LOW POWER BOOST CONVERTER STARTUP WITH SOFT START AND OUTPUT VOLTAGE OVERSHOOT LIMITING

    公开(公告)号:US20230387800A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US17828993

    申请日:2022-05-31

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/36

    CPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/36

    摘要: A method for operating a DC-DC converter circuit includes, in response to detecting a startup condition, charging an output capacitance coupled to an output node of the DC-DC converter circuit at a first rate in a first phase of a multi-phase startup mode of operation of the DC-DC converter circuit. The method includes, in response to an indication of an output voltage on the output node approaching an input voltage on an input node of the DC-DC converter circuit, controlling a current through an inductor using an oscillating signal in a second phase of the multi-phase startup mode of operation, thereby adjusting the output voltage to equal a target voltage level. The first rate may be the rate of charging an RC circuit including the output capacitance coupled to the output node.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A SWITCHED-MODE POWER CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230396165A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US17877721

    申请日:2022-07-29

    摘要: A method for operating a switched-mode power converter includes providing to a maximum voltage node as a maximum voltage, a version of the higher of a first voltage on a first node and a second voltage on a second node. The method includes generating a first signal indicating whether to operate the switched-mode power converter in a buck mode of operation or a boost mode of operation based on the first voltage and a first voltage domain based on the maximum voltage. The method includes generating a second signal indicating whether to operate the switched-mode power converter in a buck mode of operation or a boost mode of operation based on the first voltage and a second voltage domain of the first voltage. The method includes combining the first signal and the second signal to generate a digital configuration indicator signal.

    Method and apparatus for configuring a switched-mode power converter

    公开(公告)号:US12107501B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17877721

    申请日:2022-07-29

    摘要: A method for operating a switched-mode power converter includes providing to a maximum voltage node as a maximum voltage, a version of the higher of a first voltage on a first node and a second voltage on a second node. The method includes generating a first signal indicating whether to operate the switched-mode power converter in a buck mode of operation or a boost mode of operation based on the first voltage and a first voltage domain based on the maximum voltage. The method includes generating a second signal indicating whether to operate the switched-mode power converter in a buck mode of operation or a boost mode of operation based on the first voltage and a second voltage domain of the first voltage. The method includes combining the first signal and the second signal to generate a digital configuration indicator signal.