Downey Brand LLP
Boost converter with a pulse frequency modulation mode for operating above an audible frequency
The embodiments discussed herein relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for executing a pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode of a boost converter in order to ensure that a switching frequency of the boost converter is a above an audible frequency threshold. In this way, a user operating a display device that is controlled by the boost converter will not be disturbed by audible noises generated at the display device. The PFM mode enforces an audible frequency threshold by using control circuitry designed to increase or decrease the frequency of a pulse signal depending on how the frequency of the pulse signal changes over time. The control circuitry can apply an additional load to the boost converter in order to increase the frequency of the pulse signal when the frequency is approaching the audible frequency threshold.
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Mohammad J. Asif Manisha P. Behzad Jingdong
Navabi-Shirazi Hussain Pandya Mohtashemi Chen