Current mode switching regulator with predetermined on time
First Claim
1. A power supply switching regulator comprising:
- a common terminal;
an input terminal for supplying a direct current input;
an output terminal;
a recirculation diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal;
an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal;
a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal;
a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, said switch operable for switching between an ON state in which said direct current input is coupled to said inductor, and an OFF state in which said direct current input is isolated from said inductor; and
a controller coupled to said switch and operable for controlling the amount of time said switch is in said ON state and the said OFF state such that the duration of time said switch is in said ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal, andan amplifier having an inverting input coupled to said second terminal of said recirculation diode;
a non-inverting input coupled to a first terminal of an offset voltage source; and
an output coupled to said recirculation diode and to said controller, said first terminal of said recirculation diode being coupled to a second terminal of said offset voltage source.
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Abstract
A power supply switching regulator including a common terminal; an input terminal for supplying a direct current input; an output terminal; a recirculating diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal; an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal; a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, the switch operable for switching between an ON state in which the direct current input is coupled to the inductor, and an OFF state in which the direct current input is isolated from the inductor; and a controller coupled to the switch and operable for controlling the amount of time the switch is in the ON state and the OFF state such that the duration of time the switch is in the ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal.
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16 Claims
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1. A power supply switching regulator comprising:
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a common terminal; an input terminal for supplying a direct current input; an output terminal; a recirculation diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal; an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal; a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, said switch operable for switching between an ON state in which said direct current input is coupled to said inductor, and an OFF state in which said direct current input is isolated from said inductor; and a controller coupled to said switch and operable for controlling the amount of time said switch is in said ON state and the said OFF state such that the duration of time said switch is in said ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal, and an amplifier having an inverting input coupled to said second terminal of said recirculation diode;
a non-inverting input coupled to a first terminal of an offset voltage source; and
an output coupled to said recirculation diode and to said controller, said first terminal of said recirculation diode being coupled to a second terminal of said offset voltage source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A power supply switching regulator comprising:
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a common terminal; an input terminal for supplying a direct current input; an output terminal; a recirculation diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal; an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal; a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, said switch operable for switching between an ON state in which said direct current input is coupled to said inductor, and an OFF state in which said direct current input is isolated from said inductor; a controller coupled to said switch and operable for controlling the amount of time said switch is in said ON state and the said OFF state such that the duration of time said switch is in said ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal;
said controller including a timer circuit operable for controlling the period said switch is in said ON state;wherein said power supply switching regulator is operable in both a discontinuous inductor current mode and a continuous inductor current mode, and said timer circuit is operable for reducing the amount of time said switch is in the ON state when operating in continuous inductor current mode relative to the amount of time said switch is in the ON state when operating in the discontinuous inductor current mode, at the same values of input voltage, output voltage and load. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A power supply switching regulator comprising:
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a common terminal; an input terminal for supplying a direct current input; an output terminal; a recirculation diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal; an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal; a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, said switch operable for switching between an ON state in which said direct current input is coupled to said inductor, and an OFF state in which said direct current input is isolated from said inductor; and a controller coupled to said switch and operable for controlling the amount of time said switch is in said ON state and the said OFF state such that the duration of time said switch is in said ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal, wherein said controller comprises a loop filter for generating an output voltage, said controller operative for transitioning between a continuous inductor current mode and a discontinuous inductor current mode in accordance with an output voltage level of said loop filter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power supply switching regulator comprising:
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a common terminal; an input terminal for supplying a direct current input; an output terminal; a recirculation diode having a first terminal connected to the common terminal; an inductor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the recirculation diode and a second terminal connected to the output terminal; a capacitor having a first terminal connected to the output terminal and a second terminal connected to the common terminal; a switch connected between the input terminal and the first terminal of the inductor, said switch operable for switching between an ON state in which said direct current input is coupled to said inductor, and an OFF state in which said direct current input is isolated from said inductor; and a controller coupled to said switch and operable for controlling the amount of time said switch is in said ON state and the said OFF state such that the duration of time said switch is in said ON state is inversely proportional to the difference between the voltage at the input terminal and the voltage at the output terminal, wherein a signal representing the voltage at the output terminal of said power supply switching regulator is generated by averaging an input voltage to said inductor.
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