Current driver circuit
US8421424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0022
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to provide a current driver circuit capable of achieving a stable operation without feeding a load current back, a current driver circuit of the present invention includes: a converter part (2a) having a switching element (21) and converting an input voltage (Vi) into an output voltage; a current detector (4) which generates a detection signal (Vfb) indicative of the current of the switching element; an input voltage compensating circuit (5) which generates a compensation signal (Vr) corresponding to the input voltage; a comparator (6) which compares the detection signal and the compensation signal against each other; and a switch driver circuit (7) which generates a drive signal (Vg). The drive signal (Vg) turns the switching element off in accordance with an output (Vc) of the comparator, and turns the switching element on again after a lapse of a prescribed time from the switching element being turned off.
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