Patents by Inventor Steven Malechek

Steven Malechek 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: 9190898
    Abstract: A controller for a power converter and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes an inductor-inductor-capacitor (“LLC”) controller configured to receive an error signal from an error amplifier to control a switching frequency of an LLC stage of the power converter to regulate an output voltage thereof. The controller also includes a power factor correction (“PFC”) controller configured to control a bus voltage produced by a PFC stage of the power converter and provided to the LLC stage so that an average switching frequency thereof is substantially maintained at a desired switching frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Power Systems Technologies, Ltd
    Inventors: Antony Brinlee, Sriram Chandrasekaran, Steven Malechek
  • Publication number: 20150098254
    Abstract: A controller for use with a power converter and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes a gate drive terminal configured to provide a gate drive signal to enable conductivity of a power switch during a first portion of a switching interval and to disable conductivity of the power switch during a second portion of the switching interval. The controller also includes a current sense terminal configured to receive a power switch signal indicative of a current in the power switch during the first portion of the switching interval, and receive a control signal to operate the power converter or provide a status signal indicative of an operating condition of the power converter during the second portion of the switching interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Power Systems Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Antony Brinlee, Steven Malechek
  • Publication number: 20140009978
    Abstract: A controller for a power converter and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the controller includes an inductor-inductor-capacitor (“LLC”) controller configured to receive an error signal from an error amplifier to control a switching frequency of an LLC stage of the power converter to regulate an output voltage thereof. The controller also includes a power factor correction (“PFC”) controller configured to control a bus voltage produced by a PFC stage of the power converter and provided to the LLC stage so that an average switching frequency thereof is substantially maintained at a desired switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: POWER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Antony Brinlee, Sriram Chandrasekaran, Steven Malechek
  • Publication number: 20140009970
    Abstract: A burst mode controller for a power converter and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the burst mode controller includes a burst mode initiate circuit configured to initiate a burst mode of operation when a signal representing an output voltage of the power converter crosses a first burst threshold level. The burst mode controller also includes a voltage elevate circuit configured to provide a voltage elevate signal to raise the output voltage if a time window expires before the signal representing the output voltage of the power converter crosses a second burst threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Power Systems Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Antony Brinlee, Sriram Chandrasekaran, Steven Malechek