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公开(公告)号:US10819245B1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US16387142
申请日:2019-04-17
Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Inventor: Alberto Iorio , Emilio Volpi , Jeanpierre Vicquery
Abstract: A method of controlling synchronous rectification transistors in a switching converter includes sensing a drain-to-source voltage across each synchronous rectification transistor each switching half-cycle of the switching converter. An average of the sensed drain-to-source voltage is calculated for each synchronous rectification transistor over N prior switching half-cycles. A load current transient in the switching converter is sensed based on the sensed drain-to-source voltage of each synchronous rectification transistor and the calculated average of the sensed drain-to-source voltage for each synchronous rectification transistor over the N prior switching half-cycles.
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公开(公告)号:US20180091052A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15457599
申请日:2017-03-13
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Inventor: Alberto Iorio , Jeanpierre Vicquery , Emilio Volpi
CPC classification number: H02M3/158 , G01R19/16519 , H02M1/32 , H03K5/2481
Abstract: A voltage comparator for detecting a voltage difference in a high-voltage domain, wherein said comparator receives an input voltage and compares it with a reference voltage also received in input, in which the output voltage from the comparator assumes the logic value 1 if the input voltage is greater than the reference voltage and assumes the logic value 0 if the input voltage is less than or equal to the reference voltage, wherein said comparator comprises low-voltage components and a single high-voltage component. In particular, the low-voltage components are MOS transistors and the high-voltage component is a high-voltage PMOS.
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公开(公告)号:US20200336071A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16387142
申请日:2019-04-17
Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Inventor: Alberto Iorio , Emilio Volpi , Jeanpierre Vicquery
Abstract: A method of controlling synchronous rectification transistors in a switching converter includes sensing a drain-to-source voltage across each synchronous rectification transistor each switching half-cycle of the switching converter. An average of the sensed drain-to-source voltage is calculated for each synchronous rectification transistor over N prior switching half-cycles. A load current transient in the switching converter is sensed based on the sensed drain-to-source voltage of each synchronous rectification transistor and the calculated average of the sensed drain-to-source voltage for each synchronous rectification transistor over the N prior switching half-cycles.
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公开(公告)号:US09973085B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-15
申请号:US15218794
申请日:2016-07-25
Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Inventor: Jeanpierre Vicquery , Emilio Volpi
CPC classification number: H02M3/158 , H02M1/08 , H02M1/32 , H02M2001/0025
Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a converter are provided. In the method and apparatus, a converter is operated in accordance with a duty cycle and based on a difference between a feedback signal representing an output voltage of the converter and a reference signal. An overcurrent condition is detected in the converter. In response to detecting the overcurrent condition, the duty cycle used to operate the converter is limited and the reference signal is made to track the feedback signal to mitigate an output voltage overshoot at an end of the overcurrent condition.
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