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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Marc Fahlenkamp, Geretsried, DE;
Martin Krueger, Oberschleissheim, DE;
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/33515 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/335 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes disabling a first electronic switch connected in series with a primary winding of a transformer in a power converter circuit if an auxiliary voltage across an auxiliary winding of the transformer is outside a predefined voltage range. The power converter circuit further includes a secondary winding of the transformer, and a rectifier circuit connected between the secondary winding and an output, where the rectifier circuit comprises a second electronic switch.