Patents by Inventor Alberto Stroppa

Alberto Stroppa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9397574
    Abstract: A control device controls a switching circuit of a DC-DC converter. The switching circuit includes a half-bridge with at least first and second switches connected between an input voltage and a reference voltage. The converter comprises a transformer with a primary coupled with the center point of the half-bridge and a secondary coupled with a load. The control device comprises an error detector configured to determine an error signal representing a difference between a first signal representative of the voltage across the load and a first reference signal and a frequency controller configured to increase the switching frequency of the half-bridge when the error signal is kept below a second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alberto Stroppa, Claudio Spini, Claudio Adragna
  • Publication number: 20130329470
    Abstract: A control device controls a switching circuit of a DC-DC converter. The switching circuit includes a half-bridge with at least first and second switches connected between an input voltage and a reference voltage. The converter comprises a transformer with a primary coupled with the center point of the half-bridge and a secondary coupled with a load. The control device comprises an error detector configured to determine an error signal representing a difference between a first signal representative of the voltage across the load and a first reference signal and a frequency controller configured to increase the switching frequency of the half-bridge when the error signal is kept below a second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Alberto Stroppa, Claudio Spini, Claudio Adragna