DC-DC converter with substantially constant on-time and constant switching frequency
US7876081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A comparator-system DC-DC converter 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a control unit 200 which has a comparator section 20, 40 which compares the output voltage of the voltage conversion section with a reference voltage and determines a predetermined ON width of the ON pulse of the control signal Ssw or a predetermined OFF width of the OFF pulse of the control signal Ssw, and frequency control means 25 which compares the control signal Ssw with reference clock Cref and adjusts the ON width or OFF width so that the frequency of the control signal Ssw is constant. The frequency control means 25 detects a state where the output current of the voltage conversion section 100 is 0 A or a state where the output current is going to be 0 A and stops the processing to adjust the ON width or OFF width.
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