Transient response network, method of diverting energy in a multiple output power converter and a power converter employing the same
US5991168A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/33561
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For use with a power converter having a main output and an auxiliary output and an auxiliary regulating switch that regulates a voltage at the auxiliary output, a transient response network, and method of diverting energy from the main output to the auxiliary output. In one embodiment, the transient response network, includes: (1) an energy diverting switch interposed between the main output and the auxiliary output, and (2) a control circuit, coupled to the energy diverting switch, that senses a characteristic of the power converter and causes the energy diverting switch to conduct a current in response to a substantial load reduction at the main output thereby diverting energy from the main output to the auxiliary output.
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