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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Robert C. Dobkin, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert C. Dobkin, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/10 (2006.01); G05F 1/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Circuits and methods for paralleling voltage regulators are provided. Improved current sharing and regulation characteristics are obtained by coupling control terminals of the voltage regulators together which results in precise output voltages and proportional current production. Distributing current generation among multiple paralleled voltage regulators improves heat dissipation and thereby reduces the likelihood that the current produced by the voltage regulators will be temperature limited.