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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2023
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;

Inventors:

Marco Flaibani, Montegrotto Terme, IT;

Stefano Zampieri, Padua, IT;

Giovanni Bisson, Padua, IT;

Assignee:

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H03K 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit includes a switching signal generator and synchronization circuitry configured to determine a first time of a switching period based on a switching signal. The circuit further includes a comparison signal generator configured to generate a comparison signal with a first constant rate of change after the first time. The synchronization circuitry is further configured to determine a second time of the switching period based on when current at the inductive element changes from a positive current to a negative current. The comparison signal generator is further configured to generate the comparison signal with a second constant rate of change after the second time. The circuit further includes a threshold detector configured to compare a value of the comparison signal at the end of a target switching period with a threshold value.


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