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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Nien-hui Kung, HsinChu, TW;
Nien-Hui Kung, HsinChu, TW;
RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Chupei, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a bi-directional switching regulator and a control circuit of the bi-directional switching regulator. The bi-directional switching regulator includes a power stage, an operation circuit, and a power path management circuit. The operation circuit generates a first operation signal to control a boost conversion operation or a buck conversion operation of the power stage. The power path management circuit includes a power path switch electrically connected between the output terminal and the battery, for controlling a charging operation from the output terminal to the battery. The operation circuit generates the first operation signal so that: (1) the output voltage is determined by a sum of a safety offset and the battery voltage; or (2) the output voltage is determined by a higher one between a predetermined voltage level and the sum of the safety offset and the battery voltage.