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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33592 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a power converter includes generating a load detection signal in response to a conduction signal and a driver input signal, and generating a gate control signal in response to the load detection signal. The gate control signal is delayed by a delay amount in response to the load detection signal. An apparatus for controlling a power converter includes a gate signal control circuit generating a load detection signal in response to a conduction signal and a driver input signal, and a synchronous rectifier (SR) driver generating a gate control signal in response to the load detection signal.