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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Joan Wichard Strijker, Wijchen, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H02M 1/34 (2013.01); H02M 2001/342 (2013.01);
Abstract
Switched mode power supply (SMPS) with at least one active clamp circuit and method of operating such a SMPS are described. The active claim circuit utilizes a clamp switch, a Zener diode and a clamp capacitor that are connected in series between one side of a particular winding of a transformer and the other side of the particular winding of the transformer.