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Shutdown circuit for a switching regulator in a remote controlled television receiver

US4516168A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 1982
Grant dateMay 7, 1985
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N3/185
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a switching regulator power supply, the primary winding of a switching transformer is coupled to a source of input voltage and to a power switch. Secondary supply voltages for a load circuit such as a television receiver are obtained from a secondary winding of the transformer. A regulator control circuit develops a pulse width modulated signal that is used to control the duty-cycle of the power switch for regulating the supply voltages. A disabling circuit is coupled to the regulator control circuit and is responsive to a low bias voltage at a disabling control terminal to change the duty cycle of the power switch in a manner that disables the normal transfer of energy to the load circuit. A disabling input terminal is coupled to an input terminal of a comparator and to the disabling control terminal. The comparator output is coupled to a disabling switch having an output coupled to the disabling control terminal. A first signal generator is responsive to a first condition requiring the disabling of the power supply and develops at the disabling input terminal a first bias voltage that is low enough to, in turn, bias low the disabling control terminal to initiate the disabling …

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