Patent ID: 6833689
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: H02M

Abstract:
A voltage regulation circuit, comprising:a current sense circuit including a current sense terminal to conduct a current to be sensed by the current sense circuit, wherein a voltage difference between the current sense terminal and a voltage reference terminal is substantially fixed when the current to be sensed by the current sense circuit is substantially equal to a first current sense threshold; a first impedance coupled between the current sense terminal and the voltage reference terminal to provide a second current sense threshold, wherein the second current sense threshold is equal to a sum of the first current sense threshold and a current to flow through the first impedance; and a second impedance coupled between the current sense terminal and an input terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, wherein the input terminal has a voltage threshold relative to the voltage reference terminal that is different from a voltage at the current sense terminal by an amount that is a product of the second impedance and the second current threshold.