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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) Sas, Le Mans, FR;
Inventor:
Lionel Cimaz, Pleumeleuc, FR;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS (GRAND OUEST) SAS, Le Mans, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 3/02 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 3/02 (2013.01); H02M 1/0009 (2021.05); H02M 1/0025 (2021.05);
Abstract
A method for limiting an input or output current of a DC-DC converter and a current limiting circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for limiting an input or output current of a DC to DC converter includes storing a first value representative of a level of an output voltage of the DC to DC converter in response to the input or output current exceeding or falling below a first threshold and modifying a control signal based on the first value.