Circuit, system, and method for a power converter with a controller utilizing a predicted gate control signal

A system, comprising:

• a load;
• a power source;
• a power converter configurable to switch power from the power source to the load;
• and
• control circuitry configurable to provide a gate control signal for controlling the power converter to switch the power from the power source to the load, the control circuitry including:
• a sensing circuit configurable to provide a comparison result based on a comparison between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage;
• a synchronization circuit configurable to, based on a clock signal and the comparison result, produce a synchronous comparison result;
• and
• a controller configurable to:
• receive the synchronous comparison result;
• determine a predicted gate control signal based on the synchronous comparison result;
• determine the gate control signal based on the synchronous comparison result;
• provide the predicted gate control signal to the sensing circuit as the feedback voltage;
• and
• provide the gate control signal for controlling the power converter.

A method, comprising:

• determining a first predicted gate control signal;
• determining a second predicted gate control signal;
• determining a comparison result based on a comparison of a reference value to a feedback signal determined based on the first predicted gate control signal;
• determining a gate control signal based on the comparison result;
• while determining the gate control signal based on the comparison result, determining a second comparison result based on a comparison of the reference value to a feedback signal determined based on the second predicted gate control signal;
• and
• providing the gate control signal for controlling a power converter.