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Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:

Power Integrations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Bäurle, San Jose, CA (US);

Giao Pham, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

Power Integrations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33515 (2013.01); H02M 3/33507 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling a power converter switch includes operating the power converter switch in first, second, and third duty cycle control modes in response to a feedback signal representative of an output of the power converter. The first duty cycle control mode includes modulating a peak switch current of the power converter switch in response to the feedback signal, and switching the power converter switch at a substantially fixed first switching frequency value. The second duty cycle control mode includes modulating the switching frequency in response to the feedback signal, and maintaining the peak switch current substantially at a peak switch current threshold value. The third duty cycle control mode includes modulating the peak switch current of the power converter switch in response to the feedback signal, and switching the power converter switch at a substantially fixed second switching frequency value.


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