Abstract: A voltage regulator having a multi-level, multi-phase architecture is disclosed. The circuit includes a two-level buck converter and an N-level buck converter each coupled to an output node, wherein N is an integer value of three or more. During operation, the two-level buck converter provides one of two possible voltages to a first inductor. The N-level buck converter provides, during operation, one of N voltages to a second inductor. The first and second inductors each convert respectively received voltages to currents, which are provided to a common output node. A control circuit controls the activation of transistors in each of the two-level and N-level buck converters in such a manner as to cause the voltage on the output node to be maintained at a desired level.

Abstract: A voltage converter system includes a switch adapted to be coupled to an inductor, and configured to switch between first and second states responsive to a control signal. Calibration circuitry is configured to generate a calibration signal, including setting the calibration signal to a particular value for a particular time responsive to a transient from a first load condition of the voltage converter system to a second load condition of the voltage converter system. Control circuitry is coupled to the calibration circuitry and configured to generate the control signal based on a combination of a feedback voltage, a reference voltage, the calibration signal, and a periodic signal.

Abstract: A method analyzes an operating condition of a power converter. The method includes: providing a sample clock signal; determining repeatedly at least one operating parameter of a power semiconductor device of the power converter; and determining the operating condition of the power converter depending on the at least one determined operating parameter. The repetitions of the determining the at least one operating parameter are synchronous to the sample clock signal. For a given repetition of the determination of the at least one operating parameter, determining the at least one operating parameter includes measuring the at least one operating parameter or identifying a value for the at least one operating parameter from a previous repetition depending on a switching behavior of the power converter within the given repetition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-power supply device capable of controlling a sequence, and more particularly, to a multi-power supply device capable of controlling a sequence for a circuit in which two or more power sources are supplied from the outside and when one of the power sources has a problem so that the power is not supplied to an internal block, an internal voltage is stably supplied from another power source.

Abstract: An integrated circuit for a power supply circuit that includes a transformer and a transistor. The integrated circuit includes a first terminal receiving a voltage corresponding to a coil voltage across an auxiliary coil of the transformer when the transistor is off, a second terminal receiving a feedback voltage corresponding to an output voltage of the power supply circuit, a third terminal receiving a voltage that corresponds to a current flowing through the transistor and the coil voltage respectively when the transistor is on and off, a detection circuit configured to detect whether the voltage at the third terminal when the transistor is off is lower than a reference voltage, and a control circuit configured to control switching of the transistor based on the feedback voltage, the voltage at the third terminal when the transistor is on, and a detection result of the detection circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of control modules coupled to a multi-phase power converter having a plurality of power stage circuits correspondingly coupled to the plurality of control modules, where each control module includes: a first port coupled to a second port of a previous control module; a second port coupled to a first port of a next control module, and being configured to generate a transmission signal for the next control module; and where the transmission signal represents at least two types of information, and is configured to control the corresponding power stage circuit to operate sequentially.

Abstract: An electronic circuit has an output node that outputs a DC signal indicating a temporal change rate of a voltage of a measurement target node, a first capacitor and a first resistor that are connected in series between the measurement target node and a first reference voltage node, a second capacitor that is connected between the output node and a second reference voltage node, a first switch that switches whether or not to short-circuit the first reference voltage node and the output node, and a rectifier circuit that flows a current to a connection node between the first capacitor and the first resistor from the output node, and cuts off a current to the output node from the connection node.

Abstract: The present invention suppresses influence of control due to the delay time in voltage switching between a plurality of different voltages. A DC/DC converter comprises: a main circuit including a switching circuit; a control unit that performs discrete control by discrete control toward a command value; and a switching signal generation unit that generates a switching signal that drives the switching circuit. The control unit calculates the pulse width ?T(k) of the switching signal having the delay time Td as a parameter as an operation amount of discrete control performed every control period Ts. The switching signal generation unit generates a switching signal based on the pulse width ?T(k) obtained by the calculation in the control unit. The main circuit switches the voltage level by driving the switching circuit based on the switching signal of the switching signal generation unit.

Abstract: A method for regulating input impedance of a switching regulator, the method comprising: obtaining, at an impedance controller: (a) a measured voltage value that is indicative of an input current of the switching regulator and (b) an input voltage of the switching regulator, wherein a ratio of the input voltage to the input current defines an actual input impedance of the switching regulator; generating a control signal by the impedance controller, in accordance with a difference between the actual input impedance of the switching regulator and a desired input impedance of the switching regulator, wherein the desired input impedance is a predefined impedance; and controlling a feedback node feeding the switching regulator, in accordance with the control signal, to realize an output voltage of the switching regulator for achieving the desired input impedance, wherein the feedback node is external to the switching regulator, thereby regulating the input impedance of the switching regulator externally to the swi

Abstract: A power electronics converter includes a carrier substrate, and a converter commutation cell including a power circuit. The power circuit includes at least one power semiconductor switching element. Each power semiconductor switching element is comprised in a power semiconductor prepackage. One or more terminals of each power semiconductor switching element are connected to at least one conductive layer of the carrier substrate at an electrical connection side of the respective power semiconductor prepackage. The electrical connection side is spaced apart from the carrier substrate by a gap. At least a portion of the gap is filled with an electrically insulating material with voids. A peak rated power output of the power electronics converter is greater than 25 kW, and a converter parameter, which is defined as a product of a dielectric strength of the electrically insulating material and a maximum void size, is less than or equal to 10,000 V.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of unit converters includes: a main circuit; a control circuit that controls the plurality of switching elements according to a control signal received from the controller; a power supply that lowers a voltage of a first capacitor to generate a power supply voltage and supplies the power supply voltage to the control circuit; and a current-limiting resistance circuit having a variable resistance value and disposed between the main circuit and the power supply. The power supply includes a second capacitor, an overcharge suppression circuit, a power supply circuit, and a controller. The controller includes: an overcharge suppression control circuit that controls the overcharge suppression circuit in accordance with a magnitude of a voltage of the second capacitor; and a resistance switching circuit that changes a resistance value of the current-limiting resistance circuit in accordance with a magnitude of a voltage of the first capacitor.

Abstract: Disclosed examples include flyback converters, control circuits and methods to facilitate secondary side regulation of the output voltage. A primary side control circuit operates a primary side switch to independently initiate power transfer cycles to deliver power to a transformer secondary winding in a first mode. A secondary side control circuit operates a synchronous rectifier or secondary side switch to generate a predetermined cycle start request signal via a transformer auxiliary winding to assume secondary side regulation and to cause the primary side controller to initiate new power transfer cycles.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a switching converter, an inductor, and a linear voltage regulator. The inductor is electrically connected between a first switching node and a second switching node of the switching converter. The power supply device is configured such that when the switching converter is in an ON state the inductor is charged with a charging current. The power supply device is further configured such that when the switching converter is in an OFF state, the switching converter modulates an input voltage to generate a positive-bias output voltage at a positive-bias output node, the charging current flows from the inductor such that a negative input voltage is generated at a linear voltage regulator input node, and the linear voltage regulator regulates the negative input voltage to generate a negative-bias output voltage at a negative-bias output node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a low-dropout regulator that limits a quiescent current. It mainly includes an error amplifier, an output switching transistor, a feedback switching transistor, a current duplicating circuit, and a clamping current source. The clamping current source is added between an input voltage and the feedback switching transistor, so that a feedback current outputted by the feedback switching transistor is clamped, and the highest value is only proportional to a current value of the clamping current source. In this way, the quiescent current outputted by the low-dropout regulator is no longer increasing indefinitely in proportional to a load current, which can effectively solve the technical problems of poor stability and decreased efficiency caused by the infinite increase of the quiescent current.

Abstract: System and method via which a switching element is switched in a regulated state of a switching converter at a predetermined stable switching frequency, wherein a switch-on point of the switching element is predetermined by a switching signal generated via a sawtooth signal reaching/exceeding a switch-on threshold value such that the switch-on point of the switching element falls in a valley of an oscillating voltage prevailing at the switched-off switching element, where a prevailing period duration of the switching signal is continuously determined to detect the period duration that is compared with a predetermined reference period duration of a period duration reference unit, a control variable is generated from the comparison and a gap is changed between the sawtooth signal, which is influenced with the valley-identifying signal, and the switch-on threshold value until ascertaining, with reference to the determined prevailing period duration, the stable switching frequency has been reached.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to multi-stage system. The system may include a first stage having a current bias generator that generates a biasing current. The system may include a second stage that is coupled to the first stage, and the second stage may include a load that utilizes the biasing current generated by the current bias generator.

Abstract: A method involves determining that a power converter is in a no-load or ultra-light load mode of operation. In response to determining that the power converter is in a no-load or ultra-light load mode of operation, a voltage amplitude of a feedback signal of the power converter is allowed to rise towards a voltage amplitude that is greater than or equal to a first threshold voltage level. Upon determining that the voltage amplitude of the feedback signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold voltage level, a first sequence of enabling pulses are issued to a primary side switch of the power converter to reduce a voltage amplitude of the feedback signal. Upon determining that the voltage amplitude of the feedback signal is greater than or equal to a second threshold voltage level, a normal mode of operation of the power converter is entered.

Abstract: Power management systems are described. In an embodiment, a power management system includes a voltage source, a circuit load located within a chip, and a switched capacitor voltage regulator (SCVR) coupled to voltage source and the circuit load to receive an input voltage from the voltage source and supply an output voltage to the circuit load. The SCVR may include circuitry located within the chip and a discrete integrated passive device (IPD) connected to the chip.

Abstract: A control circuit comprising an output controller coupled to an output side of a power converter. The output controller comprises a switch control signal generator to receive a feedback signal representative of an output of the power controller and to communicate a control signal to an input controller coupled to an input side to control a turn ON of a power switch. The control signal is generated in response to the feedback signal and is communicated in response to an enable signal. The output controller comprises an extremum locator to generate the enable signal in response to a winding signal representative of an instantaneous voltage on an output terminal of an energy transfer element and the extremum locator enables the switch control signal generator such that the transition of the power switch from the OFF state to the ON state occurs substantially when the winding signal reaches an extremum.

Abstract: A control circuit for a switching converter, can include: a current compensation signal generating circuit configured to generate a current compensation signal based on a current sampling signal representing an inductor current; and a control signal generating circuit configured to adjust a current control parameter of a current control loop in the switching converter according to the current compensation signal, in order to increase power factor (PF) and reduce total harmonic distortion (THD).