A switch mode power converter is provided which includes a switching cell
with a supply input, an output and a control input. A summing comparator
has first and second differential input pairs and an output. The output
is connected to the control input of the switching cell. An oscillator
provides a periodic waveform that is applied to a first one of the inputs
of the first differential input pair of the summing comparator. An
adjustable reference voltage source provides an adjustable reference
voltage a predetermined fraction of which is applied to a second one of
the inputs of the first differential input pair of the summing
comparator. An error amplifier has differential outputs coupled to the
second pair of differential inputs of the summing comparator and a
differential input pair. A first input of the differential input pair is
coupled to the output of the switching cell, and the adjustable reference
voltage from the adjustable reference voltage source is applied to a
second input of the differential input pair. Thus, the desired DC voltage
is scaled to produce a DC reference for the comparator which generates
the desired duty cycle for the pulse signal that drives the switching
cell, and thus the desired regulated output voltage, with only minor
corrections required across the error terminals to correct small
parasitic terms.