Patents by Inventor Andrey Malinin

Andrey Malinin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11811308
    Abstract: A multi-phase PFC (power factor correction) system, controller for the multi-phase PFC system and method of controlling the multi-phase PFC system are described. The controller includes a digital circuitry configured to calculate a delay value based on a positive current slope and a negative current slope for a first phase of the plurality of phases which is enabled for all load current conditions. In response to an increase in an average current reference, the digital circuitry is configured to enable a second phase of the plurality of phases such that a current output by the second phase is out of phase with a current output by the first phase by an amount corresponding to the delay value as referenced to a beginning of a boost charging portion of a switching cycle for the first phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato
  • Patent number: 11736022
    Abstract: A power supply includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, a switch, and a controller. The secondary winding is magnetically coupled to the primary winding. The switch is coupled to the secondary winding and controls a state of current through the secondary winding. The controller controls the state of the switch based on an integrator voltage derived from monitoring a voltage from the secondary winding. For example, the controller activates the switch to an ON state in response to detecting a condition in which the magnitude of the monitored voltage of the secondary winding crosses a threshold value such as a magnitude of an output voltage produced from the secondary winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato, Yong Siang Teo
  • Publication number: 20230246542
    Abstract: A multi-phase PFC (power factor correction) system, controller for the multi-phase PFC system and method of controlling the multi-phase PFC system are described. The controller includes a digital circuitry configured to calculate a delay value based on a positive current slope and a negative current slope for a first phase of the plurality of phases which is enabled for all load current conditions. In response to an increase in an average current reference, the digital circuitry is configured to enable a second phase of the plurality of phases such that a current output by the second phase is out of phase with a current output by the first phase by an amount corresponding to the delay value as referenced to a beginning of a boost charging portion of a switching cycle for the first phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato
  • Patent number: 11658582
    Abstract: Techniques to send digital information from the secondary side to the primary side of a power converter, such as a flyback power converter, without the need for a separate, isolated communication channel. The power converter of this disclosure may send digital information from secondary side to the primary side through a power transformer while the power converter operates in a mixed mode scenario, e.g. critical conduction mode (CRCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). In CRCM, a controller circuit for the power converter may encode digital information by modulating the diode conduction time in a switching cycle. In DCM, the controller circuit may encode digital information by modulating the period of time for each switching cycle, e.g. increased period, decreased period or no change to the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Renato Bessegato, Andrey Malinin, Yong Siang Teo
  • Patent number: 11594977
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier includes: an integrator configured to integrate a voltage across a secondary side winding of a transformer over an integral period having an expected zero integral value; a first comparator configured to detect an end of a demagnetization phase of the secondary side winding based on diode detection; and a digital circuit configured to adjust a channel gain of the synchronous rectifier based on an integration error at the end of the integral period, the integration error corresponding to the difference between the integrated voltage at the end of the integral period and the expected zero integral. Corresponding methods of gain tuning and a power converter are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato, Yong Siang Teo
  • Publication number: 20220239233
    Abstract: Techniques to send digital information from the secondary side to the primary side of a power converter, such as a flyback power converter, without the need for a separate, isolated communication channel. The power converter of this disclosure may send digital information from secondary side to the primary side through a power transformer while the power converter operates in a mixed mode scenario, e.g. critical conduction mode (CRCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). In CRCM, a controller circuit for the power converter may encode digital information by modulating the diode conduction time in a switching cycle. In DCM, the controller circuit may encode digital information by modulating the period of time for each switching cycle, e.g. increased period, decreased period or no change to the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Renato Bessegato, Andrey Malinin, Yong Siang Teo
  • Publication number: 20220131474
    Abstract: A synchronous rectifier includes: an integrator configured to integrate a voltage across a secondary side winding of a transformer over an integral period having an expected zero integral value; a first comparator configured to detect an end of a demagnetization phase of the secondary side winding based on diode detection; and a digital circuit configured to adjust a channel gain of the synchronous rectifier based on an integration error at the end of the integral period, the integration error corresponding to the difference between the integrated voltage at the end of the integral period and the expected zero integral. Corresponding methods of gain tuning and a power converter are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato, Yong Siang Teo
  • Publication number: 20220038012
    Abstract: A power supply includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, a switch, and a controller. The secondary winding is magnetically coupled to the primary winding. The switch is coupled to the secondary winding and controls a state of current through the secondary winding. The controller controls the state of the switch based on an integrator voltage derived from monitoring a voltage from the secondary winding. For example, the controller activates the switch to an ON state in response to detecting a condition in which the magnitude of the monitored voltage of the secondary winding crosses a threshold value such as a magnitude of an output voltage produced from the secondary winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato BESSEGATO, Yong Siang TEO
  • Patent number: 11183939
    Abstract: A power converter, such as a flyback power converter, configured to send digital information from a secondary side to a primary side of the power converter and notify the secondary side that the communication has been received by the primary side. In this manner the secondary side may receive an acknowledgement (ACK) from the primary side, while maintaining isolation between the primary side and secondary side. To implement the ACK response to digital communication from the secondary side, the primary side may delay generating a PWM pulse to the primary side switch. The secondary side may detect the missing PWM pulse based on a change in the integrated secondary side current and determine that the primary side has sent an ACK response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Renato Bessegato, Andrey Malinin
  • Publication number: 20210257922
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques to send digital information from the secondary side to the primary side of a power converter, such as a flyback power converter, and notify the secondary side that the communication has been received by the primary side. In this manner the secondary side may receive an acknowledgement (ACK) from the primary side, while maintaining isolation between the primary side and secondary side. To implement the ACK response to digital communication from the secondary side, the primary side may delay generating a PWM pulse to the primary side switch. The secondary side may detect the missing PWM pulse based on a change in the integrated secondary side current and determine that the primary side has sent an ACK response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Renato Bessegato, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10804890
    Abstract: In some examples, a controller is configured to control a power switch electrically connected in series with a winding. In some examples, the controller is also configured to control a pass switch electrically connected between an output node of the winding and a bus out node. In some examples, the controller includes a current source configured to selectively drive a charging current from an intermediate node between the power switch and the winding to a control terminal of the pass switch to turn on the pass switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Xiaowu Gong, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10637353
    Abstract: A system is disclosed which provides feedback voltage DC level cancelling for a configurable output of a DC-DC switching converter. By simplifying the design, the operational amplifier can be used for a wider output voltage range. Extension of the usage case to a Boost DC-DC switching converter can give noticeable performance improvements. Offset introduction using a flying capacitor is attractive because it does not require trimming. The proposal also allows for improvements for DC-DC switching converters designed for lower supply voltages, with no decrease in the differential input signal swing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Soichiro Ohyama, Hidechika Yokoyama, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10516340
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques to send digital information from the secondary side to the primary side of a power converter, such as a flyback power converter. By modulating the amount of time between zero voltage switching (ZVS) pulses initiated by a synchronous rectification (SR) transistor on the secondary side, a power converter circuit of this disclosure may communicate digital information to the primary side from the secondary side. The power converter circuit of this disclosure may include stable, accurate and reliable ZVS pulse detection techniques on the primary side to determine slight changes in the period between ZVS pulses from the secondary side. A controller circuit on the secondary side may encode digital information by modulating the ZVS period, e.g. increased period, decreased period or no change to the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato
  • Patent number: 10461644
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for controlling a synchronous rectification (SR) switch within a switched-mode power converter. The SR switch rectifies an output voltage of the power converter, and incurs little power loss in doing so. An SR controller generates control signals, including a turn-off trigger, that control conductivity of the SR switch. Voltages provided to the SR controller are divided down, so that the SR controller inputs do not need to support excessively high voltage levels as may be present in the power converter. The divided voltages are integrated to create a volt-second metric that closely tracks current through a winding of the power converter and the SR switch. The volt-second metric is compared against a threshold to determine when to issue an SR switch turn-off trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Xiaowu Gong, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10432097
    Abstract: Circuits and methods are provided for supplying power to a transformer of a switching DC/DC voltage converter within a power converter. The power converter includes separate nodes that can potentially supply such power. A first of these nodes is coupled, typically directly and with no energy-storing bulk capacitor, to a rectifier that supplies rectified power from an alternating current power source. A second node is also supplied power from the rectifier, but is coupled to a bulk capacitor that can store and supply energy as needed. The techniques disclosed herein use the first node to supply power to the transformer when feasible, and use the second node, and its associated bulk capacitor, to supply power otherwise. In so doing, the energy storage requirements of the bulk capacitor may be reduced, meaning that the capacitance and associated size of the bulk capacitor may be reduced relative to other power converter circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Anders Lind, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10367422
    Abstract: A controller for a switching mode power converter is configured to drive a switching element to selectively connect a supply to a primary side winding of a transformer to generate a regulated voltage, current, or power at a secondary side winding of the transformer. The controller is configured to, for each switching cycle, select a peak current value from a plurality of peak current values calculated to drive an oscillating voltage at the switching element to correspond to a voltage valley and in response to determining a voltage valley is occurring at the oscillating voltage at the switching element, output an enabling signal to cause the switching element to generate a channel electrically connecting the supply to the primary side winding until current at the switching element is not less than the selected peak current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, Renato Bessegato
  • Publication number: 20190165685
    Abstract: Circuits and methods are provided for supplying power to a transformer of a switching DC/DC voltage converter within a power converter. The power converter includes separate nodes that can potentially supply such power. A first of these nodes is coupled, typically directly and with no energy-storing bulk capacitor, to a rectifier that supplies rectified power from an alternating current power source. A second node is also supplied power from the rectifier, but is coupled to a bulk capacitor that can store and supply energy as needed. The techniques disclosed herein use the first node to supply power to the transformer when feasible, and use the second node, and its associated bulk capacitor, to supply power otherwise. In so doing, the energy storage requirements of the bulk capacitor may be reduced, meaning that the capacitance and associated size of the bulk capacitor may be reduced relative to other power converter circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Anders Lind, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10281505
    Abstract: A voltage sensing circuit for a switching power converter includes a comparator having a comparator input stage that processes a voltage from a main DAC and a current from a tracking DAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Qiu Sha, Andrey Malinin, Qifeng Shi, Mingsheng Peng
  • Publication number: 20190131963
    Abstract: In some examples, a controller is configured to control a power switch electrically connected in series with a winding. In some examples, the controller is also configured to control a pass switch electrically connected between an output node of the winding and a bus out node. In some examples, the controller includes a current source configured to selectively drive a charging current from an intermediate node between the power switch and the winding to a control terminal of the pass switch to turn on the pass switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Inventors: Xiaowu Gong, Andrey Malinin
  • Patent number: 10230303
    Abstract: An isolated switching power converter is provided wherein a secondary side is valley mode switched to transmit data to a primary side. This provides secondary side regulation without the need for an optocoupler. Data communication between the primary and secondary sides of switching power converters is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrey Malinin, John Kesterson