Overvoltage protection threshold based on previously sensed supply voltage
US10523111B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/348
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for overvoltage protection includes a gate driver module and an overvoltage protection module. The gate driver module is configured to selectively activate a switching element to provide input power to a primary side winding of a transformer for generating a target output at a secondary side winding of the transformer. The overvoltage protection module is configured to determine a transition threshold based on a previously sensed supply voltage at a voltage supply pin configured to receive power for operating the circuit from a primary side auxiliary winding of the transformer and determine the circuit is operating in an overvoltage condition when a current supply voltage at the voltage supply pin exceeds the transition threshold, wherein the current supply voltage occurs at the supply pin after the previously sensed supply voltage.
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