Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell discharging – With charging
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2006-09-26
Vu, Bao Q. (Department: 2838)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Battery or cell discharging
With charging
C320S136000, C320S166000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07112943
ABSTRACT:
An enabling circuit for enabling a DC—DC converter having a capacitor coupled to an output terminal of the DC—DC converter to be controlled by a control signal. The enabling circuit may include a comparison circuit configured to compare a feedback signal representative of a charge on the capacitor with a signal representative of a reference charge and to provide an output to in response to the comparison to enable the DC—DC converter to be controlled by the control signal if the charge on the capacitor is less than the reference charge. The enabling circuit may also include a discharge path configured to discharge the charge on the capacitor if the charge is greater than the reference charge. A related system and method are also provided.
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Bucur Constantin
Niculae Marian
Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger PLLC
O2Micro International Limited
Vu Bao Q.
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