Patents by Inventor Tommaso Pieretti

Tommaso Pieretti 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).

  • Publication number: 20230283184
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling a switch of a power converter. The circuit includes loop control circuitry configured to generate a control signal based on a feedback signal for the power converter and undervoltage circuitry. The undervoltage circuitry is configured to compare a voltage for a capacitor of the power converter with a voltage threshold. The undervoltage circuitry is further configured to, in response to the voltage for the capacitor of the power converter being greater than the voltage threshold, generate a switching signal to drive a switch of the power converter based on the control signal. The undervoltage circuitry is further configured to, in response to the voltage for the capacitor of the power converter being less than the voltage threshold, generate the switching signal to drive the switch of the power converter to the switched-in state until an inductor current is greater than an electrical current threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Davide Dal Bianco, Tommaso Pieretti, Peter Lang, Stefano Orlandi, Florian Regvar
  • Patent number: 11637490
    Abstract: In some examples, a device for controlling a transistor in a power converter system includes a first circuit configured to generate an error current based on a difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal, where the feedback signal depends on an output voltage of the power converter system. The device also includes a frequency generator configured to generate an activation signal based on the difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The device further includes a pedestal circuit configured to define a peak current threshold for the transistor based on an offset value. The device also includes a logic circuit configured to activate the transistor based on the activation signal and deactivate the transistor when a current sense signal reaches the defined peak current threshold, where the current sense signal is representative of a power current conducted by the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Marco Flaibani, Davide Dal Bianco, Giuseppe Loccia, Tommaso Pieretti, Winand Van Sloten
  • Publication number: 20220407417
    Abstract: In some examples, a device for controlling a transistor in a power converter system includes a first circuit configured to generate an error current based on a difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal, where the feedback signal depends on an output voltage of the power converter system. The device also includes a frequency generator configured to generate an activation signal based on the difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal. The device further includes a pedestal circuit configured to define a peak current threshold for the transistor based on an offset value. The device also includes a logic circuit configured to activate the transistor based on the activation signal and deactivate the transistor when a current sense signal reaches the defined peak current threshold, where the current sense signal is representative of a power current conducted by the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Flaibani, Davide Dal Bianco, Giuseppe Loccia, Tommaso Pieretti, Winand Van Sloten