Abstract:
A method of driving a power stage configured to provide both positive output voltage higher than a first potential to a positive output and negative output voltage to a negative output, the method comprising:—generating a first control signal;—generating a second control signal;—operating, the first control signal so as to initiate a charging phase, such that a first duty cycle of the first control signal is controlling an amount of energy to be accumulated;—operating, simultaneously, at the control signals so as to initiate an independent discharging phase of the accumulated energy, in a boost-type to the positive output or in a buck-type or boost-type to the negative output, such that a second and third duty cycles of the second an third control signals are controlling an amount of energy to be discharged.
Abstract:
A method of driving a power stage configured to provide both positive output voltage to a positive output and negative output voltage to a negative output, the method comprising: —generating a first control signal; —generating a second control signal; —operating, the first control signal so as to initiate a charging phase, such that a first duty cycle of the first control signal is controlling an amount of energy to be accumulated; —operating, simultaneously, the first control signal and the second control signal so as to initiate an independent discharging phase of the accumulated energy, in a buck-type or boost-type, to an output of the power stage such that a second duty cycle of the second control signal is controlling an amount of energy to be discharged.
Abstract:
A method of driving a power stage configured to provide both a positive output voltage higher than a first potential to a positive output and a negative output voltage to a negative output includes generating a first control signal and a second control signal, and initiating a charging phase, a first duty cycle of the first control signal controlling an amount of energy to be accumulated. The method further includes initiating a first discharging phase of discharging a second amount of energy the positive output and the negative output, based on a simultaneous monitoring of the first control signal and the second control signal, the amount of energy to be discharged being controlled via a second duty cycle of the second control signal.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses drive a Single Inductor Bipolar Output Buck-Boost configured to provide both positive output voltage and a negative output voltage. The power stage is driven so that an amount of energy to be accumulated during a charging phase is controlled via the duty cycle of a first control signal, and an amount of energy to be discharged during an independent discharging phase in a buck-type or boost-type is controlled via the duty cycle of a second control signal.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a voltage regulating device comprising a power stage (30) comprising an inductor (L) between a first node (P1) and a second node (P2); a first switch (A) between the first node (Pi) and a power supply node (P3) for which the potential (Vbat) is non-zero and of constant polarity; a first capacitor (CNEG) between a node (P5) at a reference potential and a second switch (B) coupled to the first node (P1); a second capacitor (CPOS) between a node (P7) at the reference potential and a third switch (C) coupled to the second node (P2); a fourth switch (D) between the second node (P2) and a node (P8) at the reference potential; a fifth switch (E) between the first node (P1 and a node (P9) at the reference potential; a first output (P4) for delivering a first voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the first capacitor (CNEG); a second output (P6) for delivering a second voltage corresponding to the voltage at the terminals of the second capacitor (CPOS); The power stage further comprises at least one comparator (40, 41) arranged to detect an inversion of the current in the inductor and the power stage is further arranged to close the fourth and fifth switches and to open the first, second and third switches upon detection of an inversion of the current in the inductor.