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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Madhan Radhakrishnan, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin Agarwal, Bangalore, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention provide a DC/DC converter for use with a supply voltage and operable to drive a load, wherein the DC/DC converter includes a Vnode, a Vnode, a switching component, a filter, a comparator, a current detecting component and a control component. The Vnode can receive the supply voltage and the Vnode can provide an output voltage to drive the load. The filter electrically connects the switching component with the Vnode. The comparator can generate a comparison signal based on the output voltage. The current detecting component can detect when a current in a direction from the filter toward the Vnode decreases to zero. The control component can control the switching component so as to provide the output voltage at the Vnode in a discontinuous conduction mode to drive the load.