Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fault tolerant power supply incorporating intelligent gate driver-switch circuit to provide uninterrupted power
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Application No.: US14792965Application Date: 2015-07-07
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Publication No.: US09705395B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Mark Tomas , Zhiye Zhang , Allen Chang , Kuang Ming Chang , Gilbert Lee
- Applicant: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
- Main IPC: H02M3/158
- IPC: H02M3/158 ; H02M1/32 ; H02H7/122 ; H02M1/00 ; H02H9/02

Abstract:
A fault tolerant power supply system includes at least one load switch configured to connect an input voltage to an output node of the load switch when the load switch is turned on and at least one power channel coupled to the load switch to receive the input voltage. The power channel is configured as a buck converter and includes at least a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch. The fault tolerant power supply system is configured to measure a current flowing through the low-side power switch, to determine that the current flowing through the low-side power switch has exceeded a current limit threshold, and to disable the low-side power switch and the load switch in response to the determination that the current flowing in the low-side power switch has exceeded the current limit threshold.
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