Voltage-to-current sensing circuit and related DC-DC converter

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PATENT NO 9035639
APP PUB NO 20130154595A1
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13711454

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The present disclosure is directed to a voltage-to-current sensing circuit having a bias terminal configured to receive a reference voltage, an offset terminal configured to receive an offset current, and an operational amplifier configured to output a low voltage signal. The device includes a first amplifier having first and second high voltage inputs configured to receive a first voltage difference across a sense component on a high voltage line and to generate a first current, a second amplifier having first and second low voltage inputs configured to receive a second voltage difference between the bias terminal and the offset terminal and to generate a second current, a summing circuit configured to provide an intermediate voltage corresponding to a sum of the first and the second currents, and a low-voltage transistor coupled to an output of the amplifier and controlled by the intermediate voltage to generate the output current.

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STMICROELECTRONICS DESIGN AND APPLICATION S R O186 00 PRAHA 8

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Drinovsky, Martin Horomerice, CZ 6 24

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