Switching converter with plural converter stages having calibrated current uptake
First Claim
1. A switching converter for generating an output voltage from an input voltage, comprising:
- a control arrangement configured to generate a control signal dependent on the output voltage,a first converter stage and at least a second converter stage, each of which includingan inductive storage element,a current measurement arrangement which is designed to detect a current across the inductive storage element and to furnish a current measuring signal proportional to this current,a pulse width modulator configured to receive the control signal and the current measuring signal and to generate a pulse width modulated signal, anda driver circuit which receives the pulse width modulated signal and the input voltage and which applies the input voltage to the inductive storage element in dependence on the pulse width modulated signal,wherein the current measurement arrangement of the second converter stage is configured to adjust a proportionality factor between the current across the inductive storage element and the current measurement signal thereof, responsive to an adjustment signal that is dependent on a proportionality factor between a current across the inductive storage element of the first converter stage and the current measuring signal of the first converter stage; and
a calibration circuit adapted to provide the adjustment signal for the at least one switching converter during ongoing operations of the switching converter, and adapted to generate the adjustment signal during a calibration step at startup of the switching converter.
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Abstract
A switching converter includes a control arrangement and multiple converter stages. The control arrangement generates a control signal dependent on the output voltage. Each converter stage includes an inductive storage element, a current measurement arrangement that detects a current across the inductive storage element and furnishes a current measuring signal proportional to this current, a pulse width modulator that receives the control signal and the current measuring signal and generates a PWM signal, and a driver circuit that applies the input voltage to the inductive storage element in dependence on the PWM signal. The current measurement arrangement of a second converter stage adjusts a proportionality factor between the current across the inductive storage element and the current measurement signal thereof, responsive to an adjustment signal that is dependent on a proportionality factor between a current across the inductive storage element and the current measuring signal of a first converter stage.
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17 Claims
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1. A switching converter for generating an output voltage from an input voltage, comprising:
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a control arrangement configured to generate a control signal dependent on the output voltage, a first converter stage and at least a second converter stage, each of which including an inductive storage element, a current measurement arrangement which is designed to detect a current across the inductive storage element and to furnish a current measuring signal proportional to this current, a pulse width modulator configured to receive the control signal and the current measuring signal and to generate a pulse width modulated signal, and a driver circuit which receives the pulse width modulated signal and the input voltage and which applies the input voltage to the inductive storage element in dependence on the pulse width modulated signal, wherein the current measurement arrangement of the second converter stage is configured to adjust a proportionality factor between the current across the inductive storage element and the current measurement signal thereof, responsive to an adjustment signal that is dependent on a proportionality factor between a current across the inductive storage element of the first converter stage and the current measuring signal of the first converter stage; and a calibration circuit adapted to provide the adjustment signal for the at least one switching converter during ongoing operations of the switching converter, and adapted to generate the adjustment signal during a calibration step at startup of the switching converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A switching converter for generating an output voltage from an input voltage, comprising:
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a control arrangement configured to generate a control signal dependent on the output voltage, a first converter stage and at least a second converter stage, each of which including an inductive storage element, a current measurement arrangement which is designed to detect a current across the inductive storage element and to furnish a current measuring signal proportional to this current, a first circuit configured to receive the control signal and the current measuring signal and to generate a first signal having a characteristic that varies as a function of the current measuring signal and a control signal, and a driver circuit which receives the first signal and the input voltage and operably connects the input voltage to the inductive storage element in dependence on the first signal, wherein the current measurement arrangement of the second converter stage is configured to adjust a proportionality factor between the current across the inductive storage element and the current measurement signal thereof, responsive to an adjustment signal that is dependent on a proportionality factor between a current across the inductive storage element of the first converter stage and the current measuring signal of the first converter stage; and a calibration circuit configured to provide the adjustment signal for the at least one switching converter, the calibration circuit further configured to perform a calibration step to generate the adjustment signal, the calibration step including obtaining information representative of inductance values of the first and second converter stages during startup of the switching converter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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