Patent · US Active

Sample-and-hold circuit for generating a variable sample delay time of a transformer and method thereof

US8766670B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
3References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2005/00156
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sample-and-hold circuit for generating a variable sample delay time of a transformer includes a discharge detection unit, a sample delay time generation unit, and a comparator. The discharge detection unit generates a first voltage according to a first turning-on signal and a first reference current. Length of the first turning-on signal is varied with a discharge time of a present period of the transformer. The sample delay time generation unit generates a second voltage according to the first turning-on signal and a second reference current. The comparator generates a sample signal to a control circuit of the transformer according to a first voltage corresponding to a previous period of the transformer and a second voltage corresponding to the present period of the transformer. The first reference current is K times the second reference current, and 0<K<1.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.