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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jean-Charles Pina, Austin, TX (US);
Robert T. Grisamore, Austin, TX (US);
John L. Melanson, Austin, TX (US);
Yanhui Xie, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/42 (2007.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/4208 (2013.01); H02M 3/33523 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power system includes a controller to control a switching power converter, and the controller is configured to automatically transition operation of the switching power converter, during each cycle of an input voltage to the switching power converter, between operating in discontinuous conduction mode and critical conduction mode.