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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Byron M. Reed, Murphy, TX (US);
Kevin M. Ovens, Frisco, TX (US);
Inventors:
Byron M. Reed, Murphy, TX (US);
Kevin M. Ovens, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/70 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed to mitigate power consumption in a power supply, such as when operating in a low power mode. One aspect of the present invention relates to a control system for a power supply. The system includes a bias generator that provides a bias signal operative to charge a storage device based on a control signal. During a low power mode, a control system provides the control signal with a predetermined duty cycle that is functionally related to a storage capacity of the storage device.