摘要 |
A hybrid regulator incorporates both linear and switching-type regulator circuits. While such a combination may at first be thought undesirable as simply compounding the flaws of one design with the flaws of the other, in fact the present design is well suited for many applications. In the preferred embodiment, the linear and switching circuits are cascaded. The switching circuit runs in open-loop fashion-without adaptive control. However, a feedback signal is derived from the output of the switching circuit and is used to control the linear regulator, effecting net control of the entire circuit. In this manner, a simple, low cost power supply is provided that provides the excellent regulation and simple over-current protection characteristic of a linear supply, together with the boost capabilities of switching topologies.
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