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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Alps) Sas, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Patrik Arno, Sassenage, FR;
Alexandre Balmefrezol, Sassenage, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS, Grenoble, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G05F 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a current flowing through a load including the steps of: applying a first transfer function representative of the load to a first voltage to obtain a second voltage; applying the second voltage to a first terminal of a circuit for generating the current; sampling a third voltage between first and second terminals of the load; comparing the third voltage with the second voltage; and determining the current to be supplied to the load according to the result of the comparison.