Methods and circuits for programmable current limit protection
US7019507B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0012
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and circuits for protecting power converters from over-current conditions that, in one embodiment, (1) reduce average inductor current to a steady-state threshold during a transient phase and regulate average inductor current in steady-state regulation approximately at the steady-state threshold; and (2) reduce instantaneous inductor current after the instantaneous inductor current exceeds a maximum instantaneous threshold during the transient phase.
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