Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Synchronous rectifier gate driver with active clamp
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Application No.: US16355649Application Date: 2019-03-15
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Publication No.: US10686361B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Alberto Iorio , Maurizio Foresta
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: H02M1/08
- IPC: H02M1/08 ; H02M3/335 ; H02M3/337 ; H02M1/00 ; H02M1/34

Abstract:
Various embodiments provide a resonant converter that includes a synchronous rectifier driver. The synchronous rectifier driver reduces voltage spikes on drains of transistors within the resonant converter by placing an active clamp between the drains of the transistors and an output terminal of the resonant converter. The active clamp reduces the voltage spikes by sinking current at the drains of the transistors to an output capacitor. By sinking the current to the output terminal, power loss is minimized and efficiency of the resonant converter is improved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190214898A1 SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER GATE DRIVER WITH ACTIVE CLAMP Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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