GATE DRIVER POWER-SAVING METHOD FOR SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLIES IN PULSE-SKIPPING MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20210083572A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17021591

    申请日:2020-09-15

    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for controlling gate drivers of a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit—such as a three-level buck converter, a divide-by-two charge pump, or an adaptive combination power supply circuit capable of switching therebetween—in a power-saving mode (e.g., a pulse-skipping mode). During such a power-saving mode in which a capacitor of a charge pump is disconnected from at least one power supply rail (e.g., first and second input nodes of the charge pump) and is coupled to power terminals of one or more drivers of the SMPS circuit, the capacitor is temporarily disconnected from the power terminals and temporarily coupled to the at least one power supply rail (e.g., for a few microseconds).

    THREE-LEVEL BUCK CONVERTER CONFIGURABLE FOR TWO-LEVEL BUCK CONVERTER MODE OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230006555A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17363948

    申请日:2021-06-30

    Abstract: A three-level buck converter circuit configurable to transition between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode and methods for regulating power using such a circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a three-level buck converter circuit and a control circuit coupled to the three-level buck converter circuit and configured to control operation of the three-level buck converter circuit between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode. The three-level buck converter circuit generally includes a first switch, a second switch coupled to the first switch via a first node, a third switch coupled to the second switch via a second node, a fourth switch coupled to the third switch via a third node, a first capacitive element coupled between the first node and the third node, and an inductive element coupled between the second node and an output node.

    CONSTANT GATE-TO-SOURCE-VOLTAGE-DRIVING DRIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLIES

    公开(公告)号:US20210083573A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17021614

    申请日:2020-09-15

    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for supplying power to gate drivers of a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a SMPS circuit having a first input voltage node and a second input voltage node, and a charge pump. The charge pump generally includes a first capacitive element having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first switch coupled between a first input node of the charge pump and the first terminal of the first capacitive element; a second switch coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitive element and a second input node of the charge pump; a third switch coupled between the first terminal of the first capacitive element and the first input voltage node of the SMPS circuit; and a fourth switch coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitive element and the second input voltage node of the SMPS circuit.

    THREE-LEVEL BUCK CONVERTER CONFIGURABLE FOR TWO-LEVEL BUCK CONVERTER MODE OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240055992A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18489639

    申请日:2023-10-18

    CPC classification number: H02M3/1582 H02M3/07

    Abstract: A three-level buck converter circuit configurable to transition between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode and methods for regulating power using such a circuit. One example power supply circuit generally includes a three-level buck converter circuit and a control circuit coupled to the three-level buck converter circuit and configured to control operation of the three-level buck converter circuit between a three-level buck converter mode and a two-level buck converter mode. The three-level buck converter circuit generally includes a first switch, a second switch coupled to the first switch via a first node, a third switch coupled to the second switch via a second node, a fourth switch coupled to the third switch via a third node, a first capacitive element coupled between the first node and the third node, and an inductive element coupled between the second node and an output node.

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