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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Christopher David Bridge, Manchester, NH (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A controller for a switching power supply having first and second synchronous rectifiers that minimizes the reverse recovery time and body diode conduction losses of each of the synchronous rectifiers. The controller includes a first controller that predicts the optimal turn-on and turn-off time of the first synchronous rectifier as a function of voltage measurements of the previous switching cycle and the timing of the pulse width modulator signal in the current switching cycle. The controller also includes a second controller that predicts the optimal turn-on and turn-off time of the second synchronous rectifier as a function of voltage measurements of the previous switching cycle and the timing of the pulse width modulator signal in the current switching cycle.