DC/DC converter with improved operation of plural parallel synchronous rectifiers
US6169675A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synchronous rectifying type DC-DC converter including an auxiliary winding, provided on a secondary side of a transformer, for supplying voltages assuming polarities opposite to each other to control terminals of a rectifying switch and of a fly wheel switch, and the rectifying switch and the fly wheel switch are so constructed as not to be turned ON/OFF by a voltage generated on a supply path of an electric current to a load from a secondary winding of the transformer. When connecting a plurality of DC-DC converters in parallel and operating these converters in parallel, an output of any one of the converters stops, and, even if outputs of the other DC-DC converters are inputted to the DC-DC converter concerned and the electric current flows into the current supply path, a voltage based on the above current is not applied to control terminals of the rectifying switch and of the fly wheel switch. The rectifying switch and the fly wheel switch are not therefore turned ON. Accordingly, a large quantity of electric current is prevented from flowing into the DC-DC converter concerned.
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