Varying switching frequency and period of a power supply controller

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9124186
APP PUB NO 20140063862A1
SERIAL NO

14079453

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A controller includes a PWM circuit and a timing circuit. The PWM circuit controls a switch in response to a clock signal. A switching period of the clock signal is based on a charging and discharging time of a capacitor included in the timing circuit. Both first and second current sinks discharge the capacitor while the timing circuit is in a normal discharging mode that is when an on time of the switch is less than a threshold time. The second current sink is prevented from discharging the capacitor such that the capacitor is discharged with the first current sink and not the second current sink while the timing circuit is in an alternative discharging mode that is when the on time of the switch exceeds the threshold time. The discharging of the capacitor in the alternative discharging mode increases the switching period of the clock signal.

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POWER INTEGRATIONS INCSAN JOSE CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baurle, Stefan San Jose, US 31 385
Deng, Edward Los Altos, US 5 122
Mao, Mingming Saratoga, US 62 961
Odell, Arthur B Morgan Hill, US 87 1016
Zhang, Guangchao Darson San Jose, US 6 191
Zhang, Michael Yue Mountain View, US 21 247

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