Event-based switching for power conversion
AssigneeSolantro Semiconductor Corp.
InventorsTudor LIPAN, Christian Dino GEROLAMI
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Abstract
In event-based switching for power conversion, binary electrical event signals are selected from a number of available binary electrical event signals. Fewer than all of the available binary electrical event signals are selected. The selected binary electrical event signals are optionally processed in generating respective processed binary electrical event signals. One of the respective processed binary event signals is selected as a switch turn-on signal and another of the respective processed binary electrical event signals is selected as a switch turn-off signal, to control at least one switch in a switching mode power converter.
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A switching controller for control of switches in a switching mode power converter, the switching controller comprising:
- a selector, programmable to select at least any two binary electrical event signals from a plurality of binary electrical event signals that are available at an input of the selector, the at least two binary electrical event signals comprising fewer than all of the available binary electrical event signals;
- an event processor, coupled to the selector, programmable to optionally process said at least two binary electrical event signals in generating respective processed binary electrical event signals;
- a conversion controller, coupled to the event processor, programmable to select one of said respective processed binary electrical event signals as a switch turn-on signal and select another of said respective processed binary electrical event signals as a switch turn-off signal, to control at least one of said switches in said switching mode power converter.
A method to generate switching control signals for control of switches in a switching mode power converter, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of binary electrical event signals;
- selecting at least any two binary electrical event signals from said plurality of binary electrical event signals, the at least two binary electrical event signals comprising fewer than all of the plurality of binary electrical event signals;
- optionally processing said at least two binary electrical event signals in generating respective processed binary electrical event signals;
- selecting one of said respective processed binary event signals as a switch turn-on signal and selecting another of said respective processed binary electrical event signals as a switch turn-off signal, to control at least one of said switches in said switching mode power converter.
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