Electricity: power supply or regulation systems – Output level responsive – Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-01
2008-01-01
Patel, Rajnikant B. (Department: 2838)
Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
Output level responsive
Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the...
C323S282000, C363S089000, C363S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11236098
ABSTRACT:
A system for controlling a soft start for a switching converter includes a digital feedback control system for receiving an analog voltage signal representing the output of a switching converter, for digitally processing the analog voltage signal by comparing it to a corrected reference voltage to generate a voltage error signal and for generating drive signals to control the operation of the switching converter to provide a regulated output. A microcontroller provides a secondary feedback loop for generating the corrected reference voltage. The secondary feedback loop enabling the output voltage signal to vary linearly over time during a soft start.
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