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Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventor:

Vijay Phadke, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33523 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/335 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flyback converter can include an auxiliary winding magnetically coupled to the secondary (output) for sensing a reflected output voltage. A controller can operate a power switch of the flyback converter in a burst mode to deliver a number of pulses, causing the output voltage to reach a threshold, and thereafter suspend switching for a predetermined time period before delivering a further number of pulses. The delivered number of pulses can be counted, and, responsive to a determination that the count is less than a predetermined minimum number of pulses, the predetermined time period can be increased. Responsive to a determination that the count is greater than a predetermined maximum number of pulses, the predetermined time period can be decreased.


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