Patents Assigned to Power Architects Corporation
  • Multi-resonant soft switching snubber network for DC-to-DC converter
    Patent number: 5841268
    Abstract: A family of DC-to-DC converters includes a multi-resonant snubber network connected in parallel with a power switching device. The multi-resonant snubber network includes an auxiliary switch that is connected to transfer the energy from a parasitic capacitance of the power switching device into a resonant inductor and to achieve zero-voltage turn-on of the power switching device. An additional resonant path is included in the snubber network to achieve zero-voltage turn-off of the auxiliary switch and the power switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Power Architects Corporation
    Inventor: Alexander Mednik