H02M1/0025

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLTAGE COMPENSATION BASED ON LOAD CONDITIONS IN POWER CONVERTERS
20230216418 · 2023-07-06 ·

Systems and methods for voltage compensation based on load conditions in power converters. For example, a system controller for regulating a power converter includes a first controller terminal; a second controller terminal; and a compensation current generator. The compensation current generator is configured to receive an input signal through the first controller terminal. The input signal indicates a first current flowing through a primary winding of a power converter. The compensation current generator is configured to receive a demagnetization signal related to a demagnetization period of the power converter and associated with an auxiliary winding of the power converter. The compensation current generator is configured to generate a compensation current based at least in part on the input signal and the demagnetization signal. The compensation current generator is connected to a resistor. The resistor is configured to generate a compensation voltage based at least in part on the compensation current.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER LOSS OF POWER CONVERTERS
20230216403 · 2023-07-06 ·

Controller and method for a power converter. For example, a controller for a power converter includes: a first terminal configured to receive a first terminal voltage; a second terminal configured to receive a second terminal voltage; a comparator configured to receive a first threshold voltage and the second terminal voltage and to generate a comparison signal based at least in part on the first threshold voltage and the second terminal voltage; and a switch configured to receive the first terminal voltage and the comparison signal, the switch being further configured to be closed to allow a current to flow out of the second terminal through the switch if the comparison signal is at a first logic level; wherein the comparator is further configured to: receive a first reference voltage as the first threshold voltage if the first terminal voltage is smaller than a second threshold voltage.

DEEPLY INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATOR ARCHITECTURES
20230216414 · 2023-07-06 · ·

A system is disclosed. The system includes a substrate, and a first chip on the substrate, where a load circuit is integrated on the first chip. The system also includes a second chip on the substrate, where a power delivery circuit is configured to deliver current to the load circuit according to a regulated voltage at a node. The power delivery circuit includes a first circuit configured to generate an error signal based at least in part on the regulated voltage, and a voltage generator including power switches configured to modify the regulated voltage according to the error signal, where the first circuit of the power delivery circuit is integrated on the first chip, and where at least a portion of the power switches of the power delivery circuit are integrated on the second chip.

SIMO DC TO DC CONVERTER

A single inductor multiple output DC-to-DC converter may be configured as a buck-boost converter. The converter may include an inductor, a plurality of switches coupled to the inductor to control energizing and deenergizing phases of the inductor, and a plurality of output rails. Each of the plurality of output rails may include at least one switch, which is configured to connect the output rail to the inductor of the buck-boost converter. Depending on the energizing and deenergizing patterns of the inductor, and the state of the one or more switches, the various output rails may be supplied with a plurality of different output voltages and / or output currents. Any of a plurality of regulating strategies may be utilized to further control the output voltages and / or the output currents.

VOLTAGE REGULATION CIRCUIT, DEVICE, AND METHOD

A voltage regulation circuit, device, and method are disclosed, which relate to the field of electronic technologies, to reduce a voltage regulation time, and improve a system response and user experience. The voltage regulation circuit (1) includes: a first power supply circuit (11), configured to receive a voltage setting signal (S.sub.SET), and output a first supply voltage (V1) and a second reference voltage (V.sub.REF2) according to the voltage setting signal (S.sub.SET) and a difference between a first feedback voltage (V.sub.F1) and a second feedback voltage (V.sub.F2), where the first feedback voltage (V.sub.F1) is used to indicate the first supply voltage (V1), and the second feedback voltage (V.sub.F2) is used to indicate a second supply voltage (V2); and a second power supply circuit (12), configured to output the second supply voltage (V2) based on the second reference voltage (V.sub.REF2).

CONTROL LOOP AND EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS

A DC-DC boost converter includes an inductor coupled between an input voltage and an input node, a diode coupled between the input node and an output node, and an output capacitor coupled between the output node and ground such that an output voltage is formed across the output capacitor. A switch selectively couples the input node to ground in response to a drive signal. Control loop circuitry includes an error amplifier to generate an analog error voltage based upon a comparison of a feedback voltage to a reference voltage, the feedback voltage being indicative of the output voltage, a quantizer to quantize the analog error voltage to produce a digital error signal, and a drive voltage generation circuit to generate the drive signal as having a duty cycle based upon the digital error signal.

Electric power supplying device
11552471 · 2023-01-10 · ·

An electric power supplying device including: a first sensing section that senses a first output current from a first DCDC converter provided between a high-voltage system and an auxiliary device system; a second sensing section that senses a second output current from a second DCDC converter provided between the high-voltage system and the auxiliary device system; a third sensing section that senses a third output current from an auxiliary device battery connected to the auxiliary device system; and a control section that controls output of the second DCDC converter on the basis of results of sensing of output currents by the first sensing section, the second sensing section and the third sensing section.

VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
20230216397 · 2023-07-06 ·

A voltage generator includes a charge pump circuit including a first charge pump having a plurality of first pumping capacitors, and a second charge pump having a plurality of second pumping capacitors having a capacitance different from a capacitance of each of the plurality of first pumping capacitors. The charge pump circuit is configured to supply a power supply voltage to a power mesh. The voltage generator further includes a controller configured to output a control signal based on a target level of the power supply voltage, and an oscillator configured to output a clock signal to the charge pump circuit. The oscillator outputs the clock signal to one of the first charge pump and the second charge pump based on the control signal.

DC-DC CONVERTER AND DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
20230216406 · 2023-07-06 ·

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a DC-DC converter including a slope compensation circuit configured to generate a sawtooth-shaped compensation ramp wave to output a slope voltage, a current sensing circuit configured to receive and convert a sensing current to output the converted current, and an adder configured to receive the slope voltage and the sensing current, wherein the adder includes a sensing resistor and a sensing switch, one end of the sensing resistor is connected to the current sensing circuit and the other end of the sensing resistor is connected to the sensing switch and the slope compensation circuit, and one end of the sensing switch is connected to the sensing resistor and the slope compensation circuit and the other end of the sensing switch is connected to the ground.

Power converter circuit for a lighting device

A power converter circuit may include a control circuit configured to generate a drive signal for rendering a semiconductor switch conductive and non-conductive to generate a bus voltage across a bus capacitor. The control circuit may adjust a minimum operating period of the drive signal to a first value when an output power of the power converter circuit is greater than a first threshold and to a second value when the output power is less than a second threshold. The control circuit may comprise a comparator that generates the drive signal in response to a sense voltage and a threshold voltage. When operating in a standby mode, the control circuit may adjust a magnitude of the threshold voltage based on an instantaneous magnitude of an alternating-current line voltage received by the power converter circuit, such that an input current drawn by the power converter circuit is sinusoidal.