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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:

Gang LI, Chengdu, CN;

Fengjiang Zhang, Chengdu, CN;

Laszlo Lipcsei, Campbell, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gang Li, Chengdu, CN;

Fengjiang Zhang, Chengdu, CN;

Laszlo Lipcsei, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

O2Micro, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1588 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0032 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1466 (2013.01); Y02B 70/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A controller includes a ramp signal generator and control circuitry coupled to the ramp signal generator. The ramp signal generator provides a control current through a resistive component to control energy stored in a first energy storage component. The ramp signal generator further generates a ramp signal based on the energy stored in the first energy storage component. The control circuitry adjusts a voltage at one end of the resistive component thereby controlling the control current to indicate a voltage across a second energy storage component. The control circuitry further controls a current through the second energy storage component within a predetermined range based on the ramp signal.


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