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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Rosario Scollo, Misterbianco, IT;
Santina Leo, Furci Siculo, IT;
Inventors:
Rosario Scollo, Misterbianco, IT;
Santina Leo, Furci Siculo, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MI), IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system controls the power factor associated with a power supply line. The system includes a control circuit having a power factor control cell connected to the power supply line. The power factor control is performed by modulating the conduction time of a bipolar transistor in the control cell using the storage time of the bipolar transistor, and by regulating the modulation of the conduction time by feedback-driving a control terminal of the bipolar transistor.