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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Yuji Isobe, Irvine, CA (US);
Chii-fa Chiou, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuji Isobe, Irvine, CA (US);
Chii-Fa Chiou, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsemi Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/613 (2006.01); G05F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power conversion circuit operates in a discontinuous switching mode over a wide range of loading conditions and varies a coil peak current to maintain efficiency over the wide range of loading conditions. The coil peak current is adjustable based at least in part on a feedback signal generated in response to a load condition.