Method of controlling a charge pump generator and a related charge pump generator
US7304529B2 · kind B2 · utility
3Cited by
4References
12Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method controls a charge pump generator having at least an output tank capacitor on which a regulated output voltage of the generator is produced, and a pump capacitor that is connected to a supply node and to ground during charge phases and is coupled in an anti-parallel configuration to the output tank capacitor during charge transfer phases, alternated to the charge phases. The method limits the current absorbed from the supply because the transfer capacitor is charged during at least an initial charge phase with a constant charge current of a pre-established value.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.