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Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Microsemi Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Inventor:

Bruce Ferguson, Anaheim, CA (US);

Assignee:

Microsemi Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dual level current limit apparatus constituted of: an electronically controlled switch coupled between a load and a line voltage; and a control circuitry arranged to alternately: control said electronically controlled switch to limit the magnitude of current flowing therethrough responsive to the difference between a predetermined first function of the current magnitude and a predetermined reference voltage, and control said electronically controlled switch to limit the magnitude of current flowing therethrough responsive to the difference between said first function of the current magnitude and a predetermined second function of the load voltage.


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