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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
Biing Long Shu, Siglap, SG;
Jinho Choi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jye Sheng Hong, Singapore, SG;
Ravishanker Krishnamoorthy, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/10 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/36 (2007.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/36 (2013.01); H02M 3/33507 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power supply apparatus includes an inductor to store and discharge energy and a circuit to charge the inductor using a plurality of charging pulses. The circuit skips a charging pulse of the plurality of charging pulses to reduce overcurrent associated with the inductor.