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EP1524567A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Duty cycle estimator

Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd
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Filing: 2003-07-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2023-07-10
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Abstract

Abstract A duty cycle estimator determines a duty cycle for controlling a regulated output of an output regulator, which is responsive to the duty cycle for controlling the transfer of energy between an input source and the regulated output. The duty cycle estimator comprises an accumulator that determines an accumulated error over a time period greater than a switching period of the output regulator. A reference generator generates reference levels. A comparator compares the accumulated error to the reference levels at a maximum rate of approximately 100 times the switching period such that a single zero is generated and generates the duty cycle based on the comparing. <IMAGE>

Inventors

  • 👤 Sehat Sutardja
  • 👤 Runsheng He
  • 👤 Jiancheng Zhang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 15:01
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/02; H02M3/04; H02M3/10; H02M3/145; H02M3/155; H02M3/156; H02M3/157

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A duty cycle estimator for determining a duty cycle for controlling a regulated output of an output regulator that is responsive to the duty cycle for controlling the transfer of energy between an input source and the regulated output, comprising: an accumulator that determines an accumulated error over a time period greater than a switching period of the output regulator; a reference generator that generates reference levels; and a comparator that compares the accumulated error to the reference levels at a maximum rate of approximately 100 times the switching period such that a single zero is generated and that generates the duty cycle based on the comparing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 47 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 1 wherein the reference levels include at least a first reference level and a second reference level, and wherein the comparator compares the accumulated error to each of the reference levels and in response to control the duty cycle by steps.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 1 wherein the accumulated error is selected from a group consisting of average error, mean error, and weighted average error.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 1 wherein the maximum rate is approximately 1000 times the switching period of the output regulator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 2 wherein each of the steps include a predetermined portion of the duty cycle in a range of approximately 0.1% of a maximum duty cycle to 5% of the maximum duty cycle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 54 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 2 wherein if the accumulated error is less than the first reference level, the comparator reduces the duty cycle by at least one step, and wherein if the accumulated error is greater than the second reference level, the comparator increases the duty cycle by at least one step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The duty cycle estimator of Claim 1 wherein the duty cycle corresponds to an on-time, and the output regulator has a variable switching frequency.

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