发明名称 COMPARATOR FOR SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATION
摘要 A buck converter includes a comparator having first and second gain stages that operate in compare and auto-zero modes. The comparator measures voltage drop across an N-channel transistor to determine when current through an inductor reaches zero. When the inductor current reaches zero, the N-channel transistor becomes inactive to prevent a reduction in efficiency caused by allowing negative inductor current to draw current from a load. The comparator is then placed in a low power state. When the comparator is not in a compare mode, the comparator can operate in an auto-zero mode to cancel offset when measuring the input of the comparator.
申请公布号 US2015280561(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.10.01
申请号 US201414230710 申请日期 2014.03.31
申请人 BERENS MICHAEL T. 发明人 BERENS MICHAEL T.
分类号 H02M3/158 主分类号 H02M3/158
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A buck converter, comprising: a comparator having: a first and second diode connected P-channel transistors, a source of the first and second P-channel transistors coupled to an output voltage of the converter, a drain of the first and second P-channel transistors coupled to a respective control gate of the first and second P-channel transistors;a switch connected between the drain and the control gate of the second P-channel transistor and operated by a complementary P-gate signal;,a first N-channel transistor having a drain coupled to the drain of the first P-channel transistor and a source coupled to a drain of a second N-channel transistor and a drain of a third N-channel transistor;the second N-channel transistor includes a control gate coupled to the complementary P-gate signal, and a source coupled to ground;the third N-channel transistor includes a control gate coupled to an N-gate signal, and a source coupled to a coil voltage;a fourth N-channel transistor having a drain coupled to the drain of the second P-channel transistor and a source coupled to a drain of a fifth N-channel transistor and a drain of a sixth N-channel transistor;the fifth N-channel transistor includes a control gate coupled to the N-gate signal, and a source coupled to ground; andthe sixth N-channel transistor includes a control gate coupled to the complementary P-gate signal, and a source coupled to ground.
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