Voltage regulator and method of voltage regulation
US6104176A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05F3/24
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The voltage regulator includes a regulator circuit, connected between a high potential and a low potential, regulating an output voltage based on an input voltage. The regulator circuit includes a changing circuit which changes at least one of a voltage range of the output voltage and a rate at which the output voltage changes with respect to changes in the input voltage. The changing circuit selectively increases a maximum value of the voltage range of the output voltage, and also selectively increases the rate at which the output voltage changes with respect to changes in the input voltage.
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