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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Claudio Cantoro, Cornaredo, IT;
Inventor:
Claudio Cantoro, Cornaredo, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 3/338 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/3387 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0003 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control device for a resonant converter is described. The converter comprises a switching circuit adapted to drive a resonant circuit that includes at least one capacitor. The converter is adapted to convert an input signal into an output signal and the switching circuit includes at least a half bridge of first and second switches, the central point of said half bridge being connected to the resonant circuit. The control device comprises a controller adapted to generate at least a control signal of the switching circuit by comparing a signal representative of the energy of the resonant circuit with at least another signal.