Patents by Inventor Igor Miletic
Igor Miletic 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).
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Patent number: 11626871Abstract: A resonant power converter controller comprising a control circuit configured to turn on a synchronous rectifier (SR) in response to a count of a number of times a drain voltage of the SR crosses below a turn on threshold based on a stored count and turns off the SR when the drain voltage crosses above a turn off threshold. The control circuit comprises a first comparator configured to generate a first detection signal in response to the drain voltage being less than the turn on threshold. A first turn on detection circuit generates a first turn on signal when the count reaches the stored count. A first turn off signal is generated in response to the drain voltage being greater than the turn off threshold. A drive circuit turns on and off the SR in response to the first turn on signal and the first turn off signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventor: Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 10797606Abstract: A power converter controller includes a control loop clock generator that generates a switching frequency signal in response to a sense signal representative of a characteristic of the power converter, a load signal responsive to an output load, and a limit signal representative of a maximum length of a current half cycle of the switching frequency signal. A comparator generates an enable signal in response to the load signal and a load threshold. A limit control generates the limit signal in response to the enable signal and the switching frequency signal. A rate of change of half cycles of the switching frequency signal is controlled in response to the limit signal. A request transmitter generates a request signal in response to the switching frequency signal to control switching of a switching circuit coupled to the energy transfer element and an input of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Mayell, Roger Colbeck, Hartley Fred Horwitz, Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 10797583Abstract: A controller for use in a power converter includes a control loop clock generator that is coupled to generate a switching frequency signal in response to a sense signal representative of a characteristic of the power converter, a load signal responsive to an output load of the power converter, and a hard switch sense output. A hard switch sense circuit is coupled to generate the hard switch sense output in response to the switching frequency signal and a rectifier conduction signal that is representative of a polarity of an energy transfer element of the power converter. A request transmitter circuit is coupled to generate a request signal in response to the switching frequency signal to control switching of a switching circuit coupled to an input of the energy transfer element of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Mayell, Hartley Fred Horwitz, Igor Miletic, Roger Colbeck
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Publication number: 20200195161Abstract: A power converter controller includes a control loop clock generator that generates a switching frequency signal in response to a sense signal representative of a characteristic of the power converter, a load signal responsive to an output load, and a limit signal representative of a maximum length of a current half cycle of the switching frequency signal. A comparator generates an enable signal in response to the load signal and a load threshold. A limit control generates the limit signal in response to the enable signal and the switching frequency signal. A rate of change of half cycles of the switching frequency signal is controlled in response to the limit signal. A request transmitter generates a request signal in response to the switching frequency signal to control switching of a switching circuit coupled to the energy transfer element and an input of the power converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Robert J. Mayell, Roger Colbeck, Hartley Fred Horwitz, Igor Miletic
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Publication number: 20200195124Abstract: A controller for use in a power converter includes a control loop clock generator that is coupled to generate a switching frequency signal in response to a sense signal representative of a characteristic of the power converter, a load signal responsive to an output load of the power converter, and a hard switch sense output. A hard switch sense circuit is coupled to generate the hard switch sense output in response to the switching frequency signal and a rectifier conduction signal that is representative of a polarity of an energy transfer element of the power converter. A request transmitter circuit is coupled to generate a request signal in response to the switching frequency signal to control switching of a switching circuit coupled to an input of the energy transfer element of the power converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Robert J. Mayell, Hartley Fred Horwitz, Igor Miletic, Roger Colbeck
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Publication number: 20200106366Abstract: A resonant power converter controller comprising a control circuit configured to turn on a synchronous rectifier (SR) in response to a count of a number of times a drain voltage of the SR crosses below a turn on threshold based on a stored count and turns off the SR when the drain voltage crosses above a turn off threshold. The control circuit comprises a first comparator configured to generate a first detection signal in response to the drain voltage being less than the turn on threshold. A first turn on detection circuit generates a first turn on signal when the count reaches the stored count. A first turn off signal is generated in response to the drain voltage being greater than the turn off threshold. A drive circuit turns on and off the SR in response to the first turn on signal and the first turn off signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventor: IGOR Miletic
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Publication number: 20200044574Abstract: A secondary controller including a control circuit coupled to a secondary switch of a power converter. The control circuit is coupled to receive a secondary switch voltage signal representative of the secondary switch, and turns ON the secondary in response in response to how many times the secondary switch voltage signal crosses below a turn on threshold to a limit set in a last half period. The control circuit turns OFF the secondary switch when the secondary switch voltage signal crosses above a turn off threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventor: Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 10554136Abstract: A secondary controller including a control circuit coupled to a secondary switch of a power converter. The control circuit is coupled to receive a secondary switch voltage signal representative of the secondary switch, and turns ON the secondary in response in response to how many times the secondary switch voltage signal crosses below a turn on threshold to a limit set in a last half period. The control circuit turns OFF the secondary switch when the secondary switch voltage signal crosses above a turn off threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.Inventor: Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 10411663Abstract: A Galvanically Isolated Amplifier (GIA) includes an isolation barrier to galvanically isolate high voltage circuitry from low voltage circuitry. The high voltage circuitry has at least two voltage supply rails, with the voltage supply rail closest to ground potential at a first potential relative to the ground potential. The low voltage circuitry has at least two voltage supply rails, with the voltage supply rail closest to the ground potential at a second potential, the second potential being smaller than the first potential. A Radio Frequency (RF) carrier is digitally Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulated for transmission across the isolation barrier. The unmodulated RF carrier could also be transmitted across the isolation barrier. PSK modulation could be applied to the RF carrier based on a test waveform to generate a PSK-modulated test signal for transmission while a voltage transient is applied between the high voltage circuitry and the low voltage circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SOLANTRO SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Christian Cojocaru, Igor Miletic, Tudor Lipan, Michael Sawires
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Publication number: 20180323759Abstract: A Galvanically Isolated Amplifier (GIA) includes an isolation barrier to galvanically isolate high voltage circuitry from low voltage circuitry. The high voltage circuitry has at least two voltage supply rails, with the voltage supply rail closest to ground potential at a first potential relative to the ground potential. The low voltage circuitry has at least two voltage supply rails, with the voltage supply rail closest to the ground potential at a second potential, the second potential being smaller than the first potential. A Radio Frequency (RF) carrier is digitally Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulated for transmission across the isolation barrier. The unmodulated RF carrier could also be transmitted across the isolation barrier. PSK modulation could be applied to the RF carrier based on a test waveform to generate a PSK-modulated test signal for transmission while a voltage transient is applied between the high voltage circuitry and the low voltage circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Christian COJOCARU, Igor MILETIC, Tudor LIPAN, Michael SAWIRES
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Patent number: 9261538Abstract: An electrical circuit and method includes a transmitter in a first power domain with a first supply voltage referenced to a first voltage reference. The transmitter has an oscillator generating a first carrier signal, and an analog modulator receiving an input sensor signal and the first carrier signal and generating a modulated carrier signal. A receiver is in a second power domain with a second supply voltage referenced to a second voltage reference. The second voltage reference is different from the first voltage reference. The receiver includes a demodulator that receives and demodulates the modulated carrier signal and generates an output sensor signal. At least one coupler includes a pair of galvanically isolated elements with one galvanically isolated element in each of the first and second power domains. The modulated carrier signal couples from the first power domain to the second power domain through the at least one coupler.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Solantro Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Christain Cojocaru, Igor Miletic, Gerald Augustoni
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Publication number: 20150355239Abstract: An electrical circuit and method includes a transmitter in a first power domain with a first supply voltage referenced to a first voltage reference. The transmitter has an oscillator generating a first carrier signal, and an analog modulator receiving an input sensor signal and the first carrier signal and generating a modulated carrier signal. A receiver is in a second power domain with a second supply voltage referenced to a second voltage reference. The second voltage reference is different from the first voltage reference. The receiver includes a demodulator that receives and demodulates the modulated carrier signal and generates an output sensor signal. At least one coupler includes a pair of galvanically isolated elements with one galvanically isolated element in each of the first and second power domains. The modulated carrier signal couples from the first power domain to the second power domain through the at least one coupler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: SOLANTRO SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Gerald Augustoni, Christain Cojocaru, Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 4591813Abstract: A hybrid junction device formed by an intermediate conductor located between and spaced from an outer conductor and a central conductor. The conductors are all about .lambda./4 in length. A first port is connected between the central conductor and the outer conductor at one end of the device and a second port is connected between the intermediate conductor and the outer conductor at the other end of the device. A third port is connected between the intermediate and the outer conductor at one end of the device while a fourth port is connected between the central conductor and outer conductor at the other end. The conductors may be co-axial or stripline type conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1984Date of Patent: May 27, 1986Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventor: Igor Miletic
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Patent number: 4152707Abstract: An antennae feed or take-off for a plurality of antennae where the transmission line, connecting the antennae to the termination of the line, is in a closed loop whereby signal flows either direction and transmission line phase shifts are largely compensated.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1977Date of Patent: May 1, 1979Assignee: U. S. Philips CorporationInventor: Igor Miletic