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Switching regulator, an information processing apparatus and a control method for the same

US5796982A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1995
Grant dateAug 18, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/33561
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing device, such as a notebook computer, having a plurality of subsystems requiring power input, is provided with a switching regulator for supplying power to these various subsystems. The switching regulator is controlled by a feedback voltage which is selected to be a minimum value from amongst the various power lines present.

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