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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Schelte Heeringa, Drachten, NL;
Oedilius J Bisschop, Drachten, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323282 ; 323351 ;
Abstract
A buck converter comprises a load or a rechargeable battery (B), a self-inductance (L2), a diode (D2) and a switching transistor (T1). The current through the switching transistor (T1) is measured by means of a current sensor (Rs) which triggers a monostable multivibrator (MMV) when a given peak current is reached. The monostable multivibrator (MMV) turns off the switching transistor (T1) for a fixed time within which the current through the self-inductance (L2) is supplied to the load (B) via the diode (D2).