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AssigneesSTMicroelectronics S.r.l., Dora S.p.A.
InventorsAlberto BIANCO, Andrea CAPPELLETTI, Stefano SAGGINI
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A control system for a switching DC-DC converter is proposed. The converter includes an input terminal for receiving an input voltage from a source, a control terminal adapted to receive a switching control signal, and an output terminal for providing to a load an output voltage generated from the input voltage according to the control signal. The control system includes detecting means for detecting a reaching condition of a predetermined value by a current provided to the load by the converter and control means for controlling the control signal according to the output voltage. The control system further includes disabling means for disabling the supply of the control signal to the control terminal according to the detection of the reaching condition. The disabling means includes selection means for controlling the disabling according to a time relationship between the detection of the reaching condition and the control signal.
A control system for a switching DC-DC converter, said converter including an input terminal for receiving an input voltage from a source, a control terminal adapted to receive a switching control signal, and an output terminal for providing to a load an output voltage generated from the input voltage according to the control signal, the control system including:
A method for controlling a switching DC-DC converter, said converter including an input terminal for receiving an input voltage from a source, a control terminal adapted to receive a switching control signal, and an output terminal for providing to a load an output voltage generated from the input voltage according to the control signal, the method including the following steps:
A voltage converter circuit including a control circuit and a switching DC-DC converter, the switching DC-DC converter adapted to receive an input voltage and an input current and operable responsive to a switching control signal from the control circuit to generate an output voltage and an output current from the input voltage and input current, the control circuit operable to detect the value of the output current and further operable in a normal operational mode when the output current is greater than a threshold value to apply the switching control signal to the switching DC-DC converter to control the value of the generated output voltage, and operable in a pulse-skipping mode when the output current is less than or equal to the threshold value to terminate application of the switching control signal to the DC-DC converter as a function of the duration between a first time when the output current is detected as reaching the threshold value and a second time defined by an end of a period of the switching control signal.
An electronic system, comprising:
A method for controlling a switching DC-DC converter including an input terminal adapted to receive an input voltage, a control terminal adapted to receive a switching control signal, and an output terminal adapted to be coupled to a load, the method comprising:
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