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DC-DC converter having predicted zero inductor current

US10340803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Neil Gibson · Freising, DE
Michael Couleur · Munich, DE
Antonio Priego · Freising, DE
Stefan Herzer · Marzling, DE
Syed Wasif Mehdi · Freising, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 2016
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B70/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A DC-to-DC voltage converter includes a converter input for receiving a DC voltage. A first switch is coupled between the input and a first node. A second switch is coupled between the first node and a ground. An inductor is coupled between the first node and a converter output. A capacitor is coupled between the converter output and ground. An output voltage synthesizer is coupled to the converter input and the converter output for synthesizing the voltage at the first node and for generating a control signal for at least one of the first switch and the second switch in response to the voltages at the converter input and the converter output.

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