Resonant isolated converters for power supply charge balancing systems and other systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10903753
APP PUB NO 20120250382A1
SERIAL NO

13074760

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A converter circuit includes a primary side having a resonator and a first control circuit configured to control the resonator. The converter circuit also includes a secondary side having a resonant rectifier and a second control circuit configured to control the resonant rectifier. The converter circuit further includes a transformer configured to electrically isolate the primary side from the secondary side. The second control circuit is configured to turn the resonant rectifier on and off. The first control circuit may be configured to detect when the resonant rectifier is off and, in response, turn the resonator off without using a feedback signal from the secondary side. The first control circuit may be configured to detect when the resonant rectifier is off by detecting when input power to the primary side decreases. The resonant rectifier could be turned on and off by detuning the resonant rectifier.

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE M/S D3-579 SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, David I Saratoga, US 13 180
Frattini, Giovanni Travaco Siccomario, IT 32 293
Granato, Maurizio Salerno, IT 22 129
Massolini, Roberto G Giussago, IT 2 19

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