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Granted Patent B2
US 10,291,118 · App. 15/847,383 · Granted May 14, 2019

Power converter controller

Inventors: Rejin Kanjavalappil Raveendranath (Thrissur, IN); Sudhir Polarouthu (Bengaluru, IN); Jasjot Singh Chadha (Bengaluru, IN)
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
H02M3/156H02M1/08H02M2001/0009H02M2001/0048Y02B70/1491
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Patent No.
US 10,291,118
App. No.
15/847,383
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply, comprising a controller comprising a first switch coupled between a first node and a second node, a first resistor coupled between the second node and a third node, a second resistor coupled between the first node and a fourth node, a capacitor coupled between the fourth node and a fifth node, an amplifier coupled at a first input to the fourth node, at a second input to the third node, and at an output to the fifth node, and a comparator coupled at a first input to the fifth node and at a second input to the third node.

Claims (30)

1. A power supply, comprising:

a controller, comprising:

a first switch coupled between a first node and a second node;

a first resistor coupled between the second node and a third node;

a second resistor coupled between the first node and a fourth node;

a capacitor coupled between the fourth node and a fifth node;

an amplifier coupled at a first input to the fourth node, at a second input directly to the third node, and at an output to the fifth node; and

a comparator coupled at a first input to the fifth node and at a second input directly to the third node.

2. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a reference current at the first node.

3. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a bias voltage at the third node.

4. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to couple to a sense element at the fourth node to subtract a sensed current from the fourth node.

5. The power supply of claim 1 , further comprising a latch coupled at a reset input to an output of the comparator, wherein the latch is configured to control a power converter at least partially based on a signal provided at the output of the comparator.

6. The power supply of claim 1 , further comprising a power converter.

7. The power supply of claim 1 , further comprising a second switch coupled between the first node and the second resistor.

8. The power supply of claim 1 , further comprising a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node.

9. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the first switch is coupled to a control signal for a first power transistor of a power converter.

10. A controller, configured to:

receive a reference current at a first node;

divide the reference current to form a divided reference current by controlling a switch based on a phase of operation of a power converter, wherein the switch is coupled between the first node and a second node, and wherein a first resistor is coupled between the second node and a third node;

subtract a sensed current from the divided reference current to form a difference current, wherein the sensed current is provided to a current limiter at a fourth node by a sense element, and wherein a second resistor is coupled between the first node and the fourth node;

integrate the difference current using an integrator, wherein the integrator is coupled at a first input to the fourth node, at a second input to the third node, and at an output to a fifth node; and

compare the difference current to a bias voltage using a comparator, wherein the comparator is coupled at a first input to the fifth node and at a second input to the third node, and wherein the bias voltage is provided to the current limiter at the third node.

11. The controller of claim 10 , wherein the integrator comprises:

a first capacitor coupled between the fourth node and the fifth node; and

an amplifier having a first input coupled to the fourth node, a second input coupled to the third node, and an output coupled to the fifth node.

12. The controller of claim 10 , wherein a second capacitor is coupled between the first node and the third node.

13. The controller of claim 10 , wherein the sensed current is a current flowing through a power transistor of the power converter.

14. The controller of claim 10 , further configured to control operation of the power converter based on a result of the comparison.

15. The controller of claim 10 , comprising a latch, wherein the latch is configured to control operation of the power converter based at least partially on a result of the comparison.

16. The controller of claim 10 , wherein dividing the reference current to form the divided reference current further comprises controlling a second switch based on a second phase of operation of the power converter, wherein the second switch is coupled between the first node the second resistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2017
From: KANJAVALAPPIL RAVEENDRANATH, REJIN; POLAROUTHU, SUDHIR; CHADHA, JASJOT SINGH
To: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 044911/0544 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 201641043437 · Dec 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180175728A1 · Jun 21, 2018