Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
363210070 | Having feedback isolation (e.g., optoisolator, transformer coupled, etc.) | 19 |
20090046483 | SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLY AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD THEREOF - A switched-mode power supply includes a converter to convert input power into output power having a predetermined voltage level by performing a switching operation; a switching controller to control the switching operation of the converter based on an indication of a voltage of the output power; and an output power voltage indicating unit to provide the indication of the voltage of the output power to the switching controller according to a characteristic of the output power voltage indicating unit that varies according to the size of a load receiving the output power converted by the converter. | 02-19-2009 |
20090279327 | INSULATED DC-DC CONVERTER - In an isolated DC-DC converter, an on-period control circuit generates an off-timing signal when the output voltage of an isolated DC-DC converter exceeds a reference voltage. A signal reception/power switch driving circuit causes a first switching device to be turned on based on a pulse signal for switching that is output from a PWM control circuit, and causes the first switching device to be turned off based on an off-timing signal transmitted by an off-timing signal transmission unit. A bootstrap circuit boosts a control voltage of the first switching device with the pulse signal for switching that is output from the PWM control circuit. | 11-12-2009 |
20100046252 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ISOLATED REGULATED DC POWER TO ELECTRONICS DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention provide an off line DC-DC converter comprising a transformer ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100135050 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL CIRCUIT - A comparator detects whether a feedback signal of an output voltage detecting circuit for a switching power supply circuit reaches a control voltage. A comparator detects an operating state of the switching power supply circuit, which is instructed by a switching instruction signal, by comparing the instruction signal with a reference voltage. The comparators are connected to a decision circuit which outputs to a control circuit a signal instructing a normal state until the feedback signal reaches the control voltage, and thereafter a signal instructing a normal state or a stand-by state that is instructed by the switching instruction signal. Thus, the control circuit makes the switching power supply circuit operate in a normal state until the output voltage reaches the control voltage. After the output voltage reaches the control voltage, the switching power supply circuit operated in an operation state instructed by the switching instruction signal to enable stable startup. | 06-03-2010 |
20100277957 | POWER SYSTEM HAVING A POWER SAVING MECHANISM - A power system having a power saving mechanism includes a voltage regulator, a power input module, and a switching signal generation unit. The voltage regulator performs a regulation operation on a first voltage for generating a second voltage. The power input module includes a transformer, a rectifying unit, a switch, and a switch control unit. The rectifying unit together with the transformer is put in use for converting an input voltage into the first voltage. The switch is employed to control a current flowing through the primary winding of the transformer. The switch control unit generates a control signal for controlling the switch according to a switching signal. The switching signal generation unit is utilized for generating the switching signal to disable the switch control unit during an energy transfer disable interval so as to decrease the first voltage from a first predetermined voltage to a second predetermined voltage. | 11-04-2010 |
20110026277 | DRIVING CIRCUIT - A driving circuit for an opto-coupler comprising a switched mode regulator configured to convert a first voltage to a second voltage, the switched mode regulator operable in accordance with a control signal ( | 02-03-2011 |
20120176818 | FEEDBACK OF OUTPUT VOLTAGE ERROR VIA CURRENT SENSE WINDING - A power converter constituted of: a control circuitry; an electronically controlled switch responsive to the control circuitry; a power transformer exhibiting a primary winding and a secondary winding; a sense transformer comprising a primary current sense winding, an error current sense winding and a feedback winding, the primary current sense winding of the sense transformer and the primary winding of the power transformer coupled in series with the electronically controlled switch; a transconductance error amplifier coupled to an output of the secondary winding of the power transformer, the transconductance amplifier arranged to drive a current through the error current sense winding of the sense transformer whose value reflects an electrical characteristic of the output of the secondary winding of the power transformer, wherein the feedback winding of the sense transformer is coupled to a feedback input of the control circuitry. | 07-12-2012 |
20120257421 | INTEGRATED MAGNETICS WITH ISOLATED DRIVE CIRCUIT - A switch-mode power converter includes a power isolation transformer and a drive transformer having their various windings collectively wound on a magnetic core having a center leg and outer legs. A primary winding and one or more secondary windings of the power transformer are wound on the center leg, and first and second windings of the drive transformer are wound on an outer leg. A primary control circuit controls one or more primary switches to supply the input voltage to the primary winding. A secondary control circuit controls secondary switches connected between the secondary windings and a load. Another control circuit controls operation the primary and secondary control circuits based at least in part on a feedback signal. The drive transformer windings are further configured to provide isolation between the primary control circuit and the synchronous rectifier control circuit. | 10-11-2012 |
20130027986 | Ultra-Low Power Converter - An AC to DC converter system is disclosed in which a conversion circuit for converting an AC input signal to a DC output signal is operably coupled with a communication circuit designed for sensing output indicative of the presence or absence of a load at the DC output. The system is designed so that the conversion circuit operates in an inactive standby state when there is no load, and in an active state for supplying DC power when a load is present. The system is configured to operate using ultra-low power. | 01-31-2013 |
20130051085 | POWER SUPPLY, CONTROLLER THEREOF AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A power supply includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a feedback circuit and a controller. The first circuit has a first switch, and the second circuit has a second switch. The first circuit transforms an input voltage to a middle voltage, and the second circuit transforms the middle voltage to an output voltage. The feedback circuit electrically connects to the controller and the output voltage respectively. The controller includes a first sub-control unit and a second sub-control unit. The first sub-control unit electrically connects to the first switch and the second sub-control unit electrically connects to the second switch. The controller generates a compensation voltage signal for the first sub-control unit and the second sub-control unit to control the first switch and the second switch. | 02-28-2013 |
20140036548 | CONTROL CIRCUIT WITH FAST DYNAMIC RESPONSE FOR POWER CONVERTERS - A control circuit of a power converter is provided. It comprises a voltage detection circuit detecting a reflected signal for generating a voltage-loop signal. A current detection circuit detects a current of a transformer for generating a current-loop signal. An oscillator generates an oscillation signal in accordance with an output load of the power converter. A PWM circuit generates a switching signal according to the voltage-loop signal, the current-loop signal and the oscillation signal for regulating an output of the power converter. A load detection circuit receives a detection signal through an signal-transfer device for increasing a switching frequency of the switching signal. The detection signal is generated once the output is lower than a low-voltage threshold. The oscillation signal determines the switching frequency of the switching signal. The control circuit reduces the voltage drop of the output when the output load is changed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140185332 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A switching power supply circuit ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140301111 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power converter employing a control system configured to make multiple functional use of a circuit node therein and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the power converter includes a power train including at least one power switch. The power converter also includes a control system including an opto-isolator circuit, including a resistor, configured to receive an output signal from the power converter and provide a feedback signal to a feedback node for the control system to provide a switch control signal for the at least one power switch. The control system also includes a current source configured to produce multiple voltage levels at the feedback node in accordance with the resistor, thereby enabling multiple functional uses of the feedback node. | 10-09-2014 |
20140334197 | POWER SUPPLY - The present disclosure describes a power supply with multiple operating modes, to detect a load condition of an electronic device, and to automatically change between the multiple operating modes to supply an output direct current (DC) signal to the electronic device based on the load condition detected by the load detection mechanism. The power supply includes multiple control topologies that are each associated with one of the operating modes. Changing from a first operation mode to a second operation mode includes changing from a first control topology associated with the first operation mode to a second control topology associated with the second operating mode to supply the output DC signal at a predetermined voltage level. | 11-13-2014 |
20150036391 | VOLTAGE CONTROL FOR AN OUTPUT TRANSISTOR OF A SIGNAL OUTPUT STAGE - The invention relates to a signal (feed) separator for dead-zero or live-zero measurement signals. The signal (feed) separator has a primary-side (feed) input, a secondary-side output, a direct-current transformer for transferring primary-side measurement input current, an output stage for providing a secondary-side measurement output current, and an auxiliary energy feed-in for supplying the primary side and for supplying the secondary side. The auxiliary voltage of the auxiliary energy feed-in is controlled on the secondary side by a control device with the aid of a measuring device in such a way that the power loss of the output stage is substantially independent of a load connected in the operating state. | 02-05-2015 |
20150092454 | INTERLEAVED FORWARD CONVERTER WITH WIDE INPUT AND OUTPUT DYNAMIC RANGE - An interleaved forward voltage converter having a first inverter stage has a first transformer having a first secondary winding coupled to a filter inductor. A second converter stage has a second transformer having a second secondary winding coupled to the filter inductor. A diode is coupled between the first and second secondary windings to automatically connect the first and second secondary windings in series when a duty cycle of the converter exceeds 50%. An interleaved forward voltage converter can connect the two primary windings in either parallel or a series configuration. The two secondary windings can be connected in either parallel or a series configuration. Having the two primary windings in parallel and the two secondary windings in series allows the converter to operate with a lower input voltage. Having the two primary windings in series and the two secondary windings in a parallel configuration allows the converter to operate with a higher input voltage. | 04-02-2015 |
20160164425 | SWITCHING POWER SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SWITCHING POWER SOURCE DEVICE, AND CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING SWITCHING POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A switching power source device according to one aspect of the present invention is a current-resonant DC-DC converter, and includes a control integrated circuit having an oscillation circuit that determines a switching frequency of switching elements and a burst control circuit that controls a burst operation in the standby mode, as well as an output voltage detecting unit connected to a secondary side of a transformer to detect an output voltage. The switching frequency of the switching element is determined by the oscillation circuit by the smaller of a first frequency control voltage generated from a voltage of an auxiliary coil disposed in the primary side of the transformer and a second frequency control voltage corresponding to the output voltage, and the burst control circuit generates the first frequency control voltage that gradually increases or decreases in accordance with the voltage of the auxiliary coil. | 06-09-2016 |
20160181932 | ISOLATED DC/DC CONVERTER, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY ADAPTOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND FEEDBACK AMPLIFIER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | 06-23-2016 |
20190149052 | VOLTAGE CONVERTER CONTROLLER, VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VOLTAGE CONVERTER | 05-16-2019 |