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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Amir Babazadeh, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Darryl Tschirhart, Torrance, CA (US);
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
Techniques are provided for controlling power switches that couple an input power source to a transformer within a voltage converter, in order to control the power transfer through the transformer and to a load of the voltage converter. Different techniques are provided for different operational modes. In an initial steady-state interval, the switches are switched using a fixed first switching period and variable duty cycle. Upon detecting a load transient, e.g., a sudden increase in the load power requirements, a ramp-up interval is entered during which the switches are switched using a second switching period and a second duty cycle, in order to increase the output current of the converter at a maximum rate. Upon detecting that a current within the voltage converter has reached a maximum allowed level, a current-limited interval is entered during which the switches are switched using a third switching period and a third duty cycle.