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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Lucas Pieter Lodewijk van Dijk, Nijmegen, NL;
Martin Wagner, Hamburg, DE;
Gert van der Horn, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/1563 (2013.01); H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 3/1588 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power supply is disclosed. The power supply an output diode, a main switch coupled to the input filter and an output inductor coupled to the output diode and the main switch. The power supply also includes a bypass switch coupled to the main switch and configured to bypass the output inductor. A switch driver is included and the switch driver is configured to turn on the bypass switch and upon detecting the output diode in a blocking mode, turn on the main switch and turn off the bypass switch.