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Switch controller for a power control system and method therefor

US7138788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 2004
Grant dateNov 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M3/1584
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a multiphase power control system uses two control lines from a PWM section to control the switch controllers of the system. The two control signals contain power control information in addition to timing information. The switch controller uses the two control signals to facilitate enabling and disabling a power switch of the multiphase power control system.

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