Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Absolute value current-sensing circuit for step-down DC-to-DC converters with integrated power stage
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Application No.: US14707528Application Date: 2015-05-08
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Publication No.: US09709608B2Publication Date: 2017-07-18
- Inventor: Vratislav Michal
- Applicant: Optis Circuit Technology, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: OPTIS CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY, LLC
- Current Assignee: OPTIS CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: The Danamraj Law Group, P.C.
- Agent Thomas L. Crisman; Kenneth A. McClure
- Main IPC: G01R19/165
- IPC: G01R19/165 ; G01R19/00 ; H02M3/156 ; H02M3/158 ; H02M1/00 ; H02S50/10

Abstract:
A system for measuring an output current of a DC-to-DC converter with a transistor power stage includes a voltage measuring circuit and an impedance. The voltage measuring circuit, which is connected to the output of the power stage of the DC-to-DC converter, measures an average voltage drop on impedances of the transistors of the power stage. The impedance, which is connected to an output of the voltage measuring circuit, reproduces the impedances of the transistors of the power stage and is traversed by a scaled version of the current output of the voltage measuring circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150285843A1 ABSOLUTE VALUE CURRENT-SENSING CIRCUIT FOR STEP-DOWN DC-TO-DC CONVERTERS WITH INTEGRATED POWER STAGE Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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