Calibrated ripple injection-based constant on-time buck converter with pre-bias startup in continuous conduction mode

    公开(公告)号:US10797598B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US16601640

    申请日:2019-10-15

    Abstract: According to an aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments, there is provided a constant on-time controller for a buck converter with calibrated ripple injection in continuous conduction mode. The constant on-time controller may include a pulse width modulator (PWM) comparator that generates an on-time request, an error amplifier that regulates an average feedback voltage to an internal reference voltage, and passes a feedback node ripple signal to an input of the PWM comparator, an on-time generator that outputs an on-time signal that controls an on-time of the buck converter based on the on-time request, a MOSFET driver that drives the buck converter based on the output of the on-time generator, and an injection signal generator coupled to the on-time generator, wherein the injection signal generator may include a first switch and a second switch, a fixed signal generator, and a bias current source.

    Constant on-time buck converter with calibrated ripple injection having improved light load transient response and reduced output capacitor size

    公开(公告)号:US10965215B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16657071

    申请日:2019-10-18

    Abstract: According to an aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments, there is provided a constant on-time buck converter with calibrated ripple injection having improved light load transient response and reduced output capacitor size. The constant on-time buck converter may include a controller having a pulse width modulator (PWM) comparator that generates an on-time request, an error amplifier that regulates an average feedback voltage to an internal reference voltage, and passes a feedback node ripple signal to an input of the PWM comparator, an on-time generator that outputs an on-time signal that controls an on-time of the buck converter based on the on-time request, a MOSFET driver that drives the buck converter based on the output of the on-time generator, a zero crossing detection circuit configured to detect when a current through an inductor of the buck converter equals zero, and an injection signal generator coupled to the on-time generator, and that is configured to output an injection signal that limits a dip in an output voltage of the buck converter during a load transient based on an output of the zero crossing detection circuit indicating that the current through the inductor of the buck converter equals zero. The error amplifier may receive a feedback voltage based on the output of the injection signal generator and based on the output voltage of the buck converter.

    CONSTANT ON-TIME BUCK CONVERTER WITH CALIBRATED RIPPLE INJECTION HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT LOAD TRANSIENT RESPONSE AND REDUCED OUTPUT CAPACITOR SIZE

    公开(公告)号:US20210050790A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16657071

    申请日:2019-10-18

    Abstract: According to an aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments, there is provided a constant on-time buck converter with calibrated ripple injection having improved light load transient response and reduced output capacitor size. The constant on-time buck converter may include a controller having a pulse width modulator (PWM) comparator that generates an on-time request, an error amplifier that regulates an average feedback voltage to an internal reference voltage, and passes a feedback node ripple signal to an input of the PWM comparator, an on-time generator that outputs an on-time signal that controls an on-time of the buck converter based on the on-time request, a MOSFET driver that drives the buck converter based on the output of the on-time generator, a zero crossing detection circuit configured to detect when a current through an inductor of the buck converter equals zero, and an injection signal generator coupled to the on-time generator, and that is configured to output an injection signal that limits a dip in an output voltage of the buck converter during a load transient based on an output of the zero crossing detection circuit indicating that the current through the inductor of the buck converter equals zero. The error amplifier may receive a feedback voltage based on the output of the injection signal generator and based on the output voltage of the buck converter.

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