Switched power converter with improved synchronization of a pulse width modulation switching frequency
US9729045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/0012
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Power converter includes a switched power stage to generate an output voltage from an input voltage, and a controller to generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for switching the switched power stage in dependence upon a voltage error signal. The voltage error signal is a difference between a reference voltage and the output voltage. The controller comprises a synchronizer to generate a first clock signal for clocking a low frequency domain of the controller, and a digital PWM controller clocked by the first clock signal and configured to determine an on-time information of the PWM signal and a PWM generator to generate the PWM signal based on the on-time information. The synchronizer is configured to synchronize a frequency of the PWM signal to a frequency imposed by the external reference signal by synchronizing a frequency of the first clock signal to the frequency imposed by the external reference signal.
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