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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Gabriel A. Rincon-Mora, Allen, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of improving power efficiency in a converter circuit at low load currents. The method comprises the steps of monitoring a load current of the converter circuit and adjusting a natural frequency of the converter circuit based on the load current. Such an adjustment of the natural frequency results in a reduction in switching losses at low load currents, thereby improving the power efficiency associated therewith. The present invention also relates to a circuit for improving a power efficiency in a dc—dc converter. The circuit comprises a converter circuit and a comparator circuit coupled to an input of the converter circuit. The dc—dc converter also comprises a feedback circuit coupled between an input and an output of the comparator circuit; the feedback circuit is operable to alter a trip frequency of the comparator circuit as a function of a load current at an output of the converter circuit, thereby decreasing switching losses at low load currents and improving the power efficiency associated therewith.
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