Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Elena Brigo

Ivan Floriani

Stefano Castorina

A control device for a switching voltage regulator includes: a first detector of a first measurement signal indicative of a current flowing in a first side of the regulator, and providing a first comparison signal as a function of a first threshold; a second detector of a second measurement signal indicative of a current flowing in a second side of the regulator, and providing a second comparison signal as a function of a second threshold; a driving-signal generation circuit which generates a switching control signal from the first comparison signal to drive the switching circuit; a calibration circuit which receives an alert signal indicative of the first threshold, compares the alert signal and the second comparison signal, and provides a calibration signal in response; and a feedback circuit which provides a control signal as a function of an error signal and of the calibration signal.

Control device for a switching voltage regulator and switching voltage regulator

Provided is a control device is for a switching voltage regulator having a switching circuit. The control device receives input and output voltages of the switching circuit and a measurement signal indicative of a current of the switching circuit. The control device has: a feedback module that detects an error signal indicative of a difference between the output voltage and a nominal voltage, and provides a control signal as a function of the error signal; a threshold-correction module that provides offset and ramp signals; and a driving-signal generation module coupled to the feedback and threshold-correction modules, which receives the measurement signal, compares the measurement signal with a threshold and, in response, provides a modulated signal for driving the switching circuit. The threshold is a function of the control, offset and ramp signals. The threshold-correction module provides the offset signal as a function of the input or output voltages.

Control device for a switching voltage regulator having improved control performance and control method

A controller for an electronic circuit that includes a first and a second switch is provided. The controller includes an event detector stage that receives logic electrical signals and a pulse generator circuit, which is coupled to the event detector stage and generates a dead time signal based on edges of the logic electrical signals detected by the event detector stage. The dead time signal includes pulses delimited by an edge of a first type and by a subsequent edge of a second type. A combinatorial sampling circuit generates a first and a second sampled preliminary signal. An update stage updates the values of the first and the second control signals at each pulse of the dead time signal based on the first and the second sampled preliminary signals, subsequently to the edge of the first type or the second type of the pulse of the dead time signal.

Controller with protection against cross-conduction for an electronic circuit including a pair of switches and related control method

In an embodiment a control device includes a first input configured to receive a measurement signal representative of an output voltage of a switching circuit of a voltage regulator, a state determination block coupled to the first input and configured to generate a signal of actual operating condition of the voltage regulator and a driving signals generation module configured to generate at least one switching command signal for the switching circuit from an error signal representative of a difference between the output voltage and a nominal voltage, wherein the driving signals generation module includes an error-compensation circuit having a transfer function and configured to generate a control signal from the error signal and the actual operating condition signal, the control signal being a function of the actual operating condition.

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Elena Brigo