Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and device for decreasing the power supply voltage of a c-type USB receiver device supporting a USB power delivery mode
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Application No.: US16379461Application Date: 2019-04-09
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Publication No.: US11018576B2Publication Date: 2021-05-25
- Inventor: Christophe Lorin
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Grenoble
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Grenoble
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: FR1757877 20170825,FR1853349 20180417
- Main IPC: H02M3/06
- IPC: H02M3/06 ; H02M3/07 ; G06F1/26 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
A USB source device, supporting USB Power Delivery mode and coupled to a USB receiver device, includes a power converter delivering a supply voltage and a capacitive network coupled to the power converter. A method for managing the supply voltage on an output power supply pin of the USB source device includes discharging the capacitive network so as to reduce the supply voltage in response to a request to reduce the supply voltage by the USB receiver device to a target voltage. The method also includes delivering, to the power converter, a setpoint voltage for the supply voltage, a value of the setpoint voltage being reduced non-linearly so as to keep a temporal variation of the setpoint voltage lower than that of the supply voltage.
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