Electronic device and method for DC-DC conversion
US8866450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device for DC-DC conversion including a feedback loop coupled at one side to the inductor for measuring a current through the inductor with a series of an auxiliary capacitor and an auxiliary resistor, a transconductance stage coupled to the auxiliary capacitor for generating a current proportional to a voltage drop across the auxiliary capacitor, wherein the electronic device further includes a ramp resistor coupled to the output of the transconductance stage for generating a ramp voltage across the ramp resistor and a comparator receiving at a first input the ramp voltage, wherein the output of the comparator is coupled to a gate driving stage for driving a power transistor coupled with a control gate to the gate driving stage and with a channel to a switching node of the electronic device.
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