A voltage regulator apparatus includes operational amplifier, first resistor, second resistor, driving transistor, amplifier circuit, and output circuit. The operational amplifier has first input terminal coupled to reference voltage, second input terminal, and output terminal. The first resistor has first terminal coupled to second input terminal. The second resistor is coupled between first resistor and ground level. The driving transistor has control terminal coupled to output terminal of operational amplifier and first terminal coupled to second terminal of first resistor. The amplifier circuit is coupled to output terminal of operational amplifier and configured to sense output voltage of voltage regulator apparatus to amplify the sensed voltage with specific gain to regulate a transistor of output circuit. The transistor has control terminal controlled by amplifier circuit. The output voltage is generated at first terminal of the transistor.

A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol includes a plurality of wiring connectors configured to receive a plurality of wires, where the plurality of wiring connectors receive a plurality of current levels set by the external system according to the communication protocol; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels according to the communication protocol; a current monitor to measure the plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors; a second voltage regulator that provides a current-limiting output; and a power converter that optimizes an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based on the current-limiting output.

The present disclosure describes a device for determining information regarding a connection of a circuit component that is connected to an output of a regulator in order to reduce fluctuations of an output signal at the output of the regulator. The device includes a processing unit that is configured to generate a statistical value that is a measure of fluctuations of the measurement signals, and thus of the output signal at the output of the regulator, based on a plurality of measurement signals, each of which has information regarding the output signal of the regulator and is recorded while a load component generates an electrical load at the output of the regulator. The processing unit is configured to compare the statistical value with a limit value and to determine the information regarding the connection of the circuit component based on the result of the comparison.

The present disclosure describes a device for determining information regarding a connection of a circuit component that is connected to an output of a regulator in order to reduce fluctuations of an output signal at the output of the regulator. The device includes a processing unit that is configured to generate a statistical value that is a measure of fluctuations of the measurement signals, and thus of the output signal at the output of the regulator, based on a plurality of measurement signals, each of which has information regarding the output signal of the regulator and is recorded while a load component generates an electrical load at the output of the regulator. The processing unit is configured to compare the statistical value with a limit value and to determine the information regarding the connection of the circuit component based on the result of the comparison.

High-resolution switched digital regulators are disclosed having fast cross corner and variable temperature response, with constrained ripple. The strength of the power transistors utilized by the regulator are adjusted to control the current delivered to the load. The regulators utilize a slow control loop in parallel with a primary fast switching loop. The slow loop uses the switching signal of the primary loop to estimate the load current and set the power transistor size accordingly.

A voltage regulator apparatus includes operational amplifier, first resistor, second resistor, driving transistor, amplifier circuit, and output circuit. The operational amplifier has first input terminal coupled to reference voltage, second input terminal, and output terminal. The first resistor has first terminal coupled to second input terminal. The second resistor is coupled between first resistor and ground level. The driving transistor has control terminal coupled to output terminal of operational amplifier and first terminal coupled to second terminal of first resistor. The amplifier circuit is coupled to output terminal of operational amplifier and configured to sense output voltage of voltage regulator apparatus to amplify the sensed voltage with specific gain to regulate a transistor of output circuit. The transistor has control terminal controlled by amplifier circuit. The output voltage is generated at first terminal of the transistor.

A flyback converter with adjustable frequency curve includes a primary winding configured to receive an input voltage, a secondary winding coupled to the primary winding to generate an output DC voltage, a feedback circuit configured to receive the output DC signal and generate a feedback signal, a multi-mode control circuit, an auxiliary winding configured to provide power for operating the multi-mode control circuit, an exterior adjustable circuit connected between the auxiliary winding and the multi-mode controller for adjusting the input voltage level of the input feedthrough of the multi-mode control circuit, wherein the multi-mode control circuit configured to generate a switch control signal based on the information associated with the adjusted input signal through the input feedthrough of the multi-mode control circuit and the feedback signal, and a switching device configured to receive the switch control signal and change a current flowing through the primary winding.

A voltage regulator circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, a low drop-out (LDO) voltage regulator includes a voltage loop and a current loop. The current loop includes a source follower coupled to an output node of the LDO voltage regulator, the source follower being implemented with a PMOS transistor. The current loop also includes a current mirror coupled between a first branch of the current loop and a second branch of the current loop. The source follower is implemented in the second branch of the current loop. The voltage loop includes an amplifier circuit having an inverting input coupled to the output node, and a non-inverting input coupled to receive a reference voltage. The output of the amplifier is coupled to the gate terminal of the PMOS transistor of the current mirror.

A control circuit for switched power supplies, for example for battery chargers, including a driving comparator of the generator of the primary current peaks generated by a power transistor that drives a load via a transformer. The aforementioned driving comparator has comparison inputs coupled to an amperometric sensor and to a circuit for determining the value of the aforementioned primary current peaks, for which the voltage applied to the load is a function of the value of the primary current peaks. The determination circuit is coupled to at least one feedback comparator and configured to regulate the value of the primary current peaks, thereby regulating the voltage applied to the load keeping the mean frequency, of the peaks close to the oscillation frequency of the clock that drives the generator.

A control circuit for switched power supplies, for example for battery chargers, including a driving comparator of the generator of the primary current peaks generated by a power transistor that drives a load via a transformer. The aforementioned driving comparator has comparison inputs coupled to an amperometric sensor and to a circuit for determining the value of the aforementioned primary current peaks, for which the voltage applied to the load is a function of the value of the primary current peaks. The determination circuit is coupled to at least one feedback comparator and configured to regulate the value of the primary current peaks, thereby regulating the voltage applied to the load keeping the mean frequency, of the peaks close to the oscillation frequency of the clock that drives the generator.