Multi zone secondary burst modulation for resonant converters
US11081966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power converter controller includes a control loop clock generator to generate a switching frequency signal responsive to a burst load threshold, a power signal, and a load signal. A switching frequency of the switching frequency signal is above a mechanical audio resonance range of an energy transfer element and above an audible noise frequency. A burst control circuit generates a burst on signal and a burst off signal in response to a feedback signal and a burst enable signal to operate the controller in a plurality of burst modes. A burst frequency of the burst on signal or the burst off signal is less than the mechanical audio resonance range. A request transmitter circuit generates a request signal responsive to the switching frequency signal, the burst on signal, and the burst off signal to control switching of a switching circuit.
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