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Switch-type voltage regulator with reduction of occupied space for soft-start functions

US6552517B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2000
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/0025
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch-type regulator with a soft-start function having an output terminal supplying an output voltage, and including an error amplifier, having a first input receiving a constant reference voltage, a second input receiving a feedback voltage dependent on the output voltage, and supplying a compensation terminal with an error voltage correlated to the difference between the reference voltage and the feedback voltage. The error amplifier includes a differential amplifier. The regulator also includes a compensation network connected to the compensation terminal. A soft-start function is obtained exploiting the compensation network.

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