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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Next Generation Power, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
David Baretich, Aurora, OR (US);
Assignee:
Next Generation Power, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33576 (2013.01); H02M 1/348 (2021.05); H02M 3/1586 (2021.05); H02M 3/33569 (2013.01); H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H02M 1/0048 (2021.05);
Abstract
A flyback converter is described, configured to operate in a continuous mode with two primary side switches and one secondary side switch, wherein operation contains three switch states; a Primary state wherein both primary side switches are on and current increases in a transformer primary, a Circulate state wherein only one primary switch is on and current circulates in the transformer primary, and a Secondary state wherein both primary switches are off, the secondary side switch is on, and current flows from a transformer secondary into an output of the converter.