PEAK CURRENT LIMIT MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH FREQUENCY BUCK CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20240195300A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18442596

    申请日:2024-02-15

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/00 H02M1/32

    CPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/0054 H02M1/32

    摘要: A controller for a voltage converter, such as a buck converter, includes: a switching regulator circuit having high side and low side switches; comparators configured to compare a voltage of an output circuit to reference voltages; and a control circuit coupled to the current comparators, configured to receive outputs from the comparators, and configured to generate a control signal for alternatingly switching the high side and low side switches off and on, such that the low side switch is off when the high side switch is on, and the high side switch is off when the low side switch is on, and wherein the control circuit includes a latching circuit configured to latch a signal corresponding to at least one of the outputs from the comparators. A method of operating a buck converter in connection with a fixed high-frequency automotive radar system, with reliable over-current detection, is also disclosed.

    CURRENT LIMITING TECHNIQUE FOR BUCK CONVERTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220037988A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US16945666

    申请日:2020-07-31

    IPC分类号: H02M1/32 H02M3/158 H02M3/157

    摘要: In some examples, an apparatus comprises a switching regulator circuit, an output circuit, a duty cycle comparison circuit, a current comparison circuit, and a switching regulator control circuit. The switching regulator circuit switches between first and second voltages. The output circuit has a voltage input and a voltage output and generates a signal based on the first and second voltages. The duty cycle comparison circuit asserts a first signal responsive to a voltage at the voltage output exceeding a product of a multiplier and a reference signal. The current comparison circuit asserts a second signal responsive to a voltage at the voltage input exceeding a first reference voltage and to assert a third signal responsive to the voltage at the voltage input being below a second reference voltage. The switching regulator control circuit controls the switching regulator circuit based on the first, the second, and the third signals.

    PEAK CURRENT LIMIT MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH FREQUENCY BUCK CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230208297A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17564334

    申请日:2021-12-29

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/00

    CPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02M1/0009

    摘要: A controller for a voltage converter, such as a buck converter, includes: a switching regulator circuit having high side and low side switches; comparators configured to compare a voltage of an output circuit to reference voltages; and a control circuit coupled to the current comparators, configured to receive outputs from the comparators, and configured to generate a control signal for alternatingly switching the high side and low side switches off and on, such that the low side switch is off when the high side switch is on, and the high side switch is off when the low side switch is on, and wherein the control circuit includes a latching circuit configured to latch a signal corresponding to at least one of the outputs from the comparators. A method of operating a buck converter in connection with a fixed high-frequency automotive radar system, with reliable over-current detection, is also disclosed.