Switching power supply controller with built-in supply switching
    22.
    发明授权
    Switching power supply controller with built-in supply switching 有权
    开关电源控制器内置电源开关

    公开(公告)号:US07898109B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-01

    申请号:US11668240

    申请日:2007-01-29

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: H02J9/00

    摘要: The invention provides a switching converter comprising as few as two high-side switching transistors and a low-side rectifying device, along with a control circuit. The switching converter is capable of operating from a main supply source or an auxiliary supply source. The invention further includes a method for producing a regulated voltage from a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage via the two high-side switching transistors and a low-side rectifying device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种包括至少两个高侧开关晶体管和低边整流装置的开关转换器以及控制电路。 开关转换器能够从主电源或辅助电源运行。 本发明还包括一种用于经由两个高侧开关晶体管和低侧整流装置从第一电源电压和第二电源电压产生调节电压的方法。

    SOFTWARE BASED THERMAL CHARGING REGULATION LOOP
    23.
    发明申请
    SOFTWARE BASED THERMAL CHARGING REGULATION LOOP 有权
    基于软件的热电荷调节环路

    公开(公告)号:US20100203928A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-12

    申请号:US12766133

    申请日:2010-04-23

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: H04W88/02 H03K17/78

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0088 H02J7/0029

    摘要: The present invention implements a software controlled thermal feedback system for battery charging circuitry in portable devices, specifically in cellular telephones. The charging hardware block is integrated into a mixed-signal analog base-band (ABB) circuit. In addition to standard function controls, integrated within the ABB are silicon temperature sensors used to monitor the temperature of any silicon components integrated on the ABB and detect any temperature change due to thermal heating. The temperature value is passed to the digital base band (DBB) circuit. Here, a microcontroller is programmed to perform power management functions relating to the ABB. Thermal control software, implemented on the DBB microcontroller, monitors the silicon temperature of the ABB and adjusts the power levels on the ABB accordingly to provide a controlled chip temperature.

    摘要翻译: 本发明实现了便携式设备中的电池充电电路的软件控制热反馈系统,特别是在蜂窝电话中。 充电硬件块集成到混合信号模拟基带(ABB)电路中。 除了ABB内部集成的标准功能控制器,硅温度传感器用于监测ABB集成的任何硅部件的温度,并检测由于热加热引起的任何温度变化。 温度值传递给数字基带(DBB)电路。 这里,微控制器被编程为执行与ABB有关的电源管理功能。 在DBB微控制器上实现的热控制软件监控ABB的硅温度,并相应调整ABB的功率电平,以提供受控的芯片温度。

    Software based thermal charging regulation loop
    24.
    发明授权
    Software based thermal charging regulation loop 有权
    基于软件的热充电调节回路

    公开(公告)号:US07733064B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US11511607

    申请日:2006-08-29

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: H02J7/04 H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0088 H02J7/0029

    摘要: The present invention implements a software controlled thermal feedback system for battery charging circuitry in portable devices, specifically in cellular telephones. The charging hardware block is integrated into a mixed-signal analog base-band (ABB) circuit. In addition to standard function controls, integrated within the ABB are silicon temperature sensors used to monitor the temperature of any silicon components integrated on the ABB and detect any temperature change due to thermal heating. The temperature value is passed to the digital base band (DBB) circuit. Here, a microcontroller is programmed to perform power management functions relating to the ABB. Thermal control software, implemented on the DBB microcontroller, monitors the silicon temperature of the ABB and adjusts the power levels on the ABB accordingly to provide a controlled chip temperature.

    摘要翻译: 本发明实现了便携式设备中的电池充电电路的软件控制热反馈系统,特别是在蜂窝电话中。 充电硬件块集成到混合信号模拟基带(ABB)电路中。 除了ABB内部集成的标准功能控制器,硅温度传感器用于监测ABB集成的任何硅部件的温度,并检测由于热加热引起的任何温度变化。 温度值传递给数字基带(DBB)电路。 这里,微控制器被编程为执行与ABB有关的电源管理功能。 在DBB微控制器上实现的热控制软件监控ABB的硅温度,并相应调整ABB的功率电平,以提供受控的芯片温度。

    SPEED BINNING FOR DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE POWER CONTROL
    25.
    发明申请
    SPEED BINNING FOR DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE POWER CONTROL 有权
    用于动态和自适应功率控制的速度波动

    公开(公告)号:US20100017042A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-21

    申请号:US12446881

    申请日:2006-11-29

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3203

    摘要: A representative digital circuit of the invention has an on-chip, non-volatile memory, to which chip-specific speed-binning data that characterize performance of the digital circuit are written during production testing. During normal operation, the power controller that controls power-supply signals applied to the digital circuit reads the speed-binning data from the on-chip memory for use as input parameters for dynamic supply-voltage scaling, dynamic clock scaling, and/or adaptive power control that optimize (e.g., minimize) power consumption in the digital circuit. Advantageously over the prior art, the accuracy and efficiency of dynamic and/or adaptive power control arc improved because the chip-specific speed-binning data enable the power controller to better customize the power-management algorithm for the given digital circuit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的代表性的数字电路具有片上非易失性存储器,在生产测试期间写入表征数字电路的性能的芯片特定的速度分组数据。 在正常操作期间,控制施加到数字电路的电源信号的功率控制器读取来自片上存储器的速度分组数据,以用作用于动态电源电压缩放,动态时钟缩放和/或自适应的输入参数 功率控制,优化(例如,最小化)数字电路中的功耗。 有利的是,现有技术中,动态和/或自适应功率控制的精度和效率得到改善,因为芯片特定的速度分组数据使得功率控制器能够更好地定制给定数字电路的功率管理算法。

    Power Converter with Power Switch Operable in Controlled Current Mode
    26.
    发明申请
    Power Converter with Power Switch Operable in Controlled Current Mode 失效
    电源转换器,电源开关可控制电流模式

    公开(公告)号:US20090261791A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-22

    申请号:US12103993

    申请日:2008-04-16

    IPC分类号: G05F1/10

    CPC分类号: H02M3/1588 Y02B70/1466

    摘要: A power converter and method of controlling a power switch therein to improve power conversion efficiency at low output current. In one embodiment, the power converter includes a first power switch coupled to a source of electrical power and a second power switch coupled to the first power switch and to an output terminal of the power converter. The power converter also includes a controller configured to alternately enable conduction of the first and the second power switches with a duty cycle in response to an output characteristic of the power converter. The controller is configured to control a level of current in the first power switch when the second power switch is substantially disabled to conduct.

    摘要翻译: 一种功率转换器及其中的电源开关的控制方法,以提高低输出电流下的功率转换效率。 在一个实施例中,功率转换器包括耦合到电源的第一功率开关和耦合到第一功率开关和功率转换器的输出端的第二功率开关。 功率转换器还包括控制器,其被配置为响应于功率转换器的输出特性,以占空比交替地使第一和第二功率开关导通。 控制器被配置为当第二电源开关基本上禁用导通时,控制第一电源开关中的电流电平。

    Switching power supply controller with built-in supply switching
    27.
    发明授权
    Switching power supply controller with built-in supply switching 有权
    开关电源控制器内置电源开关

    公开(公告)号:US07170197B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-30

    申请号:US11059783

    申请日:2005-02-17

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: H02J1/00

    摘要: The invention provides a switching converter comprising as few as two high-side switching transistors and a low-side rectifying device, along with a control circuit. The switching converter is capable of operating from a main supply source or an auxiliary supply source. The invention further includes a method for producing a regulated voltage from a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage via the two high-side switching transistors and a low-side rectifying device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种包括至少两个高侧开关晶体管和低边整流装置的开关转换器以及控制电路。 开关转换器能够从主电源或辅助电源运行。 本发明还包括一种用于经由两个高侧开关晶体管和低侧整流装置从第一电源电压和第二电源电压产生调节电压的方法。

    PCMCIA card with dedicated on-board battery
    28.
    发明授权
    PCMCIA card with dedicated on-board battery 失效
    PCMCIA卡,专用板载电池

    公开(公告)号:US07084608B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-01

    申请号:US10624392

    申请日:2003-07-22

    申请人: Douglas D. Lopata

    发明人: Douglas D. Lopata

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    摘要: A PCMCIA card is provided that includes an on-board (integrated) storage battery and, preferably, charging circuitry for same. The on-board storage battery is dedicated to operation of on-board devices that have higher current/power requirements than are available from the 5 volt pins of the PCMCIA card. For example, in a cellular device application, during high-load transmit periods, the battery is used to source the power amplifier, and during low-load periods, the battery can be charged by the on-board battery charging circuitry, preparing the battery for the next high current/power transmit burst. In a preferred embodiment, the battery comprises a very thin Li-Ion/polymer battery or equivalent.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种PCMCIA卡,其包括板上(集成)蓄电池,并且优选地,其用于充电电路。 板载蓄电池专用于具有比PCMCIA卡的5伏引脚可用的更高的电流/功率要求的车载设备的操作。 例如,在蜂窝设备应用中,在高负载传输周期期间,电池用于对功率放大器进行源,并且在低负载期间,电池可以由板上电池充电电路充电,从而制备电池 用于下一个高电流/功率传输突发。 在优选实施例中,电池包括非常薄的锂离子/聚合物电池或等同物。

    Power converter with power switch operable in controlled current mode

    公开(公告)号:US08283901B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-09

    申请号:US12718749

    申请日:2010-03-05

    IPC分类号: G05F3/613

    CPC分类号: H02M3/1588 Y02B70/1466

    摘要: A power converter and method of controlling a power switch therein to improve power conversion efficiency at low output current. In one embodiment, the power converter includes a first power switch coupled to a source of electrical power and a second power switch coupled to the first power switch and to an output terminal of the power converter. The power converter also includes a controller configured to alternately enable conduction of the first and the second power switches with a duty cycle in response to an output characteristic of the power converter. The controller is configured to control a level of current in the first power switch when the second power switch is substantially disabled to conduct.