Patents by Inventor Dino Ciambellotti

Dino Ciambellotti 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: 10686382
    Abstract: A control circuit controls a switching circuit of a resonant converter where the switching circuit includes first and second power switches. A first on time of the first power switch and a second on time of the second power switch are controlled to generate a square wave signal to drive the resonant circuit. The control circuit controls the first on time based on a zero current detection time indicating detection of a zero current crossing of a resonant current generated in the resonant circuit in response to the square wave signal and on a time shift delay time based on an output voltage of the resonant converter. The second on time of the second power switch control is based on the zero current detection time detected for the first power switch and on the time shift delay time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alberto Bianco, Marco Dell'Oro, Giuseppe Scappatura, Luca Longhi, Matteo Sucameli, Dino Ciambellotti
  • Publication number: 20180191252
    Abstract: A control circuit controls a switching circuit of a resonant converter where the switching circuit includes first and second power switches. A first on time of the first power switch and a second on time of the second power switch are controlled to generate a square wave signal to drive the resonant circuit. The control circuit controls the first on time based on a zero current detection time indicating detection of a zero current crossing of a resonant current generated in the resonant circuit in response to the square wave signal and on a time shift delay time based on an output voltage of the resonant converter. The second on time of the second power switch control is based on the zero current detection time detected for the first power switch and on the time shift delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alberto Bianco, Marco Dell'Oro, Giuseppe Scappatura, Luca Longhi, Matteo Sucameli, Dino Ciambellotti