Invention Application
- Patent Title: SIGNAL CONVERTER WITH OVERCURRENT PROTECTION MECHANISM
- Patent Title (中): 具有过流保护机制的信号转换器
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Application No.: US13113289Application Date: 2011-05-23
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Publication No.: US20120300947A1Publication Date: 2012-11-29
- Inventor: Chun-Wei LIN , Bing-Shiun Hsieh
- Applicant: Chun-Wei LIN , Bing-Shiun Hsieh
- Main IPC: H03G11/00
- IPC: H03G11/00 ; H03K7/08

Abstract:
A signal converter with an overcurrent protection mechanism comprises a pulse width modulation (PWM) unit, a timing processing and multi-level conversion unit, an overcurrent detection unit, and a pulse width control unit. The PWM unit converts an analog signal into a pulse signal. The timing processing and multi-level conversion unit receives the pulse signal and converts the pulse signal into a multi-level digital signal. The overcurrent detection unit has a reference voltage terminal outputting a reference voltage. The overcurrent detection unit receives the multi-level digital signal and converts the multi-level digital signal into a detection voltage. The pulse width control unit compares the detection voltage with the reference voltage and outputs a control signal to the PWM unit. Thereby is formed a feedback mechanism to adjust the output voltage and prevent the succeeding circuit from being damaged caused by overcurrent of the pulse signal.
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