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Switching converter with improved recovery time

US10044269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2016
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F3/262
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switching converter, which produces an output voltage, contains a switch operable between a first state for opposing a decrease in the output voltage and a second state for opposing an increase in the output voltage. The converter also contains a circuit adapted to determine a time period during which the output voltage is decreasing, wherein during the time period the switch is in the first state. The circuit also calculates, based on the time period, a time to turn the switch from the first state to the second state to prevent the output voltage increasing above a reference value. Optionally, the time to turn the switch to the second state is based on a duty cycle of the converter.

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