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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Maxout Renewables, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eric Bryant Cummings, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maxout Renewables, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/44 (2007.01); H02M 1/34 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33507 (2013.01); H02M 3/335 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/44 (2013.01); H02M 2001/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flyback converter has a sub-nanofarad capacitor disposed between the primary winding and the secondary winding of a transformer included in the flyback converter. A controller in the flyback converter co-optimizes the switch period and width such that the flyback converter operates substantially at peak efficiency via the use of a novel set point and control-signal. A model of global optimal control is provided via a novel characterization and analysis method.