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Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Delta Electronics, Inc., Neihu, TW;

Inventors:

Yungtaek Jang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Milan M. Jovanović, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 3/28 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/285 (2013.01); H02M 3/33569 (2013.01); H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0058 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1433 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1475 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1491 (2013.01);
Abstract

Control methods for resonant converters offer improved performance in resonant converters that operate with a wide input-voltage range or a wide output-voltage range (or both) by substantially reducing the switching-frequency range. Reduction in the switching frequency range is achieved by controlling the output voltage with a combination of variable-frequency control and time-delay control. Variable-frequency control may be used to control the primary switches of an isolated resonant converter, while delay-time control may be used to control secondary-side rectifier switches provided in place of diode rectifiers. The secondary-side control may be implemented by sensing the secondary current or the primary current (or both) and by delaying the turning-off of the corresponding secondary switch with respect to the zero crossings in the secondary current or the primary current.


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