	US 11,936,300 B2
	Switched-capacitor circuit control in power converters
David Giuliano, Brookline, MA (US)
Assigned to pSemi Corporation, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by pSemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,983.
Application 17/491,983 is a continuation of application No. 16/872,207, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,165,350.
Application 16/872,207 is a continuation of application No. 14/857,141, filed on Sep. 17, 2015, granted, now 10,686,380, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 14/857,141 is a continuation of application No. 14/309,003, filed on Jun. 19, 2014, granted, now 9,143,037, issued on Sep. 22, 2015.
Application 14/309,003 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2012/070555, filed on Dec. 19, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/577,271, filed on Dec. 19, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131466 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/07 (2006.01)

CPC H02M 3/1584 (2013.01) [H02M 1/0043 (2021.05); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H02M 1/0058 (2021.05); H02M 1/007 (2021.05); H02M 3/1586 (2021.05)]

54 Claims

15. A power converter, comprising:

a regulating circuit to provide a regulating circuit output voltage in response to an input voltage received by the regulating circuit, wherein the regulating circuit output voltage is regulated in response to a first signal; and

a switched capacitor circuit coupled to the regulating circuit, the switched capacitor circuit being a multiple phase circuit having multiple paths associated with corresponding voltages out of phase with each other, the switched capacitor circuit comprising at least one capacitor and a plurality of switches being switched substantially in accordance with a switching frequency to alternatively charge or discharge the at least one capacitor based, at least in part, on a dead-time interval associated with the switched capacitor circuit;

wherein the switching frequency varies in response to an output current of the power converter.