Electricity: power supply or regulation systems – Input level responsive
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-22
2008-04-22
Vu, Bao Q. (Department: 2838)
Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
Input level responsive
C323S303000, C323S284000, C323S286000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07362083
ABSTRACT:
A DC-DC converter with an inductor connected in series with a power transistor between first and second terminals of a DC supply source, and with a modulator circuit that has a control output connected to a control gate of the power transistor. The modulator circuit provides a periodic pulse signal the duty cycle of which determines an output voltage at an output terminal of the converter. The modulator circuit comprises an oscillator that determines the frequency of the periodic pulse signal. The modulator circuit also comprises a feedforward structure that determines an approximated duty cycle for the pulse signal based on the value of the input voltage, the sensed output voltage and the amount of current flow in the inductor. An error amplifier in the modulator has a first input connected to a reference voltage source, a second input connected to the output terminal of the converter and an output that supplies a corrective signal used by the modulator to adjust the duty cycle of the pulse signal. Thus, a multiple path feedforward topology is proposed which delivers to the modulator information on input voltage, output voltage and switch current. The feedforward concept is complemented by a low gain error amplifier which compares the output voltage to the reference voltage, which is preferably internal.
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patent: 4415960 (1983-11-01), Clark, Jr.
patent: 4580090 (1986-04-01), Bailey et al.
Kirchner Joerg
Scoones Kevin
Brady III Wade J.
Franz Warren L.
Telecky , Jr. Frederick J.
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
Vu Bao Q.
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