QUASI-CONTINUOUS VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND CONTROLLER
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1. A controller, comprising:
- a hysteretic circuit that generates a hysteretic voltage output as a function of a regulated voltage and that generates a hysteretic current output as a function of an inductor current; and
a switch control circuit that provides a quasi-continuous control output as a function of the hysteretic current output from a start time when the regulated voltage rises above a higher hysteretic voltage until a stop time when the regulated voltage falls below a lower hysteretic voltage.
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Abstract
A controller for a voltage regulator includes a hysteretic circuit that generates a hysteretic voltage output as a function of a regulated voltage and that generates a hysteretic current output as a function of an inductor current. A switch control circuit provides a quasi-continuous control output as a function of the hysteretic current output from a start time when the regulated voltage rises above a higher hysteretic voltage until a stop time when the regulated voltage falls below a lower hysteretic voltage.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller, comprising:
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a hysteretic circuit that generates a hysteretic voltage output as a function of a regulated voltage and that generates a hysteretic current output as a function of an inductor current; and a switch control circuit that provides a quasi-continuous control output as a function of the hysteretic current output from a start time when the regulated voltage rises above a higher hysteretic voltage until a stop time when the regulated voltage falls below a lower hysteretic voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A voltage regulator, comprising:
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an output circuit that comprises an inductor and a switch that couples a first polarity supply voltage to the inductor to produce an inductor current; and
the output circuit provides an opposite polarity regulated voltage;a hysteretic circuit that generates a hysteretic voltage output as a function of the regulated voltage and that generates a hysteretic current output as a function of the inductor current; and a switch control circuit that provides a quasi-continuous control output to the switch as a function of the hysteretic current output from a start time when the regulated voltage rises above a higher hysteretic voltage until a stop time when the regulated voltage falls below a lower hysteretic voltage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of a voltage regulation, comprising:
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coupling a first polarity supply voltage to an inductor through a switch to produce an inductor current; generating an opposite polarity regulated voltage from the inductor current; generating a hysteretic voltage output as a function of the regulated voltage and generating a hysteretic current output as a function of the inductor current; and providing a quasi-continuous control output to the switch as a function of the hysteretic current output from a start time when the regulated voltage rises above a higher hysteretic voltage until a stop time when the regulated voltage falls below a lower hysteretic voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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