Boost Converter Apparatus And Method
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsJustin Edward Cresswell, Dean Edward Condron, Deepak Gulur Ananda Murthy
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Abstract
A boost circuit includes a transistor that switches on and off a boost converter. A temperature from a sensor is received and the temperature is the temperature of the boost circuit. The transistor is selectively switched on and off to cut the current to a boost supply based upon temperature.
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A method of operating a boost circuit, the boost circuit including a transistor that switches on and off a boost converter, the method comprising:
- receiving a temperature from a sensor, the temperature being the temperature of the boost circuit;
- selectively switching the transistor on and off to cut the current to a boost supply based upon temperature.
An apparatus for operating a boost circuit, the boost circuit including a transistor that switches on and off a boost converter, the method comprising:
- an interface with an input and an output, the input configured to receive a temperature from a sensor, the temperature being the temperature of the boost circuit;
- a controller coupled to the interface, the controller configured to selectively switch the transistor on and off to cut the current to a boost supply based upon the temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.