Method and apparatus for trimming current limit and frequency to maintain a constant maximum power
First Claim
1. A circuit, comprising:
- control circuitry coupled to a power transistor;
an oscillator coupled to the control circuitry, the control circuitry to switch the power transistor in response to the oscillator;
current limit circuitry coupled to the power transistor and the control circuitry to limit a current through the power transistor; and
trim circuitry coupled to the oscillator and the current limit circuitry, the trim circuitry to be trimmed during manufacture of the circuit to determine a maximum deliverable power value of a power supply such that the maximum deliverable power of the power supply is substantially constant with a maximum deliverable power of another power supply.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to trim current limit (Ip ) and frequency (f) to maintain a constant maximum power. In one aspect of the invention, a power supply regulator having a peak current limit detection threshold and an operating frequency is disclosed. The peak current limit threshold or the operating frequency are adjusted specifically to maintain the Ipm·fn product substantially constant from one power supply controller to another where m is substantially equal to 2 and n is substantially equal to 1. In another aspect of the invention, the power supply regulator has a control circuit having a control threshold current. The peak current limit threshold or the operating frequency are adjusted specifically to maintain the product of Ipm·fn divided by the control threshold current substantially constant from one power supply controller to another where m is substantially equal to 2 and n is substantially equal to 1.
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6 Claims
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1. A circuit, comprising:
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control circuitry coupled to a power transistor; an oscillator coupled to the control circuitry, the control circuitry to switch the power transistor in response to the oscillator; current limit circuitry coupled to the power transistor and the control circuitry to limit a current through the power transistor; and trim circuitry coupled to the oscillator and the current limit circuitry, the trim circuitry to be trimmed during manufacture of the circuit to determine a maximum deliverable power value of a power supply such that the maximum deliverable power of the power supply is substantially constant with a maximum deliverable power of another power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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