Giuseppe Platania

Title: Giuseppe Platania: Inventor of a Three-Level Buck Converter Balance System.

Introduction

Giuseppe Platania is an inventor based in Valverde, Italy. His patent work includes a voltage-balancing system for the flying capacitor in a three-level buck converter.

Latest Patents

Platania is associated with 1 patent, titled “Balance system to regulate the voltage of the fly capacitor of a three-level buck acting on ramps.” The invention describes a three-level DC-DC converter with high- and low-side transistors, a flying capacitor, and an inductor connected between the power-stage output tap and the converter’s output node.

The system uses a feedback divider to generate a feedback voltage from the output. Its ramp generator produces one ramp signal from a constant reference voltage and another based on the difference between the flying-capacitor voltage and half the input voltage. Control circuitry compares these ramp signals with an error signal to generate control signals for the converter’s high- and low-side transistors.

Career Highlights

Platania is associated with STMicroelectronics International N.V. His patent describes a control approach intended to regulate the flying-capacitor voltage while supporting the operation of a three-level buck converter.

Collaborations

The listed coworkers associated with Platania are Marco La Pila and Placido Salvatore Battiato.

Conclusion

Giuseppe Platania’s patent work focuses on balancing the flying-capacitor voltage in a three-level buck converter through ramp-based control circuitry.