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1. 发明授权

US08269570B2 Systems and methods of ripple reduction in a DC/DC converter 有权
标题翻译： DC / DC转换器中纹波降低的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US08269570B2
公开(公告)日：2012-09-18
申请号：US12849799
申请日：2010-08-03
申请人： Xuening Li , Hal Chen , Weidong Zhu , Wenkai Wu
发明人： Xuening Li , Hal Chen , Weidong Zhu , Wenkai Wu
IPC分类号： H03K7/08 , G05F1/62 , G05F1/00
CPC分类号： H03K5/1252
摘要： Systems and devices for ripple reduction in a DC/DC converter are presented. The disclosed systems and methods enable ripple reduction in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) operation. In DCM, the inductor current peak to peak ripple may be reduced based on the load current. To achieve the reduction of the inductor peak to peak current ripple, a digital counter is used to count the time between consecutive PWM pulses. The digital output of the counter is used to control the pulse width modulation. As the digital output of the counter increases, the PWM on-time decreases. Since the PWM pulse is demanded by the load in DCM mode, the peak to peak inductor ripple is modulated by the counter, or, in turn, modulated by the load current.
摘要翻译：介绍了DC / DC转换器中纹波降低的系统和器件。所公开的系统和方法使得不连续导通模式（DCM）操作中的纹波降低。在DCM中，电感电流峰峰值纹波可能会根据负载电流而减小。为了实现电感峰值电流纹波的降低，使用数字计数器对连续PWM脉冲之间的时间进行计数。计数器的数字输出用于控制脉宽调制。随着计数器的数字输出增加，PWM导通时间减少。由于PWM模式下的负载要求PWM脉冲，所以峰值电感纹波由计数器调制，或由负载电流调制。

2. 发明授权

US07982441B2 Converter circuit 有权
标题翻译：转换电路
公开(公告)号：US07982441B2
公开(公告)日：2011-07-19
申请号：US12030269
申请日：2008-02-13
申请人： Mark Crowther , Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
发明人： Mark Crowther , Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： G05F1/40
CPC分类号： H02M3/1584
摘要： A multiphase converter comprising a plurality of converter circuits, each converter circuit having series connected high and low side switches connected across a voltage bus with a common node provided therebetween, each of the common nodes connected through a respective inductor to an output node of the converter coupled to a load, the high and low side switches each being controlled by a control circuit to provide a desired output voltage at the output node, the control circuit including a first circuit for disabling and enabling at least one phase in response to a condition of the load, the circuit causing the high side switch to be turned on prior to the lower side switch when a disabled phase is enabled.
摘要翻译：一种多相转换器，包括多个转换器电路，每个转换器电路具有连接在电压总线上的串联连接的高侧和低侧开关，其间设置有公共节点，每个公共节点通过相应的电感器连接到转换器的输出节点耦合到负载，高低侧开关各自由控制电路控制以在输出节点处提供期望的输出电压，所述控制电路包括用于响应于第一电路的条件而禁用并使能至少一个相位的第一电路当禁用相位被使能时，负载，导致高侧开关在下侧开关之前导通的电路。

3. 发明授权

US07888918B2 Control circuit for multi-phase converter 有权
标题翻译：多相转换器控制电路
公开(公告)号：US07888918B2
公开(公告)日：2011-02-15
申请号：US11835903
申请日：2007-08-08
申请人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
发明人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： G05F1/00
CPC分类号： H02M3/1584 , H02M3/157
摘要： A control circuit for use in controlling a phase of a multi-phase voltage converter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a driver operable to provide a first control signal to a high side switch of a half-bridge of the phase and a second control signal to a low side switch of the half bridge, such that a desired output voltage is provided by the phase, current sensing circuitry operable to detect the output current of the phase, a comparator operable to compare the output current to a threshold current value and a disabling device operable to provide an enable/disable signal to disable the driver when the output current is below the threshold current value.
摘要翻译：根据本发明的实施例的用于控制多相电压转换器的相位的控制电路包括驱动器，其可操作以向所述相的半桥的高侧开关提供第一控制信号，以及第二控制信号提供给半桥的低侧开关，使得期望的输出电压由相位电流检测电路提供，可操作以检测相位的输出电流;比较器，可操作以将输出电流与阈值电流进行比较值和禁用装置，其可操作以在所述输出电流低于所述阈值电流值时提供使能/禁止信号以禁用所述驱动器。

4. 发明授权

US07449867B2 Multi-phase buck converter with a plurality of coupled inductors 有权
公开(公告)号：US07449867B2
公开(公告)日：2008-11-11
申请号：US11459179
申请日：2006-07-21
申请人： Wenkai Wu , Nai-chi Lee , George Schuellein
发明人： Wenkai Wu , Nai-chi Lee , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： G05F1/59 , G05F1/62
CPC分类号： H02M3/1584 , H02M2003/1586
摘要： A multi-phase converter comprising 2N+1 inductors; and 2N+1 switching converters parallel connected and each including a switched node; wherein N is an even integer, a pair of said inductors are coupled and wound about a common core and each said coupled inductor is connected at one pole thereof to a respective switched node and at another pole thereof to an output node, and at least one of said inductors is uncoupled from the other inductors.

5. 发明申请

US20080054971A1 PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONTROL CIRCUIT 审中-公开
标题翻译：脉冲宽度调制控制电路
公开(公告)号：US20080054971A1
公开(公告)日：2008-03-06
申请号：US11774242
申请日：2007-07-06
申请人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
发明人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： H03K7/00 , H03K7/08
CPC分类号： H03K7/08
摘要： A pulse width modulation control circuit for providing a pulse width modulation signal in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a comparator operable to compare a first input to a second input and to provide the pulse width modulation signal based on the comparison, wherein the first input is an error signal and the second input is a ramp signal, wherein a first portion of the ramp is a decreasing ramp signal having a first slew rate and a second portion of the ramp signal is an increasing ramp signal having a second slew rate.
摘要翻译：根据本申请的实施例的用于提供脉宽调制信号的脉冲宽度调制控制电路包括比较器，用于将第一输入与第二输入进行比较，并且基于该比较来提供脉宽调制信号，其中，第一输入是误差信号，第二输入是斜坡信号，其中斜坡的第一部分是具有第一压摆率的递减斜坡信号，斜坡信号的第二部分是具有第二压摆率的增加斜坡信号。

6. 发明申请

US20080012742A1 DIGITAL PWM CONTROLLER 有权
标题翻译：数字PWM控制器
公开(公告)号：US20080012742A1
公开(公告)日：2008-01-17
申请号：US11775573
申请日：2007-07-10
申请人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
发明人： Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： H03M1/12
CPC分类号： H03M1/504
摘要： A control circuit for a multi-phase converter including an analog front-end circuit for receiving and processing an output voltage and current of the converter circuits and an average output current; a digital circuit for producing an output voltage reference for setting a desired output voltage of the converter; and an error circuit for comparing the output voltage reference and a parameter related to said output voltage and current for generating control signals for controlling the converter circuits, said error circuit including an Analog to Digital Converter circuit, further comprising a digital PWM generation circuit controlled by said Analog to Digital converter circuit for generating digital control signals for controlling the converter circuits.
摘要翻译：一种用于多相转换器的控制电路，包括用于接收和处理转换器电路的输出电压和电流的模拟前端电路和平均输出电流; 数字电路，用于产生用于设置转换器的期望输出电压的输出电压基准; 以及用于比较输出电压基准和与所述输出电压和电流相关的参数的误差电路，用于产生用于控制转换器电路的控制信号，所述误差电路包括模数转换器电路，还包括数字PWM生成电路，所述模数转换器电路用于产生用于控制转换器电路的数字控制信号。

7. 发明申请

US20220294352A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO BOOST LIGHT LOAD EFFICIENCY FOR MULTIPHASE CONVERTERS 有权
公开(公告)号：US20220294352A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-15
申请号：US17456676
申请日：2021-11-29
申请人： Wenkai Wu
发明人： Wenkai Wu
IPC分类号： H02M3/158 , H02M1/00
摘要： A method for boosting light load efficiency for multiphase converters through disabling at least partially a current sense circuit, disabling partial equivalent elements of one of power stages, using small size equivalent element for one of power stages, and through utilizing higher inductance, compared to other regular phases, to reduce RMS current.

8. 发明授权

US09124177B2 Systems and methods of smooth light load operation in a DC/DC converter 有权
标题翻译：在DC / DC转换器中平滑轻载操作的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US09124177B2
公开(公告)日：2015-09-01
申请号：US12854097
申请日：2010-08-10
申请人： Weidong Zhu , Xuening Li , Hal Chen , Wenkai Wu
发明人： Weidong Zhu , Xuening Li , Hal Chen , Wenkai Wu
IPC分类号： G05F1/00 , H02M3/158 , H02M1/00
CPC分类号： H02M3/1588 , H02M2001/0032 , Y02B70/1466 , Y02B70/16
摘要： Systems and devices for smooth light load operation in a DC/DC converter are presented. The disclosed systems and methods enable smooth discontinuous conduction mode (DCM)/continuous conduction mode (CCM) transition. The disclosed systems and methods of smooth light load operation in a DC/DC converter may also avoid the generation of sub-harmonics during light load operation. In an example embodiment, a rising ramp is used to control the ON time of the converter oscillator, while a falling ramp controls the OFF time. During DCM operation, the minimum value of the falling ramp is clamped. The clamping of the falling ramp ensures a substantially similar level of the error amplifier output in both CCM and DCM and avoids disturbances caused by a difference in the error amplifier outputs between the modes.
摘要翻译：介绍了在DC / DC转换器中平滑轻载操作的系统和设备。所公开的系统和方法实现了平滑的不连续导通模式（DCM）/连续导通模式（CCM）转换。所公开的在DC / DC转换器中平滑轻载操作的系统和方法也可以避免在轻负载操作期间产生次谐波。在示例实施例中，上升斜坡用于控制转换器振荡器的导通时间，而下降斜坡控制OFF时间。在DCM操作期间，下降斜坡的最小值被钳位。下降斜坡的钳位确保CCM和DCM中误差放大器输出的电平基本相似，并避免由模式之间误差放大器输出的差异引起的干扰。

9. 发明申请

US20080197823A1 CONVERTER CIRCUIT 有权
标题翻译：转换电路
公开(公告)号：US20080197823A1
公开(公告)日：2008-08-21
申请号：US12030269
申请日：2008-02-13
申请人： Mark Crowther , Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
发明人： Mark Crowther , Wenkai Wu , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： G05F1/40 , G05F1/10
CPC分类号： H02M3/1584
摘要： A multiphase converter comprising a plurality of converter circuits, each converter circuit having series connected high and low side switches connected across a voltage bus with a common node provided therebetween, each of the common nodes connected through a respective inductor to an output node of the converter coupled to a load, the high and low side switches each being controlled by a control circuit to provide a desired output voltage at the output node, the control circuit including a first circuit for disabling and enabling at least one phase in response to a condition of the load, the circuit causing the high side switch to be turned on prior to the lower side switch when a disabled phase is enabled.
摘要翻译：一种多相转换器，包括多个转换器电路，每个转换器电路具有连接在电压总线上的串联连接的高侧和低侧开关，其间设置有公共节点，每个公共节点通过相应的电感器连接到转换器的输出节点耦合到负载，高低侧开关各自由控制电路控制以在输出节点处提供期望的输出电压，所述控制电路包括用于响应于第一电路的条件而禁用并使能至少一个相位的第一电路当禁用相位被使能时，负载，导致高侧开关在下侧开关之前导通的电路。

10. 发明申请

US20080019158A1 MULTI-PHASE BUCK CONVERTER WITH A PLURALITY OF COUPLED INDUCTORS 有权
标题翻译：具有多个耦合电感器的多相BUCK转换器
公开(公告)号：US20080019158A1
公开(公告)日：2008-01-24
申请号：US11459179
申请日：2006-07-21
申请人： Wenkai Wu , Nai-chi Lee , George Schuellein
发明人： Wenkai Wu , Nai-chi Lee , George Schuellein
IPC分类号： H02M1/14
CPC分类号： H02M3/1584 , H02M2003/1586
摘要： A multi-phase converter comprising 2N+1 inductors; and 2N+1 switching converters parallel connected and each including a switched node; wherein N is an even integer, a pair of said inductors are coupled and wound about a common core and each said coupled inductor is connected at one pole thereof to a respective switched node and at another pole thereof to an output node, and at least one of said inductors is uncoupled from the other inductors.
摘要翻译：一种包括2N + 1个电感器的多相转换器; 和并联的2N + 1个开关转换器，并且每个包括开关节点; 其中N是偶数整数，一对所述电感器耦合并卷绕在公共芯上，并且每个所述耦合电感器在其一个极处连接到相应的开关节点，并且在另一个极点处连接到输出节点，并且至少一个的所述电感器与其它电感器分离。

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