摘要:
Masking of switching noise is implemented in the driving system of an "H" bridge stage by exploiting the periodic signal generated by a PWM control circuit (normally present in the control system for controlling the "H" bridge in an open-loop mode) for masking the decay time of the disturbances caused by the switching from off-to-on of a first pair of switches of the bridge that drive a current in a certain direction through the load. This is implemented by keeping high for a preset period of time the periodic signal generated by the PWM circuit and varying the duty-cycle of the signal for regulating the mask time in function of the load characteristics. The system further comprises the masking of the decay interval of the disturbances caused by the switching from on-to-off of the first pair of switches and from off-to-on of the other pair of switches that provide a current ricirculation path of the energy stored in the reactance of the load, for a preset number of clock cycles, thus impeding any subsequent switching for the duration of this second mask. This second mask may be realised in different ways. The use of an up-counter and a programmable comparator been preferred.
摘要:
The operation of externally connected output power transistors of a class AB amplifier is controlled without employing any external sensing resistance of the output current by driving an externally connected power transistor through a level shifting buffer and employing a limiting network composed of an integrated transistor driven by the output of a signal amplifying stage and a resistance connected in series with its drain. The buffer stage shifts the level of the driving signal of the external power transistor by a value equal to the threshold voltage of the integrated transistor of the limiting network thus ensuring the turn-off of the external power transistor under quiescent conditions.
摘要:
A fast-discharge switch (M1) is controlled by a comparator (M2) sensing the voltage difference between the output node and the input node of a driving integrator stage that controls the slew-rate of a power switching output transistor (MP). The fast-discharge switch turns off automatically when the output power transistor reaches (in the case of a MOS transistor) or exits (in the case of a bipolar transistor) saturation. The circuit of the invention accelerates the discharge thus reducing the turn-off delay and is insensitive of load conditions and does not affect the performance of the integrating (driver) stage that control the slew-rate.
摘要:
In a half-bridge output stage employing a complementary pair of output power transistors, each driven through an integrating stage for controlling the slew-rate, a single integration capacitance is conveniently shared by the two integrating stages that drive the power transistors. A pair of switches connect the single integrating capacitance to the input of either one of the two integrating stages and are controlled by a pair of nonoverlapping signals that have a certain advance with respect to the pair of logic signals that drive the half-bridge stage. In the case of a driving system of a multi-phase machine, the two configuring switches of the single integration capacitor may be driven by a pair of control signals that drive a different phase winding of the multi-phase machine, thus eliminating the need of a dedicated circuitry for generating said pair of anticipated signals to control the configuration switches.
摘要:
A programmable time-intervals generator comprising first and second digital counters, a memory, a digital divider and a digital adder. On the occurrence of a first event, the first counter starts counting, and on the occurrence of a second event, only the most significant bits of the number counted up to then are stored, thereby providing a division by truncation. From the stored number, at least two discrete fractions are obtained by the divider, whereafter said fractions are summed at the adder which operates on strings of bits. The second counter counts down the sum number and, on becoming cleared, generates a signal.