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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
A method in a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) and SMPS circuits are provided. The method and circuits use bang-bang regulation to provide for an auxiliary power supply that can be used to power a controller of the SMPS. The additional circuitry required to achieve the method and circuits is minimal and represents advantages over techniques that require an additional power supply or require an auxiliary winding in a transformer. The bang-bang regulation controls switch devices within the SMPS such that a normally-on switch device is enabled while a normally-off switch device is disabled for some period of time. During this period, current is supplied to the SMPS controller and an associated energy-storage device.