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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
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 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02M 1/082 (2013.01); H02M 1/0012 (2021.05); H02M 1/0022 (2021.05);
Abstract
An embodiment DC to DC conversion circuit comprises a DC to DC converter and a regulation circuit. The regulation circuit comprises a comparator configured to detect, during a discharge phase of the DC to DC converter, an overshoot period during which an output voltage of the DC to DC converter exceeds a target voltage, and a timer configured to measure a duration of the overshoot period.