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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/086 (2013.01); H02M 3/33507 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit that includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a current flowing in a magnetic component and control a switch in connection with the magnetic component to shape a peak current of the current flowing in the magnetic component. The controller shapes the peak current from a first peak current level to a second peak current level in order to reduce an amplitude of a ripple in a current drawn from a triode for alternating current (TRIAC) during a time to satisfy a holding current requirement of the TRIAC.