System General Corporation

Jun-Jie Kuo

Ta-Yung Yang

Tso Min Chen

A synchronous rectifier PWM (SR-PWM) controller controls a MOSFET in response to the value of a secondary current and the status of a synchronous signal for both discontinuous and continuous operation mode. The secondary current is generated in a secondary circuit and is detected by two threshold-detection terminals of the SR-PWM controller. The SR-PWM controller produces the synchronous signal by detecting a switching signal of the transformer via a detection terminal of the SR-PWM controller. Furthermore, a delay-time is inserted after the MOSFET is turned off and before the next switching cycle starts to ensure a proper operation of the MOSFET. In one embodiment, an equivalent series resistance (ESR) of an output capacitor can be used as a sensor to detect the secondary current. Therefore, no additional current sensor is required.

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Jun-Jie Kuo