Electricity: power supply or regulation systems – In shunt with source or load – Using choke and switch across source
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-18
2011-01-18
Patel, Rajnikant B (Department: 2838)
Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
In shunt with source or load
Using choke and switch across source
C363S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07872454
ABSTRACT:
A low dropout (LDO) regulator for generating an output voltage on an output from an input voltage of an input source. The LDO regulator including a switch module to generate the output voltage. The switch module including at least two parallel connected switches responsive to corresponding switch control signals to regulate a flow of energy from the input source to the output. Each of the switches having an on-state and an off-state. A digital controller to sense the output voltage and in response to generate the switch control signals such that the output voltage is regulated to a predetermined amplitude.
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