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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Fornage, Petaluma, CA (US);
Mudhafar Hassan-Ali, Petaluma, CA (US);
Tarik H. Omar, Truckee, CA (US);
Assignee:
Enphase Energy, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33507 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for converting DC input power to DC output power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a plurality of flyback circuits, coupled in parallel, for providing DC-to-DC conversion; and a controller for automatically adjusting activation timing of each flyback circuit in said plurality of flyback circuits to achieve a balanced operation.