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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Applicant:
David Mclean Dwelley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
David McLean Dwelley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel techniques for balancing power or current drawn from multiple power supply inputs by controlling switching circuits associated with the respective power supply inputs. Each switching circuit may be controlled so as to limit current in its transformer or inductor in each switching cycle to a peak or average current value common to all switching circuits.