发明名称 Circuits and methods for driving light sources
摘要 A controller for controlling a power converter includes a signal generator and a driver. The power converter receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage to power a load. The signal generator receives a sense signal indicating a current flowing through the power converter, receives a detection signal indicating whether the power converter operates in a predetermined state, and generates a square wave signal according to the sense signal and the detection signal. The square wave signal has a first voltage level proportional to a peak level of the current when the power converter operates in the predetermined state; otherwise, the square wave signal has a second voltage level. The driver generates a driving signal based on the square wave signal to control a current flowing through the load.
申请公布号 US8866398(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.10.21
申请号 US201213608273 申请日期 2012.09.10
申请人 O2Micro, Inc. 发明人 Ren Zhimou;Xie Yunning;Ren Jun;Kuo Ching-Chuan
分类号 H05B37/02 主分类号 H05B37/02
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A controller, comprising: a signal generator configured to receive a sense signal indicating a current flowing through a power converter that receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage to power a load, receive a detection signal indicating whether said power converter operates in a predetermined state, and generate a square wave signal according to said sense signal and said detection signal, wherein said square wave signal has a first voltage level proportional to a peak level of said current when said power converter operates in said predetermined state, and otherwise said square wave signal has a second voltage level; and a driver coupled to said signal generator and configured to generate a driving signal based on said square wave signal to control a current flowing through said load, wherein said signal generator comprises: a sampling circuit configured to detect said peak level of said current through said power converter according to said sense signal, and generate a peak signal having said first voltage level; and a switch coupled to said sampling circuit, wherein said switch transfers said peak signal to said driver when said power converter operates in said predetermined state; otherwise, said switch transfers a reference signal having said second voltage level to said driver.
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