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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Power Integrations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Karl Moore, Ely, GB;
Antonius Jacobus Johannes Werner, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33576 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H05B 45/37 (2020.01); H02M 1/009 (2021.05);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for continuous conduction mode operation in multi-output power converters are described herein. During a switching cycle, secondary current may be delivered via a diode to a secondary output. Prior to beginning a subsequent switching cycle, a diverting current may be provided to a lower voltage secondary output on a parallel path. In this way diode current may be reduced to substantially zero prior to the subsequent switching cycle.