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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joerg Kirchner, Mauern, DE;
Stefan Dietrich, Freising, DE;
Ivan Shumkov, Freising, DE;
Christian Harder, Freising, DE;
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 1/0009 (2021.05);
Abstract
To facilitate current sensing for valley current-controlled power converters, an example apparatus includes a comparator having a first terminal, a second terminal, and an output. A first transistor has a first drain coupled to the first terminal of the comparator. A second transistor has a second drain coupled to the first terminal of the comparator. A third transistor has a third drain coupled to the second terminal of the comparator.