DC-DC converter for boosting input voltage at variable frequency
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1. A DC-DC converter for an electric load comprising:
- a DC power supply;
a coil connected to the DC power supply;
a switching element that is connected to the coil and controls a coil current supplied to the coil from the DC power supply by performing switching operations to produce a boosted output voltage for the electric load;
a switching element driving signal generating circuit that generates a switching element driving signal for switching the switching element based on the coil current and the output voltage; and
a switching frequency varying circuit that changes a switching frequency of the switching element driving signal with passage of time regardless of the output voltage.
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Abstract
A DC-DC converter for boosting an input voltage to a higher output voltage includes an inductor, a field effect transistor, a first ON signal generating circuit, a second ON signal generating circuit, an OFF signal generating circuit, a transistor driving signal generating circuit, and a switching frequency varying circuit. The switching frequency varying circuit changes a first ON time with the passage of time, so that the energy of switching noise is diffused without concentrating at specific frequencies. Thus, magnitude of the energy of switching noise in each switching frequency can be reduced.
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1. A DC-DC converter for an electric load comprising:
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a DC power supply;
a coil connected to the DC power supply;
a switching element that is connected to the coil and controls a coil current supplied to the coil from the DC power supply by performing switching operations to produce a boosted output voltage for the electric load;
a switching element driving signal generating circuit that generates a switching element driving signal for switching the switching element based on the coil current and the output voltage; and
a switching frequency varying circuit that changes a switching frequency of the switching element driving signal with passage of time regardless of the output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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