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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Deutschland Gmbh, Freising, DE;
Inventors:
Hans Schmeller, Woerth, DE;
Erich Bayer, Thonhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH, Freising, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a switched mode inductive DCDC converter having a first mode that conducts a first current path through an inductor and through a first switch, and a second mode that conducts a second current path through the inductor and through a second switch, a detecting component detects a parameter. The detecting component outputs a biasing signal extend the turn OFF time of one of the switches in order to decrease a voltage build up on the other switch.