Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensing a switching-power-supply phase current
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Application No.: US14575501Application Date: 2014-12-18
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Publication No.: US09696739B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Shuai Jiang , Jian Yin
- Applicant: Intersil Americas LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC
- Current Assignee: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Agent Mark J. Danielson
- Main IPC: G05F1/62
- IPC: G05F1/62 ; H01F27/40 ; H02M3/158 ; H02M1/00

Abstract:
In an embodiment, a coupled-inductor structure includes first and second windings. The first winding is configured to conduct a phase current, has a first node configured for coupling to a phase node of a power supply, and has a second node configured for coupling to an output node of the power supply and to a first node of a sense impedance that is configured to generate a sense signal representative of the phase current. And the second winding is configured for magnetic coupling with the first winding, has a first node coupled to the first node of the first winding, and has a second node configured for coupling to a second node of the sense impedance. For example, the first winding may be a phase inductor of a switching power supply, and the impedance may be a capacitor that generates a sense voltage representative of the phase current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160011614A1 SENSING A SWITCHING-POWER-SUPPLY PHASE CURRENT Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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