Patent · US Expired

Voltage regulator and method of regulating voltage

US7091706B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
3References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 2004
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 16, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M5/2573
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voltage regulator includes a load control unit having an output configured to be coupled to a load. The load control unit is configured to be responsive to a load control signal for controlling the delivery of power to the load. A voltage regulator further includes a feedback unit coupled to the output of the load control unit. The feedback unit is configured to produce a feedback signal indicative of a voltage level applied to the load at the load control unit output. A voltage regulator still further includes a controller responsive to the feedback signal that is configured to generate the load control signal such that the voltage applied to the load substantially corresponds to a predetermined reference voltage level.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.