Controller circuit for controlling a step down switching regulator operating in discontinuous conduction mode
US5959443A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1563
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controller circuit for controlling and continuously varying the average value of discontinuous current pulses in a step down switching regulator operating in discontinuous conduction mode effects improvements in efficiency and output ripple of the switching regulator.
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