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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2019
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Vanni Poletto, Milan, IT;
Diego Alagna, Milan, IT;
Nicola Errico, Rho, IT;
Marco Cignoli, Pavia, IT;
Gian Battista De Agostini, Bariano, IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A PWM signal generator to provide a supply current to an electrical load generates PWM signals at a first frequency, the PWM signals having a duty cycle. Operating the generator involves receiving a set point signal indicative of a target average value for the supply current, sensing a sensing signal indicative of a current actual value of the supply current, performing a closed-loop control of the supply current targeting the target value for the supply current via a controller such as a PID Controller which controls the duty cycle of the PWM signals generated by the PWM signal generator as a function of the offset of the sensing signal with respect to the set point signal.