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Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2020
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Brigitte Hauke, Freising, DE;

Milos Acanski, Freising, DE;

Christian Schmoeller, Freising, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/157 (2006.01); H02M 3/338 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/3385 (2013.01); H02M 1/0012 (2021.05); H02M 1/0032 (2021.05); H02M 1/0041 (2021.05); H02M 3/1566 (2021.05);
Abstract

In a described example, a circuit includes a mode control circuit having an input and a mode control output. The mode control output is adapted to be coupled to a mode input of a DC-to-DC power converter. The mode control circuit is configured to provide a mode control signal at the mode control output. The mode control signal has a frequency and a duty cycle for causing the power converter to operate within an inaudible frequency range by transitioning the power converter between a power save mode and a pulse width modulation (PWM) mode. The mode control circuit is configured to control the duty cycle responsive to the input of the mode control circuit.


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