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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicants:
David A. Fox, Rockford, IL (US);
Jason A. Ohnemus, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventors:
David A. Fox, Rockford, IL (US);
Jason A. Ohnemus, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/56 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A DC/DC converter includes an internal transistor and a current sensor that is operable to sense a current passing through the transistor. The DC/DC converter also includes an output current estimator module that estimates the output current based on the sensed transistor current.