Control apparatus and method for a boost-inverting converter
    3.
    发明授权
    Control apparatus and method for a boost-inverting converter 有权
    升压反相转换器的控制装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07327124B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-05

    申请号:US11388158

    申请日:2006-03-24

    IPC分类号: G05F1/577

    摘要: A plurality of switches, an inductor and two capacitors are configured to be a boost-inverting converter. To operate the converter in a boost-inverting mode, a control apparatus and method switch the switches such that the inductor is energized in a first phase, the first capacitor is discharged to produce an inverting voltage in a second phase, and the capacitor Cout1 is discharged to produce the inverting voltage and the second capacitor is charged to produce a boost voltage in a third phase. Therefore, the boost-inverting converter has lower peak inductor current and less power loss, and the limitation to the switch design for the boost-inverting converter is relaxed.

    摘要翻译: 多个开关,电感器和两个电容器被配置为升压反相转换器。 为了在升压反转模式下操作转换器,控制装置和方法切换开关使得电感器在第一相中通电,第一电容器被放电以产生第二相的反相电压,并且电容器Cout 1 被放电以产生反相电压,并且第二电容器被充电以在第三相中产生升压电压。 因此,升压反相转换器具有较低的峰值电感电流和较小的功率损耗,并且对升压反相转换器的开关设计的限制放宽。

    Offset independent sense circuit and method

    公开(公告)号:US07274219B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-25

    申请号:US11166134

    申请日:2005-06-27

    申请人: Chung-Lung Pai

    发明人: Chung-Lung Pai

    IPC分类号: G01R19/00

    摘要: An offset current independent sense circuit is switchable between a store state and a sense state. In the store state, the sense circuit stores an offset current to a capacitor, and the influence of the offset current is eliminated by a transistor to regenerate the offset current based on a signal provided by the capacitor in the sense state.

    Pulse width modulation regulator system with automatically switching pulse skipping mode
    5.
    发明申请
    Pulse width modulation regulator system with automatically switching pulse skipping mode 有权
    脉宽调制调节系统具有自动切换脉冲跳跃模式

    公开(公告)号:US20060268974A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-30

    申请号:US11272699

    申请日:2005-11-15

    IPC分类号: H03K9/08

    CPC分类号: H02M3/156

    摘要: A pulse width modulation (PWM) Regulator System with automatically switching pulse skipping mode (PSM) is disclosed. The PWM regulator system comprises a PWM regulator, a PSM switching module and a pulse generator. The PWM regulator converts the input voltage by PWM. The PSM switching module determines to enter or exit the PSM. The pulse generator adaptively produces pulse signal for the switching regulator to operate in PSM.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有自动切换脉冲跳跃模式(PSM)的脉冲宽度调制(PWM)调节器系统。 PWM调节器系统包括PWM调节器,PSM开关模块和脉冲发生器。 PWM调节器通过PWM转换输入电压。 PSM切换模块确定进入或退出PSM。 脉冲发生器自适应地产生用于开关调节器的脉冲信号以在PSM中操作。

    Driver circuit for driving a plurality of DC lamp strings
    6.
    发明授权
    Driver circuit for driving a plurality of DC lamp strings 失效
    用于驱动多个DC灯串的驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US07122971B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US10976809

    申请日:2004-11-01

    IPC分类号: H05B37/00 H05B39/00

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0815 H05B33/0827

    摘要: A driver circuit for a DC light source supplies a voltage generated by a DC-to-DC converter for a plurality of lamp strings connected in parallel and a plurality of driving currents generated by a current mirror for the lamp strings, such that the lamp strings may have well controlled or uniform brightness.

    摘要翻译: 用于DC光源的驱动电路为并联连接的多个灯串提供由DC-DC转换器产生的电压以及由灯串的电流镜产生的多个驱动电流,使得灯串 可能具有良好的控制或均匀的亮度。

    Method for determining switching state of a transistor-based switching device
    7.
    发明申请
    Method for determining switching state of a transistor-based switching device 有权
    用于确定基于晶体管的开关器件的开关状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060109046A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-25

    申请号:US11108742

    申请日:2005-04-19

    IPC分类号: H03K17/00

    摘要: A method, which is for determining switching state of a transistor-based switching device that includes a set of transistors, includes the steps of: applying a bias voltage to a transistor having a fastest response so as to dispose the transistors in the set in a desired transistor state; detecting a voltage level at a transistor having a slowest response to the bias voltage; and comparing the detected voltage level with a predetermined threshold voltage level in order to determine the switching state of the switching device. A transistor-based switching device is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定包括一组晶体管的基于晶体管的开关器件的开关状态的方法包括以下步骤:将偏置电压施加到具有最快响应的晶体管,以将晶体管置于该组中的晶体管中 所需晶体管状态; 检测对所述偏置电压具有最慢响应的晶体管的电压电平; 以及将检测到的电压电平与预定阈值电压电平进行比较,以便确定开关器件的开关状态。 还公开了一种基于晶体管的开关器件。

    Switching mode voltage regulator and method thereof
    8.
    发明授权
    Switching mode voltage regulator and method thereof 有权
    开关电压调节器及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US07049800B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-23

    申请号:US10743915

    申请日:2003-12-24

    IPC分类号: G05F1/40

    摘要: A switching mode voltage regulator comprises a pulse width modulator and an adjustable one-shot circuit to generate an adjustable signal based on an input voltage, an adjustable voltage, and a PWM signal from the pulse width modulator at light loading to switch a high-side switch of an output stage in the voltage regulator. The ON duty of the adjustable signal is controlled by the adjustable voltage, such that it will be larger than that of the PWM signal and as a result, the number of switching the switch of the output stage is decreased, thereby reducing the switching loss and improving the efficiency of the voltage regulator.

    摘要翻译: 开关模式电压调节器包括脉冲宽度调制器和可调单触发电路,以在轻负载时基于输入电压,可调电压和来自脉宽调制器的PWM信号产生可调信号,以切换高端 在稳压器中切换输出级。 可调信号的导通占空比由可调电压控制,使其大于PWM信号,因此输出级开关的切换次数减少,从而降低开关损耗, 提高电压调节器的效率。

    LED driver using a depletion mode transistor to serve as a current source
    9.
    发明申请
    LED driver using a depletion mode transistor to serve as a current source 失效
    LED驱动器使用耗尽型晶体管作为电流源

    公开(公告)号:US20050275711A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-15

    申请号:US11149292

    申请日:2005-06-10

    IPC分类号: B41J2/47 H05B33/08

    摘要: In a LED driver using a depletion mode transistor to serve as a current source, the depletion mode transistor is self-biased for providing a driving current to drive at least one LED, thereby requesting no additional control circuit to control the depletion mode transistor. The driving current is independent on the supply voltage coupled to the at least one LED, thereby requesting no additional voltage regulator, reducing the circuit size, and lowering the cost.

    摘要翻译: 在使用耗尽型晶体管作为电流源的LED驱动器中,耗尽型晶体管是自偏置的,用于提供驱动电流以驱动至少一个LED,从而不需要额外的控制电路来控制耗尽型晶体管。 驱动电流独立于耦合到至少一个LED的电源电压,从而不需要额外的电压调节器,减小电路尺寸并降低成本。

    Temperature detector circuit and method thereof
    10.
    发明授权
    Temperature detector circuit and method thereof 失效
    温度检测电路及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US06847254B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-25

    申请号:US10623635

    申请日:2003-07-22

    申请人: Chung-Lung Pai

    发明人: Chung-Lung Pai

    IPC分类号: G05F3/24 G05F3/26 H01L35/00

    CPC分类号: G05F3/245 G05F3/262

    摘要: To generate a signal when a target temperature is reached, a temperature detector circuit is provided with a first and second current sources connected in series, of which the first current source generates a PTAT current and the second current source is supplied with a temperature-independent reference voltage to generate a second current proportional to the reference voltage. The first and second currents are a first and second reference currents, respectively, at a reference temperature, and the first and second current sources are configured such that the ratio of the second reference current to the first reference current is proportional to the ratio of the target temperature to the reference temperature.

    摘要翻译: 为了在达到目标温度时产生信号,温度检测器电路设置有串联连接的第一和第二电流源,其中第一电流源产生PTAT电流,并且向第二电流源提供与温度无关的 参考电压以产生与参考电压成比例的第二电流。 第一和第二电流分别是在参考温度下的第一和第二参考电流,并且第一和第二电流源被配置为使得第二参考电流与第一参考电流的比率与 目标温度达到参考温度。