Bidirectional current sense
    2.
    发明公开
    Bidirectional current sense 审中-公开
    Bidirektionale Strommessung

    公开(公告)号:EP2515126A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-24

    申请号:EP11392002.9

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: G01R19/00 G01R31/36

    CPC分类号: G01R31/3613 G01R19/0092

    摘要: Method and circuits for sensing a bidirectional current without requiring an external sense resistor are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the invention is applied for fuel gauging of one or more batteries and comprises a charger/active diode, which can source current into the battery and sink current from the battery to supply a mobile electronic device. The invention can be applied to any other application requiring sensing of bidirectional currents. A regulated cascode forces a voltage drop over a power transistor and a sense transistor to be the same. A feedback current is measured by an ADC. The integration of these current measurements over time is equal to the actual charge of the battery.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于感测双向电流而不需要外部检测电阻器的方法和电路。 在优选实施例中,本发明适用于一个或多个电池的燃料测量,并且包括充电器/有源二极管,其可以将电流流入电池并从电池吸收电流以供应移动电子设备。 本发明可以应用于需要感测双向电流的任何其它应用。 调节共源共栅将功率晶体管和检测晶体管之间的压降强制为相同。 反馈电流由ADC测量。 这些电流测量随时间的集成等于电池的实际电量。

    Analog current limit adjustment for linear and switching regulators
    4.
    发明公开
    Analog current limit adjustment for linear and switching regulators 有权
    Analoge Stromgrenzenanpassungfürlineare Regler und Schaltregler

    公开(公告)号:EP2515422A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-24

    申请号:EP11392003.7

    申请日:2011-04-22

    IPC分类号: H02M3/156 G05F1/575

    CPC分类号: H02M3/156

    摘要: Circuits and methods for dynamic adjustment of the current limit of a power management unit to avoid unwanted automatic interruption of the power flow have been disclosed. The invention can be applied to switched and linear DC-to-DC converters. The power management unit is automatically adjusted to the output resistance of a power source (including interconnect resistance). The invention maximizes the time and hence the power transferred from a power management unit to the system (including the battery, in case of battery operated systems). The input current is reduced, thus increasing the input voltage in case of a high voltage drop across the internal resistance including interconnections between power source and power management unit.

    摘要翻译: 已经公开了用于动态调整电力管理单元的电流限制以避免不必要的电力流的自动中断的电路和方法。 本发明可以应用于开关和线性DC-DC转换器。 电源管理单元自动调整到电源的输出电阻(包括互连电阻)。 本发明最大限度地延长了从电力管理单元传送到系统(包括电池,在电池供电系统的情况下)的时间,从而使电力最大化。 输入电流减小,从而在内部电阻(包括电源和电源管理单元之间的互连)内的高压降的情况下增加输入电压。

    Load current dependent reduction of charge battery current
    7.
    发明公开
    Load current dependent reduction of charge battery current 有权
    LaststromabhängigeReduktion von Ladebatteriestrom

    公开(公告)号:EP2495845A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-05

    申请号:EP12004112.4

    申请日:2008-04-29

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 G06F1/26 G06F1/30

    摘要: Circuits and methods to charge batteries of a portable device simultaneously with supplying power to the device for its operation, using a power source with limited maximum current, as e.g. an USB port, have been achieved. The system invented relies upon digital control only. No direct sensing of the current required for the operation of the portable device is required. The control takes care that the sum of the charging current and of the current to run the portable device does not exceed the maximum allowable current of the power source. The current required to run the portable device has precedence over the charging current.

    摘要翻译: 使用具有有限最大电流的电源,同时向该装置供电以供其操作,同时为便携式装置的电池充电的电路和方法,例如, 一个USB端口,已经实现。 所发明的系统仅依赖于数字控制。 不需要直接感测便携式设备的操作所需的电流。 控制器注意充电电流和运行便携式设备的电流之和不超过电源的最大允许电流。 运行便携式设备所需的电流优先于充电电流。

    Method for determining an operating temperature of an electronic component
    10.
    发明公开
    Method for determining an operating temperature of an electronic component 审中-公开
    Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Betriebstemperatur einer elektronischen Komponente

    公开(公告)号:EP2818967A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-31

    申请号:EP13174354.4

    申请日:2013-06-28

    摘要: A method for determining the temperature of an electronic component in an electronic device comprises supplying a current to the electronic component via a power converter device, measuring an input current supplied to the power converter device, determining a power dissipation of the electronic component based on the measured input current, a value for an efficiency of the power converter device and an output voltage of the power converter device, and determining the temperature of the electronic component based on the determined power dissipation and a thermal resistance value for the electronic component

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定电子设备中的电子部件的温度的方法包括:经由功率转换器装置向电子部件提供电流,测量提供给功率转换器装置的输入电流,基于该电力部件确定电子部件的功率消耗 测量输入电流,功率转换器装置的效率的值和功率转换器装置的输出电压,以及基于所确定的功率耗散和电子部件的热阻值来确定电子部件的温度