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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2009
Applicant:

Alfred Leibovitz, Petach Tikva, IL;

Inventor:

Alfred Leibovitz, Petach Tikva, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 5/45 (2006.01); H02M 5/451 (2006.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A current-triggered synchro-rectifier comprising an electronic switch configured to be in its ON setting when the current flowing through its cathode exceeds a predetermined threshold. The electronic switch may include a half-wave rectifier wired to the source terminal and the drain terminal of a MOSFET device, and a current monitor configured to monitor the drain-current flowing through the drain terminal. The current monitor sends a gate signal to the gate terminal such that the MOSFET is switched to its ON state when the drain-current exceeds a first threshold current and the MOSFET is switched to its OFF state when the drain-current falls below a second threshold current. Usefully, the synchro-rectifier may be incorporated into a full-wave rectifier.


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