuit 52 and the fourth switch circuit 53 form conduction. That is, a turn-on sequence of the first switch circuit 50, the second switch circuit 51, the third switch circuit 52, and the fourth switch circuit 53 may be the first switch circuit 50, the second switch circuit 51, the third switch circuit 52, and the fourth switch circuit 53. Alternatively, the third switch circuit 52 and the fourth switch circuit 53 simultaneously form conduction after the first switch circuit 50 and the second switch circuit 51 simultaneously form conduction.
In some embodiments, the first switch circuit 50, the second switch circuit 51, the third switch circuit 52, the fourth switch circuit 53, the first transistor circuit 40, and the second transistor circuit 41 may be bipolar junction transistors, or field-effect transistors. In some embodiments, the first switch circuit 50, the second switch circuit 51, the third switch circuit 52, the fourth switch circuit 53, the first transistor circuit 40, and the second transistor circuit 41 are N channel enhancement MOSFETs, the first input terminal 401 and the second input terminal 411 are drains, the first output terminal 402 and the second output terminal 412 are sources, and the first control terminal 403 and the second control terminal 413 are gates.
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Before the current mirror circuit 60 starts to receive the first power source Vout30, the control circuit 32 first controls the first switch circuit 63 to form conduction. Therefore, when the first power source Vout30 enters the first transistor circuit 61, the first power source Vout30 flows along the first switch circuit 63 and flows into the ground terminal G30. In this way, it is avoided that at the instant that the first power source Vout30 enters the current mirror circuit 60, the first transistor circuit 61 or the second transistor circuit 62 is damaged. After the first power source Vout30 continuously supplies power to the current mirror circuit 60, the control circuit 32 controls the first switch circuit 63 to form cutoff, to reduce the impact of the first switch circuit 63 on the operations of the current mirror circuit 60.
In addition, in some embodiments, before the first power source Vout30 stops supplying power to the current mirror circuit 60, the control circuit 32 controls the first switch circuit 63 to form conduction, to avoid that when the first power source Vout30 stops supplying power, adverse impact is caused to the current mirror circuit 60.
In some embodiments, the first transistor circuit 61, the second transistor circuit 62, and the first switch circuit 63 may be bipolar junction transistors, or field-effect transistors. In some embodiments, the first transistor circuit 61, the second transistor circuit 62, and the first switch circuit 63 are all N channel enhancement MOSFETs. The first input terminal 611 and the second input terminal 621 are both drains. The first output terminal 612 and the second output terminal 622 are both sources. The first control terminal 613 and the second control terminal 623 are both gates.
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The first transistor circuit 80 includes a first input terminal 801, a first output terminal 802, and a first control terminal 803. The first input terminal 801 and the first control terminal 803 are electrically connected to the current mirror circuit 70. The first input terminal 801 is configured to receive the first power source Vout40. The first output terminal 802 is electrically connected to a ground terminal G40. The first switch circuit 90 is electrically connected to the first input terminal 801 and the ground terminal G40. The control circuit 33 is electrically connected to the first switch circuit 90, and is configured to: before the first power source Vout40 supplies power to the first transistor circuit 80, control the first switch circuit 90 to be turned on, and after the first power source Vout40 continuously supplies power to the first transistor circuit 80, control the first switch circuit 90 to be turned off.
Before the operational amplifier circuit receives the first power source Vout40, the control circuit 33 first controls the first switch circuit 90 to be turned on, so that after flowing through the first switch circuit 90, the first power source Vout40 flows into the ground terminal G40, to avoid that when starting to supply power to the operational amplifier circuit, the first power source Vout40 causes adverse impact to elements inside the operational amplifier circuit. When the first power source Vout40 continuously supplies power to the operational amplifier circuit, the control circuit 33 controls the first switch circuit 90 to form cutoff, to keep the first switch circuit 90 from affecting the operation of the operational amplifier circuit.
In some embodiments, before the first power source Vout40 stops supplying power to the operational amplifier circuit, the control circuit 33 controls the first switch circuit 90 to form conduction, to avoid that when the first power source Vout40 stops supplying power, adverse impact is caused to the operational amplifier circuit.
In some embodiments, the current mirror circuit 70 of the operational amplifier circuit is configured to receive a second power source Vout50. The current mirror circuit 70 includes a second transistor circuit 71, a third transistor circuit 72, and a second switch circuit 73. The second transistor circuit 71 includes a second input terminal 711, a second output terminal 712, and a second control terminal 713. The second control terminal 713 is electrically connected to the second input terminal 711. The second input terminal 711 is configured to receive the second power source Vout50. The second output terminal 712 is electrically connected to the ground terminal G40. The third transistor circuit 72 includes a third input terminal 721, a third output terminal 722, and a third control terminal 723. The second control terminal 713 is electrically connected to the third control terminal 723. The third input terminal 721 is configured to receive the second power source Vout50. The third output terminal 722 is electrically connected to the ground terminal G40. The second switch circuit 73 is electrically connected to the third input terminal 721 and the ground terminal G40. The control circuit 33 is electrically connected to the second switch circuit 73. For the action of the current mirror circuit 70 and the embodiments thereof, refer to the foregoing. Details are not described again.
In some embodiments, the first transistor circuit 80, the second transistor circuit 71, the third transistor circuit 72, the first switch circuit 90, and the second switch circuit 73 may be bipolar junction transistors, or field-effect transistors. In some embodiments, the first transistor circuit 80, the second transistor circuit 71, the third transistor circuit 72, the first switch circuit 90, and the second switch circuit 73 are all N channel enhancement MOSFETs. The first input terminal 801, the second input terminal 711, and the third input terminal 721 are all drains. The first output terminal 802, the second output terminal 712, and the third output terminal 722 are all sources. The first control terminal 803, the second control terminal 713, and the third control terminal 723 are all gates.
According to the self-protection circuitry in an embodiment of this solution, the control circuit 30 is used to control the first switch circuit 20 to be turned on or turned off, so that when the self-protection circuitry starts to receive the first power source Vout10, or stops receiving the first power source Vout10, the first switch circuit 20 is used to form conduction to provide the self-protection circuitry with a self-protection function. When the self-protection circuitry continuously receives the first power source Vout10, the first switch circuit 20 forms cutoff, to keep the first switch circuit 20 from affecting the operation of the self-protection circuitry.
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112140293 | Oct 2023 | TW | national |