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US 2017/0317598 A1Published application
Current sense detection for synchronous rectification
AssigneeSemiconductor Components Industries, LLC
InventorsKarel PTACEK, Tomas TICHY
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Abstract
A power conversion circuit including an SR MOSFET is provided. A minimum off-time timer for the SR MOSFET is started. A voltage potential at a first terminal of the SR MOSFET is measured. The SR MOSFET is turned on after a rate of change over time of the voltage potential exceeds a first threshold and before the minimum off-time timer expires.
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A method of generating a voltage signal, comprising:
- providing a power conversion circuit including a synchronous rectification (SR) MOSFET;
- comparing a voltage potential of the SR MOSFET against a first threshold;
- comparing the voltage potential of the SR MOSFET against a second threshold;
- measuring a first amount of time between the voltage potential of the SR MOSFET crossing the first threshold and the voltage potential of the SR MOSFET crossing the second threshold;
- and
- turning on the SR MOSFET after at least one of either a minimum off-time of the SR MOSFET is exceeded or the first amount of time is measured below a third threshold.
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A method of generating a voltage signal, comprising:
- providing a power conversion circuit including a transistor;
- starting a minimum off-time timer for the transistor;
- measuring a voltage potential at a first terminal of the transistor;
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- turning on the transistor after a rate of change over time of the voltage potential exceeds a first threshold.
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A power conversion circuit, comprising:
- a synchronous rectification (SR) MOSFET including a conduction terminal;
- a first comparator including a first input coupled to the conduction terminal and a second input of the first comparator coupled to a first reference voltage potential;
- a second comparator including a first input coupled to the conduction terminal and a second input of the second comparator coupled to a second reference voltage potential;
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- a timer coupled to an output of the first comparator and an output of the second comparator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.