The application discloses a working mode detection method and circuit of an
active clamp flyback converter, a main control
chip, samples a drain end
voltage VDS of a main power tube QL in a
current period, detects a first
voltage drop time of the main power tube QL after the main power tube QL is turned off, and determines the working mode of the
current period of the
active clamp flyback converter by judging the sequence of the first
voltage drop time and a clamp tube driving time. Furthermore, based on the working mode determination result, the
dead time of the
active clamp flyback converter is accurately adjusted to be suitable for the detected working mode, the problem of mismatching between the
dead time and the working mode is avoided, the main power tube QL of the active clamp flyback converter can keep realizing
soft switching in a full load range, the switching loss of the active clamp flyback converter is greatly reduced, and the efficiency of the converter is improved.