Pulse width modulator with transient-based asynchronous reset
US8330437B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a sawtooth generator configured to generate a sawtooth voltage, where the sawtooth generator is configured to repeatedly reset the sawtooth voltage using a clock signal. The apparatus also includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator configured to generate a PWM signal using the sawtooth voltage, the PWM signal comprising multiple PWM pulses, where an output voltage is based on the PWM signal. The apparatus further includes a transient detector configured to detect a transient associated with the output voltage and to cause the sawtooth generator to asynchronously reset the sawtooth voltage in response to the detected transient. The resetting of the sawtooth voltage may cause the sawtooth generator to lengthen one or more of the PWM pulses in the PWM signal and/or generate one or more additional PWM pulses in the PWM signal. This can help to increase a duty cycle of the PWM signal.
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