US 12,206,331 B2
DC-DC converter with hybrid current sensing
Rengang Chen, Bethlehem, PA (US); Bo Wang, Easton, PA (US); Evan Reutzel, Center Valley, PA (US); Dattatreya Baragur Suryanarayana, Bengaluru (IN); Bhaskar Ramachandran, Bengaluru (IN); and Preetam Tadeparthy, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,214.
Prior Publication US 2024/0039406 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/158 (2013.01) [H02M 1/0009 (2021.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit, comprising:
a sense current output;
a current measurement circuit having an output; and
a current emulation circuit having an output, the current emulation circuit comprising:
a first sample and hold circuit coupled to the output of the current measurement circuit;
a second sample and hold circuit coupled to the output of the current emulation circuit; and
an error amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, the first input coupled to the first sample and hold circuit and the second input coupled to the second sample and hold circuit;
a first switch coupled between the output of the current measurement circuit and the sense current output; and
a second switch coupled between the output of the current emulation circuit and the sense current output.