DC-to-DC converter having hysteretic current limiting

Details DC-to-DC converter having hysteretic current limiting DC-to-DC converter having hysteretic current limiting

1996-11-13

1998-09-15

Sterrett, Jeffrey L.

Electricity: power supply or regulation systems

Output level responsive

Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...

323283, 323285, G05F 159

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active

058084550

ABSTRACT:
A DC-to-DC converter having hysteretic inductor current limiting and that does not have a resistor continuously carrying the inductor current. A voltage supply is coupled to a drain of a first transistor. A source of the first transistor is coupled to a first terminal of the inductor and to a drain of a second transistor. A source of the second transistor is coupled to ground through a resistor. A second terminal of the inductor is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor. When the first transistor is on, the second transistor is off, causing current in the inductor to increase. The current flowing through the inductor charges the capacitor, and stores energy in the inductor as an increasing magnetic field. When the first transistor is off, the second transistor is on, and the stored energy is converted back into current, continuing to charge the capacitor. Voltage across the capacitor is regulated for powering a load by controlling the first and second transistors in a feedback loop. When the first transistor is off and the second transistor is on, a voltage across the resistor in series with the second transistor forms a signal representative of the inductor current. When the inductor current is higher than a first threshold at the start of a discharge cycle, the discharge cycle is extended until the inductor current falls below a second threshold, lower than the first threshold. Thus, the inductor current is hysteretically limited to prevent excessive current from damaging circuit elements.

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