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US09231478B2 Step-down direct-current to direct-current converter, controller and control method thereof, and electronic apparatus using same
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降压直流电流到直流电流转换器,其控制器及其控制方法,以及使用它的电子设备
- Patent Title: Step-down direct-current to direct-current converter, controller and control method thereof, and electronic apparatus using same
- Patent Title (中): 降压直流电流到直流电流转换器,其控制器及其控制方法,以及使用它的电子设备
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Application No.: US14314175Application Date: 2014-06-25
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Publication No.: US09231478B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Kazuki Sasao , Kazuaki Mitsui
- Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation,Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agent Matthew B. Dernier, Esq.
- Priority: JP2013-139485 20130703
- Main IPC: H02M3/158
- IPC: H02M3/158 ; H02M1/084 ; H02M1/088 ; H02M1/08 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
An M-channel (M is an integer of at least two) synchronous rectification type step-down DC/DC converter is provided. A controller in the converter (i) calculates a load current on a basis of currents flowing through M inductors, (ii) dynamically changes the number K of driving phases (K is an integer of up to M) on the basis of the calculated load current, (iii) generates a pulse signal adjusted in duty ratio such that an output voltage of an output line coincides with a predetermined reference voltage, (iv) selects K drivers among M drivers, and distributes the pulse signal with a phase difference of (360/K) degrees to each of the selected K drivers, and (v) monotonically increases an amplitude control signal indicating the amplitude of a gate driving voltage with respect to the calculated load current in a range determined in advance for each number K of driving phases.
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