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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Power Integrations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Balu Balakrishnan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alex B. Djenguerian, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sheng Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Power Integrations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A power converter controller includes a primary controller configured to operate in a first mode to control a power switch with a primary switching pattern. A communication link is coupled to the primary controller. A secondary controller coupled to the communication link. The secondary controller is galvanically isolated from the primary controller. The secondary controller is configured to initiate a transition operation with the primary controller to take control of the power switch with one or more control signals through the communication link. The primary controller is configured to acknowledge receipt of the one or more control signals through the communication link to the secondary controller and transition from the first mode to a second mode.