IP Library Granted Patent US 10,886,907
Granted Patent B1
US 10,886,907 · App. 16/717,371 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Method of controlling resolution of digital pulse width modulation

Inventors: Yeu-Torng Yau (Taoyuan, TW); Tsung-Liang Hung (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: ASIAN POWER DEVICES INC.
H03K7/08H02M3/157H03M3/506
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Patent No.
US 10,886,907
App. No.
16/717,371
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation is applied to a digital pulse width modulation generator. The method is to divide a value of a first duty clock by a value of a first pulse width modulation period clock to generate a first resolution. And then, if it is confirmed that a modulation command has been received, a second resolution is generated, and if it is confirmed that the modulation command is not received, a third resolution is generated. The second resolution is greater than the first resolution, and the second resolution is less than the third resolution.

Claims (11)

1. A method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation in a digital pulse width modulation generator, the method comprising following steps of:

generating a first duty clock and a first pulse width modulation period clock, and dividing a value of the first duty clock by a value of the first pulse width modulation period clock to generate a first resolution,

remaining unchanged the first duty clock when confirming that a modulation command has been received, subtracting a first specific value from the value of the first pulse width modulation period clock to generate a second pulse width modulation period clock, and dividing the value of the first duty clock by a value of the second pulse width modulation period clock to generate a second resolution, and

remaining unchanged the first pulse width modulation period clock when confirming that the modulation command has not been received, increasing the value of the first duty clock by a second specific value to generate a second duty clock, and dividing a value of the second duty clock by the value of the first pulse width modulation period clock to generate a third resolution,

wherein, the second resolution is greater than the first resolution, and the second resolution is less than the third resolution.

2. The method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation in claim 1 , further comprising following steps of:

repeatedly receiving a control amount including a plurality of bits, and

deleting the last bit of the last control amount, and the second to last bit of the control quantity used as the modulation command.

3. The method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation in claim 1 , wherein the first specific value is a least significant bit of duty cycle of the first pulse width modulation period clock, the second specific value is a least significant bit of duty cycle of the first duty clock.

4. The method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation in claim 1 , wherein the first specific value is equal to the second specific value.

5. The method of controlling a resolution of digital pulse width modulation in claim 1 , wherein the first specific value is less than half of the value of the first pulse width modulation period clock, and the second specific value is less than half of the value of the first duty clock.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: YAU, YEU-TORNG; HUNG, TSUNG-LIANG
To: ASIAN POWER DEVICES INC.
Reel/Frame 051308/0491 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108138648 A · Oct 25, 2019 · national