Patents by Inventor Colm Brazil

Colm Brazil 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: 8552699
    Abstract: An EMI reduction network for a converter, the converter including upper and lower power switches provided between an input voltage node and a reference node. An inductance is coupled between the input voltage node and the upper switch at a first node, a capacitance and an auxiliary power switch are coupled in series between the first and reference nodes, and a controller is provided to control switching. The controller switches the upper switch based on a PWM signal. The controller keeps the lower switch turned on until the phase node goes positive while the upper switch is on. The controller turns the auxiliary switch on after the lower power switch is turned off and turns the auxiliary switch off after the upper power switch is turned off. The lower and auxiliary switches may be zero voltage switched, and the upper switch may be zero current switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Zaki Moussaoui, Jifeng Qin, Colm Brazil
  • Publication number: 20120262139
    Abstract: An EMI reduction network for a converter, the converter including upper and lower power switches provided between an input voltage node and a reference node. An inductance is coupled between the input voltage node and the upper switch at a first node, a capacitance and an auxiliary power switch are coupled in series between the first and reference nodes, and a controller is provided to control switching. The controller switches the upper switch based on a PWM signal. The controller keeps the lower switch turned on until the phase node goes positive while the upper switch is on. The controller turns the auxiliary switch on after the lower power switch is turned off and turns the auxiliary switch off after the upper power switch is turned off The lower and auxiliary switches may be zero voltage switched, and the upper switch may be zero current switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: INTERSIL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Zaki Moussaoui, Jifeng Qin, Colm Brazil