Abstract: A controller for a use with a power converter includes a sensor coupled to sense a signal on a secondary side of the power converter. The sensor is coupled to detect a turn off of a power switch on a primary side of the power converter. A charge source is coupled to charge a control terminal of a synchronous rectifier on the secondary side of the power converter in response to said detection of the turn off of the power switch to a voltage beyond a threshold voltage of the synchronous rectifier to allow the synchronous rectifier to conduct a current of the secondary winding. A linear amplifier having an output is coupled to sink current from the control terminal of the synchronous rectifier in response to a difference between a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an amplifier reference value.

Abstract: A controller for a use with a power converter includes a sensor coupled to sense a signal on a secondary side of the power converter. The sensor is coupled to detect a turn off of a power switch on a primary side of the power converter. A charge source is coupled to charge a control terminal of a synchronous rectifier on the secondary side of the power converter in response to said detection of the turn off of the power switch to a voltage beyond a threshold voltage of the synchronous rectifier to allow the synchronous rectifier to conduct a current of the secondary winding. A linear amplifier having an output is coupled to sink current from the control terminal of the synchronous rectifier in response to a difference between a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an amplifier reference value.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to synchronous rectifier controllers for an SMPS. One controller comprises: a sensor to sense a signal on a secondary side, to detect turn off of the switch; a charge source to, in response to a said detection, charge a control terminal of the rectifier to a voltage beyond a threshold voltage of the synchronous rectifier to allow the synchronous rectifier to conduct current of the secondary winding; and a linear amplifier having an output to sink current from the control terminal dependent on a difference between a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an amplifier reference value, said voltage across the synchronous rectifier being a voltage across a controllable conduction path for current of the secondary winding, the linear amplifier to inhibit discharge of the control terminal from the voltage beyond the threshold voltage until the voltage across the synchronous rectifier reaches the amplifier reference value.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to synchronous rectifier controllers for an SMPS. One controller comprises: a sensor to sense a signal on a secondary side, to detect turn off of the switch; a charge source to, in response to a said detection, charge a control terminal of the rectifier to a voltage beyond a threshold voltage of the synchronous rectifier to allow the synchronous rectifier to conduct current of the secondary winding; and a linear amplifier having an output to sink current from the control terminal dependent on a difference between a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an amplifier reference value, said voltage across the synchronous rectifier being a voltage across a controllable conduction path for current of the secondary winding, the linear amplifier to inhibit discharge of the control terminal from the voltage beyond the threshold voltage until the voltage across the synchronous rectifier reaches the amplifier reference value.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to methods for transferring information between primary and secondary sides of a switched mode power converter (SMPC), and more particularly a flyback or forward converter operating in discontinuous current mode.

Abstract: An active power factor pre-converter having AC voltage input from a mains AC power supply and a DC output voltage, the pre-converter comprising adjustment means to adjust automatically, in operation, the DC output voltage as a function of the rectified AC voltage input.

Abstract: An active power factor pre-converter having AC voltage input from a mains AC power supply and a DC output voltage, the pre-converter comprising adjustment means to adjust automatically, in operation, the DC output voltage as a function of the rectified AC voltage input.