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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 21 ; 363 19 ;
Abstract
A switched-mode power supply circuit includes a first controller for controlling power to a main power output through a first transformer, and a second controller for controlling power to a control output through a second transformer. In order to effect a very low power stand-by mode, the second controller turns off the first controller, the second controller only operating. When a load is selectively coupled across the control output, the second controller detects this load and turns on the first controller thereby effecting the operating mode.