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Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Layne A. Berge, Rochester, MN (US);

Patrick K. Egan, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0054 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and circuit are provided for implementing voltage sense point switching for regulators. A regulator voltage sensing circuit includes at least two sense points enabling a regulator to compensate for voltage drop at the sense points and providing at least one of the sense points at a location to be switched. Switched loads have gains at the sense points to compensate for the voltage drop in a transistor switch at maximum load. A non-switched output is sensed and functions as an over-voltage protection to limit the transistor switch voltage drop.


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