Method and apparatus for powering electronic circuits
US7274115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/008
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for powering an electronic circuit use comparators of supply voltages and voltage regulators to facilitate powering the electronic circuit utilizing more than one supply voltage. In one embodiment, power supplies of step-up power units are controlled using comparators of step-down power units and the step-up power units temporarily provide power to accidentally disabled of step-down power units.
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