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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
James Jason LoCascio, Mountain View, CA (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention reduce switching losses associated with existing non-zero volt switching and non-zero current switching in DC/DC converters without the need for a resonant design. Certain embodiments of the invention provide for improved efficiency by reducing switching losses related to the simultaneous presence of current and voltage across high power switching devices. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by adding a relatively small inductor and two switching elements to various switching regulator topologies. Energy stored in the inductor is used to transition the output of the switching converter to achieve zero volt switching and zero current switching.
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